Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
FRIDAY

Arguments in the case OF the
State against II. Z. wootton, on trial
charged with kidnapping as a result !
of the Bisbee deportations of july.
1917. were completed this afternoos
County Attorney R. n French max
ing the closing argument for the
state and the case was given to the
-jar- for elaboration. following
short address from Judge Pattee.
1t is now up to the jury 10 decide
whether wootton was guilty or not.
This morning A. A. Worsley. assis-
tart to the state. who started his ar
glments yesterday afternoon contin-
ning through a night session last
n,ght completed his address TO the
Jury within a half hour after court
started. Last night and this morn
ing he talked on the issues of the
case and said that Wheeler could
have averted the strike by acceding
with the companies for the men
through mediation instead OF taking
the action he did.
He declared that the companies
were the conspirators instead OF the
miners and that they now Haunt their
patriotism before the public when
the patriotic thing would have been
miners and adjust them after the
war. He said that since the men
were invited to go back to work
they could not have been a bad
bunch" since no arms or ammunition
were found cached in the district aft
er the deportation. He referred to
the I. W. W. doctrines Of sabotage
and said the companies and gunner
were the real sabots. since they took
a direct action course.
THE strikers were deported be-
cause they offended the big sabots.
he said, and that he didn't fear the
l. w. W. but the men that make
TEEN. He drew examples of opera
tons OF direct actionists and attach
ed the testimony of Capt. Harry
Wheeler, ridiculing the claim Of his
bravery, saying that the deportation
was the most cowardly act in his.
tory. He said the l. W. W. songs
were only a Jest and proceeded to
sing one for the benefit OF the jury
This morning. in concluding. he
said the law OF necessity could moi
apply to the Bisbee situation. The
cavalry from Douglas could have
been called in case of necessity K
dispel rioting, he declared and con
cluded his statements by ridicuiint
the method Of defense, saying tina
necessity cannot be claimed wheI
the sanctity OF the home is invaded
The wearing Of the white handker
chief raised the white flag OF coward
ice in Bisbee on July IL. 1917, he said
Following Mr. Worsley's address;
W. H Burgess. chief counsel for tn
defense assumed the stand and ad
dressed the jury for two hours an,
half on the merits OF the defens
side Of the case.
In opening he said he was sorr
that Mr.. Curley, assistant ccunse
was forced to leave the case whe
he did. and that he could not
present to answer Worsley an
show how a real Tucson attorne
could not be here to answer g. hal
baked serio-comedies: Tucson woult
be economist"
He paid q tribute to R. n. Frenc.
county attorney whom he said ha
conducted his side of the case as
gentleman. according to all the cou
tssies and privileges to opposin
counsel as a gentleman shout,
which was highly appreciated b
himself
In 3ustifying the action OF the Bi
bee citizens who conducted the d
portatiop he declared: 'the Ia
abiding citizens OF Bisbee got togetl
-er and did something in violation ,
everything they had ever done b
fore, but there was q compelling re
SON" Since on the night of the Iii
Bhbee was sitting on the edge Of
volcano. He was certain. he sa
that Mr.. French would not atteml
to defend the I. W. ". as his ASST
tanf. worsiey had done in trying
fustIfy the ]. W. W. songs and teac