Evening times-Republican., 1903-11-16
Rev. A. j. Wheeler Returned to
Marshalltown In Custody
of the Sheriff
is NOT YET READY TO TALK
After Consulting His Attorney He Will
Prepare Statement Of His Case for
Publication - Admits He Got Mrs.
Strains Money, But Says There Was
No Criminal Intent.


Wheeler. wanted here on a charge OF
obtaining money by false pretenses, IN
securing from Mrs. Caroline Strain. o.
LeGrand. the sum of $1,000, which he
pretended was to be used in purcllas-
ing stock in the Ovona Company. OF
Omaha Rev. Wheeler does not deny
his identity, nor does he claim that ne
did not get Mrs. Strains money. In
Jail this forenoon, however, he stated
that While he secured the money there
was no criminal intent.
Wheeler was pressed 'or statement
of his side of the case. but replied that
Until he could have more time to con-
suit with his attorney he could not say
anything. He expressed willingness.
however, to prepare statement of his
case for publication over his own sig
nature as soon as he could see his law
yer. Wheeler has employed counsel
and was closeted with the attorney for
q time Sunday. When seen in Jail he
was writing a letter to his wife, Mrs.
Luis "A. NHS@LCI. al NCUsSi Ahat pci ~.
H. Wheeler has GROVE a full beard
since he was last in MarshalltoM
Made Quick Trip.
Sheriff Shoemaker made quick trip
TO Canada after securing his ere lem
tials of extraditien at Washington on
Wednesday afternoon. 1t was necessa- :
ry for the sheriff to first go to Toronto.
to interview United States Consul Gun
saubus. who gave him the. necessary
papers to proceed to Oriilia. Mr.. Shoe
maker arrived at Toronto on Thursday
evening at 535 and after receiving his
papers entered into communication by
telephone with United States Consul
Wakefield at Orillia. Mr.. Wakefield
told the sheriff that Wheeler had ex-
pressed a willingness to him 10 pro-
eeed to Marshalltown without making
resistance. but that all the ministers of
Oriliia were bent on having him resist
the efforts of extradition. Mr.. Wake
field thought it would be better in the
interests of the law. If the sheriff could
come to Orillia quietly and get his
pri isoner without the people generally
knowing of his presence Mr.. Wake
field made all ARRANGEMENTS at Orillia,
and when the sheriff arrived there at
8 o'clock Friday morning. he was met
by the consul and Chief Constable
Dreyer and driven to the jail. The pa
pers were arranged at once, and the
heriff was given power to transport
the prisoner to the Canadian boundary
line. Sheriff Shoemaker left Orillia
with his prisoner at O'clock. having
been Just one hour in the town. He
reached Chicago Friday night al II
o'clock, so completely tired out that ne
dared not run the risk of taking night
train home. for fear of falling 70 sleep.
Accordingly he put his prisoner IN the
Harrison street station. and went to
hotel for nights rest
People Ara indignant.
Sheriff Shoemaker saws the people OF
Or'llIa are very indignant over DIR.
Judkins' arrest. Every minister IN
the town believes him Innocent of the
charge. and the people to whom he has
preached generally believe that y
would be impossible for the reverend
gentleman to commit any kind of
crime. Wheeler did not have the taun-
ty air that he carried during the cam
paign of 1902. when he was stuniping
the state in the interests Of prohibi-
ton. He is poorly Grad. his clothing
bearing evidence OF much wear. His
fun beard changes his appearance
somewhat, but even with 1t he is cas-
lily recognizable.
''Hon." Joseph Brown.
The Hon" Joseph Brown played
little part in the Orilha arrest that
was not known here until the sher-
IFS return. Mr.. Brown. who was
Wheeler's side partner here In the
1902 campaign, and who was secretary
and treasurer of the "Ovona Company,
has been with him In Orillia, helping
him in his meetings. Brown Is going
under the name of F. j. Brown, as
heretofore stated in these columns, and
at Orillia, after Or" Judkins' arrest.
started report to the effect that 1t was
not Rev. Wheeler. but nephew, Rev.
A. Judkins Wheeler, who had secured
the money from Mrs. Strain. 1t was
this, as much as anything else, that
enlisted the sympathy Of the Canadian
people in Rev Wheeler's case.
"Judkins" His Middle Name.
When asked this morning in jail why
he used the name of "Judkins' while
in Canada, Mr.. Wheeler said that he
was not ready to explain that as yet.
but would do so when he made state
ment of his case To Sheriff Shoe
maker, however, Wheeler admitted that
was the worst feature of the case. He
said that Judkins was his middle name,
and he took 1t for reasons of per-
sonal nature, which he did not wish to
divulge Wheeler also told the sheriff.
when speaking of the LeGrand trans
action, that he got the money, but that
the state would have no criminal ac
ton against him. Il would have paid
the money back" Wheeler told the
sheriff, before this. If they had asked
me for it." On the other hand the
state will claim that the Strains We're
very anxious to get their money back,
but We're not able to locate Wheeler.
Another Orillia Account.
The Orillia Times. in publishing an
account of the arrest of DIR. Judkins,
says in part:
The location of the accused was
traced to Orillia by letters postnarked
Orillia addressed to the wife of the
man wanted, Mrs. Lots Wheeler, and
others living in New Hampshire. r..
j. Brown. OF Omaha. Neb., Is also an