Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-12
Eight Defendants Remain to Get Hearing Before Group of
 51 Is Completed; Four Cases Heard at Session Yesterday
.CLOCKWORK TESTIMONY
 IS NOW RUN THROUGH
One, Two, Three Witnesses Put on By the Prosecution
 In Each Case Tell of Having Seen Defendants on July 12
Especial to The Review.) ]


 DOUGLAS. Aug. 11.-Preliminary hearings in the first group of 51 cases of Cochise- county residents charged with kidnapping for alleged particlpa- tion in the deportations that followed the I. w. w. trouble Tn the Warren district two years ago, will be com pleted in Justice w. c. Jacks court to- morrow morning when the state Will submit it's evidence against the eight remaining defendants.
 The cases of Arthur Houle, John Angius, Biddy Doyle and John Hem brick, all of Bisbee, were finished dur ing the session of court today ana two others, those of Henry Benton and John Scott, were started but postponed until tomorrow owing 10 the failure of two of the states wit nesses to appear.
 Testimony Placid as Usual.
 The testimony offered by the states witnesses today was of the usually calm and unexciting nature. J. E. Hol- man again proved the star witness Tor the county attorney. testifying in four out of the six hearings held, and bringing his total number of appear ances since the start of the present group of cases up to 24 cases.
 Hearing of the testimony against Arthur Houle and cross-eXamination of the states witnesses occupied the entire morning and part of the after noon session. Only two witnesses Were called by the state, J. P. Chase ana Dominick Catero, each of whom has appeared in more than half a dozen different cases. The testimony or the witnesses was practically identical, each telling of having seen Houle, armed. at the Warren baseball park on the day of the deportations. Houle was merely standing in line with otn- CT citizens. they said. Houle said nor did nothing to them nor to anyone else as far as they knew, said the wit nesses during cross-examination.
 Saw Anaius Walking Around.
 The hearing of Angius was finished in a few minutes. Clint Thomas, ]. +. Holman and Richard Denning testify ing for the state. Thomas said he saw Angius in front of the Bisbee postof- flee walking toward a group of gun men. Holman said he saw Angius in front of the postoffice while the de- portees were being assembled there and then Denning stated that while he and other deportees were in one Of the cars of the train that carried them to Columbus waiting for the train to leave the park he saw Angius, carry ing a carton of provisions, walking by the car.
 Says Hembrick Arrested Him.
 Two witnesses, Mrs. J F. Holman and Clint Thomas, were called by the state during the hearing of John Hem brick. Mrs. Holman's only testimony against Hembrick was that she had seen him; after the deportations, walking up Brewery Gulch. carrying rifle. Thomas testified that Hembrick and his brother. Joe, were the men who placed him under arrest in Bis bee on the morning of the deporta- tions.
 Holman again mounted the witness stand when the hearing of Henry Ben ton was started. He testified to hay ing seen Benton, wearing star and carrying a gun, in front of the post office on the morning of the day of the deportations. The states other witness against Benton, Tony Rodri- guez. Icould not be found around the court room and, at the request of the county attorney, the hearing was con- tinued until tomorrow.
 J. B. Chase and Holman were the witnesses in the hearing of Biddy Doyle. testifying to having seen the defendant, among other armed citi- zens, near the postoffice on the morn ing of July 12, 1917.
 oId fn hearings, which will be completed to- morrow, the following eight cases re- maining in the group, will be heard: Joe Colford, Sam McGree. Barney Will Hams, Ned White, J. 0. Walker, Joe Hembrick, l.. l., Gilman and James McAleer.