When was it published?

May 10, 1859 in Canton Weekly Register

Domestic News May 10, 1859

Canton Weekly Register

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Allen Of Illinois, Chief Financial Officer

Q: What keywords are associated?

Rumored Defalcation, House Representatives, Financial Officer Missing, Mr Allen, Clerk Illinois

Canton, Fulton County, Illinois

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What is this article about?

A rumor reported by the Philadelphia Press correspondent on the 24th ult. claims the chief financial officer of the late House of Representatives has been missing for two or three weeks, distressing Clerk Mr. Allen of Illinois, who ignored prior warnings about his assistant's character.

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A Rumored Defalcation.—The correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, under date of the 24th ult., writes:

A painful rumor is in circulation to the effect that the chief financial officer of the late House of Representatives, has been missing for the last two or three weeks, and that the clerk, Mr. Allen, of Illinois, is in excessive tribulation. I forbear giving names and facts, remarking only that Mr. Allen had full warning of the character of his immediate assistant before he appointed him. Let us hope that nothing will result to the disadvantage either of the Government or the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Crime

What keywords are associated?

Rumored Defalcation House Representatives Financial Officer Missing Mr Allen Clerk Illinois

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Allen Of Illinois Chief Financial Officer

Domestic News Details

Event Date

24th Ult.

Key Persons

Mr. Allen Of Illinois Chief Financial Officer

Outcome

hope that nothing will result to the disadvantage either of the government or the clerk of the house of representatives.

Event Details

A painful rumor is in circulation to the effect that the chief financial officer of the late House of Representatives has been missing for the last two or three weeks, and that the clerk, Mr. Allen, of Illinois, is in excessive tribulation. Mr. Allen had full warning of the character of his immediate assistant before he appointed him.