The Washington times., 1922-05-09
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kounu ulScuSSlOn centeTlnB on lHe
Robertson -Culberson affair.
And the British embassy has
seized upon the little affair of d
of diversion that must be made the
most of.
Mr.. Peterson, the secretary, has
already inquired into the matter and
will make the necessary investiga-
ton personally when Robertson puts
the case before him today-he is ex-
pected to come to the Capital today
to lay his case before the British Of
ficials.
"WIn he inquire into the case?"
he said. MY word. you bet l will
jolly affair, quite unusual, but rip
ping, altogether ripping"
Senator Culberson has denied him
self to all callers unless II is agreed
In advance that the Robertson case
Is not to be discussed. Mrs. Culber
son is prostrated.
Warrants will be sought by Rob.
ertson, through the British cmbassy
charging Ellis, John Rhuland and r.
G.. Anderson, the latter director OF
the Washington bureau of the w. j.
Burns National Detective Agency,
charging them with impersonating
Federal officers and with conspiracy
to deport him from the United States
on framed-up charges of robbery and
false representation.
Just what advice he will be given
inahe matter by Mr.. Peterson, secre.
tary to the embassy, should Robert
son come here as planned, is a mat
ter of speculation. 1t is predicted,
however, that Mr.. Peterson and other
officials of the embassy will urge
that he drop the case, attempt a
reconciliation with the Culbersons
and make good his threats that he
could make good if given an oppor
tunity. He will be told that the Cul-
bersons were willing 20 finance him
to make good and desired him to do
% before willingly parting with
their daughter.
Will Not Leave Country.
But Robertson claims there was no
justification for the request that he
leave the country. While he agreed
to do so, he says, II was only because
he was threatened with a jail sen
tence and the dragging of Miss Cul-
berson's name into the limelight.
Rather than face Jail on the trumped-
up charges and the ensuing pub
licity, he claims he was willing to
go to Buenos Aires for a year or SO.
He admits that the trip was to be
financed by the CulbeT sons. through
Mr.. JurneY.
Robertson's statement of his ex-
periences with the Burns men as
given out today are:
"I approached the Culberson fam
fly as a gentleman should. feeling
n
they showed marked opposition to
the arrangements, told them I
had no capital, but would have to
work hard. I agreed to make no
further suggestions toward matri-
mony until May. 1923, at the very
earliest, but in the meantime would
like to correspond with Miss Cul-
berson, addressing my letters to her
home. They agreed to this, and l
thought the matter satisfactorily
arranged"
Robertson gives the following ac-
count of the events of the night
he claims he was kidnapped:
ITO begin with, 1 will admit that
three weeks ago received a let.
ter from Miss Culberson. warning
me that an effort would be made
In the near future to get me out
OF the country.
This letter. in addition to warn
ing me of the impending attack.
contained q request that ! regard
previously OF course intended
to regard the obligations. and did
not think seriously of the warning
However, on the night of April
20 two men knocked at our door
1t was 1870 when they came, and
I opened the door to admit them.
They walked in, looked around. and
bowed tn my aunt, who was sitting
in the front room.
"'Mr. Robertson said the first
man, you must come with us to
the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark.
We have some very important mat
ters to discuss with you, regarding
your own welfare
Displayed Badge.
II asked them to show some au.
thority for their command. and
they pulled back their coats dis
playing silver badges.
1--WE are Federal officers from
Washington they said.
when ! asked for some creden.
tials they assured me that Federal
officers never show their papers
to anybody except the police. |
invited them to sit down. and as
my aunt was very much disturbed
over this unusual visit, she de-
manded that they be more explicit.
"They then went on to tell me
about some charges that were on
file against me in New York. They
told me that a warrant had been
issued for my arrest in New York,
and that l was wanted for stealing
some goods from the British War
Veterans Club. at 1875 East Thirty
eighth street.
Then the plot began to unfold.
They said l had two alternatives.
could either go with them and be ar
rested on the New York warrant or
accompany them to Boston, and
there take ship for a foreign port
"Of course. I recognized their mo-