Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09

Frank Brown, Of Wilcox: Il think
the only regret We all had was that
we could not settle all the cases with
that one ballot After hearing and
considering the evidence from both
sides /. for one. feel that Harry
Wheeler and the citizens Of the War
rem District did what they thought
was right and pecessary."
q. X. Riggs, Eldorado eattIeman:
After hearing all the evidence !,
does not appear 10 me that without
troops the sheriff and people of Bis
bee could have taken any other ac-
;ion than the deportation without
serious trouble. ! think that We all
wished that onr one verdict could
have spiked the prosecution of ali
the cases for il looks 20 me now like
further prosecution will mean only
the opening Of an old sore"
Jesse Amalong, Eidorado eattieman:
We had each cast our vote without
knowing how the other fellow was
voting and it certainly was a relief
when the votes were checked and We
found that all twelve OF us hal
reached The same decision after hear
ing all the evidence and arguments
of both sides II is TOO had that the
.one case c6u,d not have settled .he
whole thing"
Clifford Weese, Of Servoss: al.
though ! have served on three juries
had never heard of the law of ne
eessity before, but was convinced.
after hearing all OF the Wootton case,
that such law applied 10 the situ-
Eion at Bisbee Even IL there had
been no question whether or no;
Brown had the chance 10 get out ..
the line think the result would have
been the same. at least as far as am
concerned"
Jesse N. Curtis. nappy Camp Can
yon: Il certainly was glad when we
all agreed on the first ballot. When
went on the jury knew nothing
about the ease. but at the end Of tha
trial. after listening 10 every wori
said by both sides. made up my
mind that Wootton was not guilty:
don't think any amount OF delibera-
tion in the jury room. had We not all
agreed. could have altered my deci-
sion"
John Jones, Sunnyside cattieman;
Il went on the jury with only a slight
knowledge OF what happened over in
Bisbee on July u, 1919 After listen
ing 10 the evidence presented in the
Wootton case | feel that what hap
pened there was fully justified under
the law Of necessity believe that
any unbiased jury would have been
convinced that deportation was the
only available means 10 avert blood
shed and the destruction OF proper;r
in the Warren District
Henry Richards, poultry raiser
near Hereford: 1T is my opinion
that the evidence showed conclusive.
ly that the threats OF the strikers
were rot merely idle boasts and ths
deportation prevented destruction OF
property and loss of life in the dis.
trici."
w. L. PStteson. Benson Farmer:
Although am not certain that the
law OF necessity applied to Fred W.
Brown, will say that after listening
20 the evidence of both sides | be-
iieve that as a whole the deportation
was necessary. The evidence show
ell. in my opinion. that the citizens
OF Bisbee only beat the strikers to It
by few days"
J. o. Calhoun, Of Douglas: The
verdict OF the jury is a vindication
of the deportation. if not in the le-
gal sense, at least in the moral sense.
No man could sit and listen to the
evidence adduced during the trial
without feeling that the people OF
Bisbee were in imminent danger"
Andrew Mortenson, Douglas: II:
was shown beyond the possibility Of
a doubt that the people Of iBsbes
were menaced and that they took
the only step that they believed could
furnish relief"