The Washington herald., 1907-06-30
SPIES IN The UNIONS
Haywood DefenseClaims VIC
ence Was Encouraged.
MoPARLAND'S MAN ON STAND
Former Stenographer of PinkeFtOn's
Manager Identifies Copies of secret
Reports Showing Activity of De-
tecttves I'm Miners Organizations.
Attempt TO DispFOve Confession.

| Boise Idaho. June 29-The name OF
| President John Mitchell. Of the United
| Mine Workers Of America. Will figure In
the Haywood trial next week II the de-
Tense succeeds in bringing out evidence
It was trying 10 get in at adjournment
| tonight.
HaywoOd's lawyers are trying 70 show
that the mine owners were quite as active
In their warfare against the miners as
were the miners in their efforts TO defeat
their employers plans; that the owners
spies WeAe prominent i'm the councils OF
both the Western Federation and the
| United Mine Workers. and that. If they
did not actually instigate violence. they
! encouraged individual hot-heads who sug-
gested unlawful acts
Even so shrewd a labor leader as
! Mitchol. Il is hoped 10 show, appointed
one Of these spies organizer OF the Colo
RADIO coal miners.
want 20 Reveal Pinkerton Secrets.
| Morris Friedman. formerly a stenog-
rapher for Western Manager James Nc
Parland. OF the Pinkertons, is the wit
ness through whom the Haywood defense
/ proposes TO bring out this testimony.
Friedman testified this afternoon that
he worked in Netherlands Office several
years. lie identified copies of secret
agents reports typewritten hy him. and
vas about 10 bring out details Of their
contents when the prosecutions lawyers
iuterfered
/ Judge Wood will probably decide Mon
/ day whether the reports are admissible.
It is expected 10 show by the reports
/ that
The mine owners had spies in both
miners organizations.
That Mitchell appointed one an or
/ ganizer for the Colorado coal miners.
That the spies sought election to posi-
tons Of trust in the unions.
Claim Spy Tries to Wreck Union.
That one spy, 5. A. ". Gratias. known
IN the reports as No. q, was elected sec
rotary Of a striking union. distributed
union funds lavishly under McParland's
orders 10 empty the treasury. was elected
president Of his union, sent 20 a national
convention. and afterward cut benefits
down as far as possible, that the men
might become dissatisfied and return 10
work
Friedman IS also TO be asked to identi-
fy another spy known as No. Sc, who,
he has said unoficially. was elected 10
the miners convention in Denver but has
remained about the Boise courtroom in
stead. expecting 10 be called as a wit
ness for the prosecution. No IS, II is
asserted. was once president Of the
Telluride Miners Union, with orders to
find an Inner circle" which. however,
he has thus far failed to do.
Another line Of evidence the defense
hopes to develop through Friedman is
TO the effect that the union secretary and
strike committee chairman when tn.
Colorado City strike began was A. H
Crane, a Pinkerton, sent there 10 pro
woke labor troubles II possible
Offer Abb for Orchard.
Dominic Finn, the organ dealer, and
Patrick McHale, bartender. testified to
day that they saw Orchard playing poker
in Films store the day of the Bunker
Hill explosion. about which Orchard
professed to know everything.
Chris Evans and James Mooney. organ
izcrs Of the United Workers. testified
to being beaten in Colorado by detectives
under the direction Of Lyle Gregory.
This evidence was added by the defense
to show that other organizations besides
the miners federation had grievances
against Gregory. which might have led
TO his assassination. a crime to which
Orchard confessed
How the military authorities In Colo
RADIO defied the civil courts was testified
to by former District Judge Theron Stew
ems, of Telluride, who testified that he
issued an injunction restraining inter
ference with the depOrted miners. and
was totally ignored. When President
Meyer was locked in Jail at Telluride
without a charge, Judge Stevens said he
issued a writ Of habeas corpus. which
was served vainly on Sherman Bell and
Buckley Wells.
Other witnesses testified to indignities
suffered during the military occupation
of Cripple Creek and Telluride districts.