The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-07-04

never any talk of violence at the
meetings OF his union except by a
visiting member The visitor proved
afterward to be a secret service man
In the employ OF the mineowners.
The labor leaders always counseled
peace, saying that any disturbance
which might occur would be attrib-
uted to the union. Easterly went
over much Of the ground covered yes
terday in the testimony OF W. F.
Davis. He told Of the meeting ad-
dressed by Meyer and Haywood ut
which the two accused men urged
the miners to maintain peace and or
der.
"Did you ever hear Meyer and
Haywood tell Orchard In Denver In
your prsence that he could not go too
far at Cripple Creek to suit them?"
asked Mr.. Darrow.
'"I did not" replied the witness.
Boise, Idaho, June 29.-Morris
Il a iOihCi vi thS
Pinkerton detective agency at Den-
yer, who published his adventures
and many confidential reports and
records that passed through his hands
In an attack upon the agency, was a
witness today In behalf OF William
d. Haywood, and told how the Pink
ertons bad sent spies into many i'm
portant unions Of the Western Feder-
alton OF Miners.
The calling OF The defense for
Friedman to take the stand produced
one Of the sensational periods o. the
trial. lie Is striking looking young
man, with shock of black hair and
OF marked Hebraic type. Heavy,
thick glasses magnify his large dark
eyes, and his smooth shayen face is
very pale. BY name and operating
number he identified dozen detec.
tives who succeeded in entering OF
getting very close to the miners
unions In Colorado. and he produced
voluniinous copiees Of the records
they made to the agency for trans
mission to the mineowners.
Friedman was confidential stem
ographer under Detective McPar.
land, and, so he testified, 1t wa,
part Of his duty to recopy the reports
of the operatives as they reached the
office. Friedman swole that In sew
eral instances the detectives sent out
by the agency in behalf Of the mine
owners managed TO get themselye:
elected to high Offices In the unions
and in couple OF instances thel
carried their daring roles TO the ex
tent OF sharing all the hardships o
real strikers and being finally deport
ed from the country with the rea
strikers who went out before th'
militia.
Ten feet from Friedman's chair sa
George ID. Riddell, who was Pink
erton detective, and worked up u
leadership In the Telluride union
and, turning to him by direction o
Clarence Darrow, Riddel smiled ant
touched his chest as Friedman point
led toward him. Friedman said tina
: one Pinkerton operative becam'
chairman OF the union strike com
, mittee at Globeviile, and as such ha'
charge of all funds and food disburse'
there by the local union and genera
J federation.
Friedman said that under instruc
tions from bis superiors at the Pink
erton agency this man first tried Z
beegar the federation by the lavis
! expenditure In behalf OF the strikers
and failing In this. be cut the relic
down to the lowest point Of stinei
ness In the hope that the members @
, the union might censure Haywood.
: Friedman was twice interrupted I
, give way to other witnesses, and di
r not get beyond the Identification an
E a brief sketch Of each operative en-
! ployed In the espionage OF the fedeI
atoms strike Operations and th
! Identification OF several Of the cor
D tidential reports.
[ The latter were not read and vi
, not be offered IN evidence until Mon
e day morning. when Friedman wi
| continoe his testimony. Tie exam
5 inatlor did not show whether Fried
e man entered the employ OF the PinE
I erton as spy In behalf Of the lsbC
unions, or his decision To make pull
a lie his knowledge. and the document
e he took was reached after be va
e employed.
[ Aside from the introduction {
( Morris Friedman, the defense ais
I offered a large amount OF testImon
D covering Orchards credibility. III
dispute as 10 the time Orchard sol
q his Interest 10 the Hercules min'
!. treatment OF Jack Simpkins while
: prisoner in the Idaho "hullpen, Or
: other motive for the murder OF u
e tectise Lytc Gregory, the whippiu
!, OF men friendly to the strikers Z
Cripple. Creek, and the circumstance
> under which the processes OF Oh
d civil courts at Telluride we're disr
= garded by the military authorities.
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