The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-14
letter IS TRACED
Registry Books of Denver and
Frisco POstOffices
Show Money Was Sent to Or
chard neutrality-suspicious..
FALSE NAMES USED.
Defense Does Little Outside of
Filing Objections
And Making Prominent the
Work of the PinkertOns.
FALSE NAMES USED.

| is devotiEg itself to further corrobora-
| tlon or the testimony of Harry Orchard
| relative to the two attempts-one with
strychnine, the other with dynamite
on the life of Fred Bradley of San
Francisco and an endeavor to direct
connect Pettibone with the opera
tlons of Orchard. 1t was again shown
| that orchard hung around the Bradley
\ nome, engaged a room in the vicinity,
ana met the servants of the Bradley
houSehold. He was seen moving his
effects the night before the explosion
| and he was traced to the house again
after the explosion occurred.
Then the state by the records of the
United States postoffices at San Fran
cisco and Denver. traced a registered
letter from 81. Wolff" at 1925 Stout
street, Denver, which was the address
OF Pettibone's store. to J. Dempsey at
san francisco. sent in August, 1904,
when Orchard was there to kill Brad
ley. Dempsey was the alias used by
Orchard in San Francisco. Orchard
swore this letter contained 800.
The defense did but little cross ex-
amining and contented itself with a
general objection to all the testimony
offered and showing it was Pinker-
tons who arranged for the attendance
of all witnesses.
Proceedings in Detail.
L. B. Guibbinni. the San Francisco
groceryman, who introduced Harry
Orchard, then known as Barry to
was the first witness in the Haywood
trial today. He said that Orchard
came to his store and hung around and
spent considerable money. Orchard
asked questions about the Bradley
household, asked to be introduced to
the servants. and asked Guibbinni to
get him room in the neighborhood.
Guibbinni saw Orchard moving his
luggage the night before the Bradley
house was dynamited. He also saw
the poisoned milk.
Guibbinni described the result of the !
bomb Orchard placed at the front door |
leading to the Bradley apartments in |
Washington street. The whole front |
of the house was blown out.
Guibbinni said he, saw Orchard at |
his store the day the explosion took |
place. |
The. defense renewed the tactics of |
yesterday by moving to strike out the |
Meeting Haywood with the offense |
charged. The motion was overruled- |
Attorney Darrow, on cross-examina- |
ton devoted himself to learning the |
was brought to Boise to testify. Cub
binni said the detectives came to him |
and told him he had to come to Boise
and there was no use trying to dodge
it.'s
$50 they were going to kidnap you?"
commented Darrow.
He just Had to Come.
mo, sir" said the witness, they |
lust told me I had to come.''
Guibbinni got 5000 to cover the eX-
pense of the trip. He told the detec-
tives that he knew of the case and
was told to tell the truth.
Guibbinni said Orchard told him he
lived by gambling at night. He slept
not know whether he discussed the
Bradley explosion direct with Orchard
or not He talked about it with every
one who came in.
col Iad he |
witness Hull McClaughry, the assistant
postmaster at San Francisco, who was
interrogated as to registered letter
orchard said he received from Petit
bone while in San Francisco. Orchard
said he was going by the name CT
John Dempsey at the time and Pet
tibone used the name of u. Wolff' in
transmitting the letter which contained
800.
the registry records of the San Fran
cisco Office which showed the receipt
of the letter in question on August 13,
1904 The envelope was postmarked
Denver, August TO- 1904"
The records showing the delivery of
the letter from ~. Wolff to John
Dempsey'' were admitted in evidence
attorneys for the defense, who OBJ
iected on the ground that there was
nothing to connect the defendant Hay
wood with the matter. The receipt
signature, JO0n dempsey, WAS VIII | :
ten so badly that Haywood's attorneys
insisted it could not be read, but it :
was submitted to the jury for their in
spection and investigation.
Subpoenaed by Pinkertons.
The only questions put to Nc
Claughry on cross examination had to !
do with who requested his presence in ]
Boise. The witness said the Pinker- ]
tons first came to him about the mat .
ter. .
Fo1Iowing McClaughry came Frank !
Isaacs, registry clerk in the San Fran
cisco postoffice, who further identified
the records introduced in evidence.
On cross examination Isaacs said he
was subpoenaed by a Pinkerton.
That's ALL said Darrow of the de-
tense.
Hold on called Senator Borah, who
was conducting the examination for the
state Did the fact that you were sum-
moned by a Pinkerton change the post
office records in any way?"
mo, SIR laughed the witness.
The next step in tracing the letter was
he introduction of Miss Pearl Moore, of !
Lhe Denver postoffice. Miss Moore, a {
petit and pretty little brunette, was a :
substitute in the registry division at )
Denver. in 1904. She identified an entry
which she wrote in the received regis | :
nv book which showed the receipt of
, letter from u. Wolff, 1725 Stout street,
Denver" addressed to u. Dempsey =
san Francisco" i
The record was admitted in evidence. T
DO you know who lived at 1725 Stout | :
street at that time :" asked Senator | I
3orah. r
.Mr. Pettibone," replied the witness. I