Bisbee daily review., 1919-07-22

On charges of kidnapping contained in a blanket warrant carrying approxi- mately 300 names, all sworn to by one man. Fred W. Brown, a deputy sher if employed in the office of the coun- ty attorney, 121 residents of Bisbee and the Warren District were arrested here today by Sheriff James McDon- ald in connection with their alleged activity during the I. w. w. deporta- tion incident here two years ago.
 Service of the warrant, one of the largest ever sworn to in the history of the state, was without excitement or attendant demonstration. Armed with the warrant, Sheriff Mcdonald arrived here this morning, as did also Justice w. c. Jacks, of Douglas, who is pre- siding at the preliminary hearings in the case. From the local justice court. Sheriff Mcdonald telephoned to all the men named in the warrant whom he could thus reach, notifying them of the charges brought by Brown. In response, the defendants came to the courtroom. appearing before Justice Jacks singly and in groups. All fur nished bonds of S2,000 each for their appearance at the preliminary hearing, most of the bonds having been pre- viously arranged for in anticipation of the Brown charges.
 Sheriff Mcdonald stated this eve ming that by tomorrow night he ex- pected to have reached all the de- fendants save those temporarily ab- sent from the district Owing to ab- sences, and alleged errors in initials or names of defendants, it Is expected that only about 200 of the nearly 300 named Will -5e seVved.-~----.-1.s
 Service by Telephone
 Upon reaching the local justice court, Sheriff Mcdonald Immediately started telephoning throughout the district to the men named in the war rant, advising them of it's existence and directing them to report at once. Tn not a single case was it necessary for him to go out of the courtroom to round up any of the defendants. As fast as they were notified the men named on the warrant appeared be- fore Justice Jacks by ones, twos and threes, were shown the charge and gave bonds for their appearance at the preliminary hearings. This con- tinued throughout the day, the great est "rush" taking place in the eve ming when the day shift in the mine was over, the majority of the men named in the warrant being employed in the Copper Queen mines in the dis trict.
 Resembles Directory of Pioneers
 The warrent itself resembled a di- rectory of the pioneer residents of the district, practically every man who has taken any active interest in the affairs of the district for the last 25 years being included in the charge.
 Cunningham First Served
 The first man on whom the warrant was served was Mike" Cunningham. vice-president of the Bank of Bisbee and for 25 years a resident of the War ren District. During the disturbances that preceded the deportations in 1917 Cunningham was frequently the object of verbal outbursts from the transient soapbox Demosthenes who invaded the district in the attempt to make it a link in the chain which they were endeavoring to letter the nations copper industry.
 Others named on the warrant are: John c. Greenway, who was general manager of the Calumet & Arizona Mining Company until he resigned to accept a command in the A E. F.; Grant H. Dowell, general manager of the Copper Queen Branch, Phelps Dodge Corporation; Dr. N. c. Bledsoe,