Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-23
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MRS. PHIL ALLEN
Under ARREST
ALSO HER SISTER, BRoTHERlN-
LAW; ALL IN DANE COUNTY
JAIL.
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO
CONCEAL PROPERTY FROM
CREDITORS.
Madison, Dec. 81

Mrs. Edith l.. Allen wife of Philip
Allen, Jr wrecller of the First Ma
tionaI bank of Mineral Point; Miss
Addfe Jackson, stenographer and
bookkeeper for the Bedford Sash &
Door Co, of Chicago, and a sister of
Mrs Alien; and Guy Roe of Winona.
Mimi, superintendent of the Union
Fibre company and brother-in-
law of Mrs Allen and Miss Jackson,
were arrested i'm 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
a 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. Z. Blake in the office Of the
referee in bankruptcy, H. M. Lewis.
Their hearing was adjourned to Jan1-
aury and each was placed under
$4,000 bail. In default they were, corn
mitted to Jail
Mr. Gordon alleges that on and be
tween November &c, 1909, and Decem-
Der 20, 1909, Allen, Mrs Allen, Miss
Jackson and Roe caused to be con
ceafed 1873 shares of stock i'm The I'm
Jn ribre company, q corporation or
ganized and existing under tile laws
Of Minnesota, the stock being of the
alleged value of $18,80O; $1,000 shares
of the Tri-State Development com
pany, the exact value Of which stock
is unknown to Mr.. Gordon; 462 100
shares Of the Lardeau Mining com
Dany, the exact value being unknown
to Mr.. Gordon; 23,10O shares Of the
Turnagain Arms Gold Mining cora
pany, the exact value beingunknOWn
to the complainant; a life insurance
policy, issued and payable to E~len
by the Northwestern National life IN
surance company OF Minneapolis, Tor
the sum of $4,000; a policy Of fnsur-
ance issued to Allen and payable to
himself, issued by the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance company or
Milwaukee, for the sum If $4,000 Mr.
Gordon further charges that Allen, IN
the fuTtherance of the conspiracy be-
tween Novemb Der 2G and December u,
transferred and conveyed to Idle
Jackson certain real estate in the
city of Chicago of the value Of So 500.
In conclusion Mr. Gordon deposes
that in furtherance Of said c0nspir.
acy, on and between the 26th day 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 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 1926, 100000, 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. Alien, Addie Jackson and Guy
Roe: contrary to the form Of the
statutes in such case made and pro-
yided. and against the peace and
dignity of the United States of Amer
tca."
Mr.. Gordon based his complaint on
evidence adduced at the Allen bank
ruptcy hearing 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
shaPs 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 he
placed them under arrest in his Of
fee.