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ee ee wae ee . a a a ‘ * 4 Elias Talavera Juiy 8, 1969; 10 a.m.) Arakelian Rane’ We were standing aCptter talking to the workers C) Kad come to the edge of the field to lfsten to us when a police car driven by officer Schultz (Badge 162) car 11933 passed us, came to a sudden stop, and backed up al- most hitting several of us. He came so close we had to move to keep from being ;hit since he was backing up pretty fast. He yelled very loudly at us asking us what we were doing. His voice was very angry. I (Maria) eee -was frightened with the whold incident. I (Estella} had to warn the others to jump aside to avoid being hit. We told him that we were just talking to the workers. _ The Schultz went over to Evias telling him that hz had just received @ tal] saying that there was trouble in that area and that when he saw the group of picketers he knew he had found it. Elias related that absolutely nothing had happened in this vicinity and that. the officer was almost violent and outraged with the picketers. . Fr. Rober Corrielt | June 27, 1969 Tal-Wi-Wi Ranch tlie . Wher Ted Calded, Bill setter ATT Bpproached 2 sheriffs to complain about = ’ Wilbur Buslong removing my huelga button and hat and refusing to return: " At that time they let him go to talk: to his Jawyer. The officer then 22S _oSaid to me “I won't dock the handcuffs again but 4 you runI':; = then to me he said “Why don't you wait for Lt. Lane to come back" We insisted he take action so finally after hesitating he complied by taking a renin the information, entering the grape field, and removing my hat from the * road where it had been smashed by the tractor. Then a Mexican Detectife a from the sheriffs department was sent out to discourage me from filing Se @ complaint against Bushlong. He asked if my action would “hurt or help* Se the cause, etc . He concluded “Well if you still want to file go down to: = g--:.. the county attorney.Once again at the County they tried to dissuead me fron filing even to bringing “religion” into the issue by saying “What would God - go fin this case?" I insisted they press charges which they finally did. of Wichenborg found Mr. "Buhtong, not Peete since. he Coed there's was so much noise in the area from the strikers that the peace had already been breached by: their actions and Mr. Bushtongs activity could not therefore constitute a breach of the peace. e day when we Finished picketing at Bodine, one of the sheriffs followed. -s ; ae as §42.2e4n- Witn oF dice Wie aq the way to our office 4n Jolleson. 7nisS wa Was a distance of avout’ = = “20 miles. He never stopped until we got to the office. Even there he said = % nothing to me because he had no cause to follow me fn the First Place. eS Joe Guevara (July 10,1969) Sam ee I was Jeaving El Dorado’s Fields by one of the middle dirt roads when one - ss of the shefiffs (Officer Young or Malone} followed me about one mile. He... - finally Stopped me and asked for identification. I gave it to him. @t «..- 55k that time another officer came and asked my name. As soon as I told hin ay * he told me J was under arrest. As far as I know the arresting officer never ~ Saw me in the field. Then Lt. Lane came and talked to the officers. They Ze then took me to Tal-Wi-Wi Ranch where they put me {n a paddy wagon where _ waited about 2 hours. When we got Peoria I was handcuffed to another man. = 3.