Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-12-03
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.-[Special.l
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 Leavenworth, Kan, the
maximum under the law of any one
sount.
Covers All Offenses.
The amount of Aliens forgeries does
not concern the government except as
affecting the sentence, as the banking
aw under which he was indicted does
not concern itself with the amount
IF the forgeries, hence the counts
o which Allen pleaded guilty were
picked at random in the indict-
charged in it. These charges were: EN-
bezzlement of the moneys of the bank;
abstraction of moneys from the bank;
unlawful issuance of certificates of de-
post; 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-
ng pleaded not guilty at La Crosse to
he grand jury in that city and has been
lnable to furnish the 100000 bail.
He came into court this morning quite
unexpected and with bowed head and in
IN almost inaudible voice told the court
# his desire to plead guilty. When
lsked if he had anything to say, he said
here was nothing to say.
His attorney, Vroman Mason, district
attorney of Dane county, did most of the
talking. The proceedings were over IN
/ 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 to La Crosse this
afternoon, where he will appear before
the grand jury to tell all he knows about
he bank crash. 1t is said he Will i'm
JIicate others in the wrecking of the IN
are expected.
Surprises the Officials.
But few persons, officials of the gov
eminent, were aware of Aliens intention
Of appearing for sentence today. Sher-
ff Halbach, who has had the prisoner
n custody at the county jail ever since
he was brought to Madison, was sur
prised at o'clock this morning when
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 at which time sentence
as to have been imposed. Judge San
,orn, however, was anxious to leave for
Chicago at 9:15 and requested that the
ease be called earlier.
Allen was arraigned and through At
torney Mason, the reading of the indict-
ment 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
Bolles & Rogers of Chicago offered to
90 On the bond but this was refused by
the authorities on the ground that mem
bers of the firm were non-residents.
1t is said Allen will probably not be
taken to Fort Leayenworth for week
Dr. more, depending upon the relaxation
Of business in the marshaPs department.
Aliens term may be reduced by three
years by good behavior.
Jury Does Not Sit.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Nov. 26.-[Spe
States District Attorney Gordon, who is
IN Madison today, the grand jury, which
reconvened here this morning for consid-
eration of the Mineral Point banking
Ease and the GAINESVILLE oleomargarine
Ease, was unable 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 Sin the bank
ing case will be heard first. 1t is expect
ed Allen will be the first witness called.