New-York tribune., 1918-05-16
Leading Citizens Charged
With Driving Out 1885
Mine Workers
20 Are Released ON
Bond of $4,000 Each
Sheriff Who Led Exodus Is
Now a Captain With
Pershing in France

TUCSON, Ariz. May 15.--Twenty Of
the most prominent citizens of Bisbee,
Ariz.. were tonight at liberty under
$4,000 bond following their arrest at
Bisbec on indictments returned by the
United States Grand Jury here last
week, according to advices reaching the
Office cf the United States Marshal
here.
Twenty-one men were indicted, the
charge being Conspiracy to deprive
citizen of the United States cf his legsl
rights in violation Of Section 19 Of The
Penal Code The indictments grew
ont Of the deportation from Bisbec and
the Warren mining district Of 1,lS6
copper miners and others.
The twenty-frst man, for whom off
GERS had warrant. was reported to &c
in New YORK. He was said TO be prom
inent in mining and financial circles
throughout the United States
List OF Others Indicted
The others indicted were:
GRANT II. DOWELL, general manager of
the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Com
pany at Bisbee.
GERALD FITZGERALD SHERMAN.
superintendent Copper Queen Consolidated
Mining Company.
BASSErT T. WATKINS, miner, formerly
city marshal and leader in the Bisbee Loyal
ty League.
Captain H. II. STOUT. superintendent of
the Phelps-Dodgc Smeter at Douglas.
ROBERT RAE. auditor for the Phelps
Dodge interests in the Southwest.
MILES MERRILL. Copper Queen miner,
one of the organizers of Warren district,
Loyalty League.
NJ j. CUNNINGHAM. cashier of the
Rank of Bisbec and former president of
the Arizona Bankers Association.
Dr. N. c. BLEDSOE. head of the Calumet
Arizona Mining Company's medical staff.
Captain JOSEPH PARK HODGSON. con-
sulting engineer. Pheps-Dodge Corporation.
JAMES ALLISON. city marshal of Bisbee
ALVIN W. HOWE. deputy sheriff of
Cochise County.
W. p. SIMS. Bisbee dentist, former Ar-
zona State Senator.
LEMUEL c. SHATTUCK, president of
the Shattuck Mine and bank president
NJ. j. BROPHY. general manager. Phelps
Dodge store in Bisbee.
PHIL TOVREA Disbee cattleman
HENRY SNODGRAsS. Bisbee miner. tor
mcr city marshal
GEORGE B. WILCOX watchman, Calu-
met and Arizona Mining Company.
DR.. c. II. HUNT. member of Phelps
Dodge medical staff.
j. L. CANNON. deputy sheriff
VANCE JOHNSON. chairman of Board of
Supervisors of Cochise County
All Widely Known
The men arrested to day appeared
before an acting United States com
missioner at Bsbee and gave bond for
II 90
preliminary hearing,
All the men indicted are widely
known in Arizona. and some of them
nave national regulations in mining
and financial circles
The deportation which led to the in
dlctments took place July 10. 1917.
when armed citizens led by Sheriff
Harry Wheeler rounded up 1,1S6 men
and loaded them on a special train of
twentyfour cattle and box cars. The
train. guarded by armed members of
the citizen posse, was started for the
state hne. The government came to
the aid of the expelled crowd and pro-
vldcd camp for them near Colum-
bus. \. NJ. The deportation followed
4 strike which had been called at the
mines about Bsbce and other parts OF
Arizona. by |. W. w officials in Nav.
1917. Two men were killed during the
deportstions
Prominent citizens among the in
dicted men declared to-day they be-
l'eVed the dcportations were made for
the good OF the community and for
the government. in that the |. W. W.
strike which prevailed in the district
ut the time was hampcrine production
CT copper badly needed in war time.
When the strike was called members
o. the |. w. W. began picketinr tho
mines and agitators were sent into tho
district. After the dcpor.ations thu
strike was settled and work was re-
aumed. A commission appointed bv
President Wilson to INVESTIGATES the
deportatlons reported that MANY Of
those deported had no connection with
iGe |. W. W.. but were business men
clerks and others not directly cor
neeted with the mines
during the deportation an attemnt
was made to put into effect a news
censorship through the efforts of an
omc'al OF one Of the mining companies
Inc operator in charge of the telcgranh
ofiice at Bisbee has stated that he mis.
LOOK this official for an army officer and
Ioiiowed the instructions given him bv
the omciai. However, the effort was
not effective. as Associated Press dia-
patches were transmitted by telcnhono
from bisbee and Douglas. Ariz.
Harhor