The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-07-13
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two troops Of the I7th 4. $. Cavalry
sent out from Douglas.
The drported mcn we're rounded
M early Thursday morning In Ills
bee by The sheriff and u large num-
her NJ Deputies. supposedly by or-
dcrs nf the Phelps Dodge corpora
tion. They were loaded into box
cars and an order issued hy Walter
douglas. vice prrsid,ul, ui the 4.
=. 4 :. W. that they be- brought io
Columbus aud released. The only
news of such procedure that reach
Ell here was Telegram from Rus
soil Meadows. proprietor of the
Meadows Drug stores cf Columbus
aud Douglas. His telegram stated
that twenty three ears of the I. W.
". were curoulr 10 Columbus fnr
inlernmcnl. The local authorities
could not confirm the report aud
the next information received was
To the effect that the train would
arrive here in a few minutes.
Mayor n. W. Elliott and Trustees
White and Welkir, and Marshal
Wright. after confcrrinp with Col
unc lSickcl, met y. y. King. super
iutrndrnt of the o.. =. a :. ". and
informed him that the deported mon
could not hr put Oh here. Trustee
=. r. White took the situation In
at once and his first move WIS 90
place +. B. King under arrest king
nt first stated that he had To- obey
orders and could do nothing, hut
when he saw that II was got the l.
". W. men out Of town or go Ia
the village Jail he quickly decided
upon the former and the train was
backed up % Hermanns.
There were approximately two
hundred and nfly guards ON the
train an armed. The mayor and q
number of the citizens were very
much in favor Of arrrsting these
guards and having them fined for
carrying arms In this state, but In
order tn get rid Of the whole uutnt
they were given chance Ia leave.
The train arrived at Iermanas,
the guards caught the train TO
Douglas, the engine was un-
hooked from the train carrying the
dcported men, and the train crew
went into W pnso leaving these
men IN the desert without food "
a. Clrpry q we'll known' arizona at
lorncy was among the men, who
Immediately rrusprd the situation
and began trying 10 make arrange
mrnl, fnr food supplies some Of
the men he sent into Columbus
where they purchased o truck loa'
Of supplies. and at six o'clock IN
tho evening a car load of food SEM
oul hy the railroad conpnuy arriN.
cd. shortly after this ear arrived
many NJ the men ate m" nrsi moutl
fall nf food for lhirly-,lN hours.
sheriff simpson, under mslruo
iions Of Governor Lindsey, arrived
on the scene aud took the deport"'
men IN charge. simpson and pis
lrict Attorney J. $. Naught whel
introduced la the men by Mr.. Clear
we're heartily applauded. Clcary IN
formed his men that the sheril
would see To II that they were wei
cared for. and that Mr. Naurhl ha
assured him that the pcopl" u
Deming and this entire section q
New Mexico were In sympathy wit
them.
Orders were received in lI"rmanu
and early Saturday morning the
train was pulled into Columbus an
the /. W. ". were taken In custod
by the military,
These men were all totally M
armed, and Mr.. Cleary kept the
under his complete control at a
tunes. OF the twelve hundred al
over men approximately twent!
five per cent had their rogistrati'