The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-01
Haywood's Attorneys Endeayoi
to Connect Detective Agency
With Conspiracy.
WOULD SACRIFICE LEADERS
OF MINERS ORGANIZATION
Friedman, the Spy, Regarded as
Star Witness for Defense
at Present.

BOISE. Idaho. June 30.--The alleged
conspiracy of the Pinkerton National
Detective Agency, under retainer from
the Nine Owners association and the
Citizens Alliance of Colorado and
Idaho, TO destroy the Western Fedora
tion of Miners, will be taken up to-
morrow morning, when the trial of
William D. Haywood is resumed at IL
o clock. The defense sets up this as
the couutcr-conspiracy Of which Harry
Orchard, IT is charged, was simply an
agent. The chief witness is one Morris
Friedman, formerly a stenographer for
the Pinkertops at the headquarters OF
the Western division in Denver.
1t is alleged that Friedman. as an
agent of socialists and the Western
Federation, secured the position in tbs
Pinkerton employ for the purpose Of
spying on the Pinkertons. Some of the
daily reports of the operators, EN-.
ployed by the agency TO Join the West
ern Federation, attend meetings of tho
local unions and If possible secure their
own elections TO Offices in these unions.
Friedman has testified were given 10
him 10 copy. He made a copy for him
self and now produces 2 number OF
these reports which have been marked
for lndentihcation as evidence. but
which have not been read in court In
fact, Clarence Darrov, OF counsel 70,
the defense, stated to Judge Wood that
he had not himself read the reports,
The admissibility of these copies of re!
ports as evidence will be argued tomor.
row morning.
A Spy Among Spies
By the introduction Of the witness
Friedman on the last day of the first
week Of the iuuincs for The defense, a
- h,
position taken by the attorneys who
arc cndeavorng TO clear Haywood and
the other officials of the Western Fed.
Grafton of Miners from the charge OF
conspiracy to murder and murder.
1t is clearly indicated that it is pro.
posed to show that Il conspiracy 10 eSi
terminate the Western Federation went
so far as to secure the Indictment Of
the highest officials OF the Federation
on the charge Of murder
II is charged that when Orchard was
arrested on the charge of tho murder Of
former-Goyernor Steunenbcrg. he was
induced by the Pinkertons 10 make J
confession duplicating Haywood, Mover.
Pettibone, Steve Adams, Jack Simp.
kins and number of other officials and
members Of the Western Federation IA
such an extent that indictments could
be secured against them in Idaho. In
furthcrapce of the Mine Owners con.
spiracy, it IS charged that further In
eliminating evidence was manufactured
by the Pinkertons. III support Of Or.
chard S confession, so that Haywood
the secretary and treasurer of the West
crn Federation, Mover. the president OF
the organization. and Pettibone. a form.
er member Of the executive board,
might be convicted of capital offenso
and executed, while many other officers
and members of the Federation were
placed in jeopardy of trial ON similar
charge of conspiracy.
Widespread Conspiracy
4 review Of the evidence introduced
in the course of the last five days brings
the inevitable conclusion that counsel
for the defense will endeavor 10 prove
To the satisfaction of the jury that the
Pinkcrton agency and the Mine Owners
association, with the knowledge and
approval of the Governor of Idaho, tho
former Governor Of Colorado. tho form
cr Adjutant. General of Colorado and
other influential people, conspirod TO So.
cure the death by hanging Of William
ID, Haywood, Charles H. Meyer and
George A. Pcttibono and that incident
ally the Mine Owners are indirectly
responsible for the killing of fourteen
men in the Independence depot.
The evidence so far introduced by tho
defense goes TO prove that Orchard,
knowing of the blowing mp of the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan concentrator in
1899; Of the explosion in the NindIcator
mine; Of the blowing up of the lndr-
peudencc depot; Of the killing of Lvte
Gregory. and of the explosion at Brad
lcy's residence in san Francisco. ac-
cused himself of having committed the
crimes and the murder Of seventeen
men, when. in fact, he had little or no
connection with any Of them.
Witnesses have sworn that Orchard was
not az Wardner on the day the Bunker
Hill and sullivan concentrator WIS
blown up; that the facts connected with
the Vindicator tend 10 the conclusion
that tho explosion was accidental; that
while Orchard may have been present
when the independence depot was de
stroycd. Steve Adams was. in fact. the
man who was employed by the Mine
Owners TO blow up piece of useless
but that a blundcr resulted in
loss OF life; that Lytc Gregory was
by persons connected with the
United Mine Workers and not at the
instance of the Western Federation of
Miners; and that Orchard possessed
a mania for boastiDg of the commission
Dt great crimes. was lying when he said
nc had any connection with bomb at
Bradlcy's house
Personal Motives for Murder.
Evidence has also been introduced
TO show that both Orchard and Simp-
tins had personal motives for killing
former Governor Steuncnbcrg and that
iimpkius s motive was the stronger of
the two, in that he was subjected 10
unjust punishment and torture nj the
hands of negro troops, called in by Stcu-
lcnbcrg in 1899, Further evidence AZ
10 tho explosion at the Bradley house
S vet to come. Dispositions from Mr..
Bradley will be introduced. They wero
made recently in san Francisco. Bral-
cy swcars that the explosion was Ude
% an accumulation of escaping gas