The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-23
'Kenosha, Wis, Millionaire,
1t Was Reported Today,
Was Thrown Out of a Chi
cago Hotel Window.
CORONER DECLINES
GIVE EXPLANATION
AFTER an Investigation He
Turns All the Facts in the
Case Over to Police-Case
Deep Mystery.
National News Association,

National News Association
CHICAGO. Sept. 23-Evidence that
Charles w. Allen, brother of the Keno
sha millionaire who is under indict-
ment charged with smuggling in the
famous Helen Jenkins case, was hurl-
ed to death from the window of his
room in the Palmer house. This was
lunearthed by Coroner Hoffman today
The coroner will not make public the
facts which he has given to the police
1T IL now believed that Allen was mur-
.dered.
It is known however, that My. Allen
had been Ill for more than week, al
though not confined to his bed. Three
hours before his death he told his pri.
vate secretary, in the course of long.
distance telephone conversation to
lKenosha, that he was feeling weak"
again and intended to go to his room.
He promised he would take o'clock
train for Kenosha in order that he
lmight play golf in the afternoon.
appointment 10 Made.
Here 10 whore the Arst unexplained
,circumstance is found. Instead of pre-
pairing to go to the Kenosha train, Mr..
Allen made an appointment to meet an
old friend, Dewitt G. Cregier, at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. When Mr..
sCrcgter made inquiries as to why the
appointment had not been kept he
learned Of the tragic death of his
friend.
Mr.. Allen, shortly after the tele-
phone conversation, went to the room
at the Palmer House that had been
held In reserve for him since April /.
At 3 o'clock bellboy was summoned
to the room on the fifth floor with a
pitcher of Ice water.
According to statement made by
the boy later. he found Mr.. Allen lean
ing back In a chair which was placed
against the window sill. The attitude
was one that might have been taken
had the man been seeking air from
the court overlooking the window.
Piunoes Through Roof.
This was the last time Mr. Allen was
oeen until after the fall Fifteen min
utes later there was crash and splin-
tering of wood as the mans body plum
ged through an eighteen-inch roof ov-
er the main floor dining.room of the
hotel
He fell In a sitting position and was
doubled up In the hole made in the
roof Death was instant. His neck was
broken and arms and legs were broken
in several places.
Joseph Hyde. the bellboy. who had
delivered the ice water to the room a
few minutes before. hurried back into
the room and found telegram lying
on the floor, where 1t had been drop
ped by Mr.. Allen. The message read:
& Charles w. Allen, Kenosha, or Pal
Amer House. Chicago: Under no circum-
stances buy auto for Turner ranch
'keno.-Frank."
The word keno" preceding the sig
mature. IL believed to have been code
word. Nobody who read the message
was able to offer an explanation for its
Iuse. The message was dated at Drum
mond. Mont.
Smuggling 10 Charged.
The Allen family came into the lime
Night two months ago. when Nathan
ALLEN was charged with playing
prominent part in the smuggling of
&S00.o00 worth of Jewels into the Unit
I'D States.
1t was charged that a $4,000 pearl
necklace was gift to Helen Dwelle
Jenkins He was indicted by the feder-
al grand jury in New York, with
John r. Collins. because of their sup
posed failure to declare the Jewels.
Some time later Mrs. Charles w. Al
len and Mrs. Dewitt C. Cregier were
detained in New York when customs
Oflicials charged that they had neglect
ed to declare certain garments pur.
chased abroad. The charges later were
withdrawn.