Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-07-01
REPORTS Of OPERATIVES
: INTRODUCED BY
DEFENSE
Effort Being Made to Show
That PinkertOnS We're
at Bottom of
Trouble.
DETECTIVE WRITES
OF VICTOR RIOTS
Soldiers Called Out and Union
Men in Hall Fired on Until Eiqh-
teen Were Killed. Other De-
tails Told In Copies
by Friedman.

Boise, Idaho, July 1.-On the OPEN
ing of court this morning in the Hay
wood trial, Morris friedman was re-
called to the stand by the defense.
He Identified many reports from se-
cret operatives, which he says he
made copies of while in the Pinker-
ton office.
He also identified three letters, said
to have been written by James Nc
Parland, superintendent of the Pink
ertons in the west, and also the rec
ords of several operatives.
Senator Borah, for the state, ask
ed permission to examine the letters
signed by MCFARLAND but was refus-
ed.
II have not decided whether to Of
fer these letters officially in evil
dence," explained Darrow, "and while
1 do not want to appear discourteous,
I must decline for the present"
The prosecution offered no objec-
of the detectives in evidence, and
many OF them were read to the jury
by Attorney Darrow.
Reads Reports.
The first of the detective reports
read, showed that an operative nam
ed A. w. Gratias handled the Fed
GRAFTON relief funds at Globeville,
Colo, during the strike, and that
Gratias cut down the relief in order
to create sentiment against Hay
wood.
The succeeding reports dealt with
the Federation convention at Denver
| in May and June, 1904, the actions
and sentiments of the miners, and
the proceedings of union meetings at
Victor before the strike in 1908. the
progress of the strike at Cripple
Creek, and the proceedings of the
| district convention of the United
Mine Workers Of America of Colo
| RADIO in 1908.
LOndOner's Reports.
Darrow read two lengthy reports
from Pinkerton Operative ]. N. Lon
doner, now assistant superintendent
of the Denver Office The reports
were from Victor, Colorado, at the
time of the Independence depot ex-
plosion on June 6, 1904.
Londoner told graphically of the
intense sentiment prevailing in the
Cripple Creek district and the threats
made against the union.
Il was made a deputy as soon as
| showed my face" Londoner wrote.
and was told to kin any union man
or sympathizer who spoke to me-"
The operative added that at the
time of writing, there was a strong
talk of taking the leaders of the
union from the ''bullpen" and hang
ing them.
Troubles at Victor.
Londoner's reports told of a speech
made by G. l. Hamlin, secretary of
the Mine Owners association. Ham
lin had spoken less than five minutes
when the firing began.
There is no doubt that an attempt
was made on Hamlin," he adds, "as
pra 10
Soldiers were called out and some
were stationed on the house tops.
Without a request to surrender, they
began to fire into the union hall until
the white dag was displayed. In the
| union hall several hundred rifles,
three barrels OF ammunitioni and a
big supply Ct provisions were found.
Altogether IS men were killed at
Victor.
Under the date of June 10, 1904,
Londoner reported from Victor that
in the search of the union hall he
had found photographs of two nom
union men. Upon the back Of each
picture there was a cross.
This, said Londoner, II am told,
is the plan of marking the men for
death"
Crane WaG Union Man.
Just before the luncheon recess was
taken, Darrow began to read from
the reports OF Operative A. H. Crane,
VINO was secretary of the Smelter-
mems union of Colorado City, and
who is charged by the defense with
having done much toward starting
the strike which lead to all the Grip
pie Creek disturbances.
Cranes reports were simply detail
ed statements of his daily movements
his consultations with the men and
his advice to them to hold out and
win the strike.
Liable TO Arrest.
II requires no stretch of the imag-
ination to conceive a situation where
ten or a dozen of the witnesses for
the defense may find themselves
thrown into Idaho jails to await their
turn, this condition, of course, de-
pending upon the outcome of the
Haywood trial.
There are now in Boise the follow
ing persons, who, If Orchards story
is declared true. are culpable in some
degree, and are liable to penalty Of
the law:
W. +. Davis, GOldheld
Bill Easterly, now Of Idaho, but
formerly Of Colorado.
Max Melich, Globeyille
Joe Mehelich, GlObeville.
j. Wolfe, Denver.
Marion w. Moor, Colorado.
Pat Moran, Cheyenne.
Owney Barnes. Cripple Creek.
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