Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-29
MRS. ALLEN ARRESTED
FOR CONSPIRACY

federates, telling them how to dispose
of his securities bought with money
win ch belonged to widows and orph-
ans over whose estates Allen was
trustee.
On taking hold of the ~recked bank
at Mineral Point the national bank
examiner, who has had large expert
ence in affairs of that kind, started to
search for Aliens tin box and at his
suggestion the department at Wash
ington lent him every assistance.
Dec AIRED a Bankrupt.
On November creditors of Allen
filed in the Office of the clerk OF the
United States district court petition
asking that Allen be adjudged a bank
rnpt. On November rs Allen was ad-
iudged TO be a bankrupt and the Cen
trail Wisconsin Trust company was
appointed trustee of Aliens estate
The company Immediately took pcs
session of such of the goods and prop
ertv of Allen as came to its possession
and knowledge.
Mr.. Gordon sets forth in his com
plant that on the 25th day OF NO
yember. in the year of our LORD one
thousand nine hundred and nine at
the city of Madison. in the county Oh
Dane. and said western district OF
Wisconsin, said Philip Allen, Jr., and
Edith l.. Allen, Addie Jackson and
GUY Roe. late of Madison, in the coun-
ty of Dane, and said western district
of Wisconsin, did conspire, confeder-
ate and agree together to commit
the acts made an offense and crime
AGAINST the United States by section
och Of the acts of congress approved
Ju1v I, 1899, which said act IS entitled
AN act to establish uniform sys-
tenn of bankruptcy throughout the
United States
Mr.. Gordon based his complaint on
evidence adduced at the Allen bank
ruptcy hearing yesterday. Mrs. Allen
and her relatives waited in the mar
shaPs 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
shal's 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 uEder arrest in his CT
fee.
The admission of Aliens transfer
ence of property was brought out
from Miss Jackson by the rigid ex-
animation of Attorney R. w. Jackman.
She said that Allen handed her some
certificates of stock in mines for safe
keeping for Mrs. Allen. She also ad-
mitted having some BONDS of the
Mogul and Turnagain Arms compan
les in her possession and that they
are now in safety deposit box OF
the Illinois Trust & Savings company
at Chicago. The key to the box she
has locked in the BEDFORD companys
safe of which she has charge. Miss
Jackson further stated that some
stock was sent to B. S. Potter at the
Lumber Exchange building at Mime
apolis, in accordance with Aliens in.
structions. She said Allen told her to
notify Potter to transfer the stock to
Mrs. Allen. Miss Jackson admitted
that all the property testified to had
been received In the last four months
and all had been turned over by Al
len when he was sick in bed at Min
eral Point following the disclosures OF
Aliens 7windles in the bank.
Mr. Tackman represented the Cen
trai Wisconsin Trust company, receiv
er for Allen, and on his motion, Miss
Jackson was directed by Referee
Lewis to turn over the key to the
safety deposit box to the court so thai
the papers she claimed Allen handed
to her might be examined Miss Jack
son said she was willing to do that.
Miss Jackson was formerly a school
teacher at Mineral Point. She swore
that she did not know until last F'n
Jay that Alien had been declared a
bankrupt
did Not Examine Papers.
Mrs Allen testified that she sent
through Mir Rankin papers TO her
husband at jail, She said that the
papers were in an envelope and that
she did not examine their contents,