Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-01
fiction of Tfeacherous
PTdkeIton Stenographer's S
Testimony Reveals Purpose
Of Defense in Haywood Trial,
ORCHARD SIMPLY PAWN
IN MINE OWNERS PLOT
Propose TO Show Self Accused
Assassin Had Nothing to Do
With Crimes He Claimed He
Perpetfated.
LBy MernIns segrnaI spseIaI r.sa.sa. wire J

Nk1J 4NuFuAuk oOuEnat NpcCiht lfcAhCu NiFc
Boise, Idahd'sJune 2O.-The all
legged conspiracy of the Pinkerton Ma
tional detective agency. under re-
tainer from the Mine Owners assOcia-
tioh and the Citizens Alliance of
Colorado and Idaho, to destroy the
Western Federation of Miners win be
taken tomorrow morning, when the
trial. of William d. Haywood is re-
sumed at 10 o'clock, The defense
sets up this as the counter conspiracy
of which Harry Orchard, 1t is charged,
was simply an agent. The chief
witness is one Morris Friedman, for
merly stenOgrapher for the Plnker-
ton agency at Denver. It is alleged
that Friedman. as an agent of So
ciallsts and the Western Federation,
secured the position in the Pinkerton.
employ for the purpose of spying
upon the Pinkertons. Some of the
daily reports of the Operatives" em-
ployed by the agency TO join the
Western Federation, attend meetings
of the local unions and if possible
secure their own election to office in
these unions. Friedman has testified.
were given to him TO copy. He made
n copy for himself and now produces
a number of these reports which have
beer ma rked for identification as evil
dencee but which have not been read
-lh easfss@The adn,issibiliiy of these
copies Of repOfts as evidence will be
argued tomorrow morning.
BY The Introduction of the witness
Friedman on the last day Of the first
week of the innings for the defense.
more positive light is thrown upon
the position taken by the attorneys
who are endeavoring to clear Hay
wood and the other officials of the
Western Federation Of Miners from
the charge of conspiracy to murder.
1t Is clearly Indicated that 1t is pro-
posed to show that a conspiracy to
exterminate the Western Federation
went so far as to secure the indict-
mene of the highest officials of the
federation on the charge of murder.
It Is charged that when Orchard
was arrested on the charge of the
murder OF former Governor Steunen-
berg he was induced by the Pinker-
tons to make a confession implicat-
ing Haywood, Meyer, Pettibone,
Steve Adams, Jack Simpkins and
number Of other officers and MEM
bers of the Western Federation TO
such an extent that indictments could
furtherance OF the mine owners con-
spiracy, 1t is charged that further n
eliminating evidence was manufac-
tured by the PlnlSertons, in SUP lrt
of Orchards confession so that hay
wood. the secretary and treasurer Of
the Western Federation; Meyer, the
president Of the organization. and
PettibOne, former member of the
executive board might be convicted Of
a capital offense and executed while
many other officers and members Of
the federation were placed in jeo-
pardy OF trial on similar charge Of
conspiracy
A review of the evidence introduced
In the course Of the last five. days
brings the inevitable conclusion that
counsel for the defense will endeavOr
tO-pr0ve TO the satisfaction OF the jury
that the Plnkerton agency and the
Mine Owners association, with the
knowledge and approval Of. the gov
erhor Of Idaho, the former governor
of Colorado. the former adiutant gem
eral Of Colorado and other influential
people. consplred 10 secure the death
by hanging Of William d. Haywood,
Charle8~H Meyer and George A..
Pettibone and that incidentally the
mine owners are directly responsible
for the killing OF fourteen men In the
Independence depot.
The evidence so far introduced by
the defense goes TO prove that Or
chard knowing Of -fhe blowing up of
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan concen-
traitor In 1898; OF the explosion in the
Vindicator mine: OF the blowing up
Of tie Independence depot; Of the KILL
Ing of Lyte Gregory and OF the ex-
plosion at Bradley's residence In San
Francisco. accused himself OF having
committed the crimes and the murder
Of seventeen men, when. in fact, he
had little or no personal connection
with any OF them. Witnesses have
sworn chat Orchard was not at Ward
ner on the day the Bunker Hill and
sullivan concentration was blown up.
that the facts connected with the Via
dlcator tend TO the conclusion that the
explosion waa accidental: 1thHt while
Orchard may have been present when
the Independence depot was de-
htroyed. Steve Adams was in fact. the
man who wns employed By the mine
owners 10 blow up a piece Of useless
property, but that a blunder re-
suited IN loss Of life. that Lyte Greg
ary was murdered by persons con-
nected with the United Mine Workers
and not a the instance Of the
Western ENeration; and that or.
of the conafnisHlon OF great crimes and
was lying when he said he had any
connection with the bomb at Brad
iey's house
Evidence has aleo been introduced
10 shaw that both Orchard and slmp'
klns had personal motives for kllllnt
\ former Governor sieuHenberg ani
hnf slmpkln'n motive wac th'