Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-07-05
TO KILL UNION
Basis of Counter Conspiracy
Charge In Haywood Trial
TO EXECUTE OFFICERS
Claim That Detective Agency Was
Paid to Secure Conviction and
Death, and That Orchard Vas
Used For That Purpose

Used For That Purpose
Boise, Ida July 1.-The alleged con-
Bpiracy of the Pinkerton National De
tective agency, under retainer from the
Mineowners' association and the Clti-
zens' Alliance of Colorado and Idaho, to
destroy the Western Federation of
Miners, was taken up today when the
trial Of William ID. Haywood was re-
sumed on the charge that he murdered
former Governor Steunenberg. The
defense sets up this as the counter
conspiracy, of which Harry Orchard,
| it is charged. was simply an agent
The chief witness to this counter
charge is Morris Friedman, formerly a
stenographer for the Pinkertons at the
headquarters of the western division
in Denver. 1t is alleged that Fried
man, as an agent of Socialists and the
Western Federation. procured the po-
sition with the Pnke rtOns for the pur-
pose of spying on the detective agency.
Some of the daily reports of the "op-
elators" employed by the detective
agency to join the Western Federation
and attend meetings of the local unions
and to obtain their own election to of
fee In these unions, Friedman has testi-
fed, were given to him to copy. He
made copy for himself, and now pro
duces number of these reports. the
admissibiity of which as evidence will
be argued today. Counsel for the state
refuse to attach Importance to Fried
mans testimony, which is incorporated
III a book written by Friedman.
BY the Introduction of Friedman on
the last day of the first week in the
inning for the defense. a more positive
light is thrown on the position taken
by the attorneys who are endeavorlng
to clear officers of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners from the charge of con-
spracy to murder. 1t is clearly indi-
Gated that it is purposed to try to show
that a conspiracy to eXterminate the
Western Federation went SO far a. to
procure the indictment of the highest
officers of the federation on the charge
of murder
1t Is asserted that when Orchard was
arrested on the charge of numbering
Steunenberg he was induced by the
Pinkertons to make a confession. i'm
picating Haywood, Meyer, Pettbone,
Adams. Smpkins and a number of other
officers and membe of the Western
Federation to such an extent that in
dlctments could be voted against them
in Idaho.
Further discriminating evidence was
manufactured by the PinkertOns in
support Of Orchards confession, it Is
charged by the defense, so that Hay
wood, Meyer and Pettlbone N ight be
convicted Of capital offense and exc
cuted while many other officers and
members Of the federation We're placed
in jeopardy Of trial on a similar charge
of conspiracy.
A review Of the evidence introduced
last week brings the conclusion that
counsel for the defense will endeavor
to prove to the jury that the Pinkerton
agency and the Mineowners' assoca-
ton, with the knowledge and approval
OF the governor of Idaho, the former
tial persons conspired to procure the
hanging of Haywood. Meyer and Petit
bone. and that incidentally the mine
owners are directly responsible for the
killing of II men in the independence
station explosion.
Boise, Ida. July morris Fried
i mn It-S iDr. I,ft
the employment of the Pinkerton
agency ut Denver to write book in
which he published certain correspond
ence of the agency that passed through
his hands. was again yesterday the
prnclpa! figure at the trial of w. ID.
Haywood.
More than half of the courts day was
occupied in reading to the jury copies
of the documents which Friedman took
from the Pinkerton records. They
were chiefly the daily reports of secret
agents operating as spies among the
unions at Cripple Creek. Victor, Globes
vile. Colorado City, Trinidad and Den
Yer, and showed complete surveil
lance of the Western Federation of
Miners and the United Mine Workers
of America during the labor troubles
in Colorado in 1901 1904. Pinkerton
men, they showed. sat in the federation
convention in Denver in 1904, reporting
all proceedings.
Music CompanY's Heavy Failure
Boston, July 2.-Schedules filed with
the United States district court in the
case of the Mendelssohn Music COM
pany a West Virginia corporation,
which was petitlOned into bankruptcy
by creditors, show estimated liabilities