Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
EDITOR Older TAKEN
FRISCO BULLETIN WRITER WAS
STOLEN BY TRICK.
Charged With Criminal Libel by
Los Angeles Parties, He Was Put
on Train and Started for Los An
ueIes but was Released at Santa
Barbara by Deputy sheriffs.

San Francisco, Sept. 30.-Fge-
mont Older, managing editor OF the
Bulletin, was arrested on two war
rants from Los Angeles, sworn TO- by
Luther Brown, charging Older with
criminal libel.
Older it is said, was cased by tele-
phone message to hotel on Ellis
street and Van Ness avenue by some
unknown person ION matter OF ur-
gent Importance.
On his way over, it is claimed, he
was stopped by Luther Brown, de-
tectiye from Los Angeles county.
and 20 deputies, who produced
warrants from Los Angeles and af-
ter reading one Older was placed in
an auto and taken to Redwood City,
which was reached in time to con-
meet with the Coast line limited for
Los Angeles, leaving San Francisco
at o'clock.
He was, later in the night, seen ON
the train by friend, who notified
the authorities in San Francisco,
who had inaugurated a search for
him when his disappearance was re-
ported.
Steps were at once taken by
friends in this city to have Older re-
leased by proceedings at Santa Bar
bara when the train reached there.
| The warrants for Older's arrest
were signed here by Judge Carroll,
who says that they had been issued
by justice of the peace of Los An
giles.
The charges against Older are
said to have been based on an ar
ticle which appeared in the Bulletin
in connection with the trial OF TREY
L. Ford, now in progress, in regard
to the part Luther Brown took in the
alleged effort a few nights ago to
kidnap former Supervisor Lonegran,
prominent witness in the graft
prosecution.
Created Great Sensation.
The attempt to take Fremont Old
err of the Bulletin to Los Angeles
and the methods employed have Gre
a;ed tremendous sensation here on
account of Older's connection with
the graft prosecution. Older has
been working with Heney, Spreck-
els, Langdon and Burns in the pros
ecution of the bribery case, which
has increased the emnity of all
Porter Ash, who is said to have
accompanied the arresting party on
the train, is also one of Ford's at
torneys.
Left Train at Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara, Cal, Sept. 20
Fremont Older was taken from the
Southern Pacific train arriving here
at 8 p. m. by deputy sheriff of
Santa Barbara county and 20 depu-
ties and four or five hundred citi-
zens, who escorted him to the court
house, where petition in habeas
corpus was argued.
Older was found in a state room
OF the train in charge of Los An
geles deputy sheriff. In another part
of the train were Luther Brown and
Porter Ash, charged with having a
part in the kidnapping of the editor.
There was no restraint on the part
OF those having him in charge. He
was taken away in an automobile to
the court house as soon as he left
the train and no opportunity was
given to get statement from him.
Richard and Carrie, who were en-
gagged last night from San Francisco
TO bring the proceedings in behalf Of
MT Older, remained up the greater
part OF the night, as did also Judge
Crow OF the superior court.
Older appeared in no way dis
turbed and was found in the state
room jollying with the deputy who
had him in charge. 1t was 20 min
utes after the train had pulled in be-
lore Older was located. The editor
sat at the window of his state room
looking out at the crowd, not realiz-
Ing that they were there on his ac-
count Older was returned to San
Francisco.