Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-02
Former PinkertOn Stenographer
Again Principal Figure in
Steunenberg Trial. JustifieS
TreaChey to Employers, )
HAYWOOD AND MOYER
TO TAKE THE STAND
Defense Reserves Testimony
of Principals for the Last
End of Long Trial Believed
to Be in Signt,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire I
Boise. Idaho. July l. - Morris
Friedman, the young Russian stem
ographer, who left the employ Of the
Pinkerton agency at Denver to write
a book in which he published corre-
spondence Of the agency that passed
through his hands. was again today
the principal figure at the Steunen-
berg murder trial.
More than half Of the courts day
was occupied in reading of the docu-
ments which Friedman took from the
Pinkerton records. These were chiefly
the daily reports of secret agents OPP
Grating as spies among the unions at
Cripple Creek, Victor. Globeville.
Colorado city, Trinidad and Denver,
and showed a complete surveillance
Of the Western Federation Of Miners
and the United Mine Workers Of
America, during the labor troubles in
Colorado in 19O3-Q4
None of the reports or letters that
We're produced by Friedman and read
to The jury contained other than gen
eral references to the collateral is
sued Of the trial but they were Of
fered I'm substantiltion of the counter
claim of the defense that the Pinker-
ton agency conspired for the destruc-
tion of the Western Federation Of
Miners and the lives of its leaders.
Thc prosecution offered no 0ppos'
tion 10 any feature Of Friedman's tes-
timony. The prosecution in cross
examination, attacked Friedman on
the ground that he had played the
Pinkcrton's falsely and violated his
pledge to them. and had stolen the
documents which he produced, but
the witness would not admit he had
stolen the papers and would not allow
Senator Borah TO call him a "Pinker-
ton" He insisted that ii was not
stealing TO take Information that had
been obtained by fraud and deceit
and declared that the public service
which he performed in informing the
people Of the methods of the agency
fully justified anything that he had
done.
lie said that had he known this
trial was coming up he would have
taken many more letters and reports.
Senator Borah pressed him TO tell
just what records there were in the
Pinkerton office AT Denver bearing
directly on this case. and. while the
witness said hc could not tell him of
any particular one. he remembered
many letters written by Detective
Mcfarland In which all manner &C
crimes were laid at the door OF t'a
Western Federation of Miners.
Another interesting witness
James T. Wallace, an attorney ~
Cripple Creek. who served with t1eI
militia during the strike Of 1903-Q4.
lie related several Instances as tend
ing to show the misuse of the power
of the militia by the mine owners.
gave the criminal records of some Of
The gun fighters imported by the mine
owners. told Of the working Of the /
card system. recited the circum-
stances connected with the looting OF
the union stores and newspaper Of
flee. and swore that he s3W X. ;
Sterling chief detective for the mine
owners. fire the first shot In the Vic
1or riot the day the independence
station was blown up.
NJ T. White. an organizer for the
Western Federation was the last Wit /
ness. and brought the trial paruci- |
pants back 10 great good humur with !
the drollest kind Of tale Of his arr I
rest bv the militia with an the pomp 4
Of war times. the activities of The Ner- /
min in the bull pen and his happy re-
lease by a brother Woodman OF the /
World who commanded the militia.
Counsel for the defense said TO-DAY f.
that they might succeed in finishing f.
with an Of their Witnesses except Hay I
wood and Meyer by the end Of this I
week. Their plan is To- reserve those I
two principals for the last The de- I
Tense has prepared its draft OF IN /
structionS. the state is working up Jus .
case. so the end of the trial /
ing in the Haywood trial, motifs
friedman was recalled to the stand 7
hV the defense He Identified many ,
REPORTS from secret operatives. hlcn 4
he SAYS he made copies of while IN .
the Pinkerton Office.
tie also identified three letters. sad
10 have been written by James NC
Parland. superintendent of the PINK
ertons in the west. and also the rec
urds OF several operatives.
Senator Borah. for the state. asked .
permission ~ examine the letters
signed by Mcfarland but was re-
fused.
Il have not decided whether 10 Of
fer these letters officially i'm evidence.
explained Darrow. "and while J do not
want to appear discourteous. ] must
decline for the present
The prosecution offered no objer-
.ion to the Introduction of he reports (.
~ the detectives in evidence. ana 4
many ~ them were read To the jury
by Attorney barrow.
The first fihe detective reports
read. showed that an operative named 4
A. ". Graiias handled the Federation +.
relief funds az Globeville. Colo. during
he relief in order 10 create a senu-
ment against Haywood.
The succeeding reports dealt wt.h