El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-06
HUNT APPEALED To BY DETROIT
STORE MANAGER At MORENCI
Arizona Governor Replies That Supervisors of Greenee
County Should Furnish Sheriff With Deputies Sufff
cent to Maintain Order; Treatment of Man Deport-
ed From Morenc Is Cause for Correspondence

.A6ANAGERs of the Arizona, The
M Shannon and the Detroit Cop
- - per company Of the Clifton
Morenci- 8Ietcalf copper district of Ari-
IONA, whose employees have been on a
strike since September II, last night
made public correspondence with Gov.
G. W. P. Hunt, upon the expectation OF
Andres Telles Gondera from Morenci
on December 7.
the correspondence begins with an
affidavit by Gondera, a man OF fifty,
Who state. that while on his way home
from the Phelps-Dodge Mercantile
company store where he worked, he
was stopped by group OF 90 men, led
by deputy sheriff named Jose Qua
jardo and Isidro Larrea. a Spanish
miner. He related that the leaders
notified him they had been sent by
Abram Rico and Carlos Casalay TO
bring him 10 NeVtOwn- According to
Clifton. about six miles, where they
took him before the union of the = cst-
ern Federation of liners. There, Con-
dera said. the president of the union
: handed him over TO a committee Of 20
men, led by Francisco Arriola-
Alleges Rough Treatment.
The committee pinned a card, in
scribed ''esciror' (scab), upon Gondera's
breast, he said. and compelled him to
march with four men on each side
and the others following, to the music
of drums and cans until they drew near
the new smelter OF the Arizona Copper
company. AT this point" Gondera's
affidavit ran they compelled me to
me most vile names and hcaDed upon
me all kinds OF shameful insults and
a s we walked, they kicked and struck
me frequently, telling me I was too slow
and tainted me by offering me water
10 drink then refusing TO give il 10
me. After walking some distance In
this manner they stopped and made
me beat the drum and told me I must
make speech and if did not they
would finish me-"
Owen Wires Governor.
Under date Of December .. l. J.
owen. store manager OF the Phelps
Dodge Mercantile company, addressed
the following telegram to Gov. Hunt
OF Arizona. upon the abuse of Gondera:
The report has been given out in
Morenci, some two or three times. that
president Rico. of the Morenci local Of
the Western Federation of Miners had
said that hereafter there will be no
Law in Morenei except the union. which
has seemed like a joke, but the con-
duct Of the union yesterday indicated
that there is an element Of truth in this
ample"
No Aid Prom Officers.
He recounted the expectation Of Con-
dera and continued:
"As soon as ascertained what had
been done, I telephoned undersheriff
Hill, who said that some men were com
ing to Morenci in an automobile and
that they would meet him This came
true
The automobile was driven by John
NJ. Webster with E NJ Williams as a
passenger. the other occupants being
deputy Joe Larrieu and jailer D. Z. An
dress and Casimiro Martinez. the latter
being brought to Morenci for examin-
ing trial Gondera was recognized by
jailor Address. who had the machine
stopped and deputy Joe Larrieu told
the leaders of the unionists to stop in
Clifton until he returned but this was
not done
Paraded. Labeled @Seab.~
ION arrival Of the party at Clifton
Gpndera was labeled with a sash
marked 'scab' and marched around
through the streets OF Clifton and ont
lie! oadSihe Arizona Copper company's