Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-07-02
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GRAB SOCIALIST
At TWIN FALLS
Woman Who Served
Term for Espionage
in War Spirited Away
Taken From House of
nend After Ignoring
Wire to Stay Away.

Twin Falls, Idaho. July Mrs.
Kate Richards O'Hare, Socialist writ
er and lecturer who was released from
federal prison by President Wilson af-
ter she had served IA months of SEN
tence for violation of the espionage law,
was Friday afternoon taken from the
Twin Falls home of Fl. Fl. Friedheim,
her sponsor, by a party of dozen or
more unknown men. Inadequate de-
scriptions of her abductors have been
furnished to the authorities, but no
trace of them has come to light.
Mrs. O'Hare arrived at Twin Falls
at noon with her daughter, coming
from Vale, Ore, where she spoke
Thursday night. At Vale she received
q telegram from Friedheim to the ef-
feet that the county and city authori-
ties had warned him that Mrs. O'Hare's
coming here would be likely to result
IN dangerous consequences and advised
him to prevail. upon her to cancel the
engagement. Mrs. O'Hare's reply as
gfven to Friedheim was to the effect
that she would stand upon her con-
stitutional rights, that she had been
threatened before and nothing had ever
come Of it and that barking dogs don't
bite"
Feeling in Twin Falls against Mrs.
OHare, who has spoken there on two
different occasions, has been high, ac-
cording to the authorities Resolutions
in opposition to her intended appear
ance were adopted by numerous pa
triOtic organizations.
Mrs. III. p. Freidheim, who was alone
with Mrs. OHare in the house when
the visitor was taken away. was unable
to give a clear account of the circum-
stances.
Mrs. O'Hare was greeted on her ar
rival here by Freidheim and Leon S.
Ayotte.
Promised Protection.
Freidheim introduced Mrs. O'Hare
to Sheriff E. r. Sherman and Chief of
Police John NJ. Beck, who arranged
conference in the afternoon to present
the local situation to her
Following the conference, Freidheim
announced that the authorities had told
Mrs. O'Hare they would do all in their
power to avert untoward developments
and he insisted at that hour that Mrs.
O'Hare would speak here tonight.
Officials of Twin Falls county still
were searching nearby towns late Fri
day night for clue that might lead to |
the whereabouts of Mrs. O'Hare. Re
ports from Hollister, q town about 20 |
miles south of Twin Falls, were that |
the woman had passed through there |
Two autos travelling at high rate of |
speed were seen late at night going !
out of Twin Falls toward Hollister, |
a report from Twin Falls stated. Mrs. |
O'Hare is believed to have been in one |
of the machines.
Few Details Available.
Few details of the kidnapping are
available. In statement Friday |
night, Mr. Freidheim, friend of Mrs.
O'Hare, with whom she was stopping.
said that in his absence, about IS or 20
men entered his home and took Mrs.
O'Hare away. Neither the sheriff's Of
flee at Twin Falls or other local au-
thorities professed to have any infor-
nation as to where Mrs. O'Hare had
been taken.
There was no demonstration in con-
nection with the removal of Mrs
OHare from the Freidheim home and
no efforts were made by friends of the
woman to rescue her from her custodi-
ans. Many persons from outlying towns
near Twin Falls had come to the city
10 hear the address scheduled to be
by Mrs. O'Hare, but all re-
turned to their homes quietly when
,he failed to appear.
Headed for Nevada.
Belief is expressed in some quarters
hat the captors of Mrs. O'Hare may
,e headed for Wells, New, on the
Southern Pacific railroad, where she
night be placed aboard an east bound
rain. Wells, New, is but a few hours [
.un BY automobile from Twin Falls,
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