Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-03
INDICTMENTS QUAsHED
IN DEPORTATION CASES
Federal Judge Sustains Demurrer in
United States Court ut
Tucson.
DROVE 1. w. w. FROM MINES
Striking Workers Were Sent Out of
Community to Number of 1876,
Leading Citizens Declaring They
Were Blocking War Program.
Try Associated Press.

TUCSON. ARlH.. December 2.-Judse
William w. Morrow. of san Francisco
sustained the demurrer and Quash I'd
the indictments in the Bisbcc dcportu :
tion cases in u decision filed this morn
ing i'll the United states District Court.
The charges on which the twenty
public officials and citizens of HiSbee
were indicted by a Federal grand jury
deportation from Bisbec on July l..
lei7. of l.lS6 striking copper mine
workers and their alleged sympa-
ihizcrs. The indictments which
charged conspiracy to deprive citizens
OF the United states of their consti-
tutional rights. were returned against
the following mem
Walter Douglas. of New York City.
president and eneral manager OF the
Phelps Dodge Corporation. owning and
operating the Copper Queen Con
per Queen Smclter ut Douglas
Grant II. powell. general manager
OF the Copper Queen Consolidated Min
H. II Stout. superintendent Of the
Copper Queen smclter At Douglas.
Robert Fac. auditor for the Phelps
Dodge interests in the Southwest.
William II. B-ophy. formerly gen
cral manager of the Phelps Dodge Mer
camille company. now serving with The
Red cross in France.
engineer, now a major in the United
states Engineer Corps in France.
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United states Army. former sheriff Of
Cochise County. Arizona.
Gerald Eitzeeraid sherman. super.
intcndent OF the mining department OF
the Copper Queen Consolidated Min
ing Company.
Captain Joseph Park lIodgson. CON
sultng engineer OF the Phelps Dodge
Iemuei w. shattuck president OF
the Shattuck-Ari1ona mine and pres
ident OF The Miners and Merchants
Bank of Eisbce
II. !! nrophy; genera manager of
pany's store IN Risbee.
NJ. ]. Cunningham, cashier OF the
Bank OF Bisbec. director OF the Bank
Of nnouEII2 Ia. IS, .sec Ty and a director
State Bankers Association.
Reuben y. clampi;t: formerly as
ins . sentence IN a Federal peniten-
t;s.E for cm6eSZlement OF post office
Vance Johnson. chairman 81 the Co
chise County Board OF Supervisors.
DR.. y. g. Bledsoe. head of the Cal
umet and Arizona Mining Company's
Or. { II. Hunt, member o: the
phelps Dodge medical statt and county
health officer.
mer arizona state Senator
James Allison. city marshal OF Bis
Alvin W Howe. depu,y sheriff OF
Henry snodgrass. former city mar
sha! - Eisbee and charter member o.:
as" Warren District LOYALTY League
HrSsett y Watkins. former city mar
shall Of Bisbee. miner and leader OF
IN" H!shee Loyalty League.
Niles Merrill. miner, one OF the or
sanizers OF the Warren District 10y
ally League.
George b. Wilcox chief watchman
Of he Calumet and Arizona Mining
Company.
Philip Tovrea. ca;,leman and meat
market proprietor. OF Bisbee
j. l.. Cameron. deputy sheriff Of
Cochis. County
All bUt hve OF the defendants were
arrested AT Bisbee on May Is. 1915. and
were released in $4,000 bond each
Matter Douglas. one of the i've. was
in New York city at that time. but
su6scGue admitted service through
his attorney.
Captain Harry t. Wheeler. who then
was in France with the United States
ARMY aviation corps. sent cublcgram
10 EiSbae in June accepting sole re-
sponslbiliiy for The dcportatiOnS which
n" declared were made to rid tho com
munity Of members Of the Industrial
Workers OF the World who. he al
legged. Were interfering with the gov
erninents war program by hampcring
the output OF copper Captain Wheeler
asserted his Willingness TO face the
charges and. accordinSly returned to
the United States on leave in July
and went 10 his home at Tombstone
Ar!Z.. where lac accepted service.