Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1920-04-18

testimony already given and that IL
would take eome time 10 prepare
these from the mass of evidence.
The court then adjourned court until
$3.50 when the county attorney will
begin his objections which win oc-
cupy most of the afternoon. II is
expected also Judge Pattee will con
duct court tomorrow. when the state
.ill begin introduction OF rebuttal
testimony TO show conditions in Bis
bee in contrast OF what the defense
has already shown.
The defense today was conducted
by Mr.. Burgess. in the absence of F.
E. Curley. who was operated upon
last night at the Copper Queen hos
pital for appendicitis and word to-
day was that he was not entirely
out of danger
The examination of Wootten wcs
opened shortly after court started
this morning, following an offering
by the defense of copies OF the Bis
bee Square Dealer. which the court
excluded ON objection OF the state.
Wootten took the stand at l0:l5
and was still under cross-examina-
tion when noon recess was taken.
He began by stating conditions as
he knew them to be on the day the
strike was called. Jue 26. 1917, up to
the day of the deportation. July II.
He said the strike was called rather
suddenly by a handful of men, the
miners themselves not even knowing
what was going on and did not wan:
strike. later returning to work.
when the more radical element be
gan to get more bitter, the witness
said
He testified that conditions got
worse from day to day until that he
was positive. along with other cit;-
zens OF Bisbee, that there was going
to be trouble before lons There
we're a large number OF strangers in
Bisbee about this time, he said. TAX
He described the methods used by
the pickets.
A man named Phillips. he testi-
fled. told him three days before the
deportation. while in conversation
that the l. W. W. were going to win
the strike and were going to clean
up the town and run out the me--
chants who had supported the COM
panies. They would win. Phillips
told him. the defendant testified. If
it was necessary to bring in harvest
hands from the fields as all the couu-
try was combined with them to help
win the strike Another man namei
Jake Gibson. an electrician at the
C. & A. tod him the strike wou.i
only last few days longer as every
thing was framed up for them to
win. He believed these statements
true, he said.
Speaking of the labor trouble he
had his place OF business, when it
was declared unfair by the trades
assembly, Wootten said that numer-
Gus committees called on him about
il, including q man named Tenbroo::,
an I. ". ". and also Fred Brown,
the complaining witness. Tenbrook
told him, he testified that they were
going TO blow and burn up the town
and put every merchant who sup
ported the companies out Of busi-
ness He said the grievance COM
mittee OF the trades assembly had
boycotted his place. Brown notifying
him of this and that they succeeded
in hurting his business.
In response to a question from the
defense, he said on the day OF the
18th when he took part in the de-
portation, he believed his family and
their lives and property in danger
and this was the reason he acted.
"it was a case OF somebody acting,
and We acted first" ne said.
On cross examination, he said he
was not called to act by Sheriff.
Wheeler but a man named Jim Hen
derson called him. He answered
that he was a member OF the A. F.
L. and knew the workings OF grie-
vance committees. He had heard Of