The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-10-10
IN JAIL
DR.. c. B. Allen Is Still Con-
fined And Is Unable
To Raise Money To Pay
Board Bill In This City
Made Several Efforts To
Secure The Coin
Mansfield Paper Tells OF
The Mans Arrest
In That y..,ObjeCted To
Being Locked Up

DR.. c. B. Allen, who was arrested in
Mansfield and brought to this city on
charge of jumping board bill, is
sth confined in the Knox county Jail
The doctor has made several attempts
to raise money to pay the bill, but so
far has been unsuccessful.
The following is from the Mansfield
News concerning DR.. Aliens arrest in
that city.
The police department received
word Wednesday afternoon from
Sheriff Parker, of Mt Vernon, to To-
cate DR.. Chillion B. Allen, who was
supposed to be in this city. The
sheriff told the police that the DR..
owes a board bill of S25 to woman
with whom he boarded at Mt. Vernon.
Captain Herbert Mcclure located DR..
Allen at the Y. M. c. A. where he was
rooming. He refused to go to the
station without warrant SO the sher-
iff was called up at Mt. Vernon and
he had the landlady swear out war
rant charging DR.. Allen with jumping
his board bill.
DIR. Allen was then brought to the
police station where he at first de-
MED owing the bill but soon asked
to be excused that he might get the
money. He was told that the de-
partment here had nothing to do with
that as that was up to the Mt. Vernon
authorities. 1t was learned by Cap
tain Mcclure that DR.. Allen had lee
tured at the Mayflower church Sept.
"a on "The Man Wonderful in the
House Beautiful" Rev. r. d. Hen
shaw today stated that DR.. Allen had
given good lecture on his subject
and that he has a book by this title
No admittance was charged for the
lecture but free will offering was
given DR.. Allen.
The police say the doctor became
a little impertinent SO they locked
him up. The lecturer who looks to
be about 20 years old, objected very
much to being locked in the prison
with such hilarious characters as
Mike Kelly ct al The author of The
Man Wonderful in the House Beauti
full ought to be able to secure plenty OF
local colors in the police station fol-
another book. He remained locked
in with the other prisoners until the
sheriff came from Mt. Vernon and
took nim back at s o'clock Wednes
day evening.
DR., Chillion b. Allen claims to be
a physician and lawyer. He land
ed in the city from Mt. Vernon the
first day of the Methodist confer
ence. He came to the Y. M. G. A
and asked for stenographer. Al
the regular stenographer was away
one OF the gentlemen in attendance
told the gentleman he would write
IL for him IL 1t was not too long ant
| was euictated SLOWLY. Inc stranger
who wears tall silk hat and gra,
whiskers, consented to this. The mar
who agreed to write the letter, JUS
for accommodation supposed it wai
merely i business letter so he almos
fell off the chair when the doctor be
gan to dictate, my Dear Presiden
Taft" and continued to dictate a per
sonal letter to the president. Th'
mysterious man was seen at the con
ference mingling with the ministers
but none of them knew him excep
the minister from Mt Vernon and HI
knew him only by sight. 1t is statet
he paid his bills at the Y. NJ. C. A.
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