Arizona republican., 1919-07-16
cOCH|sE PROSECUTOR PAYS CHIEF WITNESS AS DEPUTY SHERIFF"
Complainant in A c tion n s Against the Alleged De- porters Admits B e in 2 Paid By Robert French, County Attorney

DOUGLAS, July 15.-After spending all of today hearing testimony in the case of H. E.. Wooten of Bisbee, on the charge of Kidnapping. in connection with the deportation of more than HOO all legged I. W. W. and their alleged gym pathizers from Bisbee, July 12, 1917, argument was postponed by agreement between Robert N French, county at torney, for the state and W. c. Gilmore for defendants, until taking of testi- mony in all cases had been completed
 When all testimony has been offered, Judge W. c. Jack the presiding mag istrate, said he would grant one week for arguments.
 Mir. French announced at the close of Wooten's hearing that the state would rest in that particular case, but that he had number of witnesses coming. some of whom he expected to reach Douglas tonight. That all of his witnesses will not testify in the pre- limiry hearings was broadly intimated by Mir. French, who said he had some witnesses coming from as far away as Montana, but did not wish to bring them here for preliminary hearings
 "Hred' by County Attorney
 Fred W. Brown, who was the chief witness against Harry Walters. again occupied the center of the stage today again. One statemnt of Browns ere ated more than ordinary interest in the crowded courtroom and that was when F. E. Curley of Tucson, of defendant s counsel obtained the admission from him that he had come back to Arizona by request of MT. French after being Il months in Minnesota. The county 4z L st road fare and he was now commits stoned as a deputy sheriff but paid through the attorneys office He had come back to Arizona for the particular purpose of looking up evidence.
 Testifying as to happenings on the day of the deportation, Brown said he had been stopped by Charles Bear. and was taken to the plaza in front of the Phelps Dodge store, where Wooten who had a rifle in his hand, had or dered him into a ring surrounded by gunmen."
 "Wooten asked me if I had not de- clared his place unfair and I told him the American Federation of Labor had done so.'
 Witness said he had recognized Ger aid sherman and M. J. Cunningham in the line of armed men escorting pris- oners to the Warren ball park and that as he was being placed in a box cal for deportation, he recognized John (. Greenway and Dr. N. c. Bledsoe, both armed, near the car door, Sheriff Harry Wheeler also was near the door but as he wore a coat and had nc weapons in sight, witness did not know whether he had been armed
 Explained Presence "in Rins'
 Freeman Crouch, who said he had been deported from Bisbee. said he had heard Wooten make remarks as to why Brown had been in the ring. Wit ness said he already was surrounded by the armed men when Brown was put in the ring and someone said: You have no business here; what arc you doing nere Brown"
 | Wooten then said:
 I'd like to know why: he told me my place was unfair" He said while a. the ball park he had seen a mar approach other men and talk wirh them and take notes. He had thougbt the men were being offered work. Nc one came to him to offer work on that day. he said, but few days previous q man from the Holbrook mine of The J (Continued-on Page Two)