The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-23
THIS TINE THE ALLEGED MOB
VICTIM WILL FIGHT REoUlsl.
TION-HE CONFESSED TO
ROBBERY HE DIDN'T COMMIT
Because He Filed Suit for Damages
Against Rayborn, Mo-. Neiehbors.
He Says He Is Being Prosecuted
Declares He Is Innocent.

lola, Kan. July -1.-Armon Ellm-
halgh OF Morgan was brought to he
Allen county Jail yesterday afternoon
by Sheriff Hoover Kerr ar The re
quest Of the sherin OF Wright county
Missouri. who SAYS he holds a war
rant charging Elumbaugh with burg
larry and larceny. Elumba1sh is the
young man who, fearing mob violence,
he saws. was compelled 20 confess 20
a robbery he did not commit and flee
from his home, leaving his wife in
bed 20 care for a three weeks old son.
One night in the latter art Of Ma
the home OF John Hopkins a farmer
at Rayborn. No, was entered and rob
bed Of gallon jug OF whisky, a bot.
tie OF wine and some shotgun shells.
Bloodhounds We're obtained 70 trail
the thief and crowd followed the
dogs. The hounds traced Elumbaguh's
footsteps and he was accused OF the
theft. He protested innocence, but, he
saws. the crowd would not listen 10 his
denials and some told him that day
light would come and he wouldn't see
il" If he did not admit he stole the
whisky and leave the country forever.
Elumbaugh finally confessed. Persons
in the crowd which followed the
dogs deny that any threats were made
against Elumbaugh
Says Arres, IS Persecution.
/ Later on relative' OF Elumbaugh dis
covered evidence 20 prove that he was
not guilty of the theft. They adver-
tsed so the wanderer would learn
that his innocence had been establish
ed and would return TO his wife and
baby. He found a copy of the paper
al Auceyille Kan. and Immediately
went to the home of his brother at
Moran, Kan. Together they went to
Ravborn where IL was still insisted
that Elumbaugh was implicated in the
theft. But no action was taken against
him at that time and Elumbaugh filed
suit for 100000 damages against mem
bers of the alleged mob in the district
court at Springfield, Mo.
II is 10 bluff him into dismissing
this suit that Elumbaugh says Grim
inal action has now been brought
against him. He will refuse to return
to Missouri with the Wright county
sheriff unless Governor Stubbs honors
a requisition for him. He has retain
ed lawyer and will resist eytradi.
ton.
Il am absolutely innocent" Elum-
baugh told a caller today 81 did con
fess that stole the whisky, the wine
and the shells from Mr. Hopkins
home, but I did so to save my life
/ There was nothing else for me to do
10 escape the mob.
Sold His Possessions and Fled.
That seemed 10 satisfy the mob.
Now. you get out and never show
yourself here again one shouted. l
was in terror. but they gave me time
to sell my garden and forty acres Of
corn for 81 They took my horses
had been offered So for and I re.
ceiyed $40 I got s13 for my chick
ems.
II stole away and bade my wife
and baby goodbye and walked to the
railroad station. l went to Joplin,
Springfield. Mo. Kansas City. Coffey-
. Vile ont to Great Bend and then to
Wichita and then to Ahceville, Kan,
where saw the advertisement for
me. ( went then TO my brothers
home in Moran. We went back TO
Rayborn. filed suit and returned to
Moran. As soon as | could I sent for
my wife and baby"
Elumbaugh was working on the rail
way section az Moran when arrested
by Sheriff Kerr The sheriff of
Wright county will arrive tonight