The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
HOLDS OLSON
SOUGHT TQGET
DEBT PAYMENT
Governor Gives Grounds on
Which ExtraditiOn of Mi
not Man Was Denied
OLSON FIGHTS CASE

enforcing collection of debt, and
because no satisfactory explanation
WAS made Of a delay of two years in
bringing the charge against Olson.
we're reasons assigned by Governor
Nestos for declining to grant the re-
QUESTION of the Governor of Indiana
for Olson's return. The Governor
rendered his decision after hearing
yesterday, in which representatives
OF the state of Indiana and Olson's
attorney, E. R. Sinkler of Minot,
argued the case.
Briefs in the state and a statement
If the charges had been in the hands
Of Governor Nestos for sometime.
Objections Of Sinkler that the accus-
ed was not properly charged with a
crime in Indiana were sustained in
part by the Governor, while other
objections of Sinkler were dismissed.
In briefly announcing his decision to
attorneys after the discussion, Gov
ernor Nestos said that he was not
dealing with the question of guilt
or innocence of Olson, but that he
was forbidden by the rules govern
ing him to send Olson back to In
diana to enforce the collection OF a
% civil debt, and that under the North
Dakota rules the delay in ind;cting
him must be explained and no ex-
PLANTATION was offered The first
count in the Indiana indictment
charged Olson with a crime on Oct
Xober 1, 1921 and February Is, 1921,
and the indictment was not returned
until September, 1923.
Two other charges against Olson,
on which previous acquisitions had
been asked, were dismissed by In
Hiana authorities.
Sinkler based his charge that o.
son was sought for COLLECTION of a
debt chiefly upon affidavits Of in
diana authorities. He also alleged
that the cashier of the closed bank
q had been tried but not convicted and
that no other directors (Olson be-
ing directory had been charged
with crime though jointly respon-
sible with Olson.
He quoted rule 81 of the Rules of
Executive Practice as follows: 1.-THE
purpose of granting acquisitions be-
ing to aid the administration of
criminal law, no requisition will be
issued to aid in collecting debt or
enforcing a civil remedy against a
person who has. left the state, or
shall criminal proceedings be used
when said offender is arrested for
a:y of such objects"
Under the laws Of Indiana the
Newburgh bank was copartnership
and because Of this Olson would be
personally liable, with other direc-
tors, for any loss that the bank
might sustain.
Supporting his charge that Olson
was sought to enforce collection of
debt, Sinkler set out numerous at
fidavits of, Indiana authorities. The
affidavit of Charles w. Camp, state
bank examiner, said in part:
"Nat II. Youngblood prosecuting
attorney of Warrick county at the
time) came to the city of Indianapo-
lis and conferred with this afriant
and the Governor of the state of In
diana for two or three days prepar-
ing to go to Bismarck, North Dakota
to be present at the hearing on the
rcquisition for the said Jourgen o.
son on the 9Th day of December
1922, and it was arranged between
the Governor of Indiana and this af-
fiant that this atfiant should go and
be present at the hearing and the
arrangements to go were SO far COM
pleted that tickets were purchased by
the said Nat H. Youngblood and this
affiant in preparation of making the
trip; that after these arrangements
had been made, the Honorable
Charles Jewett and Charles o. Roem-
Ter, who were receiver and attorney
Bank, a bank in the sububs of the
City of indianapolis, that had. fail
ed sometime before and in which the
said Jourgen Olson was interested
appeared in the Governors office and
informed the Governor that they had
oeen to Minot, North Dakota, and
oad conferred with the said Jour
gen Olson and his attorneys and that
they believed that, if the said Jour
gen Olson was not embarrassed by
extradition proceedings and was let
alone for three months, that he
could make some financial deals that
were then in progress, by means of
which he could raise sufficient FUNDS
to pay and satisfy the creditors of
the Beech Grove Bank and possibly
the creditors of the Farmers Bank
of Newburg, Indiana, and they re-
,quested the Governor of Indiana to
request the Governor Of North Da-
kota to delay the hearing OF extra
dition for at least three months,
and, in Difference, to the wishes Of the
said Jewctt and Boemler, the Cover
nor of Indiana requested the prose-
cutting attorney Of Warrick county,
Indiana to consent to the delay; that
it was against the judgment OF. this
affiarft to delay the hearing and the
prosecuting attorney Of Wairick
county protested and insisted that
THE said Jourgen Olson be extradited
and returned to Indiana, and that the
criminal laws of the state of Indiana
be vindicated, but finally an agree
ment was reached among the parties
and tho Governor of IndianaA wired
the Governor of North Dakota, as
this affiant is. informed and believes,
to delay the hearing for three
mqnths." -. pa
The first charge against Olson,
Sinkler said, was conspiracy to de-
fraud, the conspiracy consisting in
printing a calendar representing