The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-02
BANKER ALLEN
PLEADS GUILTY
CONFESSED WRECKER OF MINERAL
POINT (wIS) BANK RECEIVES
MAXIMUM PENALTY.
GETS TEN YEARS IN PRISON.
With Bowed Head and Broken Voice,
the Guilty Official Receives Sen
tence of Judge.
MAY IMPLICATE HIS ASSOCIATES.

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 26.-lSpecial. J
Phil Allen, Jr., eX-vice president OF the
First National bank of Mineral Point,
Wis. appeared before Judge Sanborn In
the United States district court, pleaded
guilty to four out Of twenty-siX counts
in the Indictment against him, and was
sentenced to ten years in the federal
prison at Fort Ledveuworth, Kan, the
maximum under the law of any one
count.
Covers All Offenses.
The amount of Aliens forgeries does
not concern the government except as
affecting the sentence, as the banking
law under which he was indicted does
not concern itself with the amount
of the forgeries, hence the counts
to which Allen pleaded guilty were
picked at random in the indict-
ment, but cover all the offenses
charged in il. These charges We're: En-
bezzIemcut of the moneys of the bank;
abstraction Of moneys from the bank;
unlawful issuance of certificates of de-
poSlt, false entries in the books of the
bank.
Could Not Give Bond
Allen, who is in his sixty-third year
has been in Jail for several weeks, hav
the Indictment rendered against him by
the grand jury in that city and has been
unable 10 furnish the 100000 bail.
lie came into court this morning quite
unexpected and with bowed head and in
an almost inaudible voice told the court
of his desire to plead guilty. When
asked if he had anything to say, he said
there was nothing 10 say.
His attorney, Nroman Mason, district
n "a Ilapn did most of the
talking. The proceedings were over in
n few minutes. Allen was returned to
the Dane county jail 1t has not yet
been decided when he will be taken to
Fort Leavenworth
May Implicate Others.
Allen will be taken 10 La Crosse this
afternoon, where he will appear before
the grand jury to tell all he knows about
the bank crash. 1t is said he Will I'M
plcate others in the wrecking of the in
stiution and sensational developments
are expected.
Surprises the officials.
But few persons, officials of the gov
eminent, were aware of Aliens intention
Of appearing for sentence today. Sher-
if iIalbach, who has had the prisoner
in custody at the county jail ever since
he was brought to Madison, was sur
IllNtl AT y q CLOCK lIlS lHbl uiIl, w lltIi
Deputy Marshal Appleby appeared at
the jail to take Allen to court.
District Attorney Gordon of La Crosse
knew of the plan and came to Madison
at 10 o'clock mt which time sentence
was to have been imposed. Judge San
born however, was anxious TO leave for
Chicago at 9:l5 and requested that the
case be called earlier.
Allen was arraigned and through At
4. I, Dina ~ Tho iplipt.
mcut was waived and sentence awaited.
Tried to Get Bail
Earnest efforts have been made for
several weeks to secure the bail bond
for Allen. Two weeks ago the firm of
BolIcs x Rogers of Chicago offered to
90 on the bond but this was refused by
the authorities on the ground that mem
beers of the firm were non-reSldentS.
It is said Allen will probably not be
taken to Fort Leavenworth for Il week
or more, depending upon the relaxation
of business in the marshaI's department,
Aliens term may be reduced by three
years by good behavior
Jury Does Not Sit.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Nov. 2G-l Spe-
cial. Owing to the absence of United
States District Attorney Gordon, who is
in Madison today, the grand jury, which
reconvened here this morning for cOnsid
Grafton of the Mineral Point banking
case and the GAINESVILLE oIeomargarine
case, was una bic to do any business and
adjourned until Saturday morning.
None Of the witnesses in either case
arrived, but are expected before tomor
row, when the indictments in the bank
ing case will be heard first. 1t is expect
ed Allen will be the first witness called