Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29
HAYWOOD MAKING
A GOOD DEFENSE.


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was n member OF the executive board
for British Columbia. He was IN
Denver during a large part of the Grip
pie Creek strike and assisted in running
The affairs of the organization while
Meyer and HAYWOOD were In jail.
Baker said he went TO Cripple creek
in December, 1903. 10 establish q union
store. He was arrested by the mi
lltia and taken before the eommandins
officer. When he told what his mis-
sion was, the officer said they dian
want any union stores In the district
and advised him 10 take the first tram
what did You dog" asked barrow
Il took It," said Baker.
DEPORTATION EMERGENCIES
william Amole. of Denver, who was
a Waterman at the Portland mine, Grip
pie Creek. up to the time the union
miners were deported following inc
independence depot affair. was called
to give his experiences during lhe
deportation period. He said lie was
arrested and released seVeral TIMES,
and finally was flogsed by two nasks assoc
men. He was cross-examtned' very
briefly.
PINKERTON METHODS,
Something OF Il sensation was caus-
ed by the calling of the next witness
Morris Friedman, who has written
book which he claims is an expose
of Piukcrton detective methods
Friedman says he Is now news
pauer correspondent He worked as
a stenographer in the Pinkerton Of
fee in Denver during the cripple
Creek strike, doing particularly the
work of James MCFARLAND, who mas
worked i the case against w. r M
in the present case. Friedman said
he became thoroughly familiar with
the office work and methods.
Asked as to the placing of Plnker-
ton operatives In labor unions Fried
man said a man named Crane became
secretary of the Smeltermens union
at Colorado City and was also chair
man of The strike committee. other
operatives who were connected with
unions in Colorado were Joseph r.
Gaddon. Charles H. Rhymer. George
w. Riddcll, p. 9. Bailey Cummings
Lutlow and Conibear. Friedman de-
clared he handled most of the daily
report from these men for year and
a half.
RddeH was in the courtroom as
Friedman began his testimony, He
was identified by the witness
Two of the Plnkertons were deport-
ed with the rest of the union men from
Cripple Creek and Telluride
DO YOU know Pinkerton named
Londoner?" asked barrow.
Yes, SIR
Was he q member of the union?"
mo, sir, Londoner was supposed to
be n capitalist and trying to find out
the secrets of Mr.. HeinZe'
The reference to the Montana min.
ing millionaire called out wave OF
laughter.
Friedman next told of an operative
named A. w. Gratias who was chair
man of the miners relief committee at
Globesville, just outside Denver.
AT first Gratias was instructed by
Mr.. MCFARLAND to make the relief bills
as large as possible said the witness,
sin order to- drain the Western Fed
erations treasury. This didn't seem
to work so Gratias was told to cut
down the bills to the lowest notch so
as to dtssa tisfy the men on strike
REPORTS FROM OPERATIVES.
The reports from the operatives in
the various unions usually covered all
that had transpired at union meetings.
what the miners were doing In private,
where they went in the evenings. etc,
Friedman said he had copies OF NUM-
Der of these reports. 1t was part OF
his duty to copy these and mail them
to the agency's clients. Friedman said
the Pinkertons spied on both the West
ern Federation of Miners and the Unit
ed Mine Workers. The witness had not
brought the copies of the reports TO
court with him and was withdrawn
until the afternoon session. making
way for James Mooney of Missouri
Mooney said he was farmer and
also ran coal mine.
you do both?' queried Darrow.
Eyes, sir: I'm what they call in Mis-
souri, a Jim Crow farmer and one
horse coal operator"
As a member OF the national board of
the United Mine Workers, Mooney said
he was called to the Trinidad coal fields
OF Colorado. where there was strike
'Our object" said Mr.. barrow adj
dressing the court. lis to show that
Lyle Gregory of Denver, whom Or
chard says he killed. had to do solely
with this coal strike and was in no
way working against the Western
Federation of Miners"
Mooney said non-union miners were
being brought to Trinidad and 1t was
generally reported that Gregory and
the detective agency with which he
was connected was in charge Of this
work
The witness said he was badly
beaten up and was in bed for 10 days.
ASSAULT ON LYTE GREGORY.
The prosecution objected to this.
Nh. Darrow In arguing the point said
he wished 10 show motive for as
saults on Lyle Gregory.
"On the part OF this witness?"
questioned Judge Wood.
Yes, sir" said Darrow; con the
part of anybody who was there and
who looked on Gregory as a thug, a
man who beat up people and who was
hostile to this union"
The witness was asked ON cross
examination ic he had laid any plans
to assasslnate Gregory as "a result of
his experiences at Trinidad.
NO, sir"
Did you encourage any OF your
friends to assassinate him?"
NO. sir. ! made an effort to find
out who he was"
FOR the purpose of seeking re-
vense2'
mo, sir, | was seeking to have him
prosecuted according to law"
Al the conclusion Of MOonpVfa lesli D..