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Show BI3BEE BUSINESSMAN IS ALLEGED KIDNAPER j jFaces Trial in Deportaton Cases I of Many I. W. W. Miners ! in Arizona TOMBSTONE, Ariz.. Feb. 3. G. E. Woolen, hardware dealer of Bisbee, Ariz., accused of kidnaping in connection connec-tion with the deportation of 11S6 striking copper miners and their sym pathlzcrs from Bisbee in 1917, was called for trial here today by agreement agree-ment of state and defense attorneys. The agreement automatically continued con-tinued tho cases of Fred Saiidtner, James Boyd and Phil Tovrea, which were called when court was convened here yesterday for the trial of 210 persons per-sons on kidnaping and conspiracy charges. Before court, opened County . Attorney Frpnch announced this morn . ing ho would offer a motion for dismissal dismis-sal of tho charges of the three first . defendants because his two most Important Im-portant witnesses were absent from the state. Twenty-four tentative Jurors were se- looted by lot from the panel of 122 in attendance and their examination was begun. Preliminary questions to jurors jur-ors by both sides indicated selections of the jury would be a long process and many men would be called before actual trial of Wooten's case could be- 1 gin. Both sides apparently were laying much stress on the outcome of ihe first case to be presented the judge. |