The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
BOISE WITNESS
TELLS SECRETS
OF PINKERTONS
Morris Friedman, a Former
Stenographer, Produces
Stolen Letters
BETRAYS MCFARLAND
Work In Behalf of the Mine
Owners Is Revealed
by Witness
AGENTS IN UNIONS
Name Detectives Who Were
Members of the Labor
Organizations
AGENTS IN UNIONS
By Oscar King Davis

BOISE, Idaho, June 2o.-The
Haywood trial took a squirt in In
terest and amusement today
through the appearance of a for
mer Pinkerton man on the stand
as witness for the defense. Clar-
enoe Darrow had an opportunity
to feed fat his ancient grudge"
against the Pinkertons, and
especially MCFARLAND, at the same
time that he brought out test-
mony in support Of his conspiracy
theory, by calling Morris Fried
man, who used to be confidential
stenographer in the Denver Office
of the Pinkertons, where he han
died the correspondence of Nc
Parland, the manager, and occa-
sionally took a hand at copying the
reports received daily from operators
in the field
Friedman is a socialist and has been
attending the trial as the representa-
tive of a socialist publication in New
York. 1t immensely tickled the fancy
of the courtroom crowd to have this
evidence Of the Pinking of the Pinker-
tons by their own Pinker.
The principal part Of Friedman's
testimony was in the form Of copies
Of some operatives reports. which he
had stolen from the Office while work
ing there They were merely identi-
fed by him today and the foundation
laid for their introduction IN evidence
later. The lawyers for the prosecution
end TIE Judge will examine them to-
morrow and then It will be determined
whether the state will object to their
Introduction, and whether they will be
admitted or not over such objection,
II made. Darrow Will undertake to
introduce them on Monday.
Several OF the reports were made by
Pinks who had become members OF the
western federation-some OF them
union oficers-and the revelation of
this practical application Of their own
methods to the Pinks themselves fur
nished a lot of amusement TO the crowd
IN court. 1t was especially appreciated
by Haywood. He read the reports with
the most pleased expression that he
has worn since the trial began and
laughed IN high good humor as he
talked them over with Richardson and
his other lawyers.
BETRAYs THE PINKERToNs
The fact that Friedman would testi-
~ for the defense has been known to
the prosecution for long time. He
ceased to be q Pinkerton empIoye more
than a year ago and devoted the best
part Of last year to the preparation
Of a pamphlet entitled The Pinkerton
Labor Spy" which was published by a
New York socialist concern. The pref
ace OF the pamphlet frankly an
nounces that its purpose, in part at
least. is to influence the result Of the
pending trials. I'VE believe" II says,
etnat the work Will have its effect
chiefly in opening the eyes OF the public
TO the nature of the methods employed
BY the agency (Pinkerton) in its ef-
forts to convict AIessrs. Haywood and
Pettibone."
This pamphlet contains practically all
the reports which Darrow will try to
introduce in the evidence The state
may not oppose their introduction.
They fall far short Of showing the gen.
eral incitement to violence on the part
of the Pinkerton federation members
which the defense has alleged, and are
OF such a nature as a whole that they
might be fairly matter of argument
before the jury.
It came out through question asked
bv Senator Borah, while Darrow was
having the reports identified by Fried
man. that the seven or eight lots OF