Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-13
AgitatorS and Their Supporters
Placed Aboard Train and
Started for New Mexico Bor-
der.
DESTINATION OF SPECIAL
SAID TO BE COLUMBUS
Two Men Are Killed in Course
of Roundup, One a Member
of Loyalty League and 9th
er Former Mine EmpIoye,

tsY MORNING JoussAL SPECIAL lsAsso wss'
Bisbee, Ariz., July 12.--After a day
that witnessed the deportation of
Leo members and sympathizers OF
the Industrial Workers of the World
and the killing of two men. both incl
dents rising from the launching Of a
clean up" day early this morning by
thousands OF armed citizens, the War
rem district was quiet tonight. The
leaders of the strike called two weeks
ago by the Metal Mine Workers
branch of the |. w. w, who, with
hundreds of followers, were sent out
of the district today on special train
made UP of twenty-four cattle and
box cars, are due to arrive at Colum-
bus, N. NJ, early tomorrow morning
and it is reported, will there be placed
In an internment camp pending in-
vestigation as to their attempts to aid
in tying up the metal mining indus
try of the nation.
Slayer Is shot Down.
The two victims of today's activities
were Orson P. McRae, a member OF
the Workmen's Loyalty league and
shift boss at one of the Copper Queen
mines, and James Brew, a former en-
poye of the Denn mine, which closed
down the first day of the strike. Nc
Rae was killed when Brew fired
through the door of his room at him
and several other men, who were
rounding up the l. w. w. sympathlz-
ers. McRae. 1t Is claimed. was un-
armed. Brew fired several more
shots and then stepped out of his
room. Three of McRae's companions
fired at him and he dropped beside
his victim, dying five minutes later.
Just twelve hours after Sheriff
Harry Wheeler started making plans
for a drive" on |. w. w. agitators
and supporters, 1900 OF them were
marched into railroad cars and the
train rolled away for New Mexico
Six hours later the 5000 citizens and,
deputy sheriffs who had rid the dis
trict of the element which they con-
sidered a national menace, had calmly
returned to their homes, abandoned
their rifles, revolvers and shotguns
and were preparing for normal condi-
tions in the district. which they are
confident will return with the strike
agtators gone.
Action Comes Like a Bolt.
The action OF the citizens in taking
the situation In their own hands burst
like a bombshell in the district, and
probably accounted for the absence
of clashes of any extent between their
forces and those of the l. w. w. dur
ing the rounding up and deportation
of the latter.
Although hastily organized. the
armed citizens showed none OF the ac-
tions of mob. Every plan anh
movement was carried out deliberate
ly. Shortly before midnight last
night. Sheriff Wheeler and his depu-
ties decided that 1t would be neces-
sary to rid the district of every MEM
Der or supporter Of the Industrial
Workers of the World to prevent Sc
rious trouble. Within two hours 1900
citizens had been deputized by tele-
phone and ordered to be ready for
duty at 4 o'clock. At that time no
less than dozen squads OF from
twenty-five to 150 men each, met in
as many different sections of the dis
trict, elected captains and made their
plans. Every man who had gun of
any description brought 1t with him,
and those who had none were speed
lily supplied with high-powered rifles.
Pickets OH Duty.
Unaware of the actions OF the citi-
zens, hundreds Of pickets and strike
sympathizers assembled at the en-
frances to the various mines as usual
at $3.50 o'clock this morning, march
ing slowly backward and forward in
front of the men going on and COM
ing off shift. Suddenly five squads
of heavily armed citizens swung down
the five main streets Of the city lead
ing to the plaza, in front of the post
office and cut off escape for the big
crowd of pickets assembled on the
plaza. Military guard lines had been
stationed throughout the city and
the streets were free of women and
children, who had been warned to res
main at their homes throughout the
day.
When several hundred prisoners
had been rounded up and brought to
the plaza, they were surrounded
by armed citizens and carefully
searched. The prisoners offered no
resistance, some urging the citizens
to come on, shoot down your broth-
ers," and few mere boys pleading
to be allowed to leave.
Sharpshooters Posted.
The citizens then escorted their
prisoners through the main streets to
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