El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-10
MEN MAY
De GIVEN TRIAL
Criminal Proceedings In
Deportation Cases Are
Now Discussed.

Tombstone. Ariz-. Dec. s.-There is
keen interest locally in the suggestion
that criminal actions are likely to be
filed this month against the same de-
PENDANTS N the Bisbee deportation
cases lately released by the federal
court in Tucson. These defendants in
clude about all the mining companies
Of the Bisbee section and their prin-
cipal officials. including manager J.
c. Greenway OF the Calumet & Ari-
zona, lately promoted to be a lieuten-
ant colonel OF infantry in France;
manager VIM. H Brophy Of the
Phelps-Dodge stores. now a captain
in charge Of Red Cross stores in
Paris. chief Waterman George Wilcox
OF the c. & a, now a major Of the
United States guards, and sheriff
Harry Wheeler. captain Of cavalry,
ordered back from France in August,
for trial.
May Charge Kidnapping.
II there be prosecution under state
law. il is expected It will be for kid
naping,' something suggested by fed
eral circuit judge Morrow when he
sustained the demurrers against the
= way of reaching such cases, under a
federal law passed at the instance OF
representative Carl Hayden Of Ari-
IONA, but the indictments had to be
brought under the old Klu Klux stat
ute, which is declared inapplicsble.
There is a nkening OF the Bisbee
deportation TO the action OF any Ari-
IONA town marshal who, almost daily,
sets a tramp or group OF tramps on
the edge OF town with instructions to
keep travelling" The Bisbee action
was the floating Of nearly 1900 men
including nearly 500 transients- Such
transients included / W W. members,
fresh from similar experiences in the
California hop fields, Idaho mining
camps or coast lumber districts, some
OF them later appearing as defendants
in the I. W W. trials in Chicago.
It now is appreciated that the de-
portation included a considerable
number who hardly could be classed
as tramps, with at least one lawyer,
who since has preferred Los Angeles
as e residential location
Strike Aided The Germans.
There has been allegation that the
strike was called directly at German
instignation and that the leaders,
some Of whom hurried from camp Just
before the deportation date. were
beautifully supplied with gold that
collected Several Of these fugitiveS
who reached Tucson there were found
by the immigration service in posses
sion Of gold in large sums.
Possibly with this idea IN mind,
one Of the Bisbee mine managers said.
Even II it costs US several millions Of
dollars, the deportation had patriotic
effect worth while. for 1t enabled US
to resume production and to insure
steady stream OF bullion with which
to beat the Germans. II there had
been less drastic action. the strike
might have dragged along for months
and millions Of pounds Of needed cop
per would not have been produced
Prosecution OF the Bisbee mining
men has been demanded by the redical
element in Arizona politics. which has
made the deportation a very import
ant feature Of its campaigns
How To Get Juries-
Just how 5uries are to be secured
for the hundred or more trials or how
the oyerburdened superior court can
hear the cases are questions not yet
determined 1t is believed the plain
lifts will ask change OF venue on
those grounds and also. possible, on
the ground OF local prejudices.