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is} Te meee - 20 miles. He never stopped until we got to the office. Even there he said _ > At that time they let him go to talk=to his Jawyer. The officer then - . Said to me “i won't dock the handcuffs egain but 4f you wunl':;) * Elias Talavera Juyy 8, 1969; wa Bom.) Arakelian Rane’ - We were standing ther talking to the workers Cred come to the edge of the field to listen 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) ainda was frightened with the whold incident. I (Esteliss had to warn the others . to jump aside to avoid being hit. We told him that we were just talking to the workers. _e The Schultz went over to Elias telling bim that hz had just received 2@ tall 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 Syne. 27, 1969 Tal-Wi-Wi Ranch Wher. Ted Calded, Bill SerCeTO ETE T Bpproached 2 sheriffs to complain about = ~ Wilbur Buslong removing my huelga button and hat and refusing to return 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 ~-—-~< the information, entering the grape field, and removing my hat from the - road where it had been smashed by the tractor. Then a Mexican Oetectife ‘from the sheriffs department was sent out to discourage me from filing Se a complaint against Bushlong. He asked #f my action would “hurt or help* - the cause, etc . He concluded “Well if you still want to file go down to: ae the county attorney.Once again at the County they tried to dissuead me from filing even to bringing “religion” into the issue by saying “What would God so in this case?" I insisted they press charges which they finally did. Note: at this trial on duly 17 fin the Peoria Justice Court JP Skrumbellis of Wickenburg found Mr. Bushlong not guilty since he claimed there 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. Mina fice — . e@ day when w& finished picketing at Bodine, one of the sheriffs Followed We aj] the way to our office tn Tolleson. ‘this was a distance of about’ ~ nothing to me because he had no cause to follow me in the First place Soe Guevara (July 10, 9969) 6 a.m. I was leaving El Dorado’s Fields by one of the middle dirt roads when © one - of the shefiffs (Officer Young or Malone) followed me about one mile. Ale - finally stopped me and asked for 4dentification. I gave it to him. At = oars that time another officer tame and asked my name. AS soon as I told him my Wiame he told me I 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 2==; « then took me to Tal-Wi-Wi Ranch where they put me fn a paddy wagon where waited about 2 hours. When we got Peoria I was handcuffed to another #an.