Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-01
Confidential Reports on Miners
Strike in Colorado Offered
In Haywood Trial.
PURPOSE OF INTRODUCTION.
To Show There Existed conspir.
acy by Mine Owners and Citi-
zens' Alliance to Get Secrets,
Defense Expects TO Close Direct Testi-
inony This Wcel--Statc's Rebuff
tai win Not be Lengthy.

Boise, July 1.-The confidential re-
ports on the miners strike IN t9OS.oi
which were taken from the Pinkertcn
detective agency at Denver by Morris
Friedman were read this morning TO
the jury that is trying William d. Hay
wood on the charge that he murdered
Frank Steunenberg, Friedman was re-
called to the stand when the trial was
resumed and at once identified several
more of the documents which he took.
the prosecution interrosed no once
ton to any OF the documents and Atty.
Clarence Darrow at once began read
ing them to the jury.
Friedman identified letters written by
Detective MCFARLAND but the defense
did not offer them in evidence and de-
ciined to even permit counsel for the
state 70 see them,
The first of the detectives reports
s., we'd that an operative named 4, w.
Gratias handled the federation's relief
funds at Globeville during the strike
and that Gratias cut down the relief
In order to create sentiment against
Haywood. The succeeding reports dealt
with the federation convention I'm Den
Yer in May and June 1904, the actions
and sentiments of the miners and the
proceedings OF the union meetings at
NNtDT before INC StIihe III ldUo, tn3
progress of the strike AZ Cripple Creek
and the proceedings "a the district con-
Nention of the United Mine Workers
Of America in Colorado in 1909.
- PINKERToN REPORTS.
The Pinkerton reports are not intro
duced, counsel for the defense states,
for the purpose of showing that the
Plnkerton detectives who, they claim.
We're employed by the Mine owners
association, were engaged IN anything
criminal, but IN order to show thar
there did exist general conspiracy
among the mine owners and the Cit
liens alliance to secure the secrets OF
the union and Illustrate their plans for
continuing the work of the Western
Federation. Friedman, according to
his statement on the stand. is now ems
ployed as newspaper correspondent.
He has been in Boise for some days
and was summoned by the defense be-
cause of statements made by him In a
book published by company devoted
10 the interests OF socialism. He IL
looked upon by the defense as one of
the chief witnesses to prove a conspr-.
acy on the part of the Mine Owners
association and others TO eXterminate
the Western Federation of Miners.
CLOSE FOR DEFENSE.
The defense expects to conclude the
direct testimony this week Counsel for
the state now say that their rebuttal
evidence Will not be lengthy, They eX-
nect TO bring witnesses to show that
Orchard was at Wardner on the day of
the explosion at the Bunker Hill and
sullivan mine. Mr.. barrow in his OPEN
ing statement said that the defense
would show that Harry orchard never
went To the Bunker Hin and sullivan
mine but that he was pursuing his
avocation ms shoe-string gambler" at
The time of the eXlosion. In pursuance
of this promise three witnesses have
sworn that Harry orchard was Samb-
ling in Mullen on the day of the ex-
plosion The prosecution will attack
the testimony of these Witnesses as 1t
goes To the very heart of Orchards
story and II Is vital to the states case
10 show that Orchard told The truth In
all lis major particulars. The position
of the defense that the calling out Of
the militia during the strikes in the
Cripple Creek district of Colorado. was
unnecessary and was part of the con-
splracy to extermlnate union labor. viii
also be assailed by the state in rebuttal.
Several witnesses for the defense have
sworn that at the time the soldiers
came into the district, and up to the time
of the explosion at the independence.
depot. the district was entirely peace
ful- This opens UP an opportunity for
the state TO show that a number OF as
saults and murders had been committed
during the early period of the strike
ana that non-union meu who "disap-
poared' were not heard of again. II Is
even alleged the state has evidence in
reserve 20 show that the skeletons OF a
number OF these non-union miners We're
afterwards discovered.
CLOSING or CASE.
me closing Of The case will be filled
with sensational developments II the
promises OF both sides are made good
There Is AN increase Of actively ana
many sensational reports are being cir
culhted, but on investigation prove 10
be without any good foundation.
WIN the opening of the trial today,
NJ barrow, FOR the defense, recalled
TO the stand Morris Friedman, The
stenographer formerly employed at the
Denver office OF the Plnkerton detec-
live agency. Friedman was introduced
by the defense to expose the Pinkor-
TON methods OF dealing with Western
Federation OF Miners.
IDENTIFYING REPORTS.
Friedman spent the first half hour
or his stay ON the stand this morninp
IN identifying many reports from Sc
eret operatives, which he says he made
copies OF while In the Pinkerton offices.
He also Identified three letters said
70 have been written by James Me-
Parland, superintendent OF the Pinker-
ions IN the west; and the records of
several operatives.
Senator Borah, for the state, asked
permission to examine the letters signed
by Mr. Mcfarland, but was refused.
II have not decided whether 10 offer
these letters officially In evidence
explained MIR. barrow. "and while do
not want to appear disconrteons,
must decline for the present"
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