Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
DEFENSE BUILDING
CONSPIRACY CLAIM
Testimony to Show Connection
of the Pinkerton Detectives
With Strike Incidents
FRIEDMAN SUPPLIES PAPERS
FRIEDMAN SUPPLIES PAPERS
Former EmpIoye Of Pinkerton Office in
Denver Produces Copies Of Records
Aim Of Defense Now Directed to
Proving Min. Owner. Sought to Kill
Federation.


court today IL the Haywood trial..
Judge Wood disposed of number OF
routine matters; in connection with the
regular business of the court, and Nor
rio Friedman was recalled to the stand
by the defense
Friedman was a stenographer for
merly employed at the Denver Office
of the Pinkerton detective agency and
was introduced by the defense to ex-
pose the Pinlserton methods, dealing
with the western Federation Of Min
ers. Friedman identified many reports
from the secret operatives which, he
SAYS. he made copies of while in the
Pinkerton office. He also tdentlhed
three letters said to have been writ
tens by Detective James Mcfarland, and
the records Of. several operatives. The
prosecution offered no objection to the
Introduction of reports of the detectives
in evidence s.nd many of them were
read to the jury by Darrow.
Defense didn't offer the letters writ
ten by MCFARLAND as evidence and de-
clined to permit counsel for state to
see them. The object in putting the de-
tective's report in evidence was to cor
rect tn: testimony Of Friedman given
Saturday, to the effect that the Pin
kertons placed spies in different locals
of the Western Federation of Miners
with instructions to report daily. The
first of the reports showed that Oper-
alive A. w. Gratias handled the feder-
atoms relief funds at Globeville dur
ing the strike and that Gratias cut
down the relief in order to create senti-
ment against Haywood. The succeed
ing reports dealt with the federation
convention in Denver in May and June,
1904, the actions and sentiments OF the
miners and the proceedings Of the dis
ssrict convention Of the United Mine
workers of America in Colarod in 1908.
Reports from theh Pinkerton opera
tive, ]. N. Londoner, at Victor, Colo, at
the time of the independence depot ex-
plosion told graphically the intense ex-
citement prevailing in the Cripple
Creek district at the time and threats
made against the union.
81 was male a deputy as soon as
showed my lace" Londoner wrote.
Il was told to kill any union man or
sympathizer VINO spoke to mex
Londoner added that at the time OF
his writing there was strong talk of
taking the leaders of the union from
the bull pen' and hanging them. The
citizens demanded the resignation OF
Sheriff Robertson. He declined. They
got a rope and put a moose about his
neck. He vas given five minutes In
which to decside. Robertson looked at
the mob. He then sat down and wrote
his resignation.
"Boys,' he said, II know you have
got the drop on me and know you
will hang me if don't resign"
Londoners reports next told OF the
speech mads by C. l. Hamilin. secre-
1tary Of the mine owners association.
Hamlin had spoken less than five min
ute 5 when the firing began.
There is no doubt that an attempt
was made to kill Ha1nlin." he added.
'as one of the bullets grazed his head"
The soldiers were called out. Some
were stationed on the housetops, and
without request to surrender, they be-
gan to fire into the union hall and
continued, Until the white flag was dis
played.
In the union hall several hundred
rifles. three barrels of ammunition and
big supply of provisions were found.
Altogether eighteen men were killed at
Victor.
Under date Of June %, 1904. London-
er reported from Victor that i'll the
search of the union hall he had found
photographs OF two non-union men.
Upon the back Of each picture was a
cross. This" said Londoner, II am
told, is the plan Of marking the men
for death.