The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-07
ALLEN WAS EASY.
How Leather Trust Millionaire
Was Fleeced.
Established Mrs. Jenkins in a
Chicago House.
LAVISHED HIS MONEY.
Took Her for European Tour
and Bought Jewels.
Now Faces an Indictment for
Smuggling.

Chicago, Sept. with the news from
New York of the secret indictment by a
federal grand jury in New York of two
millionaires on the charge of SNUG
Cling Jewels into the United States
there stands revealed in Chicago a tale
Of the duping of a millionaire manu-
facturer married and the father of
grown children, by woman who IS
credited with having betrayed his snug
Cling operations to the federal authori-
ties to revenge herself on him for hav-
ing taken back his gifts to her. Nathan
lien Of Kenosha, Wis, leather manu-
facturer and heavy stockholder in the
American Leather company, one of the
indicted men, appears in the role of the
fall guy
John r. Collins. wealthy Tennessee
coal operator, also indicted, seems, too,
destined to play in court less pleas
ant role than he did during Aliens en-
tangIement with the woman in the
case. for then he was "the favored
brother" on whom half the favors
showered by the Wisconsin millionaire
fell through his supposed relationship
to the woman.
known in Memphis, Tenn, as ''the
aueen of diamonds" in New York as
1.-THE woman Wallingford." and in other
cities by equally Illuminating soprl-
auets. is the rich mans toy that seems
to have been converted by some touch
of magic to a Pledged flaming sword
of social destruction.
ApDearance in Chicago.
Mrs. DwelIe came to Chicago IN lso9
or 1906, after a period in which the
newspa per reading public knew heF
NOT she walked into a real estate
agents office and handed in her card
Curious enough, the name on 1t was
Mrs. John w. jenkins. It was the Chi
cago name selected for the return of
the woman who in the meantime nad
become known elsewhere as Mrs.
Helen Field Dwelle, one of the Chicago
F4elds." Mr. jenkins was much in
the background-eXcep financially-in
the house hunt that led to the pur-
chase of 1886 Sheridan Road. Investi-
gators for the real estate firm learned
that he had been living with the
charming Mrs. jenkins at the Hotel
Stratford for eight or nine months. He
was about so years old Although ne
seemed to have no occupation, ne spent
huge sums carelessly. For the real
estate men that was enough
The house in Sheridan Road cost
$35,00O. It's furnishings purchased
personally by Mrs jenkins, invofced
Something more than $4,000. MI
jenkins paid without a murmur.
Clerks at the hotel knew that sJen-
kins'' was not really the name of their
erstwhi1e guest, according to the gos-
sip that flew about the corridors at
every appearance of 'tMr. and Mrs.
Jenkins He had not taken particu
lar pains to disguise the fact that he
was Wisconsin millionaire incog.
The "BFother'' Appears.
The moneyed couple hardly had
established themselves in their private
home than Mrs. Jenkins expressed a
desire to see her dear brother once
more With "Jenkens's'' consent she
sent a telegram to Memphis. 1t was
addressed to John r. Collins, but
jenkins" didn't know that.
Brother came in reply to an
urgent call. There was little family
resemb blance between him and Mrs
Jenkins but the warmth of the en-
brance they fell into on his arrival
convinced the tthusband'' that they
were not misrepresenting the condi-
tions. Extracts from the Jenkins
AlIen-Collins comedy were told a re-
porter by a person who had exception
ally good opportunities to observe the
game played by Mrs. jenkins on her
two middle aged admirers. According
to the informant it was Allen who was
the real victim of this fascinating
woman's wiles.
Travelled in state.
On the trip which Mrs. Jenkins and
Allen took abroad they had an entour-
age of four servants, one maid, one
cook a butler and a chauffeur.
Through France and Switzerland the
Kenosha millionaire and Mrs. jenkins
toured in luxurious motor car, stop
ping at Fashionable hotels and some
times remaining for days at some
popular resort. Allen spared no trou-
BILE in making the trip an enjoyable one
for his companion. Champagne sup
pers were frequent.
On that trip Mrs. Jenkins made
fancy souvenir collections of costly
gowns, and it was on that same trip
that the Kenosha millionaire is said to
have bought Mrs. Jenkins many of the
gems which later caused the trouble
with the United States customs Off
cials. It was while Mrs. Jenkins was
living in the beautiful house on Sheri-
dan Road, which Allen bought and
furnished that she played her most
cruel pranks on him.
Allen did not go to see Mrs. Jenkins
in her Chicago home more than once
or twice a month. He was paying all
the expenses of maintaining the place.
However, the expenses were not a trife.
John R. Collins spent most of his time
at the Sheridan Road place during the
time Mrs jenkins lived there. Allen
was under the impression that Collins
was Mrs Jenkins's brother. When
Allen would come to the house and
find Collins there he would greet his
rival effusively and say:
why, hello, Brother Collins; how are
you today?"
you. ;" was the greeting of Collins. How
are things up in Kenosha2"
The End and Trouble
And so it went for several months |