Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31
STATE OF IOWA SUCCEEDS IN Sc.
CURING RETURN OF NICHOLAS
RuDABECK.
ALLEGED SWlNDLER
RETURNED TO DUBUQUE
Dubuauers Said to Have Lost From
$4,000 to $4,000 in Alleged illegal
Land Transactions Of Rudaeeck -
Accused Man Wages Three Year
Battle For Liberty.
.ey,al Ia Timcs-Republ,Can.

Dubuque, March 31.-Henry w. Ter
rcll, Of Des Moines, a special agent OF
Attorney General Havner's office, is ex-
pected 10 arrive in Dubuque tomorrow
from Seattle. Wash. having in his
charge one Nicholas Rudabeck, indicted
in Dubuque county in 1915 on the
charge o. cheating by false pretense.
When Rudabeck is landed in the Du-
buQue county Jail there will have been
ended one OF The bitterest fights against
eXtraditlon ever waged in the state OF
Washington and one Of the hardest
battles the department OF justice OF
Iowa has ever had to wage TO secure
possession Of a prisoner.
Hudabeck is alleged to have swirdled
number OF Dubuque men out of a
sum estimated at $50, 900 TO $4,000 in
1918. among his victims being E. y.
Engler, Chris Capritz. J. J. Schreiner
and others. all regarded as shrewd
business men. It is alleged Ruda beck
represented 10 these men that he rep
resented a certain land and develop
ment company, a Seattle corporation.
owning a large timhered tract in
Snohomish county, Washington, that ne
represented the timber 10 DE worth 50
10 ST. on the stump, the aggregate
value running into hundreds Of thous
ands OF dollars. Some Of these men
accom- panied Rudabeck to Washington
and were greatly impressed with what
he showed them. so much impressed
that they invested and on their return
induced others in Dubuque to invest.
Did Not Own Property Sold.
Later it IS claimed these investors
discovered the land they thought they
had bought did not belong TO the cor
poration represented by Rudabeck. that
1t belonged 10 another corporation.
Rudabeck was indicted by Dubuque
county grand jury in October, 1915. and
in November of that year J. J. Dunn,
then sheriff Of Dubuque county. armed
with requisition papers issued by Gov
ernor Clarke. Of Iowa, went 10 Wash
ington to get the accused man. Mr..
Dunn returned TO Dubuque empty
handed as the governor Of Washington
had refused to honor the requisition
papers issued by the governor Of Iowa,
his refusal, it is said. being based on
alleged error in the indictment.
Soon after Sheriff Dunn's return to
Dubuque county, Attorney Stuart took
the matter up with Attorney General
Cosson, who sent Henry ". Terrell to
Washington. This was in August. 1915.
He returned a month later without his
man reporting that ne was In hiding
in a remote mining district and that
when he did go into any Of the towns
it vas at nigh, and ne was protected
by friends OF high influence. mis- i'm
preston being that even certain officers
in Washington were averSe to turning
the accused man over to the Iowa au-
thorities.
Washington Officials Cooperate.
Some weeks ago County Attorney
Stuart learned there had been a change
Of officers in Washington, a new sheriff
and new county attorney. He com
mun!cated with the attorney and was
soon informed that no obstacles would
be put in his way, but that every pos
s!5le assistance would be given. In a
short time Rudareck was under ar
rest IN h.I-S county, HdN!IlS 'sel ar
rested in a Seattle theatcr Tho Mr..
Tarreu mad gone out Of office with At
torncy General CussUn. MS knowledge
Of the case in hand caused him 70 be
called back into the service by At
corney General Havner and he was
again sent to Washington. That was
n January.
On FEB. the governor Of Wash
| ington hoaored the requisition from
| Iowa and Rudabeck was turned over
10 Terrell Rudaoecks attorneys then
secured writ Of haDeas corpus and
he was allowed his liberty on a $4,000
bond At another hearing Terrell, rep
reserting the state Of Iowa. was victor
! ions INT another delay followed when
! Rudabeck's attorneys determined TO
appeal 20 The supreme court Of wash
| irgton which they did. The supreme
court on Wednesday Of th!s week over
ruled al Of Rudaoeck's contentious and
| ne was turned over to Terrell.
| Rudsbeck Prominent in Washington.
County Attorney stuart is in re-
ce!p, Of telegram from Terrell stat
| ing that ne viii probably arrive In Du-
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