Bisbee daily review., 1920-02-18

1 WoFsley of Tucson, as acting county
 attorney, were the principal featurss | of the day.
 l The talisman removed was A. J. Cobb, pool hall proprietor of Doug
 las. Cobb. whsn passed more than a week ago, repeatedly stated that he had no opinion regarding the right or
 wrong of the deportations ana had never expressed any opinion on the subject. At the time he was challeng-
 ed by Attorney Frank E. Curley, of
 Tucson, assistant chief counsel for the | defendants, on the claim by CuEley
 that Cobb's demeanor and absurd answers to questions put to him indi-
 cated fixed intention on Cobb's part
 to qualify. The challenge was over
 ruled at the time by Judge Pattee. l When court opened this morning 1 Curley asked that Cobb be recalled 1 for examination He then questioned the juror as to whether or not he had ever expressed an opinion regarding the deportations to George Stone, of 1 Sonora, Mexico, who was formerly a
 business partner with Cobb. Cobb de- l nied ever having shown prejudice to- ward the defendants. With the per
 mission of the court, Stone was then called, sworn in and placed on the witness stand. He was asked by Cur ! ley to relate the circumstances and facts of discussion which he had 1 with Cobb in August, 1yl1, n short 1 time after the deportations.
 Stone stated that, at the time in ! question, he was still il. partnership with Cobb. He had orders, said Stone,
 not to allow any I. w. W. members to [ loiter around his pool hall ana had 1 requested several such characters to leave the place at various times fol lowing the deportations. When he re- quested one alleged member of the l. w. w. to leave on one occasion, saIa Stone, Cobb had asked him why he had interfered with prospective GUS toner and had said, Any man that is interested in deporting those fellows from their wives and children should go to the penitentiary and if it is in
 my power to put them there, l will do so"
 Cross examining the witness, Acting County Attorney Worsley sought to bring out that Stone had some ulteri- or motive in coming ru umusLone to testify. Stone, however, refused to change his statements under a severe cross examination. Following the in cident of August 1917, he said, he had told Charlie Cross, then 8 deputy sher- if at Douglas, of Cobbs statements.
 Several days ago, said Stone, he was advised by Cross that Cobb had denied
 ever having expressed an opinion re- garding the deportation and mad been passed for service as juror in the
 case of Wootton. Stone said he was asked if he would come to Tombstone
 and tell what he knew about Cobb's
 statements and had finally consented.
 He paid his own fare from Mexico to Tombstone, he said, and had been glad to do so. His only motive in coming, he stated, was his friendship for Cross, one of the defendants.
 Immediately after Stones testimony counsel for the defense challenged Cobb. Worsley and Assistant County Attorney George RoaTk resisted the challenge, but were overruled Dy the court, who excused Cobb with the statement that, disregarding the yer acity of either the juror or the witness against him, it was the courts inten- tiCn to see that all jurors passed should not only be free from bias or prejudice, but should also be free from any suspicion Of bias or prejudice.
 Testimony showing that at least one labor organization is financially aiding the prosecution of the defendants was directly brought out during the exami nation Of W. A. Tyler, of Douglas, who said he was laundry employe. Tyler was passed by Worsley after a brief cxaminatio Upon being examined by Attorney Curley, Tyler stated he had nu opinion regarding the deporta- tions and had read and discussed the incident very little. Close questioning for defense, however, brought forth the information that Tyler is financial secretary of the mine and shelter mems local at Douglas. He was asked by Curley if it were not a fact that this organization had set aside funds to aid in the prosecution of the cases on tri- al. Tyler's answers were evasive. Funds had been provided. he admitted, to help out in the cases, but he denied that they were meant to be used to, prosecute the defendants. Asked just what tho funds were to be used for, Tyler said:
 "To bring some people here"
 He was challenged by Curley and the challenge was sustained.
 The question Of granting eXemp- don from jury duty to employees of the Fl Paso & Southwestern railroad arose with the examination of R. $. Thompson. switchman employed by that system. Thompson was passed by Worsley with practically no ex- animation. Upon stating his occu- patton, in answers to questions put
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