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\Olt. XXXIV.
NUMBER 363
8 KILLED IN
TRAIN WRECK
MISTAKE COSTS LIVES OF MANY
PASSENGERS
FAILURE TO TURN BWITCH 18
CAUBE
Baltimore & OMo Flyer Collides with
Freight at Bellalre, Ohio— En.
glneer Is Burned to a
Crisp '
By Associated Press.
WHEELING, W. Va., Sept. 28.-Elght
men were killed and a score Injured
fatally at Bellalre, Ohio, this afternoon
when the Cn'oago & Wheeling fast train
on the Baltimore & Ohio crashed into a
freight train which was moving slowly
on a siding. '
The wreck was due to the failure of an
operator to throw a switch. The west
bound freight had received orders to meet
the passenger at the limits of the Bell
aire yards.
Where the wreck occurred there is a
sharp curve which prevents the engineers
of eastbound trains from seeing more
than / few feet ahead. The passenger
train swung around the curve rapidly and
should have gone on safely to the main
line. The switch to the siding had not
been turned ana the train shot Into the
siding. The worst damage was done to
the smoker, which was telescoped by the
baggage car. Every occupant of the
smoker was Injured or killed. The pas
sengers in the day coach and the two
Pullmans were tumbled from their seats
but not seriously hurt.
Engineer Galbralth was burned to a
crisp by escaping steam.
Ueneral Manager Fitzgerald, who was
in the neighborhood on an Inspection
tour, qnd General Superintendent W. C.
Loree of Wheeling superintended the
rescue work.
Among the passengers were the mem
bers of the Richard Carle "Spring Chlcwt
en" comic opera company, which wa*
to have played at Wheeling this evening.
All the members of the company escaped
serious injury except Alfred Dalby, the
musical director. It was found necessary
to amputate his right arm.
At the office of Superintendent Loree
tonight it was said that they were not
yet certa:.i who was to blame for the
accident, but a thorough Investigation Is
under way.
NORFOLK, Sept. 28. — Mrs. H. G.
Munsell and Mrs. Henry Holmes of
Springfield, Mass., here to attend the
Dawn Tract society convention, were
killed tonight by a Norfolk & Western
railroad train.
Two Cars Demolished
By Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Sept. 28.— Two coaches
of 'Frisco passenger train No. 4 from
Texas. v(*r» wrecked by a tolllslon with
a freight train Just inside the city limits
late last night. Several passengers were
Injured but none killed. The freight ran
through an open switch upon the main
track just as the passenger train was
passing and went between the first and
second coaches. The passenger train was
running thirty miles an hour when the
accident occurred, and the fact that the
freight crashed between the coaches prob
ably prevented loss of life.
Alameda Local Wrecked
By Associated Press.-
OAKLAND, Sept. 28.— The Alameda lo
cal train from San Francisco was ditched
at S:3C o'clock this morning opposite the
Pennsylvania oil works, near the Oak
land estuary. The train consisted of en
gine No. 1483, a tender, and two passen
ger coaches. The engine was completely
capsized and one of the coaches over
turned. None of the passengers was
hurt. Engineer Aldrlch and Fireman B.
P. Stone saved themselves by Jumping.
Thf! wreck was caused by gravel on the
rails.
Show Train is Wrecked
By Associated Press.
BISBEE, Ariz., Sept. 28.— "Pawnee
Bill's" private car was overturned and
two other cars badly smashed In a rear
end collision between a freight train and
the "Pawnee Bill's" show train on the El
Paso & Southwestern railroad near here
today. One woman sustained internal In
juries and may die. Several others were
injured. In the excitement following the
accident, the Cossacks in the show drew
swords and chased the engineer of the
show train a mile up the tracks.
Electric and Cable Cars Crash
3y Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28.— A misun
derstanding regarding the right of way
caused a collision th.s morning between
a Powell street cable car and an electric
car on the Slitter street line. The pas
engers of both cars were thrown from
their 6eats and a number of them sus
tained painful bruises, those most se
verely Injured being Mrs. M. Carroll ard
William Grlssier, both of this city and
Miss Lawrence of Sausalito.
Cow Derails Train; One Killed
By Associated Press.
SIOUX CITY, la., Sept. 28.— A cow pn
the track derailed the through passenger
train eastbound on the Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul railroad near Hawarden
late yesterday. George jokers, aged 15,
was killed and five persons were injured
Two Killed In Collision
By Associated Precs.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 28.— 1n a collision
on the Toledo & Port Clinton electric
railroad today M*»rman Mul'.man was
killed and Condufljfr Brant'on and half
a dosen others were injured,
Grand Duke Frederick Dead
By Associated Press.
CONSTANCE, Grand Duchy of Baden,
Se.pt 28— The Grand Duke Frederick of
Baden died today of Inflammation. He
was unconscious for many hours before
his death. Throughout the night the
cabinet ministers and the court officials
find chaplains had waited in an apart
ment adjoining the death chamber for
the end to come.
Kipling In Canada
By Associated Pres«. s
MONTREAL, Sept. 28.-Rudyard Kipr
ling, accompanied by Mrs. Kipling, has
arrived here. Mr. KlpHng expects to
remain in Montrcnl for a couple of weeks
after which ho will cross Canada to the
Pacific coast. He will return to eastern
Canada, but after that he said his plans
were undecided.
Los Angeles Herald.
DOG PLAYS SLEUTH ;
FINDS STOLEN HORSE
Bright Fox Terrier Does Good Detec
tive Work and Farmer Regain*
Possession of Hi*
Property
NEW YORK,/ Sept. 28.-A horse, stolen
three weeks ago from the farm barn of
Wesley Glbba, about three* miles from
Caldwell, N. J., was recovered through
the Intelligence of a fox terrier.
Glbb»> accompanied by his dog, was
driving over Hook mountain, Morris
county, when the terrier made a dash
Into a wood skirting the highway. In a
few minutes It returned barking vigor
ously. A moment lp.ter Glbbs heard a
hirse neigh at a distance.
At this t>oun<*the dog dashed away
again. Glbbs tied his horse and plunged
into the woods. A walk of perhaps a
quarter of a mile brought him to a rail
fence, separating the field he was In from
another. Behind this fence was the stolen
horse, with the dog leaplpg at it. Gibbs
took the horse home.
NO REGULATION BARS
ENTRY OF ALIENS
U. 8. JUDGE DECIDES QUESTION
OF IMMIGRATION
Settles Question Arising Over Prose.
cution of Captain Who Allowed
Japanese and Korean to
Come Into Country
By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 28.— "But there
is no regulation barring the entry of
alien n not having a passport from his
home government. If such a regulation
exists I am not aware of It."
This statement was made by Judge C.
E. Wolverton of the United States dis
trict court In deciding the case of Capt.
Maurice A. Hemet of the French bark
St. Louis, who was fined recently by the
United States commissioner on a charge
of violating the Immigration law prohibit
ing masters of vessels from landing aliens
forbidden admission to this country. The
case grew out of the escape of two Jap
anese sailors from the St. Louis who had
signed at Kobe, Japan, for t,he round
trip.
Hemet's defense was that the Japanese
had no Intention of coming to this coun
try. Capt. Hemet also claimed that the
order issued by President Roosevelt last
May excluding Japanese and Koreans
from this country was in excess of his
authority. Judge T» .lverton upholds
President Roosevelt's order.
The court, however, takes exception to
section C of rule 21, issued by the com
missioner general of Immigration, which
says If a Japanese or Korean laborer
applies for admission to continental terri
tory of the United States and presents no
passport It shall be presumed, first, that
he did not have one when he left Japan
or Korea entitling; him to entry In the
United States, and second, that he did
have one limited to Mexico, Hawaii or
Canada.
Judge Wolverton ruled that tho Jap
anese sailors were not Improperly In this
country and discharged the defendant.
WARSHIPS MAY COAL
IN NEUTRAL PORTS
Committee of Hague Peace Conference
Votes Unanimously — Unable to
Agree as to Time Vessels
May Remain
!;\ Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 28.— The committee
of the peace conference which has been
discussing the propositions regarding the
treatment of building of warships in neu
tral waters today voted unanimously In
favor of warships being allowed to take
on board sufficient coal In neutral ports
to enable them to reach the nearest bel
ligerent port.
The committee was unable to agree on
the period which belligerent warships
should be allowed to remain in neutral
ports.
COMMANDING OFFICERS TO BE
REPLACED BY YOUNGER MEN
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.— 1n conformi
ty with the announced polley of the navy
department of relieving the captains of
Admiral Evans" battleships who have a
limited time to serve In that grade be
foro the fleet sails for the Pacific, orders
were issued today detaching the following
commanding officers from their ships:
Capt. W. W. Klmball from the New
Jersey, Capt. Samuel P. Conly from the
Alabama, Capt. Gottfried Blocklnger from
the Illinois, Capt. Herbert WlnsloW from
the Kearsarge, Capt. Edward P. Barry
from the Kentucky, Capt. Lewis C. Hell
mare from the Ohio. Capt. Albert G.
Barry Is also detached from the command
of the armored cruiser Tennessee, and
his place will be taken by Thomas B.
Howard, formerly In command of the
Olympic and now awaiting orders.
The detachment of Capt. Theodore Por
ter, from the armored cruiser Washing
ton was announced several days ago, and
It was stated that he would be succeeded
In command of that vessel by Capt. Aus
tin M. Knlß-'t. It is t understood that
Capt. William H. Sutherland, a member
of the board of inspection, is to be as
signed to the command of the battleship
New Jersey, and Capt. W. Bartlett, on
duty in the bureau of ordinances, will be
commander of the Ohio. By this ar
rangement ten of the battleships retain
their present commanders for the Pacific
cruise. /
Jury In Murder Case Disagrees
By Associated Press.
YREKA, Sept. 28.— The jury in the oase
of David MeyeV, tried for the murder of
William Corpe on July 21, disagreed,
standing 6 to 6, and was discharged at 11
o'clock last night. Meyer's second tjial
was set for October 21.
Constantine Goes to Prison
CHICAGO, Sept. 28.— Frank J. Constan
tlne," convicted . of the murder of Mrs.
Louise Gentry, was today sentenced to
life Imprisonment. He was immediately
taken to the penitentiary at Jollet.
Banker's Wife Is Dead
NEW YORK. Sept. 28. -Mrs. B. C. Bene
dict, wife of the well known banker, died
today at her country home at Indian
Harbor after an Illness of several years.
Mrs. Benedict was a riear relative of H.
H. Rogers of the Standard Oil company.
SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1907.
EXPLAINS
LAND GRAB
WITNESB TELLS HOW FRAUD
WAB PERPETRATED
DID NOT KNOW BENATOR BORAH,
' • HE SAYB
George 8. Long Produces Letter In
Which He Was Asked by Barber
to Serve as "Dummy"
Entryman
By Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 28.-Mention of the
Weyerhausers, the owners of the vast
timber land tracts in the northwest, was
made In the trial of United States Sen
ator Borah today for the first time when
George S. Long of Tacoma, Wash., took
the stand and stated that In response
to a request from James T. Barber of
Eau Claire, Wls., he had allowed his
name to be used as a "dummy" trastec
in the acquisition of Idaho timber lands.
He produced a letter from Mr. Barber
making the proposition as follows: "Ex
igencies have arisen whloh make It de
sirable to pass the title to certain lands
In Idaho through some party entirely
removed from association with the Bar
ber Lumber company, these circum
stances being similar to those which made
it desirable to use my name in connec
tion with some of the Weyerhauser Tim
ber company's property. I have there
fore taken the responsibility of directing
the placing of title to certain lands m
you."»
Long said he had been a close friend
of Barber for seventeen years. He re
ceived no compensation as trustee, never
saw any of the deeds, did not employ
Senator Borah as counsel and in fact
never met the senator until this year.
The attoroneys for the defense asked
Long what the "exigencies" referred to
by Barber meant.
"I supposed," replied the witness, "they
were the same as arose in Washington
when I was purchasing property for the
Weyerhausers and when I used Mr. Bar
ber's name. If we used the Weyerhauser
name In any locality it always sent the
securities up and brought competition."
More letters tending to Bhow former
Governor Steunenberg's Interest In timber
land speculation were Introduced and read
to the Jury.
CAR TURNS TURTLE ON
CURVE; KILLS PASSENGER
Motorman and Conductor Escape With
Slight Injuries — Dead Man Sup.
posed to Be Charles Koch
Crushed Beneath Car
One man was killed and two injured as
the result of an accident on the Boyle
Height: line of the (Los Angeles railway
at midnight last night.
Car No. 233 in-bound turned turtle at
the sharp curve at Fourth and Indiana
streets while running at full speed. The
car was In charge of Motorman Frank
Meaney and Conductor M. A. Clark. In
stead of checking hia apeed at the curve
as required the motorman left on full
power. The car turned completely over
and the only passenger on the car, a man
who is supposed to be Charles Koch, and
the motorman were hurled from the front
end while the conductor, who was check-
Ing up his register at the time, was
thrown through the vestibule of the car.
The passenger was killed, the motorman
was badly bruised and the conductor was
cut by broken glass In the wrist. The
latter was treated at the city receiving
hospital. The body of the dead man was
taken to Pierce Brothers morgue while
the motorman went to his home.
The car was badly damaged.
REFUSE TO PAY LOSSES
CAUSED BY EARTHQUAKE
By Associated Press.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. 28.— There Is
bitter feeling against the English insur
ance companies growing out of the actions
arising from the disaster of last January.
It Is charged that the companies are de
laying the cases by technicalities.
The latest. move Is an announcement by
counsel that the companies propose in
one action to make a counter claim for
the declaration that the loss sustained by
the policy holders was caused by an
earthquake. This means, if it succeeds,
that other cases cannot be proceeded
with, because the companies would win
under the earthquake clause.
JAPANESE, NOT WELCOME,
ARE LEAVING CANADA
Owing to Agitation One Hundred Ori
entals Decide to Remain No
Longer In British
Columbia
By Associated Press.
TACOMA, Sept. 28. — Owing to the
agitation against the orientals in Brit
ish Columbia passage has^ been engaged
at Victoria for 100 Japanese on the
steamer Teucer which sails from Ta
coma October 2.
BREWER IS ELECTED •
LONDON'S LORD MAYOR
Sir John Clarence Bell, Former Sheriff
\ of the City, Is Chosen Chief
Executive of Metrop
olis
By ABsociated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 28.» Sir John Charles
Bell, former sheriff of the city of Lon
don and' head of; a big brewery company,
was today Elected lord mayor of London.
Mighty Hunter, About to Plunge Into the Forest, Has a Terrible Nightmare
WOMAN SLAIN
IN OWN YARD
STEPS OUTSIDE DOOR AND HER
THROAT IS CUT
Mysterious Crime Committed In Kan.
•as — Mother Rushes Out and
Find* Her Daughter Dying
from Wound
By Associated Prom. ( ,
LOLA, Kan., Sept. 28.— Miss May Slpp.
the 25-year-old daughter of John Slpp,
a well-to-do farmer, was found mur
dered in the back yard of the Slpp home
at Moran, ten miles from here, last
night. Her throat had been cut evi
dently with a razor that was found
close by. . A motive for the murder has
not been found and there Is no clew to
the murderer.
The body was brought to lola today
and a postmortem examination held.
Miss Sipp after dinner last night
stepped out Into the yard. She had
been gone but a few minutes when she
screamed for her mother. Mrs. Slpp
rushed into the yard and found her
daughter unconscious lying In a pool
of blood. She died within a few mo
ment!. Her clothes had been torn and
her hands cut, Indicating that she had
mad«^ a struggle for her life.
PRESSMEN AND FEEDERS
TAKE VOTE ON STRIKE
Question of Walkout by Printers' Em.
ployes Whoso Demands Have Been
Granted to Pc Decided by
Referendum
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 28.— The question of
a strike of printing pressmen and press
feeders In the cities of the United States
where demanda of the union for an
eight-hour day with increased wages
have been granted, 1b now being decided
by a referendum vote of the International
Printing Pressmen's Assistants' union.
The vote was ordered by President
George L. Berry of Cincinnati, following
the completion of an agreement entered
into between the New York locals and
the New York Printers' league, compris
ing about eighty firms of employing
printers, which briomes operative on
November 11 and will last until January
1, 1909. By the terms of this agreement
the employes will work eight hours a
day and the pressmen will receive an
increase in their wages of $1 a week,
making their wages J23. The feeders
sighed a scale of $16 a week last March,
and will not be affected financially.
FORECAST
For I. on AuKflon and vicinity:
Fair today, light went wind.
TADLI! OF TKMPERATIJRK9
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Plttaburg „........".... ¦: 54, „' .••/
Reno ............... 46 ,76
St. Loula ::... •'•••• 86 \'., 84
5t.;Pani:.'.........~'".'.... 36 ' 68
Salt Lake ••• 84 ..;" 76 -,
San Dlcbo ..: «0 74
San . FroncUoo : .......: 56 '• i 70 <
toik.i.hli V.....;..-.^: .48 7a
Yumii «• 100
BEATS CHILDREN TO
FORCE THEM TO PRAY
Resident of Milwaukee Accused of
Keeping Heavy Btrap» with Which
He Threatened Wife and
Little Ones
MILWAUKEE. Wls., Sept. 28.— Because
they did not say their prayers Frank
Moraskl was accustomed to whip his
little children with a heavy strap. One
of the children showed a body covered
with big welts where the brutal father
had flogged her.
Moraskl Is said to have a reputation
as a fighter. When he had no one else
to fight he went home and kept himself
In trim by flogging his wife and children,
according to the story of the wife, who
brought the child down to the prose
cutor's office today.
When there was no other reason Moras
ki assumed that tlte children had not
prayed as they should. It was said that
Moraskl had an assortment of straps
which he was accustomed to use in turn.
A warrant was Issued for his arrest.
LUMBER TRUST NEXT
TO BE UNDER FIRE
FEDERAL GRAND JURY WILL
INVESTIGATE
Companies Accused of Using Mails for
Unlawful Purposes In Attempt
to Squeeze Independent
Concerns
By Associated TreM.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 28.— The federal
grand jury will next week begin an in
vestigation of the so-called lumber trust,
which is understood to have Its head
quarters In Minneapolis. Fit* ' witnesses,
It Is reported, have been/ mmoi.od to
testify before the grand ry. Of this
number twenty are fro/ .ils state and
the rest from lowa >' 1 the two Da
kotas.
It is understood the government has
been collecting the testimony to show
that the lumber trust has been using
the malls for unlawful purposes it) its
crusade to squeeze the independent com
panies to exhaustion. The report of the
grand Jury on this particular line of law
Infraction may be of a sensational nature.
BELL PROTESTS AGAINST
COMING OF ORIENTALS
Californlan Says People of the West
Will Not Tolerate Presence of
Japanese and Chinese in
Great Numbers
By Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 28.— 1n the
course of an address to the local aerie of
Eagles last night Congressman Theodore
A. Bell of California, the national head
of the order, speaking of racial condi
tions, said:
"We on the Paciflo coast, when we look
upon the ingress of the oriental, the
Chinese, the Japanese, think we discover
a war cloud. We will require common
decency, the decency required by the law
We will not tolerate men who prey upon
weaker men, upon tho weaker sex, to
triumph over us. We have a race In the
great west, a race that is full of Ameri
can blood. We do not propose to settle
down with any Asiatics, Chinese or Jap
anese. Here you live in peace with
Europe. There we look to the Pacific.
We don't know how to Interpret what is
coming from over the Pacific. You don't
know. Do not settle down easy, my
brother Eagles, and say that we should
not heed.
"The middleclasses will evidently have
to fight thls"*battle as they have In the
past."
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ACCIDENTS
ARE FATAL
UNITED RAILROAD CARS KILL
TWO PERBONS
Series of Trolley Mishap* Cause Two
Deaths, and Others May Die
from Injuries Sus.
tamed
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 28.-AS a re
sult of six accidents on the lines of the
United Railroads today two people were
killed and thirteen injured, three of them
probably fatally.
The most serious collision was that
which occurred shortly after 6 o'clock
this evening at Third and Mission streets.
A car uound down Mission street to the
ferry struck an open switch and crashed
Into an outward bound Ingleside car.
The car going to Ingleside was crowded,
the victims were all standing on the
running board of the left-hand side.
Arthur Cullen, a 17-year-old messenger
boy, was badly crushed and died a short
time later at the emergency hospital.
Charles Sullivan of Hampshire street
and Potrero avenue had his left leg sev
ered.
Others Injured are Jean Pontacu, Al
bert Reader, Dennis Doran and Bert
Griffith.
A man supposed to be James Smith, a
laborer, was thrown off a runaway car
on San Bruno road and was Instantly
killed.
A fuse blew out of a car at Eighth and
Bryant streets and two women passen
prers were hurled from their seats. Miss
Margaret Murphy sustained a fractured
skuil and Mrs. Rose Craven was badly
hurt.
Claris Gimderson was injured In a col
lision at Ellis and Polk streets.
A collision early In the morning at
Powell and Sutter streets caused Injuries
to four people, one of them, Mrs. M.
Carroll, being badly injured. Thomas
Mafsengale was nurt In another minor
accident at Tenth and Bryant streets.
HARRIMAN TO ESCAPE;
HIS AGENTS SUMMONED
Head of Southern Pacific and Steam.
ship Company Not Likely to Be
Involved Personally in
Prosecution
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28.— Although
the indictment by the federal government
of tha Pacific Mall and Southern Pacific
was practically an accusation against E.
H. Harrlman, who controls the two cor
porations. It Is not likely that the Wall
street financier will be involved person
ally In the government prosecutions.
The legal documents to be served on
the defendants were placed In the hands
of United States Marshal Elliott today
and under the law they may be used to
bring to court the managing agent or sec
retary of each corporation. E. E. Calvin
will be called upon to answer for the
Southern Pacific and R. P. Schwerin for
the Pacific Mail.
Root Arrives at San Antonio
By Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Sept. 28.—Secre
tary Root arrived today and was met by
Mayor Callaghan, Brig. Gen. Myer. U. 8.
A., and Governor Campbell and by a
committee from Mexico, who will escort
the secretary to Mexico City.
Carmack Would Be Governor
By Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, Term., Sept. 28.— Former
United States Senator Edward W. Car
mack today announced himself a candi
date for governor of Tennessee against
Malcom R. Patterson.
Main News Section
EDITOR IS
RELEASED
KIDNAPED BY CALHOUN'S LAW
YER'B, BAYS OLDER
LUTHER BROWN HASNEWBPAPER
MAN ARRESTED
Charges San Francisco Bulletin with
Criminal Libel— Prisoner Taken
from Train En Route to
Los Angeles
By Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 38 -Fre
mont Older, managing editor of the
San Francisco Bulletin, was taken off
train No. 18 this morning by a force
of deputy sheriffs, who served a war
rant for his arrest to appear in the
superior court before Judge S. E. Crow
at 10 this morning: on a writ of habeas
corpus proceedings, instituted to rescue
him from the hands of a deputy sheriff
from Los Angeles, who, it Is alleged,
kidnaped him in San Francisco.
Older was In custody on a warrant
sworn out by Attorney Luther Brown
of Los Angeles on a charge of criminal
libel In connection with tho publication
of matter concerning the bribery trial
of Tirey L. Ford in San Francisco,
After a hearing before Judge Crow
Older was released on J3OOO bail and
returned to San Francisco tonight.
Word was received here early this
morning of the reported kidnaping of
Older, and his trip to Los Angeles un
der the custody of a deputy sheriff.
Attorney Cobb, Heney's associate, tele
phoned to Richards and Carrier, the at
torneys here, and asked thtm to in
stitute habeas corpus proceedings to
take Older from his captors on the
train.
Rouse Superior Judge
Judge S. E. Crow of the superior
court was aroused at 2 o'clock a. m..
and all necessary papers were prepared
empowering the sheriff to capture Old
er by force If necessary. Long before
the train was due a large crowd .gath
ered at the station to witness" the
events. A report had got out that
there were four deputies guarding him,
and that they would probably resist
the rescue of their prisoner. A large
force of deputy sheriffs and police was
on hand and boarded the tralrf as soon
as It came to a stop.
A first search failed to reveal Older
or his captors. On going through the
rear Pullman car a second time the
door of the front drawing room was
opened without resistance by Deputy
Sheriff Horace Stewart and a question*
asked as to the identity of the men
there. The answer .seemed satisfac
tory, and the deputy passed on. but a
glimpse of a large man In a light suit
caught by the Associated Press raaflp
sentatlve through the half open Tloor
impelled him to enter. He at once rec
ognized Fremont Older and called
Stewart back.
The copy of the warrant and th« habeas
corpus proceedings were served on Older
and shown to Deputy Sheriff Ben Cohn
of Los Angeles, and they came oft the
train without resistance from Older's cap
tors. Attorneys Porter. Ashe and Luther
Brown were on the train and accom
panied the deputies. A large throng had
gathered, and escorted by several deputy
sheriffs Older was conducted to a waiting
automobile and rushed to the court house
to await a hearing at 10 o'clock a. m.
Warrant Issued Here
The ground on which he was taken by
the Los Angeles officials was a warrant
for his arrest. Issued by Justice J. W.
Sunwnorfield In Los Angeles, and sworn
to by a brother of Attorney Brown. It
charges Older and R. A. Crothers of
the Bulletin of San Francisco with crimi
nal libel In connection with the attempted
kidnaping of ex-Supervisor Lonergan,
which was frustrated by Detective Burns.
Last Wednesday's issue of the Bulletin
cntalred an account" of certain actions
of Luther Brown in connection with it.
in which it was alleged that he had been
seen In a disreputable situation with a
weman. The warrant was issued in Los
Angeles because that Is the privilege of
Attorney Brown, whose home Is there.'
He is associated with Earl Rogers, who is
engaged in Tlrey L. Ford's defense.
Tho circumstances attending Older's ar
r<«t and spiriting away are best told by
him. "I was In the office of Francis E.
Heney yesterdcy afternoon about S
o'clock, waiting for Rudolph Spreckels.
when a telephone message came for me.
I snswtred It and asked who It was. Re
ceiving the reply that it was a Mr. Sta
pleton, and that he was at the Savoy
hotel, I asked what he wanted, and ho
replied that he wished to see me on per
sonal business.
Suspect Trap
"I hesitated and he repeated that it was
very important and personal 'business,
which he could not discuss over the
phone. I suspected that it was a trap
and told Attorney Cob > so. He said of
course It was a trap, but I determined,
however, to see just what It was, and
told them to leave' word for Rudolph
Spreckels, when he came in, that If I was
not back soon they would know that it
was a trap, and what was doing.
"After leaving Heney's office, Instead
of going directly to the Savoy, I turned
toward Geary street and down It to Van
Ness. I notice* that two automobiles
were following me on Van Ness. They
dashed to the curb and four men jumped
out of one of them. A warrant was
thrust into my face and I was told that
It was from Los Angel"*.
"I protested that I wanted to see my
attorney, but they would not let me.
The four men had surrounded me and
hustled me into the automobile. In it
were two deputy sheriffs and two others,
one of whom I think was a Calhoun
follower. In the other car were Attorneys
Ashe and Brown.
"I told them that this was a trap and *
a diabolical scheme, and demanded to
see my attorneys. They said that they
would take me before Judge Carroll Cook,
who had countersigned the warrant, and
I could get ball there. I was satisfied
•with this. We dashed down Van Ness
avenue at a rapid pace and turned up
Golden Gate avenue. I did not know
where Judge Cook's court was, but my
suspicions were aroused when we passed
Fillmore Btreet. They then said we were
going to Cook's house, but I was still
unconvinced.
"We were going at least thirty miles
an hour, and I could hall no one to
spread the alarm. I did not know what
to think. I was horror-stricken, not
knowing but what they would take me
to some outlying house and hold me
captive, or worse.
Searched for Weapon*
"When they seized me on the sidewalk
they- searched me to make sure that I
had no weapon. In the automobile the
man next to me thrust something which
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