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3 SA 44-2889 "I told all of my organizers to respect private property lines and to obey all instructions issued by law enforcement officers. “I was not present when the strikers were arrested on July 23, 1975, in Reeves County, and I therefore co not know exactly what happened to cause the arrests. "On July 25, 1975, we moved our strike and organiz- ing activities to Pecos County, Texas, which adjoins Reeves County on the Southeast. We met at the head- quarters early and then drove from Pecos, Texas, on Highway 1450 to an area four or five miles South of the town of Cayomosa, Texas. There were about fifteen or twenty of us who left fran the headquarters. te = sroup of oraanizers drovneed of fF mae ler €5 weit QfCup Of VIQGenszers ULeppea Vir caray go to one field, and I continued on with the rest of the organizers to a point a few miles north of Fort Stockton, Texas. We were going to- picket a melon field located alongside the main highway. When we arrived at the field, two cars from the Pecos County Sheriff's Office were already there. “Shortly after our arrival, two other Sheriff's Office cars came by and all four cars then proceeded north on the highway. "Some time later, two or three Sheriff's Office and state cars returned, going south on the highway. The organizers fran the first group were in the cars. I later learned that the first group had been arrested for trespassing. ~ “On July 24, 1975, another one of our organizers, Beeandans Maettitin Calderon heA haar arwanetaA fhe ha Freancases LSstiiio Leicderon naa Seen arrestea wy Tne Pecos County Sheriff's Office, at the location at which I was picketing on July 25, 1975. “Again I was not present when the organizers were arrested on July 25, 1975, and cannot say what led to their arrest. bod S