The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-22
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Tale Of Intrigue by Young
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| mrs hOuSnan ana Allen to con.
tinue the friendship which had
sprung up at their first meeting.
This, however. was not according
to Aliens idea OF things, and he
called Mrs. Roughan up, via the
telephone, seeking, according to
Attorney Whipple, an invitation to
call, which was granted.
In short time,' stated Mr..
Whipple, Mrs. Roughan was
spending her money in the ways
Allen suggested. She was even
purchasing clothes for the young
man, and having him call three or
four times weekly.
"A costly stay at the New Ocean
House, SWampscott, followed in
short order, when Aliens mother
was included In the party. as we'll
all at the expense OF the elderly
Mrs. Roughan."
Her Clothes Fitted Mother.
| Humor was introduced into the sit.
uation at this point when the attor-
ney for the Roughan family showed
the court photograph of the young
man and his mother, with the added
touch that Allen was wont to state
that Mrs. Roughan's clothes Just
fitted his mother.
Because Of being forced to fight
shoulder to shoulder with her hils-
band Tor forty years, in his effort to
accumulate q fortune, according to
attorney Whipple, Mrs. Roughan
did not possess the personal charm
OF many women
Weighing in the vicinity of ITO
pounds her figure did not show un.
dulating- lines of youth, her short
neck rather giving the impression
that her head was resting on her
shoulders.
/ Romance With ID. G. Girl.
Allen was accused by Attorney
| Whipple OF ,summoning the aid Of
his mother to assist him in CARRYING
out his designs on Mrs. Roughan's
wealth, the first step being to con.
/ vert Mrs. Roughan to the Christian
Science faith, which Allen and his
mother had but recently adopted
A college-day romance of Allen
and a Miss Hanson OF Washington
was unfolded by Attorney Whipple.
who went on to show how the
young couple, meeting in q college
OF music, where they both were
studying, began an acquaintance
which ripened in the course of time
into love, and subsequently in q
fbetrothal, publicly announced at a
Dig party given at the Hotel
Lafayette in Washington, which
stirred social circles.
Other alleged love affairs of the
youthful second husband were
brought out by Attorney Whipple,
including an affair with e. young
widow OF considerable wealth, who,
became married. however, in a
/ short time to someone else.
Big Party at d. C. Hotel
That Allen was aware Of the
value Of publicity and all that goes
with a big social function was re.
vealed by Attorney Whipple when
he stated that Allen suggested to
Miss Hanson that their engagement
be announced at big party at thu
Lafayette Hotel, when he agreed to
defray half the expenses.
Shortly after this Mrs. Roughhan
was planning a trip West to see
her son, Robert, stated the attor-
ney. Allen, in Boston at the time,
wrote Miss Hanson that he wanted
her to make an impression upon
Mrs. RoughaI1, ''she being a woman
of great wealth and social position
in Boston, one who could be OF
great help to us.
Sighted Fiancee.
subsequently," stated Attorney
Whipple, ALLEN gave Miss Hanson
a severe dressing down because she
had not been as attentive to Mrs.
Roughan as he thought she should
have been. Miss Hanson noted at
the time that Allen afways walked
arm in arm with Mrs Roughan,
while Miss Hanson, his fiancee, and
the mother of Allen, walked be-
hind.
r'She noticed Mrs. Roughan and
Allen were extremely demonstrative
in paying attention to each other.
1t was done in her presence. al.
though she was then the fiancee
OF Allen.v
ooh, What Pal Was Mary"
ooh, What Pal Was Mary." =
song hit at the time, was cIeverIy
utilized by Allen, stated ATTORNEY
Whipple, as he insisted upon sing.
ing this refrain to the elderly Mrs.
ROughan, lacking onto the finish
that his Mary, Mrs. Roughan. was
"a real pal to me-"
| While in Washington, where one
social function followed another in
rapid succession, according to the
attorney, Mrs. ROughan footed the
bills, regardless Of the number Of
| friends Allen had stringing along.
Allen is alleged even to have taken
Mrs. ROughan's pocEetboOk, de.
frayed the expenses, and then re.
turned the purse.
Fiancee Objected.
1t was at this time, according to
Mr.. Whipple, when Miss Hanson
objected to Allen paying such
marked attention to the elderly
wealthy Charlestown widow, that
Allen informed her, without hest.
fancy, that he would pay all his
attentions to Mrs. Roughan before
their marriage. and to Miss Han.
son following the wedding,
Before long Allen left his fiancee
and Washington behind and came
back to Boston, when there was a
lengthy exchange Of letter between
the two, such as the following di.
rected to Miss Hanson by Allen:
| "I have aalkad tf1y-incfrla, tn .h.,x.,