Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-15
Bank President Will Appear Be-
fore Court Commits
sioner.
Charged with Disappointing
Funds and Aiding and
Abetting Allen.
President of State Fish Com
mission and Former
Senator.

First National bank at Mineral Point,
erstwhile state senator and at the
present time president of the Wiscon-
sin fish commission, is the bank off,
cial who was indicted by the federal
grand jury at La Crosse on evidence
adduced during the examination OF
Philip Allen, Jr., vice president OF
the bank, who has been sentenced to
the Leavenworth prison for ten years
by Judge Sanborn.
1t was learned from reliable
sources last night that Mr.. Spensley
would arrive in the city this morning
and appear before a United States
court commissioner. The warrant
covering the counts of the indict-
ment was issued at La Crosse and
charges Mr.. Spensley with three VIC
lations of the national banking laws,
as follows:
Misapplication of the banks funds.
Aiding and abetting Philip Allen,
Jr., in the misapplication of the funds
of the bank.
Aiding and abetting Allen in max
ing false reports of the condition or
the bank to the comptroller of the
currency.
Several offenses under each charge
are alleged in the counts. The OF
lenses cover a period of only three
years, the federal officials being
barred under the federal statute OF
Limitations for taking up alleged
frauds previous to that period. The
Indictment covers So pages of type
wrjsten manuscript.
The report that Mr.. Spensley was
arrested or surrendered himself to
the United States marshal spread like
wildfre last night. kilograms came
pounimg in from newspapers in the
state and from cities outside of WIS
consinI They had been advised that
the bank president surrendered him
self A systematic search for Mr..
Spensley was at once begun by the
local newspaper men. Every incOm-
ing tram was watched and all of the
leading hotels in the city were visit
ed All efforts to locate Marshal
Flint Were made but he was not at
home nor at his Office in the federaI
building. Accompanied by Judge
Sanborn he arrived yesterday noon
from La Crosse. He said during the
afternoon that no arrest would be
made during the day but that a mar
| shall would go to Mineral Point to-
day. Deputies John Kelly and w. T..
Pugh were not in the office yesterday.
At Hazel Green?
| Late last night it was reported that
Mr.. Spensley had gone to Hazel
Green, Grant county, to spend the
night
Communication with Mineral Point
revealed that Mr.. Spensley left that
city dnring the day. It was the gem
eral understanding there that he met
marshal in some small town be-
tween that city and GAINESVILLE ana
| that he would be brought to Madison
this morning. It was also reported
that Mr.. Spens1ey notified the mar
shafts Office that he would surrender
himself this morning in Madison.
| At GAINESVILLE it was learned that
no marshal passed through that city
ON his way to Mineral Point.
Another OFFICIAL Indicted.
From La Crosse comes the news
that a lesser official of the bank also
was indicted.
Allen BIames spensley.
Mr.. Spensley was indicted oa Al
lens testimony 1t is understood tina
the convicted banker testified before
the grand jury that the first wrong
was committed by Mr.. Spensley 81
years ago, he having misapplied $35 90,
of the banks funds. Some time aftel
that, it is said, Allen stated to th.
jury that he made the first forgerie.
to cover up the wrongs.
| mt. SpcHSiey IS one OF the mos
prominent men of the state and tn.
news Of his Indictment by the CRANE
jury is greatly regretted among hi
friends. In his home city, he ha
held the esteem of the citizens ant
they have honored him with a mum
Der of public of11ces.
Honored With Public Offices.
| Mr.. Spensley was born at Stockton
|on-the-Tees. England, on January !