The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-03

There are many indications that Mr..
Allen had deliberately planned to end
his life. 1t was not his habit to carry
a revolver and he had not done SO
for some time previous to Thursday.
At the lake Thursday evening he met
friend. DR.. H. T. Eachus, who was
coming to town next day, and to him
he entrusted $500, with the request
that he deliver 1t to Mrs. George AL
len, explaining that he might not come
to town himself. When DR.. Eachus
arrived yesterday morning he COM
municated with Mrs. Allen, and. find
ing that she could not send for the
package, he placed it in an envelope
and left it at the sheriff's office,
whence it was sent to Mrs. Allen In
care of Deputy Sheriff Gerber, yester-
day noon.
The parents of deceased are both
we'll advanced in years, Col. Allen be-
ing Seventy-fOur years Of age and his
wife seventy. Besides his parents, de-
ceased leaves a wife and two children.
who reside at 238 North Victoria street.
The children are A. Snow Allen, aged
twenty years, and Marie, aged seven
teen.
The report that Mr.. Allen had ended
his own life reached the city shortly
after l o'clock. 1t quickly spread ana
caused surprise and regret. Every
body was talking about it, but simply
as q. rumor. The telephone in the
sheriff's Office was kept constantly in
use answering the inquiries of those
who had heard the report and were
anxious to learn its truth or falsity.
Nearly three hours later the evening
papers appeared, but only with the
same rumors that were fioated around
the city. No confirmation of the report
had been secured and no facts as to
how 1t had been done, if at all. It
was not until the body had been
brought in that the truth Of the story
was proved, although 1t afterwards
turned out that two or three men, who
brought in the report knew 1t was cor
rect, but kept mum about it.
The deputies in Sheriff Wagener's Of
flee were downcast at the news. Allen
had been found most excellent man
to work with and under and each
deputy hoped the early rumors were
untrue. He had left the office Thurs
day afternoon. Before going out, at
3 o'clock, he remarked to Frank Robert
that he was going to get some dinner.
MI. Robert remarked something about
the necessity of man eating and
taking time to eat his meals Allen
sn1ilingly remarked that he didn't mind
that and went out
Sheriff WAGNER was suspicious that
something was wrong in the morning
When the letter was brought in to be
sent to Mrs. Allen. 1t was something
unusual for his deputy to be absent
When he should be at his desk The
sheriff, with an idea that something
was up, went to Saltwater with
Charley Zschau at 1915 instead of 2I5
and then, having heard the report, he
started Tor the lake. Last night he ex-
pressed his sorrow at Aliens act.
George and / went over the June
accounts Yesterday and settled with
the county," said he, land everything
was all right He was an excellent
man for the position he filled, always
peasant and courteous, no matter
what trouble he may have had on his
mind He was a faithful and honest
man and l cannot understand what
prompted him to kill himself excent
mat he must have become mentally
unbalanced''
An effort was made to see Mrs. AL
len last evening, but without success
MIS-. Alien, however, sent word that
she had received no note of 'warnine
or explanation of why the deed was
committed. wa"
III was learned last night that Allen
GaIeu ON a certain business man
Weuhesday afternoon and said he
wanted to borrow 5000. The arrange
nielt ne onered to make for the pay
tnrti o4 thls amount was satisfac-
Ioiy TO the gentleman in question and
ne agreed to meet Allen Thursday
morning at $50 and hand him the
money: The business man was nm
avoldably unable to meet the engaga-
nIielnt,- and if Allen was depending on
onat amount of money to help him
OUT OF any financial difficulty which he
was in. it is thought that possibly
MS disappointment in the matter
might have been the cause of his hav-
ing shot himself
George H.. Allen was born in ST.
Anthony and was forty-one years Of
age at the time of his death. He WINS
educated at Shattuck military school
Faribault. and for time after his
return home was associated in busi
Tess With his father at the Merchants
MOTEL Later he took the union Depot
restaurant and at the time of the de-
stfuctlon of the depot by fire, took
poSltlon IN the employ of YAM, Griggs
d. HoWes. He was candidate fur
the Office of sheriff twelve years ago,
but was defeated by Fred Richter. He
was appointed to the office of counts
commissioner and at the expiration. of
his term last spring was a candidate
for reelection but was unsuccessful.
When John Wagner entered the office
OF sher1ff he appointed Mr.. Allen his
chief deputy, and that position he held
at the time of his death.
George Allen was one of the hest
known of the young business men of
the city, and was proclaimed by all
who knew him to be a good fellow in
the highest sense of the term. Pos
sessed of sunny disposition and
CHEEKY manner he had a pleasant word
for every one he met. He was deeply
interested in the public affairs of his
city ard was ever ready to lend his
time and earnest effort to any pro-
ject for the advancement of the city's
interests. Neither his family nor
friends can assign any cause for his
suicide and it has been a great shock
to all who knew him. He was a mem
Der OF the Junior Pioneers and E1ks
and Mason and Knight of Pythias.
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