The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
OLDER KIDNAPPED.
The Managing Editor of the San
Francisco Bulletin
Arrested on Warrant Sworn
Out in Los Angeles.
WHISKED OFFON TRAIN
Before His Friends Knew Any
thing About 1t.
The Charge Against Him Is
Criminal Libel.
WAS SEEN EN- ROUTE.
By Some One Who Turned in
an Alarm.
Stopped With Writ of Habeas
Corpus at Santa Barbara.
Before His Friends Knew Any
thing About 1t.
The Charge Against Him Is
Criminal Libel.
WAS SEEN EN- ROUTE.
By Some One Who Turned in
an Alarm.
Stopped With Writ of Habeas
Corpus at Santa Barbara.

San Francisco. Sept. 2S.-Fremont
Older, managing editor of the Bulle-
tin and prominently connected with
the graft prosecution was arrested in
this city yesterday evening on war
rants issued in Los Angeles, sworn to
by Luther Brown, who charges Older
with criminal libel. Older was ar
rested on the street and taken by au-
tomobile to Redwood City, twenty-five
miles south, where a connection was
made with a southbound train for
Los Angeles. on which he was placed
in charge of officers from that city.
Older, it is said, was called by tele-
phone MESA e to hotel by some I'M
known person on matter of impor-
lance.
on his way there it. is claimed he
was stopped by Luther Brown, de-
tective from Los Angeles county and
two deputies who produced the war
rants from Los Angeles and read one
of them. Older was then placed in an
automobile and taken to Redwood
City. which was reached in time to
connect with the coast line limited
for Los Angeles leaving San Francisco
at 6 O'Clock. He was later in the night
seen on the train bound south, by
friend who notified the authorities
in San Francisco, who had inaugu-
rated a search for him when his dis
appearance was reported steps were
to have Older released on habeas
corpus proceedings at Santa Barbara
when the train reached there this
morning.
signed here by Judge Carroll Cook. who
saws that they had been issued by Jus
tice of the Peace Chamberlain of Los
Angeles.
The charges against Older are said
to have been based on an article which
appeared in the Bulletin in connection
with the trial of TREY L. Ford now IN
progress in regard to the part hutner
Brown took in the alleged effort few
nights ago to kidnap former SuperVl-
sor Lonergan, a prominent witness IN
the graft prosecutions.
The attempt to take Fremont Older
of the Bulletin to Los Angeles and the
methods employed, have created ire
mendous sensation here on account or
Older's connection with the great pros
ecution. Older has been working Win
Heney. Sprecfles, Langdon, and Burns
in the prosecution of bribers and bribe-
takers and through the vigorous course
of his paper has incurred the enmlty OF
all the indicted ones Luther SroWh'
who swcre to the libel charge is Los
Angeles lawyer and detective and has
been engaged in the defense of TREY
L Ford, general counsel of the United
Railroads company, who is now on
+riaI for bribery. Porter Ashe, who is
said to have accompanied the arresting
party on the train is also one of Ford's
attorneys.
Stopped by Habeas Corpus.
Santa Barbara, Cal, Sept. 2S.-Fre-
mont Older managing editor of the
San Francisco Bulletin, arrived here
this morning on Southern Pacific train
No IS At a session of the superior
court. held at O'Clock this morning.
papers were prepared in habeas corpus
proceedings on the advice of District
Attorney Langdon of San Francisco
When the train arrived, Mr.. Older was
taken from it by the sheriff and at
once conducted to the superior court
where a hearing on the habeas corpus
writ is now in progress
The Southern Pacific train was met
here by deputy sheriff or Santa Bar
bara county. twenty deputies and four
or five hundred citizens, who escorted
him to the court house. Older was
found after 15 minutes search in a
state room of the train He appeared
in no way perturbed and was Jollying
with the deputy who had MIN In
charge.
older in a statement corroborates
the story of his capture already told.
He saws that at San Jose he was given
the privilege of wiring to Rudolph
spreckles of his plight. which he did