Arizona republican., 1920-02-06
DISMISSAL IF Al K|DNAP |NG SUITS |S FRENCH PLAN
Lack of Sufficient Number of Jurors Believed to Be Responsible for the Coun- tv Prosecutors Decision To Ask Blanket Trial of all Others
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TRepuDifCSn A. F. GGeSIo
 TOMBSTONE, Feb. ,. = Cases aainst 47 men accused of kidnapping in connection with the deportation or 1.186 striking copper miners and their sympathizers from Bisbee, Arizona, July F, 1917, probably will be dis missed immediately upon conclusion of the trial of Harry E. Wootton, first ot 21O defendants to go to trial, according to an an nouncement made by Rob ert N. French, county attor- ney, in conference with Judge Samuel L. Pattee and counsel for the defense in the judges chambers today.
 To Ask Blanket Trial This will leave for trial the balance of the defendants accused jointly in a 1 blanket information It was said Ih ' l prosecution hopes to bring the rest or ! the defendants to trial at one time, bui i under the Arizona laws the defendants l can ask separate trials
 French would make no public state 1 ment concerning his reasons for the 1 dismissals. Comment here was to tse 1 effect that French, believing jurors fcould not be obtained tb try the de- fendants separately. would attempt to l obtain a jury decision in the cases Of as many men as possible.
 The cases which may be dismissed are against the following who are ac- l cused in IA cases which include AZ de- fendants with Wootton:
 May Dismiss Following Defendants Harry Walters, Phil Tovrea, Frec l Sandtner. James Boyd, Arthur Houie Bassett Watkins. Henry Benton. sam 1 Frankenberg. Cass Benton. William White. Harry Anderson, J. P. Hodge son. Bert Policy. Allie Howe. Frank Salmon. George Scott. Jess Toland- V I C. Navarette, Oscar Wager. E. C. Will II Hams, Biddy Doyle, Ned White, Jo' Colfor6, Henry Bohmfalk. William To land, John Angius. J. P. Henderson John Rainey, Gerald sherman, L. C Jackson. NJ Cunningham, James GlaS- son, George AIedigovich, George Me Aleer, Joe Hambrick. John Hambrick James Manson. Oscar Gilman, w. F Sims Alec Nichols. Burrell Slaughter Al Cromer, N. C. Bledsoe 6who is als, named in the blanket information John Southerland. Ernest Hughes John Scott. Chris Marshall and Georg' Gilman
 A new venire of 500 names wa. drawn for jury duty in the trial O Harry F. Wootten today when the firs two venires of 300 men were ex hausted.
 Court adjourned before 2 o'clocl l this afternoon rInTfi gTrToSd2x- xr-f-t 12 tentative jury men accepted by boil sides and one man waiting examina tion. Eleven men waiting examina tion were excused by agreement 0 , both sides because they were employe; of defendant companies.
 Fix Limit at Six Cases
 The deportation cases promise [, , create a situation unique in America courts. Lawyers estimated that be 3 cause of the great proportion of ex emptionS not more than six cases cal : be tried in this county through Iacl of jurors. Under Arizona laws tn state can not ask for a change O I venue to another county, this rigIi existing only with the defense. Thu if the defense demands separate trial for all the accused, juries can not b
 obtained and more than 200 auto matically would either go free or thei = cases remain on the criminal caIenda Q until tried. There are 75OO possibI = Jury men III tle county put IL was eS d timated DO per cent or more are em n ployes of the defendant companies an y thus disqualified. A large percenta 2 o of the remainder, from indications e S talesmen already examined, show
 they have fixed opinions concernin
 the deportations.
 James Wolf. said to have been use
 as the character for the old cattIeme = of Alfred Henry Lewis seWolfvil e days, a man famous throughout Ari z, zona as pioneer, was called for jur n duty today, but excused because C s age Another unusual figure in a coul y room for jury duty was a ChinamaI d citizen of this country, but excuse 'f because he said his education woul
 not fit him for duty.
 F. M. Rhyme a dry farmer. was th
 only jury man accepted today of nor than 50 examined
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