The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-10-04
EDITOR OLDER TAKEN
FRISCOBULLETlN WRITER Was
STOLEN BY TRICK.
Charged With Criminal Libel by
Los Angeles Parties, He Was Put
aeIes but was Released at Santa
Barbara by Deputy Sheriffs.

San Francisco, Sept. 30.-Fre-
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 called by tele-
phone message to a hotel on Ellis
street and Van Ness avenue by some
unknown person on a matter of ur-
gent Importance.
On his way over, it is claimed, he
was stopped by Luther Brown, a de-
tective 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 6 o'clock.
He was, later in the night, seen on
the train by a 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
Dara 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 a 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 Bulletir
in connection with the trial Of TREY
L.. Ford, now in progress, in regart
to the part Luther Brown took in the
alleged effort a few nights ago tt
kidnap former Supervisor Lonegran
a prominent witness in the graf
prosecution.
Created Great Sensation.
The attempt to take Fremont Old
err of the Bulletin to Los Angelo
and the methods employed have ere
a;ed a tremendous sensation here O.
account of Older's connection wit
the graft prosecution. Older ha
been working with Heney, Spreci
els, Langdon and Burns in the pros
e%cution of the bribery case, whic
has increased the emnity of all.
, Porter Ash, who is said to hav
accompanied the arresting party O
the train, is also one Of Ford's a
torneys.
Left Train at Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara, Cal, Sept. 49,
Fremont Older was taken from tn
Southern Pacific train arriving her
at 8 p. m. by a deputy sheriff {
Santa Barbara county and 20 dep,
ties and four or five hundred cit
zens, who escorted him to the cou
house, where a petition in habea
I corpus was argued.
Older was found in a state rool
of the train in charge of a Los Al
geles deputy sheriff. In another pal
+ Porter Ash, charged with having
+ part in the kidnapping of the editor.
I There was no restraint on the pa,
n of those having him in charge. H
was taken away in an automobile
r the court house as soon as he lie
the train and no opportunity VIZ
, given to get a statement from hiI
Richard and Carrie, who were e
gagged last night from San Francist
to bring the proceedings in behalf
l. Mr.. Older, remained UP the create
part Of the night, as did also Juds
Crow of the superior court.
} Older appeared in no way di
turbed and was found in the sta
room jollying with the deputy wi
} had him in charge. 1t vas 20 mi
l. utes after the train had pulled in b
fore Older was located. The edit
sat at the window of his state roo
h looking out at the crowd, not real
ing that they were there on his a
If count. Older was returned to S;
~ Francisco.