Arizona republican., 1921-07-03
Kate Richards O'Hnre
 Escapes From Captors
 And Returns To IdUhO
Republican A. p. Leased wirel

POCATELLO, Idaho, July Mrs. Kate Richards O'Hare, widely known Socialist writer and lecturer, kid- naped at Twin Falls by eleven men and taken across the desert into Ne vada in an automobile, arrived in Pocatello at 6:30 this evening from Ogden, Utah., where she changed cars from Montello, New. Mrs. O'Hare, attired in light green summer dress, with no hat and no personal posses sions, upon alfghting from the train at this city stated that she escaped her captors when about ne-quarter mile from Montello. The Kidnapping party was composed of three cars. The escape was effected when the first car had puncture and the gaso- line supply in the second car was exhausted. During the excitement over the accidents, Mrs. O'Hare slipped out of the rear car and made her way across the desert to Mon tello, where she secured the assistance of the marshal. who she said arrested nine of the captors while they were repairing the puncture and search ing for gasoline
 Upon arriving in Pocatello, the woman found that her daughter had arrived from Twin Falls intent upon filling her mothers lecture engage ment. but found that the doors of the hall in which they were to appear had been locked. The owners of the hall stated that the Twin Falls incl dent was sufficient to warrant the closing.
 Mrs. O'Hare stated that she was tired of featuring and that she would try and cancel her remaining en- agreements. devoting her time to pre- ferring charges against her nine cap tors Certain members of the party" declared the woman, stated that If I returned to Twin Falls I would be killed. They again reiter- ated the threat to the marshal of ] Montello."
 Mrs. O'Hare plans to remain in Pocatello tomorrow, later returning to Twin Falls. At late hour this eve ming she had not received an answer to her wire to Governor Davis de- manding protection.
 NO ARRESTS MADE TWIN FALLS, Idaho, July 2.-Ten men, alleged kidnapers of Mrs. Kate Richards OHare, arrived here today in three automobiles with Deputy. Sheriff Bert Robinson of Montello, Nevada.
 The Nevada officer declared he had no warrant for any member of the | party. There were no charges here against them. according to Sheriff E. R. Sherman and no arrests had been made at late hour tonight l Mrs. O'Hare told the Nevada of ficer, he said. that she had been well treated and that her abductors had conducted themselves in a gentle manly manner.
 | H. H. Friedheim, sponsor here for Mrs. O'Hare, from whose residence she was yesterday taken by the kid napers, today announced receipt of a telegram from Mrs. O'Hare at Mon | tello in which she reported the ar rest of ten members of the mob" stated that she had called upon Gov ernor Davis of Idaho for protection, and that charges against her abduc- '. tors would be preferred here. either 1 by herself or by her daughter, Kath- leen, in event her return was delayed. It was learned today that Kathleen 1 O'Hare had gone to Pocatello, where, according to Friedheim, Mrs. O'Hare was 70 fulfill a speaking engagement tonight.
 I It was not anticipated by authori- | ties here that Mrs. O'Hare will re- turn to Twin Falls for any purpose other than possibly to prefer charges | against her abductors. The situa- ton here today is apparently calm, the Kidnapping episode being dis cussed without display of heat by small groups on the streets through out the day. Sheriff sherman today received a telegram from Otto Bran stetter, executive secretary of the National Socialist party, Chicago, declaring that "a million Socialist ] citizens are awaiting to see you ob- serve your oath of office to maintain flaw and order in your county. You can prove your Americanism only by the immediate arrest of the criminals irrespective of their influence or prominence. We demand that you T do your best.'
 Mayor P. w. McRoberts received a similar message.
 The attitude of Governor Davis was indicated in a message from his sec retary, F. W. Brown. to Mrs. O'Hare.
 Deputy Sheriff Robinson, who ac- companied the alleged kidnapers from Montello, said that he had no list of names of the men in the party and would be unable to identify them unless he were to see them again.
 GOVERNORS cAUSTic REPLY
 BOISE, Idaho, July 2.-The follow ing telegram sent by Kate Richards I O'Hare from Montello. New. was re- ceived at Governor Davis office to- day:
 Il 'Kidnaped from my room in Twin Falls and forcibly carried to Montello, . 4>eN el UltillptIS UT tIlOp iiOW der arrest by marshal of Montello.
 Threatened with personal violence if I returned to Twin Falls to prefer . charges. I demand protection of you
 to enable me to return in safety to
 prefer charges. Wire me at Poca- tello whether or not I will be pro- . tected in bringing criminals to jus tice"
 The governor. who is en route to
 Seattle, directed his secretary, F. w.
 Brown. over the long distance tele-
 phone from eastern Oregon, to send , the following reply:
 Governor Davis out of state but re- ceived your Montello wire over tele- ' phone. Instructs me to tell you that the state of Idaho and its peace offi- cers always protect citizens within
 the state whose purposes are lawful.
 He also instructs me to state it his , personal view that those who wish to rise to the ideals of good citizen [ ship are careful not to be a party in the exciting of passions which