Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1920-05-02


defense began his remarks.
He first drew comparisons as to-
the length OF time it has taken to.
try the present wootten case and
the number OF jurors it took to Sc
cure IL men TO sit on the case and
drew conclusions as to what would
have happened had the 1900 deport-
ed men been given a trial with "the
courts functioning" as the state had.
con;ended.
He compared the character of the
men who conducted the deportation
with that OF those who were deport-
ed and said they were not the class
that we're in Jail part OF the time or
were won; TO be into trouble as wers
mem bers OF the murderous aggrega-
tion, the l. W. w.
Referring to the possibility Of
troops close at hand which could
have been called in from Naco or
Douglas had trouble been imminent
as the state contended. Mr.. Gilmore
reci;ed the system of delays and red
taVe following the movement OF
troops. He said had the !. w. VS.
been allowed 10 get into action on
the 18th or the 18th. or any other
time, the streets of Bisbee would have
run with gore, the mines destroyed
and property razed before troops
could have been brought 10 the
scene.
He admitted that the deportation
had been pulled off hurriedly, and
that necessarily some people suffer
ed as is the case down through Amer
lean history when peoples suffered
for the bettermen: OF conditions.
The remainder of the morning ses-
sion he devoted in assailing the tes-
timony OF Fred Brown. the complain
ing witness and read from the trans.
cripts of the testimony of Brown,
which he said was contradictory in
every respect He dealt with the
testimony at length looking at it
from differen: angles and drew con-
clusions as 10 its credibility. When
noon recess had arrived, he was still,
occupied in reviewing the complain
ing witnesses testimony.
This afternoon Mr.. Gilmore closed
few minutes before o'clock.
Beginning shortly after noon re
cess he went back 20 the date OF the
strike and took up the demands which
he analayzed as unreasonable and
the demands only subterfuge the
strike being called only in sympathy
with Butte and Seattle.
He told of Whee!er's action in tax
ing charge OF conditions when the
strike started and his efforts to keep
peace and ,auded Wheeler as a fear
/ less officer entertaining no personal
fear but for the people in the War
ren District when he decided to car
ry out the deportation. He had des
pera;e men TO deal with he said, who
did not play fair. gang of outlaws
and whom right and wrong didn't
concern.
He compared the /. w. W. as
against Christianity and ended by
charging the jury that they must not
convict Wootton.
| Following Mr.. Gilmore. A. A. Wors-
ley, one Of the counsel for the state
started his arguments. continuing on
Ily for about 20 minutes and will COM
plete his arguments at a night ses.
sion tonight. Tomorrow Mr.. Burges
for the defense and Mr.. French for
the state will close arguments and
the case will go to the jury. Mr..
Worsley dealt mostly in his twenty.
minute talk with comparisons. He
compared Mr.. Gilmore's statements
relating to the trial of the 1900 de-
ported men saying they must not
have been so dangerous or more than
two deaths would have occurred on
July 18th. He declared that the de-
porters aided and abetted criminals
when they jumped the deportees on
the plains OF New Mexico to allow
them to continue their crimes against
the government Is they had charged.
He said that II the men had been
tried 1t would have been federal
charge, since being charged with dis
loyalty it was . case for the federal
court and all could have been tried