Show SUES MOB MEMBERS I MISSOURI FARMER SEEKS REVENGE REVENGE RE RE- I FOR BEING COMPELLED TO CONFESS OTHERS OTHER'S CRIME Real Offender Makes Confession After Man Had Narrowly Escaped Escaped Es Es- Rough Treatment at Hands Hands Hands' of Farmers Mo Armon Armon Elumbaugh- Elumbaugh Elumbaugh a ayoung ayoung young oung farmer Carmer who last May 1 to save his life lite from a mob confessed that I he ho had robbed the home of of John John Hopkins of Reyburn Mo 1 was acquitted ac acquitted ac- ac quitted of at the charge in the circuit court here Thursday Ezra Blaylock a neighbor of f Hopkins on the witness I stand confessed that ho committed committe th the and was sentenced to five years in the state reformatory Elumbaugh was placed under suspicion suspicion sus sus- sus- sus when bloodhounds that were secured to trail the robbers went directly directly directly di- di di di- to his home T The e following night a band of farmers went to tp to Elumbaugh's house and amI threatened ed I I him with physical violence Fearing for Cor his life he confessed the rob rob- bery He was told to sell his property property property prop prop- erty and leave leao the community which he did Later he saw an advertisement advertisement advertisement advertise advertise- ment In a newspaper stating that he was innocent and that the real offender offender or of of- fender had been apprehended Elumbaugh then returned home and filed suit for damages against the tho leaders of the mob |