The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-09-13
Charge Against Two Well
Known Gentlemen.
DASHING WOMAN IN The CASE
John r. Collins and Nathan
Allen Are Indicted in
New York.
THE ACCUSED SAY BLACKMAIL


the Leather Trust and a member o
its Board of Directors; and John R
Collins, of Memphis, Tenn, organ
izer of the Southern Coal Company
have been indicted by the New
York grand jury for smuggling.
Although the indictments were
voted three weeks ago, it was not
until to-day that the announce
ment was made, the jury having
awaited the return of United States
District Attorney Wise from Eu-
rope.
This was in accordance with an
agreement Mr.. Wise had made prior
to his departure with the attorneys
for Allen and Collins, w. Wickham
Smith, of New York. and w. S. For
est, Of Chicago.
The same agreement included a
promise by the lawyers for the mill
lionaires that they would be pro-
duced mere at any time the United
States District Attorney might call
for them. Mr.. Wise said to-day
that as no Circuit Court Judge
would probably be in the city for
two weeks, the indicted men might
not be brought here before Septem-
Der 20.
The indictments are the result of
the exposures made by Mrs. Helen
Dwelle Jenkins, so long known as
the woman of mystery" because
of her lavish manner of living and
the robbery of her 100000 worth
of jewels from the fashionable Ho-
tel Lorraine, in Fifth avenue. She
says that Allen, while posing under
the name of ]. w. Jenkins, show
cred this fortune of precious gems
upon her.
The Indictment against each man
contains three counts. 1t is alleg-
ed, that Allen, or ]. w. Jenkins, &C
companied by Mrs. Jenkins and
Collins. arrived here June 25, 1909.
aboard the Lusitania from Europe.
They had gone abroad early in APP
ril of that year, accompanied by a
retinue OF five servants and Mrs.
Turnelle, of Chicago, a sister of
Mrs. Jenkins. The latter remained
with the party only until Naples,
Italy, was reached in their hurried
tour of the continent. Then Mrs.
Turnelle returned home to the
United States.
The indictment against Allen spe-
officially charges him with unlawful
ly and knowingly violating the GUS
toms laws by bringing into this
country one pearl necklace valued
at $4,000 and dutiable at law, but
which he did not declare. The sec
ond count covers the alleged snug
Cling of bracelet in the design of
a snake, valued at 81 800, besides
divers other articles of jewelry and
wearing apparel.
The Collins indictment charges
him with smuggling a necklace con-
sisting of five strands of pearls with
a diamond and ruby clasp, a pearl
and diamond bracelet and other ar
ticles of jewelry and wearing ap-
parel.
All of the articles enumerated in
both indictments are now in thd
possession Of Collector Loeb, they
having been seized by Deputy Sur
veyor Richard Parr and other Fed
eral officials. All of them are al
legged to have been parts OF the
great fortune in jewels and rare
laces so prodigally lavished upon
Mrs. Jenkins by her millionaire
Western admirer.
1t was mainly upon the testimony
of Mrs. Jenkins that the indict-
ments were based. She first ap-
peared before the grand jury July
Z. For more than a month the
jury deliberated before reaching a
decision.
Mrs. Jenkins denied with en-
phasis tonight that 1t was through
any feeling of plque or i'll will to-
ward either Collins or Allen that
she had given her testimony. Both
men, she said, had befriended her
for years. Allen had been more
than generous, she. declared, as ev-
ldenced by the more than half a
million dollars in houses, automo-
biles, jewels, magnificent gowns
and sumptuous furniture, costly
rare specimens OF mar
oIes and bronzes. &C.. he had pur-
biased for her In the year and
ialf she had known him.
The Government learned OF her
of the smuggling. she
.vers. only by the merest accident.