The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-10-05
D STRIKERS ARE ARRESTED

The first real thrill and sensation connected with the strike in this dis trict, which is now entering upon it's fourth month, occurred on Sunday evening last, when Sheriff Slaughter, assisted by Deputies John Young, Dock Nicks and Dick Young, stopped mob of approximately three hun dred MeXicans and Spaniards at eleven o'clock on the highway be- tween Morenci and Clifton, and sue ceeded in placing seventy of the num- Der under arrest.
 After securing assistance and auto trucks this number were brought to Clifton and loaded in the county jail where they remained until Fri day morning, when with several heav fly armed deputies as an escort, they were taken to Morenci by auto for a preliminary hearing before Justice Lally. At the conclusion of the testimony on the part of the ar resting officers counsel for the de- | lense waived placing in the evidence any testimony and each of the de | fendants were bound over to the Superior Court in the sum of one thousand dollars and were again lodg- ! ed in the county jail, awaiting trial which probably will not be had un- | iii November
 1 On the night of the arrest Sheriff Slaughter was at his residence when he received authentic telephone ad- vices that mob of MeXicans and Spaniards had just left Morenci coming along the highway in the direction of Clifton Hastily sum- moning three of his deputies he left in an auto for Morenci for the pur- pose of intercepting them if they ap. peared bent upon some unlawful mis- sion. It is no uncommon sight to see the Sheriff and deputies hurry inc about the district at all hours of the day and night and most of the populace did not know of. the ex- citing incident until the morning fol lowing.
 Plans for handling the situation should it be necessary were formulat- ed as the Sheriff's auto sped up the long Morenci hill. Reaching the sum nit, and at point known as Bunk CTS. the Sheriff encountered a small detachment of Mexicans coming down the road toward Clifton. They were stopped and upon being asked where the ywere going and for what Eurpose replied: We're going to 1 Clifton to run the "scabs" and grin. gos" out This little party were rounded up and searched and several cuns taken from them. Leaving one guard to hold them the Sheriff pro- ceeded up the road and encountered the main nartv. approximately three hundred in number. They were halted and informed that they were under arrest. At this information the Mexicans began to scatter and to throw away their knives. clubs. and guns. The Sheriff had "ivel strict orders not tn shoot unless in ahso lute self defense and the main body of the mob succeeded in making their escane while the sheriff and three hennties were rounding up seventy of their number and searchine them A@air the search revealed arms of all descrintions on several of the seven tv cantured. After completing the
 search the Sheriff ordered the party
 to proceed to Clifton under arrest
 Tho order was refused and it was
 necessary to send to Morenci ant Clifton for assistance and autos while
 the sheriff and identities held the mol
 under guard. One of the leaders re sisted arrest while he was beins searched and had to be clubbed witl , a gun before he was disarmed. Thi.
 particular individual was carrying 1' six shooter in his shirt which i.
 Exhibit A
 Tn making the round un'' of tn,
 bunch of seventy some shots wer, hred hv the denuties at the feet O the fleeing Mexicans in order to turl them hack An incident of the ar
 rest was the resistance of Valanci;
 Macias when Denuty John Young at
 tempted to disarm him. They ha,
 tusseled for several yards with thu
 Deputy endeavoring to secure thu siv shooter concealed in Macia'
 shirt. Finally the Deputy pulled hi
 gun while holding on to the strue
 sline man. Sheriff Slaughter wh
 was some distance away saw tn incident. He ran toward the tw,
 men calling to Young not to shoo |