Tombstone epitaph., 1920-04-04

of others who had also been elected
 for the same reason had wired to
 the president of the grand lodge at
 New York. who wired back re-.nsta.-
 ing them and adding that the others
 were pro-Germans. On crose-exam-
 ination he did not know how the
 president of the grand lodge knew
 the men wer pro-German, and said
 that they had bought liberty bonds
 ond subscribed to the Red Cross. The
 testimony relating to the lodge was
 was later ordered stricken out by the court. and adjournment was taken un.
 til Monday morning
 The morning session resulted ia considerable favorable testimony for the defense. by three witnesses put on the stand by the defendants al torneys to corroberate the testimony given previously as 10 the conditions about the district created by the L. w w. during the strike up to the time of the deportation.
 Antonio Peralta, Mexican occu. pied the stand for the better part of an hour after court opened and he testified as to alleged insults, in Limitations and attacks practiced by strikers. one of whom he remember ei by name as Augustine Busta- mente. He said that on July 3rd while going to work a group of strik. CTS headed by Bustamente had accost- ed iim asking him if he was going to work and he had replied that he had 10 in order to feed his family. They told him. he said that there was no need for that. because the unions had food to give the families and when thai was gone there was plenty more in the Copper Queen warehouses. He paid no attention to them. he said but went on to work and ;ha: evening when ne came home the same gang of p;ckets ridiculed him. calling him all sorts of names. including scab. slave of the capital ists and other epithets.
 lie also told of being attacked nu- merous times by the picke:s and at one time was struck in the head from the rear and knocked senseless and at another time saved himself by protecting himself with a candle stick. Al another time, he stated Bustamente and number of others told him that he should cease work wo:k because the government need ed the copper and the companies had
 
 could not prosecute the war without copper and the Germans would tri- umph, which would be the triumph of the workers. lie said Bustamente belonged to the I. W. w.
 On cross-examination by MT Wors- ley for the state, Bustamente said he had not told of these occurances during the Embree trial at Tucson because the interpreter could not translate his language properly, and his testimony al Tucson was read and translated, which occupied con siderable time This was done for tLe purpose Of showing by the state that the witness had not said at the Embree trial. that Bustamente was an l. w. W.
 Jose Mata was the next witness and he testified 10 alleged insults. indignities and threats made upon him while he was foreman over q gang of Mexirans at work during the strike. He also told of conditions during the strike up to the deporta- l ton and was cross-examined by the l state to show that there was no | cause for fear during those days.
 The next witness was William Holmes. mine operator at Courtland | and president of the LeadvilIe Min l ing company, and he testified as to | alleged remarks made by strikers and others in the Warren District up to the day of the deportation. As mine operator and interested to see how the strikes operated. he said, he went to Bisbee for five days in sue cession prior to July F. and remem- bered of several incidents which he related, principally one.
 He said one day in front of John Twomey's place he saw a large crowd congregated and asked what the excitement was and someone told