, 1876-03-01

THOSE DEs MONIES GAS BONDS REArrEAH.
The - aInnoy-Kiug Of Iowa." B. +. Alien, late
President Of tho late Cook County National Bank
found himself in tllB custody Of tho Sheriff OF
Cook County Yesterday afternoon vory unox-
pcctedly. llo Ind arrived in this city only d
fer hours previous, and hau scarcely had tmu
10 look after his numerous intsreats berc, and
especially to CONT his profits in his
pacIsing-house, before he waa picked up on q writ
iesund from tho superior Court, and transported,
to tho Office Of Sheriff Agnow on tue North
Side. Lis presence IN tue city lio has always
tried to keep profound secret, and af@or !,e
was arrested yesterday ho WAS more than asxious
that no oDo should gnin any information In ref-
otence thereto. Tho deput.es and bailiffs Of tho
bhorl1 1oisncd mn ignorance which was without
reasonable e1crHe. a TRIBUNE ropostor, how
ever. dropped upon tho cass, md Is theroby en-.
a6el to lay tho fac4s before Ito public iu auo-
cilcs mad reliable shape.
From what could be learned, 1t appears thai
about fifteen mouths ago u. F. Allan negotiated
\ LoAH or s8.0o0 FnoM WILLIAM u1aKIIaa.
doing business on La5allo Rtreet. mud that he
cauHed 4. r. Audreas TO give his note therefor,
which mas guaranteed by Allen by q deposit OF
cortaln amount Of tho Dcs iolncB. la., Gas
Company IA bonds. belng the 1amo bouda which
have ulnce proved to have boon erroncousy ia
sued. md to hare been Faluelesa at tbs time, Mr,
halen was President Of tho Gas Company A. tho
tlmo. aud it will bo remembered TINT tho bonds
in question wero used to aupe other parties than
Illnkl!n.. For i.istauco, tho International Bank
ca1ne into possession Of s15000 worth. and, by
acsng promptly, got satisfaction by SECURING
lien on property which it yet holds. Tho worth
!cssuess OF tic bonds was demonstrated In The
iast;1 named case tho facts hetng that that par
cancelled, and nov iHsne had been mndo whon
thoy wore given rs security.
=, A!1eu's arrest was msde on sIr. Hlnk-
line's swearing to tic facts rot forth
above, upon winch tho eapiss was issuod. Tho
officer into whose hands Tho capias was placed
tue arteat. but finally found tho "KinR," ar
rnyed tn all hts pomp and grandeur little ox-
pecttng tit1t ANY ona would tlaro lay hands upon
him. Tho otlleor read tho paper. aod Allen ap-
peared to tako the hint, and, ordering harouclp,
Was soou circulating tho city
IN SEARCH OF nosDsNk.
who would aaTa him from night iu jail. Find
lnG bis neil, he reached tho fatl about o'clock.
but. luateaa OF EoinE behind the bars, was cou-
signed to the oleganca aud privacy Of the Sheriff u
Hary paperB could b. dlawn to allow hin to sgun
enjoy tia air Of freedom. Whlla 20 confined
eSon Under tie surveillance OF country deputy,
ho exhibited great ncrsousnesa. aud lis aotloha
indicated that 10 would far rather be enjoying
tho shor!R. After i great deal ot delay, Which
not only nettlod the "hing." but bis patient
Coacbulau,
noAD WAS rRpyIDED
and accepted, binulng him to appear at the ApEi]
term 10 ANSWER tho charges against him, which
hro considered SERIOUS, but, inaBnuch aa they
have not yet assumed criminal character, may
he sett!od lcadl1y. Henry A, Warren, l.. u, psp.
His. aud Il. l.. Swarda.-his soti-tn- ,--heoau1e
lla hureties. md ho was released at \ late hour
:, lilo prevailing otinlon WAS, last evening, tl.as
tAe action Of l!tukinR wha but IN introduction
70 aafies Of similar troubles which p1otnles to
follow Alien.