Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-05-08
ROBERTSON CLAIMS He
is Being PROSECUTED
BY A j. S. SENATOR
(By Associated Press)

Newark, N. j., May S-Alexander
E. Robertson, British war veteran,
was preparing today to gather his ev-
idence that private detectives had at
tempted to drive him from the United
States Because of his affection for the
daughter of United States senator.
This evidence he said, will be submit
ted before the British embassy Off
cials tomorrow when he will seek the
arrest of the men through federal
warrants. He has already caused the
arrest of one of the men on charge
of kidnapping. He described how he
had been forced to go to Boston by the
men under threat of arrest on a
charge of stealing valuables from the
British-American War Veterans AS
sociation rooms and how he had re-
turned to Bloomfield and caused. the
arrest of ne f the detectives named
Ellis at a hotel here.
Police Recorder W. H. Rawson, of
Bloomfield, before whom Robertson
appeared and secured the warrant on
the kidnapping charge, said that Rob-
ertson had appeared very anxious to
prosecute Ellis.
Said Senator Behind Him.
"He didn't say anything about a
senator until after Ellis was arraign-
ed in court" said Judge Rawson. "The
first | knew about such connections
with the case was when Ellis told
some people at Bloomfield police head
quarters that a United States senator
was behind him and the Robertson
and the senator's daughter were
friends"
Detective Sergeant J. J. Huddy, who
accompanied Robertson here and went
with him in the company of Newark
detective to the hotel where Ellis was
arrested, described how Ellis after his
return in custody to Bloomfield called
up the secretary of the senator IN
Washington.
After Ellis talked with this man IN
Washington, according to Huddy'
James R. Nugent, New jerseys DEM
ocratic leader, who is practicing law
here. got in touch with Ellis, told him
to Mead not guilty and give bail Tor
grand jury action. Court records
show that Ellis did this and was held
lin $4,000 bail which was furnished Dy
ii. |. Rush of Fast Orange.
Judge Rawson said that as tne
grand jury was very busy 1t mignt
Itake several weeks before 1t coulo
reach a case of this sort.
! Court records show that Ellis gave
his address as number 511 SlNteenth
lstreet. Southeast, Washington u. O''
and his occupation as detective
| AT the Briti8h-American war veee-
rans' Association rooms in New YORK
liz was said that another man by tne
same name was accused of thefts Oh
clothing and war medals, that hoO,
ertson had appeared at the club and
oftor being examined by the men
whose valuables were stoleh' was
Icompletely exonerated.
Newark, N. j., May S.-A request
that the British embassy send agen's
70 escort him from the station tomor-
row so that he will not be molested
was made by Alexander Robertson, a
british war veteran, today ne
nlans to go to Washington to press
his charges that private detec.ives
attempted to railroad him out OF m tne
country because of his efforts to WIN
tbe hand of Mary Culberson, daugn-
ter of Senator CulbersOn, of Texas
Friendship between Robertson ano al
tbe Girl is said to have begun at tne
, IJniyersity of Texas three months III
ago. where both were students ine
1.-TWO met again recently in Vasnlns, :,
;Iton. where Miss CulbersOn is now s'
|. 'school.