The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-07-05
SAYS IT WAS PLOT
OF MINE OWNERS
Former EmplOye of pinker.
tons Gives Testimony IN
Haywood Trial
Says Employees Of Detective Agency
Became Leaders of Miners Union
Under l1strustions from p1.
ksrons. Who Reported 90
Mine Owners.

Boise. Idaho Nou. Friedman.
former omp.oyo OF o., pm.rm d.
iootivo agency 100 Denver VINO pub
lithcl DIS adventure uuH muy uN
the confidential ropUra and record.
that passed through his hand. BOO aH
attack ou tho agency. was uIur
on Saturday Goo behalf of William Hay
wood. and told h0w thu puEOHDu.
had sent sp.oa into fho MANY OF the
important union. of tha Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miner
The call from the defense for rIip1.
man 90 fato tbo stand produced one
I uf The Sensational uDr.0IH of fHr tIU.
uy name aud operating number Doe
identified O. dozen detectives who $500.
r'odod In entering ur getting very
close io the miners unions BOO colo
RADIO and ho produced yuumlu0uH
rprIoH of the reports they made tu the
AGENCY fur irunamiH iuu to Che mine
uWuou Friedman was ruuHdcn.
tul tDn0rmnhcr under Detective Nc.
pbrllnd uui ao be- testified. 90 was
part of hlH duty to rccopy ibc reports
of Doe operatives oB they reached thr
omcc
Detectives Joined the Unions.
Friedman HwDrc that lu several lu.
stances ihc detectives sent out by tho
agency in behalf OF the mine owurrs
managed to got themselves elected TO
hlfh Office boo tho union aud 600 "a
couple of instances they carried
tl..r daring roles to the extent OF
sharing 600 the hnrdshIps of real
rrIkrr. and being finally dcnortcd
from tho country with real strikers
who went out before the militia Ten
lnUi from Friodmnns chair sat George
~ Ncicll, who. n8 Plnkcrton do.
trc'igo. worked up 10 leadership in
thn Telluride union. and. turning 20
him hy direction OF Clarence Oar.
Uw. the witness Identified him. re.
don smiled and touched hls chest ns
Friedman pointed toward him.
Haywood to Shoulder blame.
Friedman said that one Plnkcrion
operative became chairman Of the
union strike relief committee at
and a. such had charge
NJ all funds ana food disburscd there
ly the local anton aud general led
grafton. friedman said that undcr
Instructions frnm his suporlora at the
rinksrion agency this man hrst tried
io bcggar the federation by the lavish
expenditure In behalf Of the strikers.
and. falling In this. he cut the relief
down To the lowest point of stingl.
moss In the hope that the members Of
he union might censurc Mr.. Has.
wood The examination dld not show
whether Friedman entered the en-. |
l.uy of the Pinkortons as a spy In be-. |
ialf Of the labor organizations or his /
loclslon TO make public his knowl. |
'dge and the documents hc took was
cached after he was employed.
Regarding Orchards credbiity.
Aside from the Introduction OF Nor.
is Friedman, the defense also offered |
. large amount OF testimony covering
orchards crcdiblllty. the dispute as
% the time Orchard sold his interest
u the Hercules mine. the treatment
VI Jack SimpkIns while prisoner I'm
he Idaho bull pen" another motive
on the murder " Detective Lyto
iregory. the whipping Of men friend.
10 the strikers at Cripple Creek.
nd the circumstances under which |,
he processes Of the civil courts al
telluride were dlsrcgnrdod hy the
military authorities Two witnesses
wore that un the day the Bunker
llll ana sullivan min was destroyed
larry Orchard was at Mulan. which
eighteen miles from Wardner.
hey located him In poker game.
nj one OF them Patrick McHalo. a
arkceper- swore that he sat In tho
amo. hy various means. including q
showing that Mcllalc Is gambler. {
he prosecution endeayored 10 break {
His testimony but both witnesses {
cid TO their stories