, 1875-06-14


card Of tho 8lst Of May "AiIons Cotfeealon.'
ITS AnRoiTnEss.
Pontsenee appeals to nob!c feeling in every
neaft: ,ea1t:., Wo a! you'd say,"1t man ba ttuly
common CHARITY. and mercy in That p,opoaitlo,.
and "wo do a,f hopo for n1orcy." But Il man
conntcrfcits ponttoncc. how then7
Any ono familiar With hfr. Allon will know that
70 neyer wrote that card. IL WAS written for
hin, Fcnttenco p writton In It very carefully.
lila lawyer wrote It.
to desct!ed con.nre." ~ shall submit without
estimate Of my Conduct will ba."
This apresle kindly TO ALL
Dut, II thls bo written foe tho public eyo and
II DO tho foil for ]ust tte royenga; ,as, tor In
stsnco there bo added TO II By Allen. about
to place then, before tho public ttlat, however
low tho general oatimato OF mr. conduct viii b.
that Of tholrH will DO lowor,"-how about this
,i:tlo lingering old Adam, -tbs willingness TO
o., 1esnifeh himself Il le may but besmi1ch ohorH2
rcnttonco beautiful. because pure from envy.
malice, 1ovonKo7 Sir it Ii not here. T1is is
iho s sountotfeit thls man, tAat formerly vas
sojl''h s!ta cruel, md crafty Is To-day tho same.
eontcss many TRANSACTIONS which I csuno. do
fond" Let us query this. Does hs mean bY
"conpollod that ho won't II he can holp it2
DECEIT or II.
Ho saya: "IhuBo Wlo NOW ahoH mY prirato
iettors4 and tl,us ronovo from mo tho obligation
to troht tlIciH ns Hacrod." lie would haro tic
public bsliavc that te had been most honorable,
most sc5upulouH. Holding our private lotte1s sa-
ctod. Dut this II not no. Every letter which
active malco could to1tnrs into an instrupout
OF damage to us haa bocn long since shown.
Ho Travelled noariy \ thousand ln!eb once to
allow somo Of them. It was laas February. Ho
called upon ono gentleman 10 bhow him = pri-
vato letter writton by one Of u, In ,uhtcI, vo
spoke harshIy Of that gentleman. ii was witt
ten at tiHo OF disappointment because TINT
gentleman had recalled inrgo sum Of moucy
unexpectediY. Ws wanted the money solely to
holp Mr. Alien, antl for 10 uoed OF ours. ueneo
Wo wrote Allen OF 1t, and, Ia our fcoling for him.
allowed ourselves disappointment that spoko
strongly. It has always seemed to Us that auy
othor than an nbaorbensIy.aol1sh man would
have hold that letter sacred. No! uo could
qsttange 1fleho from usi 30 ho uhed 1t last
February.
Ono bank wss lnstigated to eue ua to collect
draft Of tho Cook County Bank on tho American
Exchange Bank, New York. Their lawJor waited
Oh us 10 March with ths copy Of o,lr private per-
aona1 lcstess to 3. +. Allen. Calling tho writer
OF It aside, ho begged him 10 read tho fetsor. and
thon assured him NO had bottot DAY theiF clam
paid 1t.
Again. NO cold papor With tho indoraemout Of
tho Cook County Bank. Tho nakor Of tlo m
per fn!lcd, and some Of tho purchasers wont
West to see him. Allo1 waa In tho gertlcmRus
outer Office when thoy called. Az soon a opror-
tunisY Afforded. hb had IN interview with thom,
exhibited another lotter written ty ono Of uB,
Tbtch the purchasers wore Glyon to understand
~on!d warrant them In SUING us to recover tho
amount. We Ind call from them on .hoir TO-
turn, but thoy did not sue.
We bare had tho name Of gentleman rneu.
toned to ,.s, to whom Alion hss shown ali or
private Iettor8, and who speaks Of them. Wo
bear OF ono containing atiuson to the " ueathcp
Chineo:" va confoss NO cannot explain It
without tho lotscr, for 7o have no copy Of 1t.
There was ono mnn in Now York With whom
Allen kuew We two had an o:d lawsuit, supposed
to have made bitternoHa. Hero MAS 40 cnony,
llo thought. who would bo glad to be rcgalad.
Tho lat day OF February. was sunday. Allen
W. et, a'ng ~ NeT T. jersey blt bo Tss safe from
crossed tho riyor 10 New Yo1k--rhink you to
sec hla partnerB, uho had boeu for u,nre than
month sending him 1uoasago aftor mossa3e TO
come so thom, and lad received hls written ac-
xno*leusment OF those uasBsagcd7 MOL he
passed them by, aud "eut = great distance to 900
tlfh nuppoaed enemy, III whom lc hoped to fip1
symphtlesio reader Of private lostcrs, and
sympathetic hearor Of falso stories. uo mades
mistake.
. Wo surely need mot 80 on. Ills protonao that
ho hao trcatod private lottors - sacred Ia an at-
tonpt to deceive. It ia unfortunate for hiB poui.
tsuco, but it III 70. >.
Ia thia card, as usual since bis failure, he IT.
wIong.doing; but nov. for tho first sno, he
generously includes hlmHblf. lie nritoa; II
may ho compelled to confess many transactions
Which cauDot defend, but mons which wore nut
dono NTH tho full knowledge. approval, aud
advice at those for1nor partners.
hayo done manr thipga which subject mo
to desetved consu1e." And again: .'Thope
men have approved Of all that bavo done, and
hnyo advised other upjussiaabl1 acts novor
Please nosa that. In o!ery instance. he had our
advice, approval, AID full knowledge, ilrst Nolo
furlhor shat, not content With ali that, wo asop
"aro 80 prolific n ~ickodnoss that wo advised
enough 10 DO. Th!s ia what he wisnos 10 have
the public belIove. .Notc tho worda "None,-
not ttlo;" aud "all,"-uo exceptions mot ono |
snEle instance Of Wroug. for which 10 can be
Gold Y solely rospouslble. Wo uero so much worse
matc of my conduct will 10, that Of thoirs will |
bo lover +" I've arc quoting Mr. Allcn). II tt
would not Boom trivial, wo might uGo tho Blu,tle
oi m whining ael!oolboy caught in ,wzong-dolug.
quick lnvaution, points to lts fellow aud sobs
out "l1e Iuado me do It," |
Although theHe statomentn arc faiaa no would |
ask you TO cousdor their probability. 3lr. ALLEN
. noaF bo yeats OF age ho should know right |
from, wtonR: you mill douhtoas think it possible
That ho llaa will Of hiB Own. IIo did 6uslncas
u Chicago aud Deahloinee; no did bpsipoyY ia |
Now York. lie is tlnw aocueod Of doing wrong
u Uhioago aud Dosaoincs lie would hare you
bslieve that, tu avery emergency that drove hlu |
10 wrong be bad timo to p'ala h,a case aud
counsel with hls partners. Thousand mlIes OF,
never acting !u any instance OF wrong until
10 got thelr advice and approval.
When: TO mako good brokcn trus., ho bor-
'owed OF tho Cook county National Dank moro
han WAS legal. ho would hsye you bsIioye it Ais
Now York pattnets' fault.
. Whom he Loaf lnonoy In grain epeoulntionh and
boa took moro from the 6auk you nre 10 sup
tNS tttM N&tx Vf1nH tkn -+uiA i