Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-07-01
DEFENSE At BOISE
GAINING GROUND
Court Allows In
PRODUCTION ofSpies'
Reports
c1AT[ nnEc nnT nRJEnT
STATE DOES NOT OBJECT
Much Evidence in Favor of
Haywood is Being Told
to Jury.

Boise, July lon the opening or
court this morning in the Haywood
trial, Morris Friedman was recalled
to the stand by the defense. He iden-
tilted many reports from secret oper-
atives which he says he made copies
of while in the Pinkerton offices. He
also identified three letters said to
have been written by James McPar-
land, superintendent of the Plnkerton
agency in the West and the records
Of several operatives.
Senator Borah for the state asked
permission to examine the letters
signed by MCFARLAND but was refused.
Il have not decided whether to
offer these letters officially in evi-
dence," explained Counsel Darrow,
"and while / do not want to appear
discourteous must decline to show
them for the present"
The prosecution offered no objec,
ton to the introduction of the reports
of the detectives in evidence and many
VI IHCliE WHY lVdu w luG july w
Darrow.
What the Reports Contained.
The first of the detectives reports
read showed that an operative named
A. w. Gratias handled the Western
Federation relief funds at Globeville
during the strike and that Gratias
cut down the relief bills in order to
create sentiment against Haywood.
The succeeding reports dealt with the
Federation convention in Denver in
May and June, 1904; the actions and
sentiments OF the miners and the pro-
ceedings Of union meetings at Victo.
before the strike in 1908, the progress
of the strike at Cripple Creek and
y he n leeedinss OF the district conven.
tion OF the United Mine Workers OF
America of Colorado in 1908.
Counsel Darrow read two lengthy
reports from Pinkerton Operative +
Londoner's reports told of speeches
tendent of the Denver office. The re-
ports were from Victor, Colorado, at
the time of the independence depot
explosion June 9Th, 1904. Londoner
told graphically of the intense excite.
ment prevailing in the Cripple Creek
district and the threats made against
the union.
Il was made deputy as soon as
/ showed my face" Iondoner wrote
and was told to kill any union man
or sympathizer who spoke to me"
The operative added that at the
time of writing there was strong tall,
of taking the leaders of the union
from the "bull PEN and hanging them
Londoner's reports told of speeches
made by c. c. Hamlin, secretary of the
Mine Owners Association. Hamlir
had spoken less than five minutes
when firing began.
There is no doubt that an attempt
was made to kill Hamlin," he added
"as one of the bullets grazed his
hand"
Union Hall veritable Arsenal.
The soldiers were called out ant
some were stationed on the housetops
Without a request for surrender they
began firing into the union hall unit
the white flag was displayed. In the
union hall were several hundred rifles
three barrels Of ammunition and a bis
supply of provisions were found AL
together eighteen men were killed a
Victor.
Under date of June 29th, 1904, Lon
doner reported from Victor that il
the search of the union hall there HI
had found the photographs of tw'
non-union men. Upon the back o
each picture there was cross.
"This," said Dondoner, II am toll
is plan Of marking men for death.
Just before the luncheon recess wa
taken Darrow began to read from th'
reports Of Operative A. H. Crane, witt
was secretary of the Smeltermen'
Union at Colorado City, and who i
charged by the defense with havin,
done much toward starting the strik
which lead to all the Cripple Creel
disturbances. Cranes reports wer
simply detailed statements of hi
daily movements, his consultation
with men and his advice to them t
hold out and win the strike. O