The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-01
A CROSS MEANT DEATH
The Federation Men Thus Marked
Non-Union Men for Assassination
Western Federation of Miners
Pledge Themselves to Socialism by
Vote of 8S3 to sc.


ing of court this morning in the Hay
wood trial Morris Friedman was re-
called to the stand by the defense. He
identified many reports from secret
operatives which ne says he made
copies of while in the Pinkerton Of
fee. He also identified three letters
said to have been written by James
MePharland, superintendent of Pink
ertons in the West, and the records
of several operatives.
Senator Borah, for the state, asked
permission to examine the letters
fused. Il have not yet decided wheth-
er to offer these letters officially il
evidence explained Attorney Oar
row, land while 1 do not want to ap-
pear discourteous, 1 must decline for
the present"
The prosecution offered no objec-
tions to the introduction of the re-
ports of detectives in evidence, and
many of them were read to the jury
by Darrow.
The first of the detective reports
read showed that Operative A. w.
Gratias handled the Federation re-
lief funds at Globeville during the
strike. and that Gratias cut down the
relief in order to create sentiment
against Haywood. Succeeding reports
dealt with the Federation convention
at Denver in May and June, 1904, the
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and proceedings of union meetings at
Victor before the strike of 1908, the
progress of the strike at Cripple
Creek and the proceedings of the dis
trict convention of the United Mine
Workers of America in Colorado in
1903.
Darrow read two lengthy reports
from Pinkerton Operative J. N. Lon
doner, now assistant superintendent
of the Denver Office. The reports were
from Victor, Colorado. At the time
of the Independence depot explosion,
June 9Th, 1904, Londoner told graph
ically of the intense excitement pre-
vailing in the Cripple Creek district
and of the threats made against the
union. fI was made a deputy as soon
as 1 showed my face" Londoner
wrote, 'tand was told to kill any un-
ion man of sympatnizer who spoke
to me-" The operative added that at
the time of writing there was strong
talk of taking the leaders of the un-
ion from the ''bull PEN and hanging
| fhnTI1 T nDdnnnrbc told nf
speech made by c.. l. Hamlin, secre-
tary of the Mine Owners Associa-
| ton. Hamlin had spoken less than
! five minutes when the firing began
| There is no doubt an attempt was
made to kill Hamlin," ne alleged, "as
one of the bullets grazed his hand" ="
| Soldiers were called and some We're
stationed on house tops. With the re-
quest of surrender they began to fire
into the hall until the white flag was
displayed II the union hall several
hundred rifles, three barrels of ammu-
milton and big supply of provisions
were found. Altogether IS men were
killed at Victor.
Under date of June 29, 1904, Lon
doner reported from Victor tnat in
search of the union nall he had
found the photographs of two non
union men Upon the back of each
picture there was cross. -This," +"
said Londoner, 81 am told was the
plan of marking men for death
Just before the luncheon recess
was taken, Darrow began to read
from the reports of Operative A. H
Crane. who was secretary of the
Smeltermea's Union of Colorado City,
and who is charged by the defense
with having done much toward start
ing all the Cripple Creek disturb
ances. Cranes reports were simply
detailed statements OF his daily move
ments. his conferences with the men
and his advice to them to hold out
and win the strike
/ Miners Pledged to Socialism.
| Denver, Colo. July by vote
of ss3 to Sc the convention of the
Western Federation of Miners today
adopted a new preamble for coastitu
Ition and by laws of the Federation
which in effect pledges all the Nom
bers to Socialism. It Is announced te