Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-13
Charge of ENLIGHTENMENT Pre-
ferred by Boone Valley Coal
and Iron Company
AN ALLEGED SHORTAGE OF $4,000
w. P. Dickinson, of W. P. Dickinson &
Company, Chicago, Has Claims Of
Other Creditors to Meet AIso-Re-
puted to Be Iowa capitaIist-Where-
abouts Unknown.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-W. 2. Dickinson
of w. p. Dickinson & Company. styled
as a capitalist at 14O5 Masonic Temple.
is being sought for by Sheriff Tiff, OF
Buchanan county. Iowa. and Deputy
Sheriff Henry Schroeder. of Chicago. on
a charge of ENLIGHTENMENT preferred by
the Boone Valley Coal and Iron Com
pany, of Boone, Iowa. Dickinson can
not be found by the officers. altho they
have searched for him for week. His
place of residence is at Geneva. H..
where he Is reputed to have string of
horses and maintains an Establish
.nent' in fine style. A lawyer interest
ed in the case said today: There is
something peculiar about this Dickin-
son affair." and 1t may be that persons
acquainted with w. p. Dickinson can
throw some light on the scandal created
by the alleged disappearance of $4,000
deposited by Bpokmaker Rose in the
Masonic Temple vaults several months
ago.
w. p. Dickinson was indicted about
ten days ago by. the grand jury az In
dependence Iowa. Hamilton Browne,
of Geneva, ILL.,. was the principal wit
ness against him. Browne is president
of the Boone Valley Coal and Iron and
Brick and Boone Valley Coal and Rail-
way Companies, and it was thrl his
business acuuain.ances with Dickinson
that the latter was appointed the Chi
cago financial agent of the companies
of which Browne is the head.
According to the Indictment against
Dickinson, there is a shortage of S21.-
900 charged up against him. and the
attorney for the coal company says that
there are other creditors, who have
been pushing claims, but entertain no
suspicious, because Of Dickinson's re-
puted standing among the financiers.
and NE named the president of fore
most Chicago bank as one of those whc
would be pleased to see Dickinson settle
claims against him. Browne is now in
Chicago, encouraging the laws officers
in their efforts 20 trace Dickinson. AT
the latter's Office they said they were
put off from day to day, while at the
same time other officers were unable
to get any satisfaction at Geneva. .s
1t is said Dickinson handled securi-
ties of the Boone concern to the value
of nearly 100000 These consisted of
notes and bonds. During the last six
months, 1t is said, Dickinson was press
ed for a settlement, but always man-
aged to evade the demand by repre-
sensations which seemed plausible.
Then. it is alleged. it was discovered
that thousands of dollars worth Of SCI
curitiss, approxinating in value the
amount OF the shortage for which Dick
inson was indicted, We're hypothecated
by Dickinson to his own account. When
confronted with the charge, it is said,
Dickinson made q denial of the short
age charged against him, and point
ed 10 his general financial standing as
proof that there was no possibility of
wrong doing on his part. Neyerthe :
less, he was indicted, and Governor
CuniInins, of Iowa, issued an extradi-
lion paper which was honored by Gov
ernor Yates, of Springfield. This war;
rant was brought to Chicago By the
Iowa sheriff and the assistance of Sher-i
if Barrett was sought. Day by day the
officers have prosecuted their search,
but with no success.
AT the office and home of w. P. Dick
inson at Geneva it was said that Mr..
Dickinson had not been home for a
week, and that no information could be
given as to his present whereabouts.