Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-16
HUNT IS POOR WITNESS

does not know whether the l. w. w. IS a disloyal organization or not. He so testified under oath this afternoon in the progress of the trial of Fred $. Breen, editor of the COconino Sun, on a criminal libel charge preferred by Hunt. The only result of the first day of the trial was to make clear Hunts relations with pacifists and wobblies, which became matters of record in the court, barred by his own testi- mony Under the cross-eXamiRatiOn of Merrill and that of Judge John Camp bell, Hunt squirmed and broke over the rules of judicial procedure, but he made admission after admission which the defense evidently regard ed as important.
 Court Admonishes Hunt
 Finally Judge Stanford took a fiI- teen minutes recess during which he told County Attorney L. M. Laney to admOnish Hunt to cease the courage of conduct he had been pursuing.
 Went Kastner's Bail
 One of Hunts most damaging ad- missions was that he went on the bail bond of Charles w. Kastner, German alien enemy, arrested for sedition and that while Kastner was on bond Hunt took him to Florence and got him a job as a guard at the state peniten- tiary It is claimed that when Kastner left Maricopa county he violated the terms of his bond. Later, Kastner jumped the bond and his present whereabouts are unknown. Hunt paid the bond. Hunt declared in his testi- mony that he signed the bail bond without reading it and said he did not know the nature of the charge against Kastner. The records show that at the time of the alien registration Kastner gave his address as Hunts residence near Phoenix.
 Damaging Letter Shown
 The defense introduced a copy of a letter from Hunt to Kastner invit- ing him to drop in any time to have bite to eat and forget the turmoil and strife of politics" Hunt said he might have written that letter but he avoid ed a direct answer and demanded to know where the attorney had procured his personal correspondence and inti- lldAEu lldl nC might PAOotCAANs SeAAAP bell, backed up by former Governor Richard E. Sloan and Judge k. M. Doe, argued that this was material as it showed the governors state of mind and proved it possible that he might have made the assertion ito hell with the war" and expressed Geep interest in theBolsheviki, as quoted in the al legged libelous articles.
 Hunt Gets Wroth
 Hunt interjected himself frequently into the arguments of the attorneys.
 I'm the governor of this state. represent the people and when they impugn my loyalty I think it a dis grace" are extract quotations at that period of the trial.
 That Wobbly Pamphlet
 Next the defense introduced a copy of a pamphlet entitled 'Is Freedom Dead?" issued by the l. w. w. who were tried in Chicago and since have been convicted of sedition and dis loyalty and now are in the federal prison in Leavenworth, serving long terms. In the pamphlet was a photo graph of Hunt, Charles McKinnon and Grover Perry, which in his Fourth of July speech at Tucson Hunt said was taken at Columbus, N. M., while he was there to investigate the Bisbee deportation. On the stand, after much euuivocation, he said the picture had been taken at his, Hunts, home. He also admitted taking 1000 copies of the pamphlet to his home and said some of them were there now. He denied paying anything for this ''wobbly literature.
 The defence introduced letter from Hunt to Upton Sinclair, the noted so- cialist writer, subscribing to his maga- zine for the state university, the norm al schools and other state institutions. A blank claim on the state was en- closed. He did not have any reason for supporting Sinclair's publication at the states expense except that he long had been an admirer of Sinclair's as writer. Campbell read several extracts from subsequent issues of Sinclair magazine which plainly were disloyaL In one it was charged that America was paving the way for the ruling classes of England, France and Italy to seize German property. Hunt was asked if he approved these utter ances. Laney's objection to this ques- tion was sustained but not before Hunt admitted that he. had cancelled the subscriptions.
 The witness could not remember having visited "wobbly" headquarters in Phoenix but admitted taking lead CT by the name of Payne to visit the penitentiary in the state car. He said Charles F. Tannehill, a well known II. W. w. organizer had been employed at the penitentiary as guard.
 Are you a member of the l. w.. W 2" Hunt was asked.
 "I am not" he exploded.
 Do you regard the l. w. W. as disloyal organization
 'I don't know" replied Hunt in the lowest tone he had used in the course of the day
 Ten Another Letter
 The defense produced a letter writ ten by Hunt to Dwight B. Heard on May 9 in which he said federal author ities and peace officers everywhere were taking necessary and effective