Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-18
THE DEPORTATION
CASES CONTINUE;
LITTLE EVIDENCE
Woman Member of Arizona.
Legislature is WitneSSi HuS-.
band Was Member of |, w..
W. She Admits.

Douglas, Ariz, July l7.-Aftel
having completed the hearing of evil
dence in the cases of Capt. J. Z. Hold
son, manager of the Morenci branch
of the Phelps-Dodge corporation, and
Sam Frankenberg Bisbee merchant,
and partially completed that of Cass
Benton, miner, in connection with the
alleged kidnapping of more than 10
alleged |. W w, and their alleged
sympathizers at Bisbee, July -, 1914
Judge w. c. Jack adjourned court late
today. The Benton case was contin-
ued until such time as Robert NJ.
French, county attorney can produce
what he said were his two most i'm
portant witnesses, who are now in
Phoenix.
A. Navarette. Allie w Howe and
James II. Henderson are the defend
ants whose cases it is intended to take
up Friday morning,
Mrs Rosa Mckay member of the
Arizona legislature from ella county,
and formerly one of the Cochise coun-
ty representatives., was the chief wit
ness of the day, both in the Hodson
and Frankenberg cases. Mrs j. f.
Holman who said her husband, one
of the deportees, was a member Of the
!. w w, also testified.
Armed With Rifle.
Mrs Mckay said she had seen Cap
tain Hodson twice on the day of the
deportation, and both times he was
armed with what she thought was Il
rifle, though not being versed in fire
arms, she could not be certain. At one
LAT
fled, Captain Hodson was passing just
as a man struck Mrs. Ralph S. Brown.
She said she asked Captain Hodson to
do something to tho man, but he
walked on and didn't answer"
Mrs. Mckay said she left her home
at o'clock on the m&rning in ques-
ton, with a number ,eb other women
who had gathered at Nhpr residence,
and going to the telegraph office had
sent kilograms to Governor Thomas
NJ. Campbell. former Governor George
W. +. Hunt, and President Wilson,
asking for relief from the situation.
She said the other women had signed
each telegram with her Her message
to President Wilson asked that he
send help before we have another
Ludlow, Colorado" The women with
her were Miss Rice, Mrs, Ballard, Mrs.
Ballard, Mrs. Manross and two or
three others. Mrs. Mckay said she,
had received kilograms from both
Governor Campbell and Mr.. Hunt and
later a letter from Joseph Tumulty
secretary to the president, acknowl-
edging receipt of the telegram "or
something to that effect
IIaZy About Organization.
Mrs Mckay said she did not know
much about organizations with which
her husband had been affiliated. She
admitted having on one occasion paid
his dues. She said she had heard sew
eral of the strike leaders speak, !
Guiding Embree, Thompson Clark
and Webb. and did not recall theirI
having said anything she objected to. |
She also said under cross eXumina- |
ton that she had gone to the phila-I
delphia hotel to see Embree, and that
she told him, Il am with YOU" re-
ferring to the strike.
Many of the witness answers werel
indict. while on many points memory
appeared to fail her, she refused toI
give estimates of distance or time |
but said she walked along the side.
of the line of men hcinE taken from
Bisbee to the Warren bah park be-
fore their deportation, land it seemed
like thirty miles to me-" Her broth
er-in-law and nephew were in the line
of deportees opposite where shei