Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-01
CONFIDENTIAL STORY
OF CRIPPLE CREEK STRIKE
Defense Succeeds in Getting Before the Jury
Friedman's PinkertOn Private Cores
pondence Regarding Strike


ports of the miners strike in ColOradc.
in 1903-94, which were taken from the
Pinkerton detective agency by Nor
ris Friedman, were read this morninG
to the jury that is trying william d.
Haywood.
The prosecution interposed no OBJ
lection to any of the documents aIafh
Attorney Darrow at once began read
ing to the jury. Friedman tdentiAods
letters written by Detective MsHaF-
land, but the defense did n0E offer
them in evidence and declined evan TO-
permit the counsel for the statE tO~
see them.
First the detectives reports sHrowe6i
that an operative named A. w. Gea--
tias handled the federation's Hfes.
funds at Globeville during the strike
and that Gratias cut down the relfef1
in order to create a sentiment against
| Haywood. The succeeding reports
dealt with the federation convention,
of Denver in May and June, 1904, the
action and sentiments of the miners
and the progress of the strike at Grip
pie Creek and the proceedings Of the
district convention of the United Mine
Workers of America, in Colorado in
1903.
A number of the letters detailed
meetings of the unions which were at
tended by Pinkerton operatives. Moth
ing of an inflamatory nature or against
law and order developed. One opera
i tive reverted to his superiors that each
miner acted as a committee OF one
to stop all disputes and disturbances
4 Attorney Darrow read two lengthy
reports from Operative Londoner, now
assistant superintendent in the Den
YER Office The reports are from VIC.
tor. Colorado, at the time Of the In
dependence depot explosion. London
er told graphically of the intense ex-'
element prevailing in the Cripple
Creek district at this time and OF the
threats made against the union.
Il was made deputy as soon as >
showed my face" Londoner wroterr
"and was told to kill any union man
or sympathizer who spoke to me-"
The operative added that at the
> time of his writing there was strong
talk Of taking the leaders of the union
from the bull pen and hanging them
The citizens demanded the resignation
of Sheriff Robertson. He decnnea-
They got rope and put moose abouI
his neck, and he was given five min
utes in which to decide: Robertson
looked at the mob and then sat down
and wrote his resignation.
"Boys," he said, II know you have
got the drop on me and know you y
hang me if l don't resign"
I,ondoner's reports next told OF
sneech made BY c.. c. Hammlin, Sec
retary of the Mine owners assocAa-
ton. Hammlin spoke less than nTa
minutes when the firing began.
"There is no doubt that an attempa
was made to kill Hammlin," he added
"as one of the bullets grazed nH
hand"
The soldiers were called out ant
some were stationed on the house top
and without request to surrender the,
i began to fire into the union hail ans
continued until a white flag was dis
,tlaved. In the union hall severa
hundred rifles, three barrels OF aIrs
rt munition and big supply OF proVas
N ions were found.
ID Altogether lS men Weie
IN Victor. Londoner reported nnnan
40 photographs of two non-union me
~ marked on the back with eros
- uTbis am told,"s he said. lis the pia
of marking men for death.
ve The defense claims the raitroa
~ oA,cials new the Independence dept
was to be blown up just prior 70 y
arrival of the 1920 a: m. tram;
idea being not to kill anybodyf ?.
To hold the affair as an attehspls
outrage on the part of the Wesee'l
Federation of Miners. In TINS eoi
/ nection Darrow laid special empnas
on that part of Londoners rsps
which read:
.0rha killed miners were blown ia
roranoqnizable masses Of hesh AZ
hone and when the crowd beheid =
Iii sight 1t moved them to tears anu -
hes drove them to a frenzy OF indignaue
Ing talked with young miner n.'n
{ a Miller, employed at the shut on e
YER mine. He said he was WITHIN shs
I've a,stapce of the Independence asl
arc rrhap the explosion occurred
ct c,a,us the r. &C. C. train was Tu
elv D,ng slower than usual and thar
,ca train actually stopped before to
yer plosion and within a few ylrua
cepot. $ As