Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
Special to Times-Republican.

Nevada, Feb. 16.-Since the finding
Tjernagle of Story City, was affirmed
by the supreme court, yesterday. the
disbarred attorney is before Governor
Carol asking for executive clemency.
Such was the word received by County
Attorney Hadley in the afternoon from
Attorney General Byers
Unless the governor sees fit to grant
him pardon IL will now be up to
Tjernagle, the scion of a we'll known
pioneer family. to go to the states
prison and serve out a fiye-year SEN
tence for the crime of embezzlenl ent,
of which he was convicted in district
court here q year or so ago. The case
has been a long drown out one and
has attracted no end of attention.
The career of Tjernagle has been an
unusually eventful one. He is an es-
pecially bright fellow and comes of
good old Scandinavian stock his people
being among the most substantial and
prosperous to be found in this part OF
the state. While the majority of the
large family of sons took to farming,
L. H. tOciA q law COui Sc. Ilt lidCtlStO
for some time at DEBORAH. Later he
moved back to story City near the old
homestead and launched an extensive
publishing concern, known as the
Scandal Publishing Company. This
was an enormous concern. employing
many men and having a plant costing
thousands of dollars. Stock was sold
in the concern. of which Tjernagle was
q a cpar n wealthy Of
Story and Hamilton counties and when
the concern finally went up. as in
flash, all lost heavily.
Litigation regarding this failure kept
the man in the courts and glare of the
limelight for years. He left Story City,
where he had been the one prominent
figure of the town for some years and
for q time he was lost sight of in the
public eye
He returned to Story City. however,
and again took up the practice of his
profession. People regained faith in
him soon and it was not long until
he had again built up a lucrative prac-
tice. His prosperity did not continue
long, however, and when he was charg-
eG with some crooked practices in the
profession he was brought before the
court and disbarred from further prac-
tice of law. A couple of years ago an
old gentleman of near Story City made
complaint to the county attorney that
he had entrusted some notes to Tier
magic for collection and the lawyer
had appropriated some Of the proceeds
to his own use. and he was unable to
secure either the return of the notes or
the money.
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of the grand jury and Tjernagle
was indicted for the crime of embezzle-
ment. The matter dragged thru the
district court for q year SO, until he
was finally tried and convicted of the
crime. He then took an appeal and
thru one reason or another this had
been delayed to a considerable extent
and the final disposition of the case
yesterday makes it practically certain
that he will be compelled to serve out
his time, unless the governor is con-
WINGED that he should receive executive
clemency.
Since conyicting the man and during
the time the case has been in the higher
courts County Attorney Hadley has had
his attention called To other practices
OF similar nature on the part of
Tjernagle.