Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1920-04-25


was a member because it was fight
ing organized labor and was afraid
it would bring trouble. He saw the
deportation and went down town. A
man told him to put on a white hand
kerchief SO they wouldn't take him
for wobbly and he told them 10
go 10 h.
He got the impression that the
L. S. government was gathering up
the Wobblies he said and didn't
learn it was a deportation until that
afternoon. For year the l. W. w.
had been working it's way into the
A. F. L. he said until the latter or.
ganization was forced 10 move into
another building He said the Wo3-
blies were given column in the
Ore to fight the A. F. l.. when the
Square Dealer started to fight the /
W. w. He heard abusive language
toward Rosa Mckay. he said and aft
erward advised her to leave town.
Mrs Mckay had testified last eve
ming before adjournment On cross
examination, ne said he had never
seen Wootten in the line of mer-
chants encouraging the men to 60
TO work and believed most of the So
called gun thugs thought they were
helping the government.
Frank L. Holman OF Phoenix.
business agent for the A. f. l.. in
July 1917. said he was about town
all day long and saw no violence
He believed in the demands but did
not think it was the right time to
strike. He told how he and Brown
went to Wootten's store TO get his
union card. which Wootten refused
to give them. He did not think
Brown was an l. W. W. He said
Harry Wheeler told him he feared
violence. but he never heard OF any
threats. Charged by Mr.. Burgess on
cross examination whether or not
he had not told Charley Cross in
Douglas on the night OF July II. 1917
that If the mining companies did not
come through with the demands the
whole town would be blown up. he
denied the statement
He admitted he travelled over the
state OF Washington obtaining wiz
nesses for the prosecution and said
his expenses were paid by the Cen
trail Trades Council OF Douglas. He
said he saw WoOtten OH a truck the
day OF the deportation and he had
a rifle in his hand. He admitted he
said: Get 'em all Harry. Blow 'em
up" lie said this was only JOSH
He said he visited the picket lines
and went TO the mines TO see who
the gunner" were.
F. Z. Thomas. county Interpreter
at Bisbee and City Police Judge tes-
titled that to his knowledge things
were peaceful and quiet in Bisbee
during the strike. He did no, know
how many men returning from Col
umbus were arrested for vagrancy,
but there were quite few and thew
all left town again He testified bo-
fore the Presidents commission and
said that everything he said at that
time he believed to be true His
knowledge of conditions during the
strike. was limited. he said on cross
examination.
&. S. Ruth in Bisbee since 1904
testified as to what he thought con-
ditions were by overhearing CONVEX
sations OF men playing pool in his
cigar store.
Guy Roberts, saw the deportation
and said he saw Irwin Crouch hi:
over the head with a gun. He was
put into line but taken ont at War
rem ne said and was never near the
picket lines.
Sheriff James F. Mcdonald was the
last witness before court adjourned
at 4:30 until tomorrow morning. He
said he was deputy L. S. Marshal
during the strike with headquarters
at Bisbee. but did not see any as
saults or violence during the strik,
He knew many OF the strikers and
men who were at work, he said. He
did not see any violence on the day
of the deportation, nor was he at
any time asked by Sheriff Wheeler
or any other officers to help protect