The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01
SECRETS LET OUT
StenOgrapher Who Worked for
the PinkertOns i'm Denver
Submits Copies Of Reports in
the Haywood Trial.
PLOT AGAINST MINERS
Show That Employees of the
Detective Agency
Held Positions of Trust in the
Western Federation.
PLOT AGAINST MINERS

Bise. Idaho, July 1.-The conf
denial reports upon the miners strike
in Colorado in 1904 which were
talen from the Pinkerton detective
jagsncy at Denver by Morris Friedman,
wire read this morning to the jury
tlat is trying William d. Haywood
UPON the charge that he murdered
frank Steunenberg. Friedman was
SCALED to the stand when the trial
vas resumed at 10 o'clock and at once
Identified several more of the docu-
nents which he took
The prosecution interposed no OBJ
lection TO any of the evidence and At
-orHey Darrow began at once to read
thgn to the jury.
Friedman Identified letters by De-
Fctive MCFARLAND. but the defense did
not offer them in evidence and de-
/clined to even permit counsel for the
state to see them.
The first of the detective reports
showed that an operative named A
w. Gratias handled the federation re-
lief funds at GlobevilIe, during the
strike and that Gratias cut down the
relief order to create sentiment against
Haywood. The succeeding reports
dealt with the federation convention in
Denver in May and June, 1904, the
actions and sentiments of the miners
and the proceedings of the district
convention of the United Mine Work
ers of America in Colorado in 1903.
Friedman Recalled.
With the opening of the trial today
Mr.. Darrow, for the defense, recalled
to the stand Morris Friedman, the
stenographer formerly employed at the
Denver office of the Pinkerton de-
tective agency. Friedman was intro
duced by the defense to expose the
the Western Federation of Miners.
Friedman spent the first half hour of
his stay on the stand this morning in
identifying many reports 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 McPar-
land superintendent of the Pinkertons
in the west; and the records of several
operatives.
Senator Borah for the state. asked
permission 10 examine the letters
signed~1ey Mr.. MCFARLAND but was re-
fused.
II have not decided whether to offer
these letters officially in evidence" ex
planned Mr.. Darrow, 'and while l do
not ant to appear discourteous
must decline for the present"
The prosecution offered no objec
ton to the introduction of the reports
of the detectives in evidence and
many of them were read to the jury by
Mr.. Darrow.
The object in putting them in was
to corroborate the testimony of Fried |
man IN last Saturday, to the effectI
that Pinkertons placed spies in the
Grafton of Miners with instructions to
report daily.
Report From No. AZ.
The first report was from opera |
tive No. 42-A. G.. Gratias. 1t was |
dated Denver, June %, 1904. Gratias |
was in charge of the distributing of |
the relief to the stricken miners. In |
his report No. said that some of the /
men were asking if he thought the |
strike would be settled soon. Il otld |
y, h.
ing of settlement or anything that |
would indicate settlement; that the |
strike would last long time yet, also
that I 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 1
will again take personal charge of /
the relief work and will carry out the
instructions I received from Mr.. Cary,
Pinkerton manager, about a week ago
in regard to putting down the relief
as much as possible, SO as to cause dis
satisfaction and get the men against
the union. 1 will put the blame for
not giving the men more relief as
saying that I carried out his instruc-
tons"
The next two reports read from op-
erative No. ~ were detailed accounts
Of the proceedings of the Western
of Miners convention |
was nothing out of the ordinary in the
proceedings and no speeches of an in
fla mmatory character.
Mr.. Darrow next read reports from
Philander P. Bailey. known as "Oper-
ative No. g." They were dated from
Victor, Colo. during the Cripple Creek
strike One Os these letters was pure
ly formal. detailing the proceedings of
q unions meeting The letters devel-
oped nothing against the law and or
der of the district as having been
mentioned by the speakers or inter
views with members of the union. Fol-
lowing Dailey's report came the re-
port of an operative named Raymer,
IN Cripple Creek
Heard No Radical Talk.
Raymer declared, under date of
3, 1908, that the miners
claimed to have all the best of it. but
owners Association, the operative
thought their claims We're doubtful
Raymer reported that he heard no ra-
Heal talk of threats from the miners
and that each miner acted as COM
nittee of one to stop all disputes and
disturbances. The soldiers and miners
'eemed to be growing quite friendly
Ind many of the soldiers expressed
for the strikers
To show that the Pinkertons invaded
he coal mining fields of Colorado
where the United Mine Workers of
america controlled the miners. reports
we're read from opera tive No. IS, Rob-
rt NJ Smith. The convention Smith at
ended was open to the public but he
eedings.
Mr.. Darrow next read two lengthy
eports from Pinkerton operative J. N
-ondoner. now assistant superintend-