, 1875-05-29
THE END.

From those iuinita1le motnoirs ws mar infer
tha following psoposiions without doing sx
tromo ylolonca to the theory Of probabllllios
~ A!len MAS At tho zenith Of hts prosperity
whom ho accepted hia appointment at lleceiror
Of tho Missouri 4 1i!aalsaippi Railroad 1t the
cloao OF ths war*
(2) Allon had allowed tho property Of ths
lucklcss bnndholdcrs of the Missouri Il Miasis-
aippi Railroad, whoas trust t,e mstAdnniatorod.
so alio ont Of Ills CONTROL and nhsn tbs day Of
sstttomont canae raa utterly unable to ucst It
Satisfactorily.
10y Allon bought bis Way into tho Cook County
Dank, iubious as tls manner Of purchase WA.
aolely and simply to exchange for Lila ''unA7ail-
sbio asnets" the crisp and banful funds Of hts
depos,tots.
{4) Allen, With btu orn personal nacoss!tios and
those Of his Stats Hank In Das Moinsa taridIy
exhausted thu resources of tho Cook County
Bank, Of which he had taken possession By de-
vice ~ simple as 1t waa Ingenious.
(5) Tho Cook County Banks deposits being
employed In his behali to thcir utmost limit, Al.
len endesvorad to abaorb those Of the Chicago
Stats sasinga Bank.
10y Fooled In this purpoae By Mr. Spencer, Al.
len made vigorous attompt to capture ths Man
York stass Loan and Trust Company.
~ Much Of Allons distross nas causcd, snd
tho rest aggravated. by hia desperate operations
In wcrthIcss, or nearly worthless comnsorcial
paper, which he roadily rcnowod In order to uss
It A. collateral ior tho 1oaus Of which he stood
In mortal neei.
(8) Allen repeatedly violated tha provisions Of
tho Inn relating to tho power OF \ National Isank
to lend money. Ths act OF Congress pfescslbes
10 per cent Of tho paia.up capital ~ tho maxi
A.
Allen. In his eeedule atln.ts, under OATH tLst he
owed tho Cook County Dauk, OF hia pozsonal
account, s6l4.oo1. It 10 q fact, however, that
although thss confession under oath brings hszn
Witha the aoora Of the lAw'a criminal peu.
creator, being peariy s90o. .oo6, according 10 tho
ahldayits OF the GovGrnment officials.
l0) Allen's Eastern correspondents nero
atarmed by bin desperate methods Of doing b,1sl-
ness. aud, It la.i, allowed him the yers smallest
favors to which hc was technically entitled.
f10) ALIENS tcruples never interfcsod With
l's employment OF means And RESOURCES which,
by not evon the widest ilberalsty of iufsronee,
could lie hayc mistaken for lts own. Tho Drown
collateral, David Dons i Co.'S ''potk. money"
State, city. aud county deposits, 5hisser'a noteh,
tho e33, Gh0 belonging to the ''Constanttns bank
sotks''-thcse, with many oIhess. t,s conYettcd 1t
onco into tho dsshArec Of ob!iaasious which
were 80 private aud peraonal that he mover cares
to allude 10 them, oyen In that franhest OF auto-
biographies, tho Journal froln which bars Dor
roued his not.es Of Ingenious confessions.
C1) Allen's Nom York Arm was hts laat ro-
Eourco. and upon them, for thu last few mop.hu
OF hls performance OF tho rois uf millionaire,
ho dopandsd entirely for support.
(12) Allen executed the mortgage Of hls real
estats, which 10 now repudia,os III good faith,
because le could raiso no mora monoy except on
aecuritv.
.(13D Innsead Of Withholding assistance from
hin, Allrn Stephens L Co., both bcforo aud a.
tes tia signing u tho mortgage, advanced over
E3oo. .o0u. for which, according to my informant,
Bauk-E1amInor 6pink says that they hold tho
proper vouchers.
{l4) Allen finally failed bocauso ey-
cry poealblo fictitious aud temporary re-
xou1co was utterly exhausted, aud
Ihcre uas nothing left him but to peatpono, "
usual, tue rago OF hla dup.s and tho cosu 'ete
exposure Of tbs syBtcm OF commercial piracy
uhdet whcDs swart ousigu ho enrolled himself
some time Iofoso DO fouulerea In Chicago.
send You but i tithe Of tho crop which
have garncrcd In tie Northwest, mud beIo1o
MANY la.a trnnt to forward 10 rou eihor Ant,
equally instructive information touching uno ot
the most sncccnssnl opponents Of tic art Of
talse pre.auses. What TIE TninuHE hss, IN
;!ns regard, to SAY Of Alon, Al!nn has, ssutcs-
ttuuBly aud vigorously, s.ll OF himself.
Dn. SYSTA1.