The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
A CLUE TO MASON ALLEN
He Shipped the Millinery Goods
to Ogden.
H0RE Is BACK IN BUTTE
He Realizes That he Has Been Swindled.
Loses All He Hsd-Allen Came
to Him Highly Rec
ommended.

The authorities have got track Of
Mason c. Allen, alias James G. Allen,
alias several other names, who peIpe-
trated an outrageous swlndle on Jere-
miah Hore, and there Is at least a pos
sibility of his capture. In his ambition
TO a too much Of a clean up, Alien
tripped himself In the millinery deal,
or at least 1t appears so now, by at
tempting to get away with the $500
worth of millinery NE swindled Samuel
Mayer out OF. Detective Murphy
learned yesterday that he mad shipped
the stock of millinery to Ogden, Utah,
to c. J. Williams. and at once tele-
graphed a description of Allen and the
woman Who Travelled with him, to the
authorities at Ogden. requesting that
he be arrested II found.
jeremiah Hore, Aliens victim, re-
turned yesterday from the trip he and
Savage made to the COUNTRY to look at
a mining properly. 1t transpires, as
presumed when the swindle was dlscov-
cred, that Savage was entirely inno-
cent of any connection with Allen. He
was simply the owner Of the claim in
which Allen had pretended to become
Interested. Allen got Hore to go out
and look at the claim as an expert, and
Savage went along to show the prop
erty. Allen gave Hore $40 for his ex-
penses. The burning Of the bridges on
the Northern Pacific operated To AL
lens advantage, or Hore would have
been back before he got out OF town.
The burning Of the bridges made II ne
cessary for Hore and Savage TO go
around by Garrison to get back, and
the best they could do was to reach
here yesterday.
1t was on the way in that Hore
learned he had been duped. Savage
bought a copy OF the Standard on the
train yesterday morning and turning
TO the Butte news the first thing that
caught his eye was the story OF the
swindle. He read the story to Hore,
who at once realized he had been beat
en-. On reaching the city Hore went
to the county attorneys office TO see
what could be done. and felt very bad
ly when he found he must be the loser.
as the property he sold was all he had
The authorities win investigate the
matter OF the mortgages held in escrow.
and II they prove to be bogus, as they
undoubtedly are, he will be given a
term at Deer Lodge In the event he is
captured.
The story OF how Allen worked the
scheme is a striking illustration of how
a mans credulity may be imposed upon.
According TO the story Hore told At
torney Kohl yesterday. who drew mn
the papers, Hore was introduced to Al
len by II. c.. Wilson, II local broker and
real estate dealer, who
MN very x n Allen was seeking
investments, and as Hore wished to
sell his property, they were not long in
reachlng au understanding and went to
Attorney kohl to have the papers
drawn Up. Allen exhibited a lot of Ger
~tiheates OF deposit, which he said were
drawing interest. He could draw the
money. but he would like to wait TIN
october, and in the meantime would
place in escrow two 81, ZOO
The mortgages were shown Attorney
Kohl, who was asked If they were prom
erly executed. He found they were.
ana asked Hore IL he was satisfied.
Hore was anxious TO close up the deal
N said he was, and told Attorney
Kohl TO draw up the contract In escrow
M the deed, which was done. Mr.
hohl did not have an opportunity 10
see Hore alone till the next day. and
then asked IL he had taken any stems
10 find whether the mortgages were a
bona hde property. Hore replied he had
not and Lawyer Kohl said the matter
should have been looked into. He AT
once wrote to Chicago, but as vet has
received no reply. In the meantime
itore left town and the fraud was dis
covered.
j. j. Murray, who purchased Hnre's
property from Allen. when seen last
evening expressed regret that he had
ever gone into the deal. He said he
investigated the matter, as he sup
posed, thoroughly before purchasing.
and supposed everything was perfectly
regular. He stated he hough ne
would Civ Horsa an opportunity to re-
itnburse him and take his property
back, II he so desired, Hore was only
a short time ago victimiZed out OF $500
by going on the bond Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Lavelle, who were arrested FOR
d"efraudlng creditors I'm Anaconda and
who fupnpaR fba{~ b,n