The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
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!Of WEIRD ROMANCE
Wealthy Men Friends of Mar
Vicious Mrs. Jenkins Face
Indictment.
CUSTOMS MEN ON TRAIL
Story Of Love, Jealousy, Plot and
Counterfeit Which Taxes
Credulity.
Oh, what tangled web we wcnve,
When first we practice TO deceive.

Oh, what tangled web we wcnve,
When first we practice to deceive.
Especial TO The Times Dispa tch.l
New York, June 24.-The roma nee
has been associated with jewels lovet
by women and ofttimes bought In
blood by men, follows the now fa.
nous jewels OF Mrs. John w. jenkins
who Is known alike in New York
New Orleans, Chicago and Memphis
In this case the web OF romance and
| mystery has cntangled two of the
wealthiest and most prominent mon
In America. One Is a man OF advanced
years. who lives In Western State
! and the other business friend as
! prominent In New York as the other
is In his home State.
| The amazing fact that the Western
! admircr of the fascinating Mrs len
kins was close to Indictment and
country the pretty baublcs which he
MAD purchased In Paris AT a cost of
S3Oo.0o0 TO grace the throat and
sparkle In rivalry to the sheen of the
light hair and on the fingers of Mrs
Jenkins, who was his .compahion on
a trip abroad. was stated yesterday.
From Official Records.
Amazing Developments followed so
rapidly as 10 tax belief in the wonder
story OF love. jealousy. plot and
countcr-plot and the proHigate use of
money. had the facts not come from
the official records of the government
II was not only learned that the
Western millionaire. whose complete
fascination for the vivacious Mrs
jenkins had alarmed his family into
a drastic effort to bring about a break
with her before he dissipated his enor-
nous fortune. is trembling in fear of
arrest, but that his friend, a New York
millionaire. who aided him in the pref
~ plot TO smuggie. has postponed his
usual trip to Europe for fear of arrest
at the pier IL he attempts to leave
the country.
Another development was even more
Important in Its revelation of the pow
er of money and influence of the aged
Western magnate and of grave con-
Germ to the customs officers who have
been employed In the case An at
tempt Is being made to smirch the
character of these officers to save the
aged man public disgrace. and to con-
meet them with a plot Of blackmail
while engaged In the line Of their
regular duty. Collector Loeb predict
ed to-day that this attempt would meet
complete failure.
AS for the two millionaires. their
cases are now In the hands of United
States District Attorney Wise. and
unless there is private settlement
with the government they will be in
dicted. Every effort IS being made by
powerful influences in Washington TO
prevent this termination OF the re-
marka BILE case
She Is Least CONCERNED.
In the meantime. about the least
concerned person involved Is Mrs. John
w. Jenkins. better known in Chicago
as Helen Dwelle Field or Helen Jen-
kins. or. If you please. In New Or
leans and Memphis by half a dozen
other names.
She is living in amazing splendor
nj an uptown apartment house, where
her menaSe Ia the wonder OF the
neighborhood. To-day she was, per
haps conveniently. absent from the
city. and. again. perhaps piqued at the
disclosures which revealed 10 her that
one of her young and handsome ad-
mirers is really a secret agent OF the
government
Richard Parr. deputy surveyor of
the port, who won his spurs in the
FAMOUS sugar Investigations, and has
been In charge OF the case, has been
through the greatest contests of Wit
nesses and influence OF his career in
tracing the frauds OF the Jenkins
jewels. and Is not yet altogether sure
OF victory He and his men have
been followed constantly for the last
few months By a swarm of detectives
from q private agency employed by
Mrs. Jenkins's aged Western admirer.
and have been obliged to fight every
inch of their ground.
Mrs. jenkins still relies on her good
friends to see her through any dffl-
culties following the exposure of the
fact that her 100000 collection of
diamonds. rubies, pearls and emeraIds
were Struggled, and chiefly upon Ma
than Allen. who evinced an interest In
the case when these same Jewels were
SO mysteriously stolen from Mrs. Jen-
klns,s apartments In tho fashionable
hotel Lorraine in December 1909.
MIR. Allen. who is man OF advanced
years. is president of N. r. Aliens
Sons Company. of Kenosha, Wis,
which operates the largest tannery in
the world. and whose wealth is esti-
mated at s2oooO.Ooo to 100000, 900.
He and HIS brother organized the
leather trust and sold out for se,00o,-
600. This was but ono OF their en-
tcrprises MFR. Allen is married and
has several children. He is very
prominent in Wisconsin and the Mid
die West. So far as is known his
domestic relations are congenial.
Mere Pnssing Interest.
At the time of tho robbery of the
jewels Mr., Allen said that he knew
Mrs. Jenkins. but that she was only
an acquaintance. He denied vigor-
ously that he was ever known as Mr..
Jenkins. and admitted but slight
Interest in that evasive gentleman and
only a passing interest in Mrs. Jen-
kins.
Other friends OF Mrs. Jenkins, In
Guiding a prominent banker Of Mem
phs Tenn. also admitted n friendly
interest In the young woman, and
admitted making her presents of cost
~ jewels amply because she had such
a chiid-likc fondness for the pretty
things.
The romance OF Helen Fuld, to give
her her birth and given name, dates
back to her girlhood. At one time
ahc was known az Tho Queen Of
Diamonds" and in the last ten years
has lived In tho surroundings OF q