Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-26
JEWELL MERCHANT CLAIMS
RlDENs coNsPlRED TO DE-
FRAUD HIM OF $4,000.
THREATENED
FOR ALLEGED SERIOUS CRIME
Charged With Assault, u. l. Esps
Gives Couple Check For $1,000,
Which 10 Converted Into Certificate
Of Dsposit-Espe Seeks to Recover
Money.

webster CITY, Sept. 26.--H. l.. ESpe,
of Jewell. has filed petition in the of
flee of the clerk of the district court
S. Riden and Mary S. Riden, also of
Jewell. and asks that the State Bank
of Jewell be required to return GER
tain certificate of deposit which is now
in the Gust ody of the bank. The petit
ton states that on Sept. %, 1914, s and
Mary S. Riden conspired to cheat and
plaintiff of unlawful assault upon Mary
s. Riden. threatened him with prosecu-
ton for the commission of an alleged
serious crime and demanding of the
plaintiff a large sum of money: that
plaintiff was overcome by said threats
and demands and while under the in
fiuence of the same gave to S. Riden
and Mary S. Riden, thru an agent act
ing for them. check for $4,000 upon
the State Bank Of Jewell, which check
they converted into certificate of de-
posit.: that the accusations made
against this plaintiff by the Ridens are
absolutely false and untrue and the
check and certificate were obtained by
fraud and duress.
The plaintiff asks that he may have
judgment against the bank for the can
collation. and surrender of said certifi-
cate.
Judge Wright issued an order for a
temporary injunction upon the filing
of bond for $4,000.
Ridens Recently Married.
Mr.. Espe is an old resident of Jewell,
is bachelor and is we'll known. He
is one of the leading merchants Of the
town and this affair has created quite a
sensation. The Ridens were married in
Marshalltown about month ago and
have made their home at Jewell since.
where Mr.. Riden is employed in the
electric light plant He is an Assyrian
and his wife is Scotch. He came to the
United States number of years ago
and for the past fifteen years has been
living in and around Story City. work
ing on farms and running threshing
machines. His wife came to Canada
seven or eight years ago and later went
to Chicago. While in Scotland she sang
and played the organ in churches and is
musician of some merit. When she
aTrlNcu III LuiS COuntTySbHc dCCeptcu Il
position with o vaudeville troupe in
Chicago and made her living in that
way until her marriage a month ago
She is about 25 years of age and is said
to be very attractive.
Woman Alleges Attempted Assault.
The Ridens occupy rooms in Jewell in
the same building as Mr.. Espe. each
having three upstairs rooms The soft
water pump is in little room off the
kitchen occupied by the Ridens and Mr..
Espe was In the habit of going there for
soft water. Last MoRday night he went
for water and Mrs. Riden was engaged
in getting supper for her husband, who
works nights. 1t was between 8 and
10 o'clock. Mr.. Espe and Mrs. Riden
became engaged in conversation and it
is then that she alleges the atte1npte ed
assault took place. In order to escape
from Espe. she says. she told him she
would come to his room, but instead OF
doing so ran down the stairs and in
formed her husband Of what had taken
place. There are many conflicting re-
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