The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-14
+. II. Sinkler, Attorney, De.
fends MinOt Man For Whom
Requisition Is Asked
CHARGES BAD FAITH
Representatives of State of
Indiana Press Demand
For OlsOn's Return
lcquisition for the return to
Indiana of Jourgen Olson, Minot
banker, was denied this after
noon by Governor NestOs.

A bitter arraignment Of the au
thorities of the state of Indiana. in
cluding Governor McCray of that
state, for, the alleged attempting
to remove Jourgen Olson, Minot
banker, to that state for trial in
connection with a bank failure but
in reality seeking to get him to
that state to enforce payment of
civil debt, was made before Cover
nos R. A. Nestos today by E. r.
Sinkler Of Minot. Olson's attorney,
is resisting the requisitiOn.
After Special Prosecutor Thomas
Lindsey of Evansville. Ind. and
Prosecuting Attorney H. A! Bippus
Of Warrick county. Indiana, had laid
before the governor an indictment
charging Olson with conspiracy to
steal bonds in the failed Farmers
bank of Newburgh, Indiana, embez-
Element of 49, ,O50 Of bonds and grand
larceny, Sinkler opened lengthy ar
gument before governor at 10 a. m.
The hearing was Continued this at
ternoon.
He asserted Olson was not proper
ly charged with q crime, the affi-
davits did not Connect Olson with any
crime, that the plain purpose of the
proceeding was to collect debt and
that the delay of over two years In
finding the indictment was not ex-
planned.
Today was the third time request
for requisition of Olson has been
presented to Governor Nestos. On
two previous occasions the requests
were Withdrawn because Of defects
in the papers.
81 say to you it is an outrage
the way this man has been pestered
and he should not be taken back t.
Indiana to collect y debt" Sinkle'
asserted.
He declared that when the first
requisition papers were prepared
wear ago, the governor Of Indiana
affidavits show, asked Governor Mes
tos to delay the hearing three
months because a tentative agree
ment was made whereby the state
banking and prosecuting officers o.
Indiana hoped to gain money in set
Element from Olson. Two charges
against Olson on which requisltiol
was asked have been withdrawn
Sinkler declared. and the present in
dictment, he asserted. was drawn OF
September s, N23, two years after tn
alleged crime was committed.
Mr.. Lindsey, arguing for tn
granting of the requisition. declar
led that regardless Of past occur
rences or the actions of the governo
Of Indiana, . valid rcquisition, am
I charge was now being presented.
II will say in fairness that ther
never has been q requisition present
ed to the Governor Of North Dakot'
up to this time that should hav
) been Granted" he said.
The present. charges, he explained
were that Olson conspired wit
others to take bonds belonging t
the bank, on October l6, 1871. tina
Olson, Arthur Halverson and Joh
C. EAinger did take $3,O60 bonds be
longing to Mary Sloan and Ami
Uhde and that they took $1,95O bond
belonging to Ed H. Lake.
He charged that Olson had foole
the authorities Of Indiana into be
lieving that he could settle civil liza
bilities and had by these method
been the cause Of the delay in tn
requisition proceedings.
During the argument. Sinkler Dc
ciared that within the last few year
Olson was rated worth $1,sOO.OOO b
Dunn and Bradstreet.