The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-11
Max Dietring, Alleged Fugitive,
Arrested by Illinois Sheriff.
he LEAVES THE CITY At ONCE.
Prisoner Jailed some Weeks Ago,
but subsequently Reieased-of-
acer waits Until He secures
Regulation Papers. and Then
swoops Down without Warming
Attorney Says 1t was Abduction.

May pietrine. the alleged embezz.er from
Springfield, H., who was arrested IN TINS
city several weeks ago, and who was SUD
sequently released because OF failure OF
the governor of Illinois to issue requisition
papers. was arrested In this city yesterday
evening about o'clock, by Sherih 9. M.
Wood OF Sanganon county, Ill. lmmedi-
ately after the arrest. Sheriff Wood left
with his prisoner for Tacoma. and took
last nights train from that city for Port
land.
The arrest Of Dietring and his sudden de-
parture from the city in charge OF De ar
resting officer is the result OF a new plan
adopted by the police to secure the extra
dition of figitives. Chief Reed says 1t OBJ
viates the long delay occasioned by writs
Of habeas corpus. when fugitiyes are lock-
ed up and kept In jail until the arrival of
the extradition papers.
Immediately following Dietrlng's release
after his first arrest, Sheriff Wood wired
Chief Reed to rearrest him, stating that he
would come on with the proper papers.
Chief Reed wired back that he would not
arrest him, but advised Wood to get his
reuuisition from Gov. Tanner and come
to Seattle via Olympia, stopping at the
latter town long enough to get a warrant
for behring's arrest in this state from
Gov. Rogers.
PAPERS Mailed to Reed.
Sheriff Wood secured his requisition from
Gov. Tanner, and mailed 1t to Chief Reed.
Last Monday he and the chief met in olym-
pia, and Gov. Rogers after consultation
with Acting Attorney General Vance. is-
sued a warrant as desired. Then Sheriff
Wood and Chief Reed came to Seattle.
where the latter detailed Detectives Wap-
penstein and Meredith to assist the I'LL
nois officer in locating Dietring. It was
ascertaned Yesterday ; afternoon t that an ne
block, and about S o'clock the three officers
arrested the husband. The sheriff read his
warrant and told Dietring to come along.
The officers who assisted IN the arrest say
Dietring offered no resistance. He told
his wife, however, to notify his attorney,
Fred II. Peterson. of the matter at once.
Before word could he sent Mr.. Peterson,
however, Sheriff Wood was on his way to
Tacoma with his prisoner.
Mr.. Peterson was taken while of his
guard. and at a late hour last night he
had no knowledge OF what had been lone
with his client. In an interview he said
''Since his release from jail Dietring has
been employed by r. sartori & Co: Last
and went to his rooms in the Downs block.
He had been there only q few minutes,
when two men entered without knocking
and simply said, Come along
Mrs. Dietrfng Overcome.
''rhey Immediately grabbed Mr.. Dietring
and forced him to accompany them. Mrs.
not recover self-possession until after her
husband had been spirited away. When
she started out to search she could not
find the slightest trace of the abductors or
her husband.
"She came to my house and explained
the case to me. consulted the police, who
said they knew absolutely nothing about
the matter. The same thing was told me at
the county jail.
at is my opinion that bold attempt has
been made to abduct Dietring from the
state owing to the failure of the Springfield
authorities to get extradition papers"
Mr.. Peterson's claim that his client was
abducted is fatty denied by Chief Iced,
arrest was perfectly regular. the reason
that it was done SO suddenly being
desire to avoid service of a writ of habeas
corpus.
Dietring is accused of having embezzled
partnership funds 1t is claimed that he
Jumped bail bond last September The
specific charge against him IS that he mis-
appropriated $50, although it is said that
the amount Is much more than the sum
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