The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-02
STOLEN PTNKERHON REPORTS
,srD M THE Defence IN THE
HAYWOOD MURDER CASE.
Man VINO Was McPartland's Secretary
rakes the stand and GlOries IN HIS IBIS
,o,al,y 10 His Employer -ENidencc
seems 10 Have No Bearing ON me Case.

mada NV Pinkerton detectives TO the head
of the Pinkerton agency
Tbev we're all from men who were en-
,,oved by the Pinkertons TO mix with the
colorado miners, join their unions II pos
.,bIe and keep the main Office informed
os all the union was doing.
The defence has charged that the oubles
=, he Cripple Creek district were largely
the result of a conspiracy between the
u,e Owners Association and the Pinker-
,,s hut on cross-examination Morris
r,,odman. NcPartland's former secretary.
aho s,ole the reports from the Pinkerton
oe,ce admitted that as far as he knew the
Nine Owners Association was never a client
- tho Pinkertons in the years 1908 to 1905.
He further admitted that excepting the
renorts he had given to the counsel for the
defence he knew Of none that had any bear
ing on the Haywood case.
James Wallace. who was a Lieutenant
4, the Colorado militia In the Cripple Creek
s,,ks DAYS. testified of conditions there, as
dd other witnesses. The exact bearing
~ their evidence on the Haywood case is
not clear.
PROVING NJ KNOWLEDGE.
7, went 20 prove what nearly everybody
lnaw hefore-that the officers sent to Grip
ME Creek 10 enforce the law occasionally
broke it and that from the Governor OF the
STATE and the commander of the militia
down n the humblest private there were
few men who did not participate in the
iniustices Of which the union miners have
been complaining ever since; but what that
has TO do with the charge that Haywood and
his fellow federation leaders conspired to
murder a number OF their chief enemies,
and actually did cause the death Of ex-Gov.
Frank Steunenberg. il is hard to see.
However, Judge Wood seems IN have
adopted the policy Of letting in anything
that the defence have the slightest wish to
offer IA evidence. in order that, should
the verdict go against them, there can be
no shadow of complaint a gainst the Courts
rulings.
EAprSG PINKERToN o
A BOON as things got under way Lawyer
barrow began to read to the jury various
REPORTS which Friedman said he had taken
from the Pinkertons when he was employed
hv them. Senator Borah had no objection
% make.
The first was a report from A. W. Gratias.
q Pinkerton operative employed at Globe
vile, where he got to be a member Of the
union and was at one time head OF the
unions relief COMMITTEES. In this capacity
he obeyed McPartland's instructions relative
10 the handling OF the relief funds. On this
rolnt Gratias. according to the report read.
made this statement:
will again take personal charge Of the
relief work and will carry out the instructions
received from Mr.. Cary in regard TO cutting
down the relief as much as possible. so as
70 cause dissatisfaction and get the men
against the union. ! will put the bla me for
not giving the men more relief. or much as
can. on ". y. Haywood. by saying | am
carrying out his Instructions.
Mr. barrow went on to read reports from
other Pinkerton men who were em ployed
as union men or got TO he members OF the
union and even ven as delegates to the
annual convention of the Western Federa~
tion Of Miners. These men got full ac-
counts Of what went on both at the conven-
t,ons and the regular meetings of the local
Unions. as well as frequent conversations
with their fellow miners, one OF whom. a
man working in a mine at Victor, is quoted
as saying;
Why the he'll don't the unions drive these
damned scabs out? II they were in Butte
they would have to hit the grit quick enough.
BIG PROFITS FRO THEFT
The Victor operative told about hearing
one miner tell Of making SIPS a week gloom
ing.' Few persons in the cour room out
side Of the witnesses for the defence knew
what that was, but it presently appeared
that il was another name for high grading"
or stealing high grade ore.
Most OF the operatives among the miners
reported that there was a great deal Of
foalnu anatnat TO- DaahAlu and nan
sherman Bell, who commanded the militia.
The soldiers and miners are becoming
very friendly" wrote a Cripple Creek Pink
erton early In September, 1908, a l have
personally heard expressions Of sympathy
on the part OF some soldiers.
Still another refers to the failure OF the
'Bulldozing tactics used by the mine own
ers and the militia
Perhaps the most interesting Of all the
documents read by Mr.. barrow to the
Jury was a letter purporting TO be a copy
Of one written In January, 1904, to General
Manager Bangs Of the Pinkerton agency
by James Mcfarland, boss Of the Denver
Office Of the Pinkertons. II appeared that
an Eastsrn writer had asked Mcfarland for
Information that tended to justify Gov.
Peabody in his political acts in the State
% Colorado. Mcfarland wrote:
PEABODY o NDoBsED.
A great deal has been done by Gov. Pea
body that Is thoroughly approved by myself
and a large number Of prominent citizens. but
Al the same time there are few persons who
will admit hat all the acts Of Gov. Peabody
have been In accordance with the !Constitution
~ the United States or the Constitution Of
the State Of Colorado. Gov. Peabody and
Gov. Adams have been good friends of the
agency and 1t would therefore he unwise In
my Judgment for the agency to enter into
this controversy at this time.
On cross-examination Friedman said
that he was a Russian Jew and that soon
after he got a job, in 1902, as stenographer
for the Denver Pihkerton Office he began
privately IN make copies OF tho Pinkert on
offloe correspondence with a view to using
them some time against the agency. He
said he was employed by Die Wdrheu, a
Socialist paper published in New York
civ.
When you were stealing these docu-
ments did you intend TO use them as you
have done?" asked Borsh.
Steal them! / didn't steal them" said
the outraged Socialist.
on took them from your employers"
Yes, said the witness, but I thought
ana still think that I was merely taking
Information that had been previously
stolen from the Western Federation OF
Miners, and that in making IL public l was
m"rely restoring il to the people it had
1hA A.@-L o l.