The Washington times., 1905-11-13

Henry n. Allen, the. defaulting Gov
ernmcnt Printing Office symposium off
cial. around whose sudden disappear
ance last Wednesday much mystery
was thrown. will be brought hack 70
Washington for trial as a forger and
embeZzler.
Allen. claiming to have failed in his
attempt at suicide, of which ne wrote
his wife and nephew last Thursday,
surrendered himself to the police an
thorities at Philadelphia yesterday af-
ternoon. In his story Of his defalea-
tons he admits a shortage of 1920 IN
the funds Intrusted to his care.
At the G. P. o. this morning it was
said that the actual amount he OBJ
tained by forgery and embezzling il noS
as yet known. It may be only $2.20O.
The chances are It is more.
Friends Stand by Him.
Allen should have made his shortage
known 70 the Symposium members, his
friends say. a chance would have been
given him 10 make good. Now it may
be TOO late, but a majority of his
friends win back him Arrangements
have already been made for furnishing
bail when he arrives in Washington
this afternoon or tomorrow.
". c. Beddow president OF the sym
postum OF which Allen took money,
whose name Allen forged to certain pa
pers 10 obtain the funds. would net dis
cuss the case today. Allen is an en-
bezzler and forger, but judgment should
be suspended until he has an oppor-
tunity TO state his side of the transac-
tions, was all Mr. Beddow would say
In the package Of notes. papers. and
other documents that Allen sent to Bed
dow from Philadelphia. Saturday. he
said that fast life was the cause OF
his defalcations. In that letter Allen
said; You viii find my old carcass
around here some place" This is
thought 10 mean that even then he was
contemplating ii second attempt al sui
eide The letter was written either Fri
day night Jr carly Saturday morning,
and his friends think that he would
have remained in hiding had not a war
rant been sworn out FOR his arrest Sat
urday afternoon
When he surrendered TO the Philadel-
phia authorities he tod Of his attempt
at suicide, OF his recovery after hours
Of suffering from the effects Of the
poison he claims 10 have drunk. and OF
his struggle with the proposition OF life
or death
Watched Searchers.
He asserts thar at the time the au-
thorities were looking for his body in
The lake on the Willow Grove line. ht
was hiding in grotto nearby He was
dazed then from the effects OF the
poison. When he became fully con
scious OF his surroundings and aware
o. what he mad contemplated doing b,
says that he became terrified.
He thought of his home and family
he did not know whether his wife wa:
mourning him as dead or not. IL Wa.
then that he realized how sweet liz,
was Finally, he says, he made up hi:
mind 10 live and surrender himself X
the police
This. according TO Philadelphia dis
patches. occurred Friday or SATURDAY,
morning at about the time he wrOt,
The note 10 Mr.. Beddow-
Don't Believe Him.
His story is discredited at the c. p
O. The employees there say they do no
believe he ever attempted suicide. bu
that his mind was derangeti They be
iieve everything vii come out all righ
when Allen explains and willing q
give him "a chance 10 make good
such q course is possible.
Allen viii be given preliminar
hearing al Philadelphia today. The
he viii be brought back 10 Washington