The Washington times., 1922-05-10
KNOCKOUT
DROPS PUT
in LIQUOR,
We 7 SAYS
Burns Men Accused by cuIber-
son Suitor in Tale at
Embassy.

THE investigation by the Brit
ish Embassy shows there Is
basis for legal proceedings, and
we have closed our investigation
Of the case"
This was the statement made
today by r. l.. Craigie, Of the
British Embassy, concerning the
alleged plot 10 kidnap and get out
Of the country Alexander Robert
son, British war hero. because
of q love affair with Miss Mary
Culbertson. daughter Of the SeDa-
tor from Texas. -. s..-
b. "xHccko|' drops,"h sIippe' r
reptitiously in a glass of whiskey.
figuredSprominentiy today in the
kidnapping" story related to at
taches of the British embassy by
Alexander E. Robertson, British
war hero, whose romance with
pretty Mary Culberson, daughter
of Senator Culberson of Texas,
has stirred society of two nations.
Tried to Drug Him. Charge.
Closeted for several hours this
morning with officials of the Brit
ish embassy, who watched over the
young warrior as carefully as a
hen over an errant chick, Robert.
son turned loose his Big Berthas
on the Burns Detective Agency.
Robertson said that the night he
fore he was kidnapped" by the
operatives at the alleged behest Of
the Culberson family. who repelled
the young Lochinvar in his suit for
Mary's heart and hand, the detec.
tives tried o. to make him drink"
from a glass of whiskey he sus.
pected contained knockout drops"
The detectives and the young Brit.
Usher stopped at the Robert Treat
Hotel in Newark the night before
the alleged kidnapping" There. aC-,
cOrding TO the story Robertson is
said to have told British officials,
whiskey was plentiful.
When Robertson suspected his
whiskey was not all that good
whiskey should be, he handed the
untasted glass to G.. w. Anderson.
Washington manager of the Burns
detective agency, according TO the
Britisher's story.
Detectives Deny Tale.
Anderson, it was said, emptied the
glass carefully and saw 1t was care
fully washed before he drank from
it.
When the alleged "kidnapers" and
their prey" arrived at the Adams
House, in Boston, Agents Ellis and
10 ~
fered to get Robertson a desirable
company him on the voyage to
Buenos Aires.
Anderson, on behalf Of the Burns
agency, told a Times reporter Rob.
ertson's assertions in regard to
'drugged whiskey" and ship COM
paniOns were "damnable lies"
II want to deny absolutely these
Anderson said. They
are a tissue of lies
The British embassy officials are
checking up by telegraph and tele.
phone on virtually every statement
Robertson is making. They will
not issue any statement, it is said,
until the facts in the case are care.
fully studied and Robertson's state.
ments checked.
Robertson today was repulsed
by pretty Miss Culberson.
An emissary of Robertson spent
several hours last night and this
endeavoring to bring about
a reconciliation between Miss Cul-
berson and the dashing, rapid.fire
British woer.
Interview Is Refused.
Not only did Miss Culberson re-
fuse TO sec either Robertson or his
emissary, but Senator and Mrs. Cul-
berson refused to be interviewed,
declaring ~ - was in the hands
Of ChesleN trney, private sec.
retary and confidlnt OF Senator
Culberson.
II was stated that efforts wAre
made to bring about the conference
so that n settlement satisfactory TO
all concerned could he effected and
further publicity In the matter
avoided. But II was stated that the
have nothing to fear
that they simply employed dstec-
tives to investigate Robertson, and
that II any attempt was made 10
coeros him TO leave the United