Court Adjourns as Judge Weighs Wootten Evidence
Judge Lockwood grants adjournment until Wednesday afternoon to rule on whether evidence connecting the Bisbee deportations in the Wootten kidnapping case is admissible. Judge Pattee will decide if self defense is admissible and if necessity can justify actions, shaping a potentially long trial.
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Lockwood
Pattee
Tucson
United States
Judge Pattee
S. L. Pattee
H. ©. Wootten
Deportation case in Cochise County court rules on necessity defense
Daily proceedings in the famous deportation trials in Cochise County Superior Court debate whether the defense may prove necessity to protect the United States government during 1917 depor tations in the Warren district. The judge limits testimony about I W W conspiracy and orders defense to focus on conditions in the Warren district at the time, allowing jury determination of necessity with proper instructions.
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Cochise County
Bisbee
United States
la. W
Warren
French
Pattee
Bisbee Review
Burges
Lnyman
Warron
Birbeo
Thore
Fidelity & Guaranty Co
Postker
N. E
Minggis
Court hears defense move in Bisbee kidnapping case
In Bisbee Arizona on March 25 County Attorney R. N. French admitted considering dismissing the kidnapping charge against Harry E. Wootten if J. W. W. Jam was allowed as evidence. He said such outside issues would waste time and he would not prosecute under those terms. The trial against Wootten resumed after a morning in chambers and adjourned to 7 p.m. with witnesses delayed.
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LW. W
Wan
Plac Jer County
House of China
Anserty
Rine
Cochise
Tombstone
Ariz
Robert N. French
Samuel Pattee
Harry E. Wootten
French
Pattee
Chambers
Samuel L. Pattee
Harry E. Wotton
J. W. W.jam
R. Fremeh
Bisbee
H. E. Wootten
Burgess
Defense Opens Testimony Linking I W W to Warren Kidnapping Case
The state against H E Wootten heard morning testimony on the I W W influence in the Warren District before the July 12, 1917 deportation. Fred W Brown testified he aided the strike and was summoned to Chicago to testify for William Kaywood. He denied membership in the I W W.
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Warren District
H. E. Wootten
Fred W. Brown
Wootten
Ps9
Burgesow
Brown
LW. W
Nad
EW. W. Mall
Wm. D. Kaywood
Chicago
A. E Exswree
Bisbee
French
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Basia
Facs
Mit
U Warren District
Issger
Commonwealth Vs
Blodgett
Julige
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