Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
Copies Reports Made to Pinkertons
by Detectives in Their Employ.
FIGHT ON THEIR ADMISSION
State Will Endeavor to Exclude Them
from the Jury.
PUTS CRIME ON NINE OWNERS
Outline of Conspiracy which Rivals
story Told by Harry Orchard OF
Alleged Crimes of the
Miners.

BOISE Idaho, June 90.-The alleged con-
spiraoy OF the Pinkerton National Detec-
tive agency, under retainer from the Mine
Owners association and the Citizens Alli-
ance of Colorado and Idaho, to destroy the
Western Federation OF Miners will be
taken up tomorrow morning. when the
trial of William D. Haywood is resumed
at 10 o'clock. The defense sets up this as
the counter conspiracy OF which Harry
Orchard, It is charged, was simply an
agent The chief witness is one Morris
Friedman, formerly a stenographer for the
Pinkertons at the headquarters of the west
ern division in Denver It is alleged that
Friedman. as an agent Of socialists and the
Western Federation. secured the position
in the Pinkerton employ for the purpose
of spying on the Pinkertons.
Some OF the daily reports of the ''oper-
etors" employed by the agency to Join the
Western Federation, attend meetings OF
the local unions. and, II possible, secure
their own election to office in these unions
Friedman had testified, were given to him
to copy. He made a copy for himself ant
now produces number OF these report
which have been marked for identihcatio
as evidence. but which have not been reao
in court In fact, Clarence Darrow, OF
counsel for the defense, stated TO Judge
Wood that he had not himself read the
reports. Tho admissbility Of these copies
Of reports as evidence will be argued tomor-
row morning
Light on Plan of Defense.
BY the Introduction Of the Witness Fried
man, on tile last day Of the first week
OF the inning for the defense. a more posi-
tive light is thrown upon the position taken
clear Haywood ara the other officials OF
the West I'm Fe6eretion of Miners from tho
charge of col srlracy TO murder. 1t is
clearly Indicted that It is proposed to
show that d COL spiracy to extermnate the
West srn Federation went so far as to se-
cure tho irdictn ent of the highest oficiaia
Of the federation on the charge OF murder.
1t is charged that when Orchard was arr.
rested on the charge of the murder III
former Governor steunenberg he w
duced by the Pinkertons to make 10 n
fession duplicating Haywood. Moyer& NJ
bone, Steve Adams, Jack SmpkinsA u
number Of other officers and mem -
the Western Federation of Miners
an extent that indictments could be
] against them in Idaho In furtherd 1uf.
the mine owners conspiracy, 1t is
.nae ,an,,, .us'me ~. ', thn p,n,,er,ons ~ rINa
bg the IllAhCANohr ia
OF Orchards confession so that Ha -
the secretary and treasurer of the w s.
Federation OF Miners; Meyer, the pre- ~oV
OF the organization. and Pettibone, f%42.3
| member OF the executive board, mig S5E,6
convicted Of a capital offense and exd SSfM
! while many other officers and memt w
the federation We're placed in jeopa' 9o,Vl
trial on a similar charge Of conspir %SO~o
Plans of Alleged COnspirac %xe.o
A review of the evidence introdue $15. 3
the course OF the last five days brinsS31. A
inevitable conclusion that counsel Tor s-A
defense will endeavor to prove TO the satis-
/ faction of the Jury that the Pinkerton
agency and the Mine Owners association.
with the knowledge and approval of tho
governor of Idaho the former governor of
| Colorado, the former adjutant general OF
| Colorado and other Influential people. con-
| spired to secure the death by hanging OF
William D. Haywood. Charles II. Meyer
and George A. Pettibone, and that incident
ally the mine owners are directly respon-
sible for the killing OF fourteen men In the
| Independence depot.