Tombstone epitaph., 1920-04-04

whether he had not acquiesced to the plan of deportation after he had been called to the meeting Mir. Vince Ter replied: No. my word was su- preme. went into it with that un- derstanding only. l may be getting myself in trouble by telling you this but I am telling it to you"
 Asked if he knew Frank Vaughn and if he had not told him every thing was so peaceful and quiet that he was afraid. the witness replied h. did not remember telling him every thing was peaceful and quiet. but he might have said that he was afraid Questioned if he knew a man named ]. r. Chase who had come 10 him in the Bull Pen at the Ball Park and asked him if he had done anything 10 be arrested for and if so why no: give him fair trial and Wheeler had replied that he had nothing to do with the deportation" the witness said it was absolutely false. Dues toned about meeting several other men who were drafted while on the train going 10 Osborn, and whether | or not in trying to tell them goodbye ! he had not told them, after they hal refused to shake hands with him. that some day they would find he 1 had nothing to do wi,A the deporta- l ton. MT. Wheeler veiemently denied the statement. Asked whether or not he had told Red Cannon, his de- putty and Bert Policy, in Lowell sey- cray days before the deportation that the companies were planning ihe de portation and asked them whether or not they would stand by him if he
 tried to prevent it, the witness de- nied the statement.
 Concerning Fred Brown. the com blaming witness in the Wootton case. the county attorney asked Mir. Vince Ter whether or not when Brown re- turned 10 the Warren District in Sep tembe 70 be examined for the draft,
 if he did no, arrest Brown and say 10
 him that it was not his fault that he (Brown) was deported, that the
 Mining companies made q mistake
 and he would see that Brown would
 be put back 10 work. Mr. Wheeler
 denied this Also later as to whether
 upon meeting Brown in Tombstone
 he had not told him he had made
 arrangements 10 get him a job, he also denied.
 Speaking Of the Mexican who had yelled 10 miner: We run you out of Cananea and We will run you ou;
 of here" French asked Wheeler why
 he did not arrest Dorame, the Mexi
 can and Wheeler replied: ITO tel
 you the truth I was afraid 70 arrest
 him I stood a great many things
 in those days before I organized my
 deputies"
 lie added in answer 10 the ques
 ton of deputies that at that time he had none but his regular deputies
 Asked why he had not arrested the
 strike leader known as "Blackie,'
 Wheeler replied that to his mind the man had not said anything to be
 arrested for Asked why he did not
 arrest more men for being disloyaI
 and turn them over to the [. S. de
 putty marshal Mir. Wheeler replied
 that because the man he had arrest
 ed several days before for making the remark about the T.. s. gover
 ment was again free and walking the
 streets.
 Concerning machine guns, MT French asked whether or not there was one concealed in his office 1T the dispensary building and he re piled he had one in his office.
 In answer to the question whether the government had not made an in
 Investigation Wheeler replied that hC had told Col Hornbrook. stationed -at Douglas, about the conditions ans i, when he was sent here to invest: gate, the army officer had told hin conditions were most serious. He : did not know Hornbrook's report tc the government. He had seen Horr
 brook in Bisbee on the day of ths ? deportation, but he did not know tha [ Secretary of War Baker had declines to act in request for troops. 1. Asked why he did not turn the de , =.