Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-07
RIDDLE HEARING TUESDAY
Grain Man Will Have His Prelim-
mary on Updike Charge.
Won DORM STILL HIS FRIEND
Though He sues Him TO RepIevin
Furniture as satisfaction of
Debt, He Makes Defense
Of Him.

The preliminary examination Of Elmer J..
Riddle, president Of the Riddle Grain COM
pRny. arrested on the charge Of grand lar
ceny from the Updike Grain company, and
released under bail OF $1,000, will take
place in police court Tuesday morning.
The specific charge against Riddle is that
he stole certain bills of lading covering
939 bushels OF rye. consigned to Updike
Grain company. to the value Of t5U.S0. The
complaint was sworn out by Harley Nc
Cordel, manager Of the Updike concern.
Another little deal of Riddles bobbed
into light when J.. q. Won Dorm swore out
in county court a writ Of replevin for KID
dies office furniture. The furniture had
already been attached by the sheriff and
the repievin was given to Coroner Heafey
for service on Sheriff Bradley.
This bill Of sale was recorded
in the office Of the county clerk
Monday. It deeds the furniture in return
for a consideration Of t175, which Won
Dorm says was due him on a contract for
services as an attorney. This was three
days before Riddle decided to Mrs. Kiddle
through Miss Nellie Rubin, a stenographer
Miss Rubin appears as a witness to the
bill Of sale.
The replevin suit Of Won Dorm will be
fought out in county court and on trial
the relations Of KiddIe and Won Dorm may
have SOM Illumination. Won Dorm was
formerly in the grain business, after which
he became a lawyer.
Won Dorm Makes n Statement.
Mr.. Won Dorm made this statement, ex-
planning his relations to Kiddle:
In the first place, 1 was employed by
Mr.. Kiddie as his attorney, and in view
Of his financial condition took the furni-
ture referred to as payment in advance
for legal services, which II was apparent
would be necessary. Mr.. Kiddle and 1
have never before or since had any busi-
ness arrangement or any agreement of
any character whatsoever since 1906, when
Mr.. Kiddle was employed BY me as an
assistant in the grain business. Whatever
has been done by Mr.. Kiddle with my
knowledge or advice has been done in an
open and above board manner. There has
not been any attempt at any time to
evade In any manner any % his liablli-
ties.
Mr.. Kiddle is only one out of thou
sands Of good men who have been unfor-
tunate In business. He expects to obey
the law in every particular, at the same
time securing to himself that reasonable
protection which the law gives him for
the benefit Of his family.
Mr.. Riddle was a member Of the Grain
exchange In high standing and highly re-
spected, but he met with misfortune, and
now It is not right to kick MIN when he
is down. and 1 for one am not going to
do II.
The statement that 1 was Mr.. Riddles
attorney at the time the suit for separate
maintenance was brought last June by
Mrs. Riddle is untrue, as, according tc
my best recollection. l knew nothing about
the matter until it was settled.
THE statement that / attempted to in
jure Justice Cockrell on the eve of ar
election is unjust and untrue. The petit.
ton filed by Charles M. Burdge against
Judge Cockrell, in which matter. 1 was
the attorney for Mr.. Burdge, speaks fol
itself. And the case is still pending.