The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
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Confidential Papers of Detectiv. Agency in Colorado Strike in
 Haywood Case.
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No Objection by tho Prosecution te the Introduction Of the Documents Letters Written by McParianc Identified by the Witness but Not introduced by Defense.

Letters WFitten py McParldnc
 Identified by the Witness but Not
 introduced by Defense.
 Boise Idaho, July 2.-The confiden tial reports upon the miners strike in colorado in 1903-4 which were taken from the Pinkerton detective agency at Denver by Morris Friedman, were read Monday morning to the jury thai is trying William D. Haywood upor the charge that he murdered Frank Steunenberg. Friedman was recalled to the vtand when the trial was re stunned and at once identified several more of the documents which he took
 The prosecution interposed no ob lection to any of the documents ane Attorney Clarence Darrow at once be gan reading them to the jury.
 Friedman identified letters writer bv Detective Mcfarland but the de fense did not offer them Tn evidence and declined to even permit counse TOT the Stdte tO oCt tucui
 The first of the detectives reports showed that an operative named A. w Gratias handled the federation's reliei funds at Globeville during the strike and that Gratias cut down the relief ir order to create sentiment against Hay wood. The succeeding reports deali with the federation convention ir Denver in May and June. 1904. the actions and sentiments of the miners and the proceedings of the district convention of the United Mine work CTS of America In Colorado in 1903.
 Friedman was introduced by the de fense to expose the Pinkerton meth ods of dealing with the Western Fed eration of miners. Friedman spent the first half hour of his stay on the stand in identifying many reports from secret operatives which he says he made copies of while fin the Pinker ton office.
 The first report read was from Operative No. 42 A. W. Gratias. lt was dated Denver June 29, 1904. Ora tias was in charge of distributing re lief to the striking miners. In his re port No said some of the men we're asking if he thought the strike would be settled soon. T told them," he wrote, that l heard nothing of set clement or anything that would indi cate settlement: that the strike would last long time yet. and also that ] believe the union would have to give up by next fall if we did not win by that time"
 Now, that the convention is over, will again take personal charge of the relief work and will carry out the instructions received from MT. Cary tPinkerton manager) about a week ago in regard to putting down the re lief as much as possible. so as to cause dissatisfaction and get the men against the union. will put the blame for not giving the men more relief as much as I can on w. D. Hay. wood by saying that carried out his instructions.
 Mir. Darrow next read two lengthy reports from Pinkerton operative J. N. Londoner, now assistant superin, tendent in the Denver office. The re ports were from Victor, Col, at the time of the Independence depot explo- sion June 6, 1904. Londoner told graphically of the intense excitement prevailing in the Cripple Creek dis. trict at this time and the threats made against the union.
 "I was made a deputy as soon as l showed my face" Londoner wrote, and was told to kill any union man or sympathizer who spoke to me"
 The operative added that at the time of his writing there was strohg talk of taking the leaders of the union from the bull pen and hanging them.
 The citizens demanded the resigna- tion of Sheriff Robertson. He de clined. They got a rope and put a moose about his neck. He was given i've minutes in which to decide. Rob ertson looked at the mob. He then sat down and wrote his resignation.
 Boys he said. T know you have got the drop on me and know you'll hang me if don't resign"
 Londoner's reports next told of the speech made by c. I. Hamlin, secre- tary of the mine owners association.
 hamlin had spoken less than five minutes when the firing began.
 There is no doubt that an attempt was made to kill Hamlin." he added,
 as one of the bullets grazed his head"
 The soldiers were called out and some were stationed on house tops. without request to surrender they regan to fire into Union hall and con unued until white flag was dis played.
 In union hall several hundred rifles, 'aree barrels Of amunition and a Dig supply of provisions were round Al .ogether IS men were killed at Vic tor.