Bisbee daily review., 1907-03-08
INSPECTOR COAN[L HAS RETURNED FROM
 CLIFTON RAID
Further Details of Capture of Seven Scotchmen By lm-
 migration Officers.
SAID TO BE CONTRACT LABOR

DOUGLAS. March -(special) )-
 Immigration Inspector c. T. Con nell has returned from trip to Cliff ton and other points in the territory during which he and bis associates in the immigration service of Arizona bagged ten subjects of other lands al legged to be in this country in viola ton of the contract labor laws. Sev- en of these men arrested are canny Scotch of hign degree who occupy prominent positions with the Arizona Copper company at Clifton, being bookkeepers, mechanics and clerks. The other three are Spaniards who have been in the territory several months and for whom the immigra- tion inspectors have been looking. Their capture is just an incident to the arrest of the Scotchmen, which in some respects is scarcely without precedent in this territory.
 Ordinarily in cases of arrests for violating the contract labor laws the subjects of arrests are of some power little thought of and are generally of the poorest class. In the case of the Scotchmen, however. it is different. All are either highly educated or skilled.
 Naturally, the arrest of these men has created somewhat of a furor in the Clifton camp, for it came SC un- expectedly. And 1t is such rare thing that men occupying such posi- tions of prominence and trust as these at Clifton are arrested on such a charge that the shock which followed the visitation of Inspector Connell and the other inspectors can be easi- ly accounted for.
 The arrest of the Scotchmen Is said to have created genuine sensation, and the news of the move of the off cers was, of course. received differ- ently, according to the individual at titude of the people. Among the Scotch element of the camp, natural iy. there was chagrin and to some ex- tent gloom. All sorts of canny talk was going the rounds among this ele- ment. Some were for presenting the matter to the notice of the new Brit ish ambassador at Washington, while others talked of making a request to the British foreign office to send over the Dreadnaught at once, Among the Americans the incident was taken less seriously; rather it was received l in a jocular manner The Texans iu the camp jestingly made ready 10 be deported, as did also the Missourians while one lone Arkansan presented himself to the inspector and said he was ready for deportation.
 The arrest of the Scotchmen is said to have followed complaints that lab or of all kinds was coming into the Clifton camp from Scotland The company is controlled by Scotch cap ital and the owners have been send | ing their countrymen to the camp un 1 til many of the best positions have i been filled by Scotchmen. The com plaints and information reached the 1 immigration office and an investiga ton followed which resulted in Goe Wv. Webb. immigration inspector iI charge of the service in Arizona, and ! Inspectors John J Murphy, of Tue son. and C. T. Connell, of this city 1 getting together by appointment a | Clifton, and, warrants having beer secured, making the arrest of the sev en Scotchmen. The men were placet under bond and permitted b resume | A OA lAS 1a(S< in the case was held by an examinin: board composed of the three inspec tors acting in the case and the find ings were sent on to the departmen of commerce and labor at Washing ton
 The arrest of the three SpaniarS occurred at Metcalf. They were 6e
 tained at Fl Paso last November b.
 the immigration officers and after
 hearing were debarred OF account o
 being in the country in violation 0 the contract labor laws. Aftervards however. they got over the line some
 where and since that time the officer
 have been on the lookout for then
 While at MetcaR. with the big Clii
 ton coup in mind, Inspectors Connel
 and Murphy came across the Spar
 iards and placed them under srrest
 They were brought here and thi
 morning given an examination bs
 tore board of Inquiry composed c
 0. T. Cornell. J. T. Hodgman an
 Judge Dee Reese As is customary i
 he findings in the case will be ser
 to the secretary of the department c