Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28

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 indicted separately. was the first of 9 total of 209 defendants in all the cases growing out of the deportation to be brought to trial.
 Today's session of court was used by both sides to clear up various details of contradictory testimony heard dur ing the trial The most important tes- timony was that given by pr. N. V. Al lessi of Bisbee, who was called by the defense in rebuttal of testimony given by states witnesses regarding alleged brutality on the part of some of the men who participated in the deporta- tion
 Deportees Not Hurt.
 Dr. Alessi testified that he was in charge of the United States army hos pital at Columbus, N. M, in July, I517, and that he was responsible for the physical condition of the 1175 deported men during their stay at Columbus, Dr. Alessi testified that none of the men was suffering from broken arms, limbs or broken or injured ribs. and that he found only one scalp wound case and not more than three cases of men who were suffering from any bruises Of any description. Several witnesses for the state had given tes timony during the trial regarding large numbers of the deported men having suffered bodily injuries at the hands of the men who arrested them. French Takes Stand. L. R. Bailey, postmaster at BiSbee, was the first witness called by the de fense this morning. Bailey testified to having seen federal officers at Bis bee a year ago seize l. w. w. mail addressed to Milo w. Porter as secre- tary of the I. w. w. at Bisbee. Porter is the man from whom Fred Brown, complaining witness against WoottOn, testified yesterday to having received money. This money, Brown admitted yesterday, was used by him to come to Tombstone from Minnesota for the purpose of helping the county attor- lney secure evidence for the prosecu- ton of the deportation cases. Just be-
 
 session, County Attorney French took the witness stand and testified that, until yesterday afternoon. he had not known that Porter had anything to do with sending money to Brown.
 Two witnesses were summoned this morning to bear out the defense's claims that Marco Benderack, state q off tation that he was a member of the II. w. W Minhannek of Cananea, Mex ico, testified that, following the depor- ton, he had served as 5ecrv-sry of what was commonly known the kangaroo court" in Bisbee. On july 19, 1917, he said, man who gave his name as Miko Benderack, was eXamin- ed and, when confronted with records said to have been secured from l. w. W. headquarters, had admitted. his membership in the organization.
 Bassett Watkins, the next witness called by the defense substantiated the testimony of Minhanneck. Watkins said that, following the deportation, he was chairman of the employment com mittee at Bisbee which passed upon the applications of men who came into the camp. seeking employmens. The committee, he said, refused to give
 'rustling cards" to any members of the IT, W. w. or non-citiZens. James F. Duke and Harold Stanway were called by the defense in rebuEtal Of testi- mony given last week by Nester Sjo- field, who had testified that the men who arrested him on the day of the deportation had knocked down his wife. Duke and Stanway testified that only one man, Grady McCrae, had gone into the Sjofeld house and brought Sjofeld out. Both said they had re- maincd on the porch of the house while McRea was arresting Sjofeld and that he had not been struck. The witnesses testified that the arrest of Sjofeld was made without any disturb lance whatever.