The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-06-29
KEe0SHA MAN NAMED IN CASE
Nathan Allen Named in Sensational
case Gives Out no Statement
Changes Announced in Big Allen
Plant at Kenosfla.

For the past week rumors of SEN
satlonal nature have been printed in
Chicago and New York papers, par
tieulsrly those Of the Hearst syndicate
corr Getting the name of Nathan Allen
Of CHS city with alleged smuggling
OF Jewelry which afterward was said
to have been the property of Helen
DWelle Jenkins, a woman who gained
notoriety in New York and Chicago
a year ago. In connection with the
alleged smuggling story the connection
of Mr.. Allen with scandals of some
time ago has been revived and it has
been laid out in the most possible SEN
sational manner.
On Monday William Loeb, Jr., col
lector Of customs for the port of New
York, announced that he had begun
All investigation into the alleged
smuggling of the jems into New York
and the matter is now in the hands of
United States District Attorney Wise
OF New York. 1t is understood that it
is to be presented to the grand jury
in July in New York.
Mr.. Allen has not been arrested and
no warrant has been issued for his ar
rest and his friends in this city seem
to be OF the opinion that he is being
bounded by people who are seeking to
force him to pay vast sums of money
to secure their silence. The name of
John f. Collins of Nashville, Tenn,
and prominent New York banker
whose name has not been given, are
also mentioned in connection with the
alleged conspiracy to smuggle the
gems in to the United States and fed
eral officials, not named, are said to
have had a part in the conspiracy.
The value of the gems alleged to have
been brought in is placed at 100000.
1t seems certain that the real source
of the story is Mrs. jenkins and the
federal officials claim that such in
formation as they have secured was
secured from her. Mr.. Allen is not
in Kenosha at the present time and
at his residence it is stated that he is
in Chicago. He has not been accessi-
BILE for an interview since the first
rumors of the case came out and has
not seen fit to offer any volun-
tary statement. Mr.. Allen and
his wife left Kenosha several DAYS ago
and at the offices of the N. R, Allen
company it was stated that his present
whereabouts were not known to The
officials of the company.
In connection with the story it was
announced that Mr. Allen is no longer
connected with the Kenosha plant in
an official capacity. Some time ago
Nathan Allen successed Charles w. AL
len in the Office of president of the
n. Il. Allen s Sons company, but since
that time he resigned, not only his
Office of president of the company, but
also withdrew from the directorate.
Charles Chester Allen is now in the i'm
portant office of president of the Ke-
nosha company and he has succeeded
his uncle i'll the office of a director.
terest in the Kenosha plant in that he
is one of the leading members of the
board Of directors of the Central
Leather company of which the Keno
sha plant is one Of the largest allied
institutions. The retirement of Mr..
Allen from the presidency of the big
Kenosha company and the election of
c. G. Allen to the Office marks the pas
sage of the management of tie com
pany from the second to the third gen
Grafton Of the Allen family. The
change in officials will of course make
no change in the business policy of the
big Kenosha plant.
Since his retirement from the presi-
dency of the Kenosha concern Mr.. AL
len has given much attention to his
great business interests in Chicago and
the east and he has spent little time
in Kenosha during the past year.
1t is expected that Mr.. and Mrs. Al
len VIII return to Kenosha within
few days and it is understood that they
have planned to spend the summer at
their home in this city.