Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-02
Former Pinkerton Man Takes
Stand to Testify to Alleged
Plot of Detectives
Against the Union
BUREAU REPORTS
ARE INTRODUCED
The Activity Of the Pinkerton
Agency in Ferreting Min
ers' Dealings Shown by
Witness for Defense

Boise, Idaho, July 1.-On the open
ing Of court today in the Haywood
trial Judge Wood disposed of num-
Der of routine matters in connection
With the regular business of court.
Morris Friedman was recalled to the
stand by the defense aG1.-continued
his testimony of the alleged conspts.
acy of the Pinkerton National Detec.
tive agency. under retainer from the
Mine Owners association and the
Citizens Alliance of Colorado and Ida
no, to destroy the Western Fedora
tion Of Miners
The defense sets up this as the coun-
ter conspiracy of which Harry Or
chard. it is charged, was simply an
agent.
It is alleged that FREEDMEN, as an
agent Of socialists and che Western
Federation, secured a position In tbs.
Pinkerton employ for the purpose Of
spying on the Pinkertons. Some OF
the daily reports Of the Operatives"
employed by the agency to Join the
Western Federation, attend meeting Of
the local unions, and IL possible secure
their own election to offices In these
unions. Friedman has testified, were
given to him to copy. He made u
copy for himself, and now produces
number Of these reports which have
dence, but which have not been read
In court.
Reports Go to Jury.
Friedman identified confidential re-
ports upon the miners strike in Col
orado in 10000 which he took from
the Pinkerton detective agency at Den
yer and they were read to the jury
Friedman also identified letters writ
ten by Detective MCFARLAND, but the
defense did not offer them in evidence
and declined even to permit counse
for the state to see them.
The first Of the detectives reports
showed that an operator named A. w
Gratias handled the federation's relief
funds at Globeville during the strike
and that Gratias cut down on the relie
in order to create sentiment agains
Haywood. Succeeding reports deal
with the federation convention In Den
yer in May and June, 1904, and thu
actions and sentiments of the miners
and the proceedings of the distric
convention of the United Mine Work
ers of America in Colorado in 1904.
Plan Of Defense Made Clear.
BY the introduction of the witnes
Friedman on the last day of the frs
week of the inning for the defense
more positive light is thrown upon tn
position taken by the attorneys VIII
are endeavoring to clear Haywood an
the other officials of the Western Fet
Grafton of Miners from the charge c
conspiracy to murder.
It Is charged that when Orchard wa
arrested on the charge of the murde
of former Gov. Steunenberg he wa
induced by the Pinkertons to make
confession duplicating Haywood, Mo.
er, Pettibone, Steve Adams JAG
Simpkins. and a number of othe
officers and members of the wester
federation to such an extent that Il
dictments could be secured again:
them in Idaho.
Lay Crimes to Mine Owners.
A review of the evidence introdu
ed in the course of the last five day
brings the inevitable conclusion tn:
counsel for the defense will endeavt
to prove to the satisfaction Of tt
jury that the Pinkerton agency ar
Mine owners association, with. tt
knowledge and approval of the go
ernor of Idaho, the former govern'
Of Colorado, the former adjutant ge
era of Colorado and other influenti
people, conspired to secure the dea
by hanging of William D. Haywoo
Charles H. Meyer, and George
Pettibone, and that incidentally Il
nine owners are directly responsib
for the killing of fourteen men in Il
independence depot.
The evidence so far introduced
the defense goes to prove that Orc
ard, knowing of the blowing up Of Il
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Concentl
tor in 1899; OF the explosion in Il
Vindicator mine; of the blowing up
the independence depot of the killil
Of Lyte Gregory, and of the explosi
at Bradley's residence in San Fra
cisco. accused himself of having co
GIFTED the crimes and the murder
seventeen men, when in fact he h