The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
DEFENSE IN HAYWOOD TRIAL
BRINGING OUT STARTLING
EVIDENCE.
FIGHT is GIVE AND TAKE
Reports Of Detective Operatives In
Union Copied by Morris Fried
man Show Agency Had
Control

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the jury that is trying William d. Hay
wood upon the charge that he muir
| dered Frank Steunenberg. Friedman
| was recalled to the stand when the
| trial was resumed and at once idenu-
| fed several more of the documents
which he took
Mr.. Darrow for the defense recalled
Morris Friedman. the stenographer
| formerly employed at the Denver Office
of the Pinkerton detective agency.
! Friedman was introduced by the de-
fense to expose the Pinkerton methods
| of dealing with the Western Fedora
| ton 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 office.
He also identified three letters said
| to have been written by James Nc
| Parland. superintendent of the Pink
| ertons in the West. and the records OF
| several operatives.
Senator Borah for the state asked
| permission to examine the letters
signed by Mr.. Mcfarland, but was re-
| fused.
81 have not decided whether to offer
these letters officially in evidence" sx-
not want to appear discourteous, l
must decline for the present"
The prosecution offered no objection
10 the introduction of the reports Of
The detectives in evidence and many
Of them were read to the jury by Mr..
barrow.
The object in putting them in was
to correct the testimony of Friedman
given last Saturday to the effect that
the Pinkertons placed spies in the
different locals of the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners with instructions to
report daily.
The first report read was from oper-
ative No. AZ, A. G. Gratias. 1t was
dated Denver, June 29. 1904. Gratiaa
was in charge of distributing relief
TO the striking miners. In his report
No. he said some of the men were
asking If he thought the strike would
be settled soon.
81 told them.' he wrote, that !
heard nothing of a settlement or any
thing that would indicate a settlement;
that the strike would last long time
yet; also that | 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 I
viii again take personal charge of the
relief work and will carry out the in
structions I receive from Mr. Cary
uinkerton manager) about week ago
in regard to putting down the relics
us much as possible SO ss to cause dis
satisfaction AMI get the men against
the union. / will put the blame for
not giving the men more relief as
much as | can on w. d. Haywood by
saying that l carried out his instruc-
tions."
Detailed Report of Convention.
The next two reports read from op.
erative No AZ were detailed accounts
OF the proceedings at the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners convention which
he attended as a delegate. There was
nothing out of the ordinary in the pro.
ceedings and no speeches of an iu-
1amatory character
Mr.. Darrow next read reports from
Fhilander P. Bailey. known as oper-
ative Nc. 8. They were dated Victor.
Colorado, during the Cripple Creek
strike. One of these letters were
purely formal. detailing the proceed.
ings of a union meeting. The letters
developed nothing against the law and
order of the district, as having been
mentioned by the speakers or inter.
viewers with members of the union
Following Bailey's reports came The
report of an operative named Rainier
IN Cripple Creek. Rainier declared
Under cate of September 8, 1908, that
the miners claimed to have all the best
of it, but unless there was a break IN
the Mine Owners association the op-
ative thought their claims were doubt
full. Rainier reported that he heard 40
radical talk or threats from the miners,
and that each miner acted as a COM
mittee of one to stop all disputes and
disturbances. The soldiers and miners
seemed to be growing quite friendly.
and many of the soldiers expressed
sympathy for the strikers.
Detectives in the Coal Fields.
To show that the Pinkertons invaded
the coal mining fields of Colorado
where the United Mine Workers of
America controlled the miners, reports
we're read from operative No. 3S--
Robert NJ Smith The convention
Smith attended was open to the public,
but he reported at length as to the
routine proceedings
MI. Darrow next read two lengthy
reports from Pinkerton Operative ].
n. Londoner, now assistant superin-
tcndent in the Denver office. The re-
PORTS were from Victor, Colorado, at
the time of the independence depot
explosion. June 6, 19O4 Londoner
told graphically of the intense excite
ment prevailing in the Cripple Creek
district at this time and the threats
made against the union.
Il was made a deputy as soon as
showed my face" Lordoner wrote,
''and was told to kill any union man
or sympathizer who spoke to me-"
The operative added that at the time
OF his writing there strong talk
of taking the leaders of the union
from the bull pen" and hanging them.
The citizens demanded the resignation
ci Sheriff Rnherfsnn He daclinaI