Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-29
ALSO HER SISTER, BRoTHER-lN-
LAW; ALL IN DANE COUNTY
JAIL.
WITH CONSPIRACY TO
CONCEAL PROPERTY FROM
CREDITORS.
Madison, Dec. q.


Allen, Jr., wrecker of the First Ma
tionaI bank of Mineral Point; Miss
Addie Jackson, stenographer and
bookkeeper for the Redford Sash &
Door Co., of Chicago, and sister OF
Mrs. Allen; and Guy Roe OF W1nona,
Mimi. superintendent of the Union
Fibre company and a brother-1n-
law of Mrs. Allen and Miss Jackson.
we're arrested in the Office of United
States marshal by Marshal Rock Flint
last evening Immediately after Mrs.
Allen and Miss Jackson had signed
their names to the testimony which
they gave yesterday in the Allen
bankruptcy proceedings.
They were arrested on complaint OF
United States District Attorney
George H. Gordon of La Crosse who
charges them with having concealed
large amount of bonds, stocks and
other securities of Allen. Allen, who
is in the Dane county jail awaiting
his transfer to Leavenworth prison,
is also charged with the same offense.
Mrs. Allen, Miss Jackson and Roe
were arraigned before Court Commits
sioner C. E. Blake in the Office of the
referee in bankruptcy, H. M. Lewis.
Their hearing was adjourned to Janu-
aury 4 and each was placed under
$4,000 bail. In default they were com
mitted to Jail.
Mr.. Gordon alleges that on and be-
tween November &c, 1909, and Deem
Der 20, 1909, Allen, Mrs. Allen, Miss
Jackson and Roe caused to be con-
cealed 1873 shares of stock in the I'm
ion Fibre company, corporation or
ganized and existing under the laws
of Minnesota, the stock being of the
alleged value of $18,800; $4,000 shares
of the Tri-State Development COM
pany, the exact value of which stocY
is unknown to Mr.. Gordon; 462, 100
shares of the Lardeau Mining COM
pany, the exact value being unknown
to Mr.. Gordon; 23,100 shares OF the
Turnagain Arms Gold Mining COM
pany, the exact value being unknown
to the complainant; a life insurance
policy, issued and payable to Allen,
by the Northwestern National Life IN
surance company of Minneapolis, for
the sum of $4,000; a policy of insur-
ance issued to Allen and payable to
himself, issued by the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance company or
Milwaukee, for the sum of $4,000 Mr..
Gordon further charges that Allen, IN
the furtherance of the conspiracy be-
tween November &c and December 20,
transferred and conveyed to aide
jackson certain real estate in the
city of Chicago of the value of $4,000.
In conclusion Mr.. Gordon deposes
that in furtherance of said conspir-
acy, on and between the 26th dav of
November, 1909 and the goth day of
December, 1909, the said Philip
Allen, Jr., Edith L. Allen, Addie
Jackson and Guy Roe did cause to be
concealed as aforesaid, a large amount
OF bonds, stocks and other securities,
the exact amount of which and def
mite description of which the com
plainant is unable to set forth, but
verify believes that the same amounts
to at least the sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars (s25,00O00), and that
said property has not been turned
over to the aforesaid trustee of said
bankrupt but has been concealed from
it by the said Philip Allen, Jr., Edith
L. Allen, Addie Jackson and Guy
Roe; contrary to the form of the
statutes in such case made and pro-
vided, and against the peace and
dignity of the United States Of Amer
ica''
Mr.. Gordon based his complaint on
evidence adduced at the Allen bank
ruptcy hearin yesterday. Mrs. Allen
and her relatives waited in the mar
shals Office until they were called
before Referee Lewis. During the
afternoon the testimony of Mrs. Al
len and Miss Jackson were written up
and they and Roe waited in the mar.
shaTs Office until the copies had been
prepared for them to sign. After they
had signed their names to their tes-
timony, the warrant for their arrest
was handed to Marshal Flint and be
placed them under arrest in his Of
fee