Albuquerque citizen., 1907-09-30
LATTER READY FOR
HARD CAMPAIGN
His Arrest Was Due to Desire of
United Railroads Interests
to Get Him Out of
Frisco For a
Time.

San Francisco, Cal. Sept. 30.-As-
sistant Attorney General Heney may
Institute criminal proceedings against
Attorneys r. Porter Asher and
Luther Brown, of the United Rail-
roads, for the part they played last
week in the arrest of Fremont Old
er, managing editor of the Bulle-
tin and his removal from the city
and county without the privilege OF
bail. Heney said today that he is
investigating the matter and If he
finds that the law was broken he
will take legal action.
Older has been prominent in con-
necuon with the graft prosecution
and was arrested Friday evening on
warrants Issued at Los Angeles.
sworn to by Luther. Brown, who
charges Older with criminal libel.
He was taken from the city in an
automobile and placed on a train
bound for Los Angeles. At Santa
Barbara he secured his release by
habeas corpus proceedings.
Was Enemy of Graft.
Older's arrest caused a sensation
as soon as 1T became generally
to the flame already burning be-
meath the United Railroads and the
officials of that concern.
Older, in the Bulletin, has pursued
podcy that has caused him to be-
come an object of hatred TO the
graft gang. He has continually pour
ed I'm red hot editorials and news
features, and his management of the
cam paign against Schmitz, Ruef,
Calhoun and the other grafters has
been such that 1t was deemed wisest,
apparently, among that interest to
took was evidently suicidal, as he is
now closely guarded to prevent a re-
petition of the arrest, and IN case
other warrants are sworn out for
him, he will be taken from the off,
GERS Immediately on habeas corpus
Writs.
Warrants on Fictitious Charge.
1t is generally believed among the
prosecuting attorneys forces that
the charge against Older was trump
ed up merely for the purpose of get
ting him out of the city for a short
time, when he could be held on other
warrants to be issued as fast as he
succeeded in regaining his freedom,
but the promptness with which his
friends here acted prevented that
schemes success.
How He Was Released.
In order to secure Older's release
1t was necessary to rout a judge
from his home and secure the pa
pers in habeas corpus at Santa Bar
attorney there by Olders friends
here. AS soon as the train bearing
Older reached Santa Barbara, an Of
ficer appeared and the prisoner was
promptly turned over to him. As
soon as formalities were completed
with. he was released and at once
returned to san Francisco.
The fact that his enemies secured
an auto and took him out of the
city to an outside station before
boarding the train showed their OBJ
ject. Older denies that he made any
resistance as he believed that use
less, but he did warn d friend of
the affair and 1t was through this
friend that efforts were made result
ing in his release.
More Bitter Than Ever
THE campaign against the graft
ers as far as l am able to wage it,
said Mr.. Older this afternoon, will
be far more bitter now than before
this affair Personally / do not care
for the arrest for 1t was no disgrace.
have not libelled the United Rail-
roads crowd. That would be i'm
possible. but hereafter they can ex-
pect the hardest kind Of a tight from
me-"