The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-15
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"A most pitiful case. :

This was the expression To-Day
of case-hardened headquarters de-
tectives working on the case Of
Robert M. Rohrer, Al years old, Of
Aurora Hills, Va, who is accused
Of embezzling $4,000 from the
National City Dairy Company,
Center Market, and who, disap-
peared Saturday, leaving q wife
and two children, one of them but
8 months old, practically destitute.
According to information OBJ
tanned by the police, Rohrer is the
victim of racehorse betting.
aPonies Got Him." They Say
"The ponies got him. just like it
gets most Of Them. detectives de-
clared. And while certain Wash
ington booknaker is riding around
town in a limousine, Mrs. Rohrer,
with 3-year-old child and q
9-months-old infant is beginning to
wonder where she will eat her
Christmas dinner and what Santa
Claus win bring them, il anything.
According to the story she told
the police, her husband. up until
two months ago, was all that a
father and husband could be. Mac
as she called him. was devoted to
her and the children. During their
married life he has never once even
stayed out late at night unless they
were together. He was a hard and
conscientious worker, going to work
early every morning and returning
to his home and family Immediately
after work.
"GOod Thing" Lost
Then good friend" gave him
a sure thing on the races at
a Maryland race track 1t turned
out as most good things" at the /
race tracks do. The horse was |
among the also rams" Rohrer |
couldn't take the time off from |
work to go to the race track, so
he played his bets with a handbook |
man. He was good sport, the
handbook man. Always had a |
smile and funny story to tell the |
bows down in Wholesale Row in |
Center Market.
They knew him we'll He was !
a good spender and always bought |
a lot Of provisions and meats and !
turkeys to send to his home in one |
of the citv's best residential Sec
tons. Maybe he'll buy Mrs. Rohrer |
turkey and send the kids some !
thing for Christmas.
However, to get back to Rohrer's /
bets. The friend continued to get |
good things" and most of them |
turned out as bad as the first tip. |
And Rohrer kept giving his money |
to the handbook man.
At the End of the Rope
Finally, when the family savings |
were all gone, Rohrer according to |
the police, began to borrow money |
from the company that employed |
him as. an accountant, feeling GER
tain that a good thing" was bound |
to go over soon, and that he could |
make good from his winnings what |
he borrowed from the company.
However, the good thing" never
did materialize, and so, taking what
money was in the companys safe |
Saturday morning, he disappeared,
putting the entire burden on his
wire, 5-yedF-old cuild ana y
months.old infant.
And Christmas but ten days away:
Mrs. Rohrer received a special
delivery letter, postmarked Alex
andria, Va. late Saturday afternoon.
The note read:
"I am in financial trouble, and |
I am going away. Do the best you |
can for the children. My life is "A |
wreck and / know this will wreck |
yours, but 7 have tried to do better
and have failed"
Company Protected 4.
Milton J. Hine, treasurer OF the !
company that employed Rohrer, re-
ported the alleged embezzlement to
the police. He Iaid it would be |
slightly in excess Of $4,000 which is
protected by surety company
bond.