, 1879-04-02
u. +. ALLEN.

Tie Tru9 Ihwnrflnckx Of Ills CaKe-TIow tho
rcopi~ of Iowa Fcol AbiIat 1t.
:Spfeit1 Corrtapanaenee Of Tht Tribune.
Dies MolkEs, H., March y0.-laYnor's dismal
dole In THE TnuUNR OF the 2Sth inst. rcads
humorously Aereabouts, where tnrts are more
apparent tl,an fiction. II s!r. Raynor wilt pro.
cure n printed copy Of the depos,tlons OF Mr.
Allen, taken III the ease Of Allen rs. r. +.
Withrow, he will douhlleaa get All insight Into
the true tnwardncss Of Mr. Aliens pecuniary
Affairs, which will tend to dry up his laci,rytnosu
procfIvtttcs, Tie nssfduois cxcrtion Of the
late Senator Wright IT. Mr. Aliens bcha1f Is
precisely TINT Of a lawyer for lila elicnt-thc
ilrn Of Wright, Catch & Wright being Allcn's
attornvys up to qItte recent date. Tile won-
derful syrnpRthy for Mr. Allen on uccount Ut
llis public spirit, great lbcra1tty, l'cncvolcncc
md chnrstY. Is nil very wctl. So were moved tho
people Ut Des Mntues null Iowa until II wns
found they ltad to foot the bill. 1t Is no credit
to be generous when It IS done with other peo-
tnnny charitable enterprises and poor people, tse
!s caused fotlr-f0ltl fnoEo suffering, Want. poy
crty, atnl netua' misery tlnn lse ever aliayct
with h!s ilt'Eotten re!f. Ills wealth Was lsr.scly
worse thail that q the ilghwayn.an who yot,
know Ia robbes;, for, Allen ,p!u.derea The
people under tue guisc of friend and tle salr-
tity of Il confidential trust.
very prIms Of Tie, in Eooi health; ami,
insteaA Of 1nansfessing any ,"ast!ny BORROW ~
i0T the wrongs dono those robbed Ut
the't money. 10 Ia" mn"fssted re-;
aTht to scsrss r KS ,ssoqs arwa a
amount OF assets which rtChtfully helonccd to
them. It has bcon shown by lila ow:l testlnony
tint ho withheld several Thousand shnrcs of
raitroal.stoek frufn hfs assets, from which he
ey.!t is estimated. over sa00,0oo. lIu very
identical property hu turned over to his bonds.
lnel' who sccurrd hls release from arrest under
the Indictment which Mr.. Raynor is SO sorry
which be was eo.nnal!e.l TO return TO the custody
uf 1l,t Assignee. IN a1r. Allens deposition Mr.
l!aynor Will read tllAt Mr. Allen says lie does
rot Wish to ha tried unAsr that iaa!et-
outside pressure to prcrcns . trta! and
seruro d nol. pros. II Atr. Raynor
wtahes to know the facts In this matter, Let him
point Ills intcrrogat0ries ;his way, ilsteal Of
listening to tlie tales oE those who know notfi-
inE except by hcarsay, or from feed attorneys.
Such Is the tatgnsity Of feclI,E CD the part OF
workingmeu whom Allen rubbed OF their hard.
earnings md economical savi,l.s intrustod to
his custody, tltatit Is extremely doubtful II t.c
could lro here in safety; a,,u none knows this
better ttan Mr.. Allen. ThrBo sulfurcrs look
upon his acts as criminal. us simple robOcry,-
for l'n knew when ',e touis their ;loncy t4sat hn
could not refund lt,-ratter than misfortune.
II hc Is not dlshoncst lun1., then the Hue Of
! distinction between honesty and dta',onesty IL
30 ilncly drawn as to bu iI,pcrccpt!blc. Judge
Love, of tho United stntcA District Court, 60
grnss was Allun's moral tusJttudc, did not
heslatu to say. in thu prescnco Of Mr.. A'lou md
the Bur. tllat Allen's statetnonts, even under
! thu sancttty OF iii oath, wcrc utterly worthless
aud unworthy OF credcncc.
Wh,iu Air. Raynur aml DIstrlct-Attorney
1,auEs aro Investigating thIB indictment against
| Mr.. Allen, II n,ghI pcrl!upA 10 well, to show
tl!u loosellcBs with Which busincys Was tra,,s,
artcJ, to Inquire into the acts Of Mr.. Watson,
1 tlmh Bunk Examiner, believe, In certifying vi
| Notary ruGliG to tin signature Of Mr. Allen In
the traBsier Of stock Of The Cook County Bank,
| when there WINS lit signature on them at I'LL; or
IN uthcr words, certifying To Il fatyehootl, l,-!,y
| ing as Q rcnsnn for 1t tin sntme given hy Atr.
AtelI, tlAt It was u nleEp fn4ttGr Ut custom
There are<n good Innuy people In this srctioIl
who believe 1t IL tl,ue iAt cl,sts,ln which per
| inlts sw,udllhg, downright robbery, Should be
cofne odionh by tllr enforcement of law u.as'lsI
It. IL u public officer nppropriatcs Is u plbltt
fuals to hts OWN use, It IL e1abezxle!ne,,t; th<
penalty is tlle PcnItentiary. II u banker ap
prousntos 81, ,000, QUO of money of llis deposit
Ors, It Is breach of trust, uil there Ia III, rem
edy. The prnpn nf lown nra not disposed Il
pctisetuale so gross discrepancy IN law ar jus
| t1cG. llAWExYE.