The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-02

was supposedly working against the military and with the proprietors of the Portland Mine, which continued to employ union men and was not dis turbed during the strike. After the Independence depot affair. Londof1er was afraid the Portland Mine might be attacked as a result of the high feel ing against the union.
 T was satisfied serious trouble would develop in few hours" wrote Lon- donderry, "and, too. I believed the Portland Mine would be attacked and the property destroyed. I therefore boarded the 7;5O a. m. Short Line train for Colorado Springs 10 acquafnt my client of the condition of affairs" S Expl0sion was Expected.
 The defense claims the railroad off, ficials knew that the Independence de- pot was to be blown up just prior to the arrival of the 2:s0 a. m. train. the idea being not to kill anybody. but to carry out the affair as an attempted outrage on the part of the Western Federation, of Miners. In this connec- tion MT. Darrow laid special emphasis on the part of operative Londoner's report which read: "The killed mfn- CTS were blown into unrecognizable masses of flesh and bone and when the crowd beheid this sight, 1t moved them to tears and then drove them into e frenzy of indignation. I talked with young miner named Miller, employ ed at the Shutehoff Mine He said he was within short distance of the In- dependence depot when the explosion occurred He claims the Fldrence and Cripple Creek train was running slow CT than usual. and that the train ac- tually stopped before the explosion and within a few yards of the depot '.
 MT. Darrow concluded his reading by the introduction of two letters written by MT. McPartland and one written to him. The first Mcfarland letter was addressed to George B Bangs, general superintendent of the agency at New York and had to do with Operative Crane. who had been overpaid $50 on an expense account. while working in the Chicago office. M-. Mcfarland rec commended that Crane be allowed to retain the extra money in view of the years Of service he rendered at the smelters in Colorado City and the indig- mites he suffered while there The second letter from McPartland was al- so addressed to Mir. Bangs and had to do with a letter written by J. Edwin Goldasser of the De Witt Clinton High School, New York, asking for informa- tion concerning the condition of affairs In Cripple Creek at the time of the deporting of the miners by Governor Peabody.
 Mir. Mcfarland recommended that the information desired should not be given.
 While great deal that was done by Governor Peabody in the emergency which existed in Colorado for a year or more past Is approved by me, by other officials of the agency here and by many citizens all oves the State" wrote Mcfarland. I've are willing to admit that all he did was in accord ance with the Consultation of the Uni ted States and the State of Colorado
 This Is a matter that should be threshed out in the courts. The mat! ter should be handled by the State and not by the agency. Governor Peabody has always been a good friend, of the agency and so was Governor Adams"
 CrOss Examined by Senator BOrah.
 Friedman said he was born in Rus sia and came to this country in 1888. He went into the employment of the Pinkertons as a stenographer on July 19, 1902. at a salary of SIS a week. He remained in the employment until May 14. 1905. Friedman said that after the first two or three weeks he took from the dictation ninety per cent of letters.
 When did you begin to gather up these letters for the purpose of using them?"
 T can't remember, but 1t was about December, 1902"
 What did you make these copies for?"
 T intended to use them at the proper time and place, which have done"
 You intended to use them against the Pinkerton agency?' a
 Yes"
 You took all you wanted?"
 q took all I thought important"
 Have you any that have not been produced here?'
 Well, turned over all had to MT. 
 What newspaper are you correspon- dent for?"
 "The varbeit of New York"
 What were you doing at the time you stole these letters and reports?' -'I did not steal them"
 You didn't steal themT'
 NO, I considered that I had right to use them. I considered that the of the Pinkerton agency se- cured as they were, were public prop erty. and that I was simply re- turning stolen property to the rishtful owners"
 reports, tuSH!
 "As soon as I had studied the busi- ness of the Pinkertons and found out how they were doing their work.
 And you continued to take the money and take their re- ports for your private use against them in the future?
 Yes"
 NOW, MT. Friedman" said Senator Rorah' pointedly, T want you to men tion any letter or report that you would like to have other than those already produced and Which nave hearing on this caseY of
 The witness mentioned a number or letters that had been dictated 10 nm. Senator Borah pursued this mater very closely and demanded that the ',,itnesa give him all possible means of Identifying any letters or papers that might have a bearing on the .sYou have published or told us about all the letters or reports of importance that you have?"
 1T didn't publish the letters, but gave their meaning. I. published the reports in full. :.
 "You culled the agency papers and took all that were Of any importance
 "No sir: if I had known of this case there are some other letters that would have taken"
 "Can you name any letter from any individual that would throw light on this case?''
 No sir"
 You saii moment ago that if you had known about this case there were letters that you would have taken. What were these letters?'
 T recall one letter that was written to General Superintendent Bangs about conditions in Cripple Creek. To guide