The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-27
LIKE A SW|NDLE
The Police Are Looking for Mason
G. Allen.
JERE HORE THE VICTIM
1t Is Believed That He Has Been Swim
died Out of His Property-He Ac-
cepted Unverihed Chi
Gag Securities.


jeremiah Hore, an old-timer in the
camp. was brought to light last wen
ing and the authorities are now endeav-
oring to locate the alleged swindler,
who is known by a variety of names,
among them, Mason c. Allen, James G..
Allen and Henderson. If, as is believed,
the deals involved are a swindle game,
Allen gets away with about $1,000 and
old man Hore loses a $1,000 property by
selling and taking as collateral security
a couple of worthless mortgages. The
case was brought to the attention of the
authorities through Read & Coon, the
real estate men, swearing out a warrant
for Aliens arrest for obtaining money
under false p~retenses. The circum-
stances then came to light. According
to the statement of those who profess to
be familiar with them the facts are
these:
Something like three weeks ago Allen
came to town; accompanied by a snowy
woman. said to be his wife. They took
a house at 522 West Park street and
Allen proceeded to form the %acquaint-
ance of real estate men and brokers.
How he became acquainted with Hore
is not known, but he did. About 10
days & Hore communicated to his
friend, William II. Nichols, the fact that
he intended selling his property, a two
story brick building at the corner of
Alabama avenue and Park street, with
the lot. for $4,000. The property is con-
sidered worth $1,000 and Mr.. Nichols
asked why he proposed selling property
worth that amount of money and which
was bringing in $50 a month rent. for
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money and had rather sell than mort
age the property.
Mr.. Nichols saw nothing more of Hore
till last Tuesday when he said he had
sold his property for the "a, 1000, as he
had said he was going to do. Mr.. Mich
OILS asked if he had got his money and
Hore replied that he would get it in Oc-
tober. Explaining the deal, Hore aid
he had sold to a man named Allen from
Chicago, who had two mortgages for
$4,000 each on some property
in Chicago. He could hypothecate the
mortgages and get the money, but he
desired to get the interest up to Octo-
Der, when payment would fall due. He
would, however, turn the two m%ortgage
over to Hore as collateral security and
he would get his money in October.
Hore was willing to wait till October
and accepted the proposition. The mort
cages We're properly made over to him
and Hore gay Allen a deed to the prop
erty.
Mr.. Nichols said that IL was a rath-
er peculiar deal and he did not believe
he would have made such a one. He
asked if Hore had inquired into the
validity of the mortgages and Hore said
he a not, but he was satisfied they
We're all right. Mr.. Nichols said he
thought he would have telegraphed to
Illinois and found out about the mort
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away. The conversation on this point
dropped and Hore remarked that Allen
wanted to get some mining property
and that he and a man named Savage
were going out with Allen that evening
to look as some claims near Norris.
That was the last Mr.. Nichols saw of
Hore, but it was learned he left with
Savage that evening, but that for some
reason Allen did not go.
The second chapter Of the story per-
haps explains why Allen remained be-
hind. Whether or not Savage had any
real knowledge of why he vas taking
Hore away is not known. In his alb
sence it is assumed he had not. Al all
events subsequent developments doubt |
less explain Aliens desire to get Hore
out of the city. 1t is learned that he en-
listed the services of Read & Coon to
sell the property he had recently ac-
quired. They succeeded in negotiating
a sale of the Hore property 10 John j.
Murray for :, 900 and were TO receive
for their commission 1925.
The deed of the property to Mr.. Muir
ray was recorded on Thursday. Last
evening about 8 O'clock the fact that
Hore's property had been resold and
for 81, 400 less han Allen had paid for
it, or was supposed to have paid, was
called to the attention of Mr.. Nichols
by w. b. Jenkins, a friend of Hore's.
whp had heard Of tho deal and haliax-al
Hore had been swindled. When Mr..
Nichols learned it was a fact the prop
erty had been resold for 81, 900, he knew
there must be a fraud somewhere, and
went at once to police headquarters and
communicated the facts to Chief OF Po-
lice Mulholland, who, with Detective
Murphy. went out to Aliens house and
found he and his wife had left in a
hack during the afternoon. The officers
our they had purchased tickets at the
Northern Pacific depot for Sappington.
In the meantime Read & Coon
learned of Aliens departure, and as he
had failed to pay them their commits
sion they swore out a warrant for his
arrest for obtaining money under false
pretenses. The warrant was placed in
the hands of the sheriff and the au-
thorities at Sappington were tele-
graphed to arrest Allen If he could be
found. Whether he was or not has not
been learned up to a late hour.
1t developed last evening that Allen
the lame of Mason c. to the party
from whom he rented his house, while
the name of James G.. was signed TO the
deed he gave Mr.. Murray to Hore's
property. Ii was also learned that ].
j.. Lynch knew Allen i'm Chicago, where,
he says. he went by the name of Hen
derson. Mr.. Lynch says Allen came to
his house at midnight Thursday night
and woke him up and asked him TO
endorse a check for $1,70O on Hoge-
nlee's bank. saying he wanted to
the check cashed in order to raise
attachment. Lynch refused 10 en-
dorse the check. 1t was learned further
Allen bought $500 worth of milli-
merry from Samuel Mayer on the same
of a deal as that made with Hore.
giving q s. 600 mnrtrara az cnIlat-