The times., 1899-06-17
CHARLES 4. ALLENDER
PLACED UNDER ARREST
Charged With Receiving Money
Under False Pretences.
G. Rodney Burt Appears as the
Complainant in the Case.
He Alleges That He Was Sold II
worthless Note for The sum
of $500.

At the instance of G. Rodney Burt
Charles H. Allender, Vice President and
Cashier of the Dime Savings Bank of this
city, was yesterday arrested on the charge
of receiving money under false pretences.
The specific charge which Mr.. Burt makes
against Mr. Allender is that he sold 20 bin
worthless note for $500. the security on
which had been Cancelled over fourteen
months previous to the date Of the sale.
The accused was cashier Of the now de-
funct Capital Trust Company. which has
been the subject of much litigation in the
equity courts of the District since 1t
ceased to do business in December last
Soon after the Capital Trust Company
ceased to carry on banking business the
Dime Savings Bank was organized under
the laws of Virginia and, assuming many
of the debts and liabilities of the defunct
corporation, opened up a banking business
in the offices of the latter, at 800 Penn
sylvania Avenue southeast.
The transaction, however, which resulted
in the arrest of Mr.. Allender yesterday, 1t
is said dates as far back as November,
1897, and is really the outcome of Mr.. Burt
having secured his services as an officer
of the Capital Trust Company to transfer
some money he had on deposit in branch
of the New Zealand Bank at Suya, FIJI
Islands to bank in this city. The money,
Mr. Burt says, was G1S5, and was equal to
$8SS. Y in American currency. After very
long and unaccounted for delay OF the
arrival of this amount, it, together with
other money advanced by Mr.. Burt. he
says, was invested in certain notes held
by the Capital Trust Company, secured by
real estate Since this transaction, as
already stated, the Capital Trust Company
has gone out of existence, except IN the
equity courts of the District and Mr..
Burt says he is still being kept out OF MS
money.
Mr.. Burt. in speaking of the matter last
evening. gave the following brief outline of
the circumstances which led up to the
present trouble, and which inspired him TO
ask for the arrest of Mr.. Ailender. he
said that he came to Washington in the
early nineties from the Fiji Islands. bring
ing with him about $4,000 in cash he
also left in the bank at Suva. as stated
above, sls5. Soon after his arrival here,
he SAYS he became acquainted with MI
Ailender, and a friendship sprung up be-
tween them.
During one of his conversations with
Mr.. Allender, Mr.. Burt says, he told MIN
of the money which he had left In the
bank at Suva, and incidentally complained
of the great cost OF having 1t transferred
to bank in this city. He informed Mr.
Allender. so he says, that he was com
PEELED to pay as high as 1-2 per cent 10
have the transfer effected Mr.. Allender,
he said kindly offered to have the trans
fer made without cost to him. Mr. Burt
said he accepted Mr.. Alelnder's offer and
that then his trouble began
On November 1. 1897. Mr.. Burt says ne
drew and gave TO Mr.. Allender a sight
draft on the bank at Suva for G1s5
sterling. which the latter. according to the
understanding between the parties. Mr..
Burt says, was to have transferred to
| bank in this city without cost to Mr.. Burt.
| When the draft was given to Mr.. Allender
| he accepted it and gave his receipt for II.
| After waiting couple of months and
| hearing nothing of the money from Suva,
! Mr. Burt says he became uneasy and made
| enquiries Of Mr.. Allender as TO the cause
| of the delay He informed Mr.. Burt that
4 he had not heard anything from his draft
| on the foreign bank, but supposed 1t would
| be all right in time. Time passed on, but
still Mr.. Burt heard nothing of his money.
/ On February T. 1888. he wrote Mr.. Al
| lender asking if the money had been trans
mitted to him or II he had heard anything
| H.. II
! Allender wrote Mr.. Burt informing him
that up TO that time he had heard nothing
| of the expected money. On the very next
day Mr.. Burt says, he again wrote Mr.
| Allender expressing his surprise that he
had not received any information regarding
the fate of the draft and at the same time
stating that he (Burt) had written to
Suva and had received reply. In answer
to this Mr. Allender said he would write
I Vnrly and
had been received there. Mr. Burt says he
went in person to see Mr.. Allender and
they had talk about the matter, and the
day following Mr.. Allender wrote to him
saying that he had been informed by his
New York correspondent that 1t was as
he expected, that the draft had been sent
to London and from there to Australia but
that he expected that it would reach
Washington by the next mail from Aus
tralia.
On February Is Mr.. Burt says he again
wrote Mr. Allender stating his uneasiness
that neither the money nor the draft had
been heard from. From what he knew
Of the time it would take to make the
transfer from Suva TO this city Mr.. Burt
said that the money should have arrived
here by February I.
| Nothing more was said about the mat
ter until March IA. when Mr.. Burt wrote
Mr. Allender that the draft had time to
have gone twice around the world, but
stated if the bank desired to use the
money that il must give him collateral
security, and if this was not done he would
expect 1t to return him his draft or the
; money. In reply Mr.. Burt says Mr.. AL
lender agreed that the draft had sufficient
time TO go around the world. but said
there are things which neither he nor Mr.
Burt could understand attending the col
lection of a draft, To ease Mr.. Burt's
mind, however, Mr.. Allender, Mr.. Burt
says, said he would send him a certificate
of deposit On the Capital Trust Company
This he did by the same mail, or rather
messenger. The certificate was for sSSS. y
an amount equal in American currency Il
r e1S5 sterling, the sum named in the draft
This certificate, Mr.. Allender said, wouit
bear interest from the date of his receip
Of the draft from MIR. Burt.
} II was not till after this, however, thai
5 Mr.. Burt became acquainted with the ac-
! tual facts about the payment of the draf
which he had given to Mr.. Allender fol
collection. On March % he wrote TO tn,
manager OF the bank at Suva, stat M
that he had given a draft for c 1855 anC
wanted to know If IL had been pre-.
sented and paid. At the same time he in.
formed the Suya bank officials that he coult
get no satisfaction here about the matter
, on April 80, one month later, Mr. Bur
: saws ne received an answer from the man
| ager of the Suya Bank, stating tina