The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-02
NAMES STERLING.
A Cripple Creek Lawyer Swears
Riot at Victor
Was Started by EmplOye OF
Mine Owners Association.
MISUSE OF MILITIA.
In Number of Instances Is Re-
lated by Witness.
System of Espionage Maintained
by the ,Pinkert0ns.


Boise, July 2.-After the noon re-
cess yesterday in the Haywood trial
Mr.. barrow continued to read from
the reports of the Pinkerton opera
tives sent from the mining districts In
regard to the report of J. N. Londoner'
it was shown that this operative was
not employed by the Mine Owners as
ISOLATION, but was supposedly WORKING
against the military and with the pro-
prietor of the Portland mine, Whlcn
was continuing to employ union men,
and was not disturbed during the
strike After the Independence depot
affair Londoner was afraid the Port
land mine might be attacked as the
result of the high feeling against the
union.
would develop in a few hours" wrote
Londoner, land. too, l believe the
Portland mine would be attacked ana
the property destroyed: therefore
boarded the 1880 a m. Short Line LOT
Colorado Springs. to acqualnt, the
client of the condition of affairs
The defense claims the railroad Of
ficials knew that the independence ue-
pot was to be blown up just prior 10
the arriva! of the 2:30 a. m train, the
idea being not to kill anybody, but 10
carr out the affair as an attempted
outrage on the part of the western
Federation of Miners. In TINS connec-
ton Mr. barrow laid special emphasis
on that part of Operative Londoners
report, which read:
1.-The killed miners were blown into
unacceptable masses OF nesn anu anu
bone, and when the crowd beheld TINS
sight it moved them to tears, ana then
drove them into a frenzy of lnd1gna-
ton talked with a young miner
named Miller employed at the Shute-
hoff mine. He said he was within
short distance of the Independence De
pot when the explosion occurred ne
claims the F. & c. c. train was run
train actually stopped before the eX-
plosion, and within a few yards OF the
depot
McParIand's Letters.
Mr.. barrow concluded his reading
bv the introduction of two letters writ
ten by MCFARLAND and one written 10
him. The first MCFARLAND letter was
addressed to George B. Bangs, general
superintendent of the agency at New
York and had to do with Operative
Crane. who had been overpalo SoO on
an expense account while working in
the Chicago office. MCFARLAND recon-
mended that Crane be allowed to re-
tain the extra money. in view OF tne
years service he rendered at tne
smelters in Colorado City, ana the III
6ignities he suffered while there.
The second letter from MCFARLAND was
also addressed to Mr. Bangs, ana mao
to do with a letter written Dy j. EoWAn
CIollasser of the Dewitt Clinton high
school New York asking for informa-
ton concerning the condition of analrs
in Cripple Creek at the time OF the de-
porting of the miners by Governor rex
body. Mr. MCFARLAND recommended tnat
the information desired should not be
given. 49,. -.
.sWhiIe a great deal that was done by
Governor Peabody in the emergency
which existed in Colorado for year or
more past is approved by me, Dy otner
OFFICIALS of the agency here, and by
MANY citizens all over the state" wrote
MIR. MCFARLAND, few are willing to admit
that all he did was in accordance with
the constitution of the United states OF
the state of Colorado.
threshed out in the courts. The matter
should be handled by the state and not
nv the agency Governor Peabody has
aivavs been a good friend of the agency
and so was Governor Adams
letters as Public Property.
Cross examined by Senator Borah,
Friedman said he was born in Russia
and came to this country In 1888 he
went into the employment of the Pink
ertons in July, 1902, as a stenographer
week. He remained in employment un-
til May IA, 1905. Friedman said that ar
ter the first two or three weeks he took
from dictation 80 per cent of McParland's
letters.
when did you begin to gather up
these letters for the purpose of using
them?"
Il can't remember, but it was about
what did you make these copies
for?"
II intended to use them at the pro-
per time and place which have done.
You intended to use them against
the Pinkerton agency"
Yes"
You took all you wanted?"
ct took all 1 thought important"
Have you any that have not been
produced here?"
well, I turned over all had to Mr..
barrow"
what newspaper are you corro-
spondent for?"
1.-The Varbeit of New York"
What were you doing at the time
you stole these letters and reports?"
IT didn't steal them"
You didn't steal them?"
NO considered that I had a right
to use them. 1 considered that the re-