The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-08
MAKES ATTACK
ON INDIANAS
EXTRADITI0N
e. II. Sinkler, Minot Attorney,
Opposes Request to Send
<Jourgen Olson Back
AEARING IS, HELD HERE
Matter Continued From Time
to Time Because of At.
tempt For Settlement

1 Vigorous resistance to Indiana's
1 request for the extradition of Jour
gen Olson of Minot to face charges
preferred as a result Of the failure
1 of the Farmers Bank Of Newburgh,
| Ind, in which Olson was a stock
holder, was voiced before Governor
Nestos today by E. R. Sinkler, Olson's
| attorney.
To give Indiana attorneys here
time to prepare answers to Sinkler' s
| objections the hearing was adjourned
until Saturday morning.
Sinkler asserted that "Indiana is
! attempting to collect debt which
we admit is just debt, but North
Dakota should not send Jourgen o.
son back to Indiana to be co-oerced
| into a settlement"
Declaring that under the laws of
Indiana all stockholders were liable
for the full amount of the banks
losses, S nkler declared that the de-
positors in the failed Indiana bank
would not lose.
The hearing opened yesterday af-
ternoon but was adjourned with lit
tie action, because the previous re-
quest of the Governor of Indiana for
Olson's extradition. issued some
months ago, was revoked and new
charges and a new warrant present.
ed, which took Sinkler by surprise.
Hearing on the original request fof
extradition was continued from time
to time on the request of the Cover
nor OF Indiana, Sinkler said, because
an attempt was made to effect a set
tlement in the liabilities growing out
of the Indiana bank failure. He said
Olson signed an agreement under
which he was to give as security
about 1000 acres of North Dakota
land, but the agreement was not con-
summated and the settlement was
prevented by one or two attorneys
in the matter.
Z f.s., WaA&s to Settle.
II believe the Governor of Indiana
exercised good Judgment in delaying
the matter" said Sinkler, "and be-
lieve it would be good Judgment to
continue it further, and settlement
may yet be effected"
He admitted Olson was civilly liza.
BILE but denied that he was criminal
ly liable.
Sinkler also attacked the three
counts against Olson, ra sing numer.
Gus technical objections. The counts
charged conspiracy to obtain money
under false pretenses, obtaining
money under false pretenses and
grand larceny. He alleged that with
respect to the first two charges the
statute Of limitations has expired,
The offenses complained of, he said.
being charged as of November 1, 1917.
Sinkler asserted that the charge
made in one count that Olson alb
seconded from Indiana on October II,
1921, was false because Olson was in
Mfnot during that time while Sink
Ter and Attorney Paulda Of Minot |
we're in Indiana trying to straighten
mp the bank affairs. With respect to |
Arthur Halvorson and John C. Efing-
y, charged jointly with Sinkler, the |
after asserted Ehinger was now in
Indiana.
Three Representatives Here
The state Of Indiana is represented
,ere by Fred J. Whicker of the state
banking Department. H. A. Bippus,
prosecuting attorney of Warrick
county, and Judge Thomas w. Lind
'ey OF Evansville, assisting the state.
The afhdavit on which the extra
iition of Olson was asked was in
obtain money under false pretenses.
obtaining money under false pre-
enses and grand larceny.
1T is charged that Olson obtained
'113, 10000 from the Farmers
Sank Of Newburg, indiana" said
Judge Lindsey. 1T is alleged that
le and ASSOCIATES represented to the
'eople Of the community that the
stockholders were worth more than
million dollars and that every dol
pr desposited in the bank was back
ID by them. It is charged by the
tate that he withdrew money from
he bank and placed it in worthless
'aper, such as stock in North Dako-
z corporations of his, mortgages
md lands Of none or little value"
Prosecuting Attorney Bippus added
hat two suicides had grown out Of
he failure of the bank in Indiana.
he suicides being members Of the
'oard Of directors of the bank whom
le alleged were innocent Of the
I
Request Revoked
AT the opening Of the hearing yes
erday afternoon Prosecuting Attor-
icy Bippus announced that the re-
luisition on which Governor McCray
evsral months ago asked extraditio
4 fiOlson had been revoked, and pre-
ehted new affdavits and requisition
& the Indiana executive.
The indictments on which The first
xtradition was asked were quashed
y the circuit court Of VanderburRh
opnty, Indiana,,'to which the matter
lad been sent on change Of venue,
70 said.
=. r. Sinklsr, Minot attorney, rep
'esenting Olson, was taken By sur-
rise by the presenting Of new
harges. !.
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