The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-02

recognizable masses of flesh and bone and when the crowd beheld this sight it moved them to tears and then drove them into a frenzy of indignation l talked with a young miner named Miller. employed at the Shutehoff mine. He said he was within a short distance of the Indepen- dence depot when the explosion occurred. He claims the Florence and Cripple Creek train was running slower than usual, and that the train actually stopped before the explosion and within few yards of the depot"
 Mir. Darrow concluded his reading by tine introduction of two letters written by MT. Mcfarland and one written to him. The first Mcfarland letter was addressed to George B. Bangs, general superintendent of the agency at New York, and had to do with Operative Crane who had been overpaid $50 on an expense account while working in Chicago MT. Mcfarland recommended that Crane be allowed to re- tain the extra money in view of the years of service he rendered at the shelter in Colorado City and the indignities he suf- fered while there. The second letter from Mcfarland was also addressed to Bangs, and had to do with a letter written by J. Edwin Goldasser of the Dewitt Clinton school, New York, asking for information concerning the condition of affairs in Colo rad City at the time of the deportation of the miners by Governor Peabody
 McPartIand's Letter.
 NIT. Mcfarland recommended that he information desired should not be given.
 While a great deal that was done oy Governor Peabody in the emergency which existed in Colorado for year or more past is approved by me, by other or ficials of the agency here, and by many citizens all over the state," wrote Me Partland i've are willing to admit that ba in constitution of the United States and the state of Colorado. This is a matter that should be threshed out in the courts The matter should be handled by the state and not by the agency. Governor Peabody has always been a good friend of the agency, and so was Governor Adams.
 Cross-examined by Senator Borah, Friedman said he was born In Russia and came to this country in 1888. He went into the employment of the Pinkertons in July, 1902. As a stenographer on July 1e. 1902, at salary of SIS week, he re- maned in the employment until May A, 1905.
 Friedman said that after the first two or three weeks he took from dictation 90 per cent of Netherlands letters.
 "When did you begin to gather up these letters for the purpose of using them?' r.I can't remember but 1t was about De- cember, 19O2.'
 What did you make these copies for?
 .I intended to use them at the proper time and place, which I have done"
 Didn't Steal Letters.
 You intended to use them against the Pinkerton agency"
 "Yes"
 You took all you wantedTs
 q took all thought important."
 Have you any that have not been pro- duced hereg
 "Well, I turned over all had to MT. Darrow.'
 What newspaper are you correspondent for?"
 ''The varheit of New York"
 'What were you doing at the time yod stole these letters and reports?"
 T did not steal them.''
 ''You didn't steal themT'
 NO, I considered that I had right 10 use them. I considered that the reports of the Pinkerton agency, secured as they were were public, and that I was simply returning stolen property to the rightful owners"
 When did you begin taiing these re- ports?"
 "As soon as I had studied the business -~----~~---~---~-~->-- r-----~------
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