Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-27
w aives Examination,
Plea Of Not Guilty
Entered
Mrs. Allen Accompanies
Husband
Also Here
Madison, Oct. 20.

MdulSOu, OCt. ~.
Philip Allen, Jr., vice president of
the First National bank at Mineral
Point and formerly a man of high
standing in that city, was arraigned
before United States Court Commits
sioner Chauncey E. Blake at o'clock
last night on the charge of embezzling
$16S,O00 of the banks funds. Mr..
Blake read the warrant which was is
sued by him on complaint of United
States District Attorney George Cor
don, and asked Allen:
What do you plead to that?"
81 confessed as to certain facts and
/ will stay by my confession replied
Allen without CULVER in his voice.
"Then you wish to enter plea of
guilty"
q do not know what to do. ! am
not familiar with the law in matters
of this kind
Allen expressed desire to consult
an attorney and Mr.. Blake suggested
that he waive the preliminary hearing.
This Allen consented to do and Mr..
Blake entered plea of not guilty for
him. Mr.. Blake continued the case
until 10 o'clock this morning and fixed
the bail at 100000 pending the prelim-
mary hearing. Allen made no attempt
to secure all for the night and he
was placed in the custody of Deputy
United States Marshal John Kelley.
Besides Mr.. Blake and Allen there
were present at the arraignment Mr..
Kelley, Harry Tucker, nephew OF
Allen, and a Democrat reporter.
Made Trip in Auto.
Allen arrived in Madison at Z
O'Clock last evening, accompanied by
MIR. Kelley, Mr.. Tucker and Mrs.
Allen. They came up from Mineral
Point in an automobile and drove to
the Avenue hotel where they had sup
per. Before the arrival of the party
John Allen, brother of the defend
ant, called at the jail in the expecta-
ton OF finding the accused man there.
Being told that Allen had not arrived
at the jail he went to the depots and
waited for trains from GAINESVILLE,
thinking that his brother and the mar
shall might have taken a train by way
of the bower city. While waiting al
the depot the banker was arraigned.
The two brothers met each other at
the Avenue hotel at 10 o'clock.
Early in the afternoon a report
reached Madison that Mr.. Kelley
had started from Mineral Point with
Allen in an auto, leaving there at
1:3O. They were expected to arrive
in Madison at 5. When they did not
come at the expected hour all sorts OF
reports were circulated. One was to
the effect that Mr.. Kelley drove his
prisoner to Dodgeville and there
boarded the ira, u lat reached Madi-
son at $50 over the Northwestern
road. A number of curious people
rushed to the depot but they were
disappointed when the train pulled in
without the marshal and Allen. Hav-
ing read accounts in the newspapers
of Aliens illness some people conclud-
ed that he collapsed on the way to
Madison and that he had to be taken
to a hospital.
Denies Forgery Charge.
After his arraignment In Sanborn &
Blake's Office in the Wisconsin build
ing Allen frankly stated that he would
not commit suicide like his brother
in-law, Cashier Frank Hanscom- He
said that he did not forge any notes,
that he did not plumber any estates,
that he made money in the deals he
engineered and that he turned over
to the bank securities OF S25O,O00
which would more than cover the
shortage.
Aliens wife remained at the hotel
while he was being arraigned. On
the way to Sanborn & Blake's ONCE
the accused man leaned on the arm
of his nephew.
Surprised at Madison's Growth.
Allen is 81 years old. He has 2
gray moustache and gray chin beard
and kindly looking face. II he has