El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19
WITNESS ADMITS
HE IS AN |. ". ".
C. Bentley. Though, Says
He Never Read Organi-
zation's Constitution.

Douglas, Ariz.. July 19-After hear
ing concluding testimony against
James H. Henderson, Allie ". Howe
Cass Benton. sam Frankenburg and
A. D. Navarette. judge ". C. Jack
presiding at the hearings Of men
charged with kidnapping in connection
with the Bisbee deportation. an
nounced no further preliminary hear
ings would be held until Wednesday
when the case Of n J. Cunningham
viii be called
The crowded courtroom was not Sc
much interested in the defendants
Friday as in the witnesses for the
prosecution ana particularly Charles
Bentley, 40 years OF age and native
Of Nova Scotia, who said he was an
/. ". W. and although he had never
read the constitution Of the organi-
zation, believed firmly in its teach
ings as the best thing for the work
ingman- Bentley during the afternoon
session, while under cross eXamina-
ton by ". II Burgess, OF e Paso, Of
defendants counsel, caused a Sensa-
ton when he said in reply to a ques-
ton as to whether, despite the fact
that the United states was at war. he
did not want and had not attempted
to stop the production OF copper in
the Warren district
Yes. / believe in government own
ership OF all industries" Then. before
he could be stopped, Bentley began a
harangue upon the subject of what he
considered due the workingman-
Says He saw Howe, Armed.
He had worked IN several mines Of
the Warren district, he said, but was
on picket duty on the morning Of July
y, 1917, urging men not to so to
work. when he was taken in custody
and marched with others to the War
ren ball park from where he was de-
ported to New Mexico. He said he
had seen Allie ". Howe. armed and
walking about with other gunmens
on the morning OF the deportation
Bert Parry, an electricians helper
at Bisbee. testified that he had seen
Howe. armed with rifle, on the
morning Of the deportation
Richard Deming, OF Miami. Ar1z--
said he had known Howe as deputy
sheriff, and that he saw him In Bis
bee on the day Of the deportation and
rying the depOrtees at Rodee. n. NJ
Howe had both a rifle and pistol he
said
state vs.. Cass Benton was called
and Perfecto Cortez- Spaniard. said
ne had seen Benton several times on
the day of the deportation and that
he had been armed
Wife sick; lot DepOrted-
The case Of sam Frankenberg. Bis
bee merchant, was taken up and Al
bert Crock placed on the stand He
said he had not been depOrted because
his wife was sick He said he had seen
Frankenberg carrying a rifle
The case Of J. R. Henderson. Bisbee /
iumberman, was not long in being
heard The only material witness was
J. F. Holman, who said he had seen
Henderson armed and guarding men /
in the circle" HOLMAN also testified
that he had seen Allie Howe on the
train on which he HOLMAN. had been
deported- A. T. Ash, a railroad brake /
man, who had been member OF the
crew Of the deportation train. said
he had seen Howe on the train and
that he was guarding men in the cars
J. ". Reads, another brakeman on
the deportation train. testified to hav-
ing seen Howe, armed.
The case Of A D. Navarette was the
last called Several witnesses, mostly !
AIexicans, said they had seen him /
armed on the morning Of the deporta- /
ton