The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-06
EXPOSE METHODS
DEFENSE IN HAYWOOD TRIAL
BRINGING OUT STARTLING
EVIDENCE.
FIGHT IS GIVE AND TAKE
Reports Of Detective Operatives In
Union Copied BY Morris Fried
man Show Agency Had
Control

Boise. Idaho.-The confidential Re
potts upon the miners strike in Colo
rado in 1904. which were taken from
the Plnkerton detective agency at Den
yer by Morris Friedman. We're read 10
| the jury that is trying William D. Hay
wood upon the charge that he mur.
| cereu Frank Steunenberg. Friedman
was recalled to the stand when The
trial was resumed and at once identi-
fed several more of the documents
which he took.
MI Darrow for the defense recalled
Morris Friedman the stenngrapher
| formerly employed at the Denver Office
OF the Pinkerton detective agency.
| Friedman was introduced by the lie.
| fense II expose the Pinkerton methods
| Of dealing with the Western Fedora
| tion of Miners. Friedman spent the
| first half hour q his stay on the stand
| this morning in identifying many re.
ports from secret operatives which he
says ne made copies of while in the
I Pinkertcn office
He also identified three letters said
| to have been written by James Nc.
| Parland superintendent of the Pink
| ertons in the West. and the records Of
several operatives.
Senator Borah for the state sskei
| permission to examine the letters
| signed by Mr. MCFARLAND, but was re
| fused
Il have not decided whether to offer
| these letters officially in evidence" ax
| rlained Mr. Darrow. and while DO
| not want to appear discourteous,
must decline for the present"
The prosecution offered no objection
10 the introduction of the reports OF
| IafncfjyaS in evidence and
of them were read to the jury by Mr.
| barrow.
The object in putting them in was
to correct the testimony of Friedman
| given last Saturday to the effect that
! tie Pirkertons placed spies in the
F, different locals of the Western FEEDER.
| alton of Miners with instructions to
report daily
| The first report read was from oper
| ative No AZ. A. G. Gratias. 1t was
| dated Denver. June 90. 1904 Gratias
| was in charge of distributing relief
| To the striking miners. In his report
No he said some of the men were
| asking if he thought the strike would
| be settled soon.
~ told them" he wrote. that
heard nothing Of a settlement or any.
| thing that would indicate a settlement;
that the strike would last a long time
| yet: also that believed the union
would have to give up by next fall IL
we did not win by that time.
| Now that the convention Is over !
| viii again take personal charge OF The
relief work and will carry out the in.
strrctions l receive from Mr.. Cary
| Urihkerton manager) about a week ago
| in regard to putting down the relic!
| as much as possible so as to cause dis
| satisfaction AMI get the men against
| the union. | will put the blame for
| moi giving the men more relief AZ
| much as | can on w. d. HAYWOOD by
| saying that | carried out his instruc.
| tions."
Detailed Report Of Convention.
The next two reports read from op
erative No AZ were detailed accounts
OF the proceedings at the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners convention which
lie attended as delegate. There was
nothing out of the ordinary in the pro.
| ceedings and no speeches of an in.
| t1amatory character.
Mr.. Darrow next read reports from
Fhila nJier P. Bailey. known as opei-
| alive Nc. 9. They We're dated Victor.
COLORADO. during the Cripple Creek
strike. One of these letters were
| purely formal, detailing the proceed
inGs of a union meeting. The letters
developed nothing against the law and
order OF the district, as having been
| mentioned by the speakers or inter.
viewers with members of the union.
Following Baileys reports came The
report of an operative named Rainier
in Cripple Creek. Kramer declared
Irder cate of September g. 1908, that
the miners claimed to have all the best
Of it, but unless there was a break IN
the Mine Owners association the op-
ative thought their claims were doubt
full Rainier reported that he heard 40
radical talk or threats from the miners.
and that each miner acted as COM
| mittee OF one to stop all disputes and
disturbances. The soldiers and miners
seemed to be growing quite friendly.
and many of the soldiers expressed
sympathy for the strikers
Detectives in the Coal Fields.
To show that the Pinkertons invaded
the coal mining fields of Colorado
where the United Mine Workers Of
America controlled the miners. reports
gere read from operative No. 3S--
Robert NJ. Smith. The convention
Smith attended was open to the public,
but he reported at length as to tho
routine proceedings
MI. Darrow next read two lengthy
reports from Pinkerton Operative J.
n. Londoner, now assistant superin-
tcndent in the Denver office. The re-
rorts were from Victor. Colorado, at
the time Of the independence depot
explosion. June 6, 1904. Londoner
told graphically of the intense excite
ment prevailing in the Cripple Creek
district at this time and the threats
made against the union.
Il was made a deputy as soon as
showed my face" Londoner wrote.
and was told to kill any union man
or symrathizcr who spoke to me-"