Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-01
| BOISE JURY HEARS
HOW SPIES WORKED
Morris Friedman Spends Morn
ing on the Stand.
WAS A PINKERTON EMPLOYE
Copied Secret Letters and Reports Of
Detectives.
HANDLED THE RELIEF FUNDS
Effort to Create Sentiment Against
Haywood by Cutting Down the
Strike Pay.
HANDLED THE RELIEF FUNDS

Morris Friedman, an ex-emplove
of the Pinkerton detective agency,
spent this morning on the stand in
the trial of William Haywood at
Boise, Idaho, and told how the de-
tectives in the employ of the mine
owners worked to secure the secrets
of the Federation of Miners. While
he had been employed by the Pin
kertons Friedman had copied a lot
of letters and reports, all of which
were put in the hands OF the defense,
to be used in evidence if they saw fit.
| BOISE, July 1.-The confidential reports
| upon the miners strike in Colorado in
1904 which were taken from the
Pinkerton detective agency at Denver by
| Morris Friedman were read this morning
to the jury that is trying William d. Hay
wood upon the charge of numbering Frank
steunenberg. Friedman was recalled to the
| stand when the trial was resumed and at
| once identified several more Of the docu-
| ments which he took
The prosecution interposed no objection to
any Of the documents and Attorney Clar-
ence barrow at once began reading them to
| the jury.
Friedman identified letters written by De-
tective MCFARLAND, but the defense did not
offer them in evidence and declined to even
permit counsel for the state to see them.
The first Of the detectives reports showed
that an operative named A. w. Gratias
hon
Globeville during the strike, and Gratias cut
down the relief in order to create sentiment
against Haywood. The succeeding reports
dealt with the federation convention in Dem
yer in May and June. 1904, the actions and
sentiments Of the miners, and the proceed
ings of the district convention OF the United
Mine Workers of America in Colorado in
1903.
Friedman on the Stand
With the opening of the trial today Mr..
Darrow, for the defense, recalled to the
stand Morris Friedman. the stenographer
formerly employed at the Denver office Of
the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Friedman
was introduced by the defense to expose
the Pinkerton methods of dealing with the
Western Federation Of Miners. Friedman
spent the first half hour of his stay on the
stand this morning in Identifying many re-
ports from secret operatives which, he says,
he made copies of while In the Pinkerton
once. He also identified three letters said
to have been written by James Mcfarland,
superintendent of the Pinkertons in the
" est, and the records Of several operatives.
Senator Borah, for the state, asked per-
mission to examine the letters signed by
NJ Do rtJa but Naf,I
II have not decided whether to offer these
letters officially In evidence" explained Mr..
barrow, land while 1 do not want to ap-
pear discourteous / must decline for the
present"
The prosecution offered no objection to
the introduction Of the reports of the de-
tectives in evidence, and many of them
were read to the jury by Mr.. barrow.
Gratias' Report.
The object of putting them in was to cor
rect the testimony Of Friedman, given last
Saturday, to the effect that the Pnkertons
placed spies in the different locals OF the
Western Federation of Miners, with in
structons to report daily. The first report
read was from operative No. ., A. w. Gra-
tias. 1t was dated Denver. June %, 1904.
Gratias in charge of distributing relief
to the striking miners. In his report No.
8 said some of the men were asking II he
thought the strike would be settled SOON
Il told Them he wrote, that l heard
nothing OF settlement or anything that
would indicate settlement; that the strike
would last a long time yet, and also that l
believed the union would have to give up
by next fall if We did not win by that time.
Now that the convention is over ] will
again take personal charge of the relief
work and will carry out the instructions
received from Mr.. Carey (Pinkerton man
Ii
cutting down the relief as much as posi-
Bile so as to cause dissatisfaction and get
the men against the union. / will put the
blame for not giving the men more relief
as much as l can on William d. Haywood
by saying that l carried out his instruc-
tons"
The next two reports read from opera
tive No. were detailed accounts of the
proceedings at the Western Federation of
Miners convention, which he attended as
a delegate. There was nothing out of the
ordinary in the proceedings and no
speeches of an inflammatory Character
Mr.. barrow next read the reports from
Philander P. Bailey,
Recess was taken at noon
The reading of the Pinkerton reports
will be continued this afternoon
The defense in the trial of William d.
Haywood begins the second week Of direct
examination of its witnesses today.
The defense expects to conclude The direct
testimony this week. Counsel for the state
now say that their rebuttal evidence will
not be lengthy. Ihey expect to bring wit
nesses to show that Orchard was ut Ward
ner the day of the explosion at the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine. Mr. barrow
in his opening statement said that the de-
Tense would show that Harry Orchard never
went to the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine,
but that he was pursuing his avocation as
a shoestring gambler" at the time of the
explosion In pursuance of this promise
three witnesses have sworn that Harry
Orchard gambling in Mulian on the
day of the explosion.
The prosecution will attack the testimony
of these witnesses as II goes TO the very
heart of Orchards story and II is vital 10
the states case to show that Orchard told