The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-02-03
Ruling Set Aside

NOOnllnuCU from rage One)
said it was known to her when Robin
EFT took it to Newton d. Baker hos
pital in Martinsburg, to apply for an
allotment for his wife.
The Filipino girl came to America
as Robinett's wife, according to Mrs.
Robinett, who added that her name
was on transfer orders to Martins
burg hospital. Robinett's wife lived
in Oakland for two years, until June
%, 1913, when she returned to the
Philippine islands with her two chill
dren. The former sergeant's mother
said the wife was expecting Robinett
to join her in the islands.
The cancelling decree was sent to
Sheriff J. S. Teats in Oakland who
served the notice on Robinett. Accord
ing to Poster, Robinett's position is
the same now as if he had never ap-
piled for the annulment.
Robinett said this week he planned
to establish his residence in Oakland.
Other than that he was undecided.
Pictures of Robinett's wife and two
children appeared in Pittsburgh news
papers on Wednesday and pictures
Of both appeared in last nights Cum
berland paper.
At the hearing Robinett's mother
blamed another woman" for her sons
having had his marriage to the Fill
Pine girl annulled. "He lied to get
that annulment because ne has an
other woman" Mrs. Robinett intro
duced two photographs of her sons
wife, and Of the two children she
identified as those of her son and
daughter-in-law. born in Cumberland
while the couple resided in Oakland.
The mother said her daughter-in-
law had sent the pictures after she
returned by airplane last June to the
Philippines. On the back of one was
written: "Mom and All: l send this
picture as a remembrance of Blair
and me for our fourth wedding ami
versary." Mrs. Robinett said her
daughter-in-law was beautiful girl,
of Spanish blood.
The mother said Blair tried for
months to get his wife to return to
to the Philippines, promising he would
get a transfer there in the army. She
said her daughter-n-law and two
children finally flew back at a cost
OF $500 last June. The sons father
said ne had signed a $400 note to help
defray the expense.
Mrs. Robinett also produced records
showing a girl had been born to her
daughter-in-law in February, 1916,
but died Another girl was born De-
cember 81, 1916, and a boy on Jan
! uary 10, 1913, all under government
subsidized emergency maternity care.
as children Of the sergeant.
81 love Jesusita as if she were my
own daughter" declared Mrs. Robin
EFT. 81 want to see those kids have a
! legal name and be provided for" Mrs.
Robihett said she hears from her
weekly
In an interview with representa-
tive of the Pittsburgh Press, Robin
cit said he'd give up his army rank
to stay home and seek a divorce from
his Filipino wife. He admitted annul.
ment proceedings might not have
been altogether accurate but he still
thinks his wartime marriage wasn't
legal. Blair, in asking the annulment
had said he was childless.
He declared he had mo more inter,
est" in his wife, and said he had INC
particular plans" for their two chill.
dren Malilyn and Blair, Jr. He sale
he had written to Manila to see il
there is any record of his marriage OF
file.
! Sgt. Robinett said ne was through
with the Morgantown proceeding.
but there was some question as tC
whether Morgantown was through
with him. District Attorney John V
Sanders, who sat in on the hearing
remarked after it was recessed: I'll
evidence of perjury is brought out,
will have Blair Robinett indicted"