Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
WARRANT FOR ARREST OF
OLDER is ISSUED SECRETLY

Profound secrecy guarded the issuing
of the warrant for the arrest of Fremont
Older and R. A. Crothers by Justice J.
w. Summerfield. No complaint was made
to the district attorneys office, and the
document was not drawn up on a regu-
lar form. Instead it was typewritten on
plain paper, giving 1t the appearance of
having been drawn, in an attorneys
office.
Constable Ben Cohn was heard to re-
mark on Thursday afternoon that he
was going out of town, but no signifi-
canoe was placed on it. About o'clock
on Thursday Justice Summerfield was
seen in the office of Deputy District At
torney Mccartney, though the latter
strenuously denied that he knew any
thing of the proceeding.
1t is said on good authority that Eddy
l.. Brown, a clerk in the stamp depart
ment of the general postoffice and a
brother of the complaining witness in the
libel charge, went to Justice Summerfield
Thursday morning and laid the whole
matter before him. The justice was
doubtful about the legality of the pro-
ceeding until he had consulted with
Deputy Mccartney, who set him right
on the legal points involved.
The warrant was sworn to and signed
! in Justice Summerfield's private office
during the noon hour on Thursday
Brown returned to his work unobserved
and not even the regular attaches Of the
court room knew the nature Of his bust
ness.
Charged with Libel
In the complaint it is stated that the
crime of libel was committed by r. A
Crothers and Fremont Older at Los An
geles city, in Los Angeles county. This
was done merely to give Justice Sum-
merfield Jurisdiction over the case, and
Is within the law, as the San francisco
Bulletin is for sale here in the city.
Further, it is stated the defendants did
willfully and maliciously and with intent
thereby to injure one Luther Brown
resident of Los Angeles county, and
expose him to the public hatred, con-
tempt and ridicule by publishing defam-
atory and libelous words of and concern.
ing the said Luther Brown under the
heading, kidnapping Sleuths May Be
Sent to Prison."
Just before starting to the depot tc
get the coast line train Constable Cohr
was advised to take along another mar
so as to have an impartial witness tt
whatever might happen, and he got Con
stable Cochrane to accompany him. BY
that time 1t was too late to get the coas
| line train and they waited for the Ow
on the valley road.
Arriving In San Francisco Friday
morning they went Immediately before
Judge Carroll Cook, who indorsed the
warrant. Then the two constables spen
the day listening to the Ford trial and
seeing the ruins until time to round vi
their quarry, which had been set for the
late afternoon or early evening.
| When their prisoner was taken from
them by an order of the superior cour
at Santa Barbara yesterday morning
| Cohn and Cochran separated, the latter
continuing on to Los Angeles on the same
train they had boarded at San Francisco
Cohn stayed behind to watch the court
proceedings.
When Cochrane arrived in the city ht
went at once to Justice Summeffield'
court and gave the details of the arres
and told how they had been relieved Of
their charge by the Santa Barbara au
thorities He ridiculed the idea of pos
sible kidnapping and maintained the ar
rest and warrant were both regular ant
| legal.
Constable Cohn arrived on the accom-
mediation train from Santa Barbara a.
1880 last evening. When seen at the depo
he refused to talk except to repeat tha'
it was all a mistake.