Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06
Madison, Feb. ]

jiy giving himself up to the law in t.ie
municipal. court yesterday was not only
4 surprise 70 the citizens of Dane coun-
u VINO had commenced to be dis
gruutied at the enormous bills they
you'd have to pay for the repeated
tops " district Attorney Dudgeon and
sheriff Burmeister to and from Chi
ago and Springfield in their futile ef-
forts - bring the man back by force,
int II WIS news to the officers them
elves When interviewed on the sub
Jet the day before the voluntary sur
render the district attorney said that
'Jice mad made use Of the services Of
light different prominent Chicago at
lorney6 during his stubborn fight
tsainsI eXtradition and Their was no
reason % believe that he would not
continue TO resist the Wisconsin Off
GERS to the traditional last ditch Mr.
DudgeOn said he had received no infor-
nation later than that the banker
attorneys would Friday file their brief
~ Judge Cliffords court and two days
sfter that the Wisconsin officers would
baye - file their answer.
This vas the situation when MI
Dudgeou was informed that Joice was
it the state and would accompany him
before Judge and surrender himself
ID the custody of the law The dis
trjct atCorney met the man who has
even him so much trouble yesterday
1Orning in jar esyille and came on
With him to Madison. The two. IN
company with Rufus 3. Smith and J.
NJ Clancy Of StOughton. the latter
two having been retained to defend
fCiCe III the prospective trial entered
tue municipal court and the alleged
Hrecknr was arraigned for receiving
deposits in the Dane County bank
some two years ago at a time when he
lnew or had good reason to know
that the bank was insolvept The
complaint is made out in the name Of
Nenry Beattie. a coal dealer OF the
city Of StOughtOn who was a stock
holder and a large depOsitor i'll the
dafunct bank but he is selected only
a5 one OF q very large number Of
miIIas position
Joicv entered a plea of not guilty
aud was Immediately released on
bonds of IS .OOO His bOndsmen are
Christian Laurence and GOttlieb
Naisch. both Of Madison. The case
as continued until Monday afternoon
70 O'Clock at which time the djstriCt
attorney and Joice's defenders Will
lgree upon a time when the prelim-
nary examination will be held MI
J0ice IN company with Attorney Clan
cay who had business here before tn
supreme court besides his connection
with thu Joice case. left ON the after
noon train for the Norwegian tobacco
town which he left under a cloud more
taau two years ago.
Mr. Clancy was seen yesterday in
tagard to the matter and he said it
~ as thz. determination OF his client to
fight his accusers in the courts and
now that he was entirely free of any
-uilty knowledge or intent in regard
ID the state of the defunct bank at the
time when the deposits in question
.. ere received. The attorney declared
taat it would be shown in court that
there was scarcely bad Judgment
-hoWu at the time when the loans
we're made because of which so much
,ansura has since been heaped upon
i0ice Chief among these loans Is
nat known as the BriCtsou loan in
which So 900 was loaned TO I. o. Brict-
son who was involved in 4 cattle ranch
~cheme in Mexico Of large proportions
md who came to financial embarrass-
uent Mr.. Clancy said that BrictsOn
as then worth easily 100000 and not
My the bank but various individuals
dvanCed money to him on no paper
.ther than his personal note. He men
toned a Shrewd business man Of Mad
son who had advanced in this way the
,um of SIS, 900. The fact that BriCt
,on became tied up financially was not
violence of short sightedness on the
art of the banks or individuals who
rad trusted him.
Mr.. Joice said he had resisted the
attempts OF the Dane county officers 70
,orcibly return to because he was not
= the extradition papers said. fugi
i've from Justice and feared it would
damage and prejudice his case were
20 acknowledge it even in a technical
,ense. He said ne would pass the
time Intervening before his trial in the
lily where his alleged offense was
Committed and where his most violent
eyiIers still reside. He has still :
Loodly number of friends in Slough
ION, he said. and would be glad t
meet these and talk of old times. Al
.hough his attorneys in Chicago haC
ISSUED him that the Wisconsin officers
we're powerless to force him to return
ne preferred to come when the oppol
.unity was given him to come Yolup
tarily and vindicate himself in an opey
rial. but he could not come as a pris
oner and captured fugitive. for h
nad never for a day been where hi:
whereabouts were unknown to the citi
zens Of Stoughton, both his friend.
and those who claimed he was an IN
scrupulous criminal and swindle,
Of the depositors.
The trial will probably be held j,
the municipal court, so Mr.. Glance,
said. and Mr. Joice and his attorney
are DESTROYS that it be held as 500
as possible. The penalty for the G.
rapca with which JOica is pharpa6