The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-09

FRANCISCO depoS1tlonS deaIuS WITH lhe
Bradley explosion were read today 10
the jury that is trying William d.
Haywood for his life on the charge
that he murdered Frank SteunenDerg
and the rest of them will be presented
tomorrow. The reading began directly
after the court sat with Clarence Oar
row and Senator ROrah alternating for
their respective sides. and although
they pressed ahead as fast AS they
could a folio calculation made 1t ad-
journment this evening showed that
much of tomorrow will be consumed
by the unread affidavits. The deposit
tons have an important bearing on the
case, but they contained no interest
for the crowd and the attendance was
the lghtest since the trial began.
Both sides seemed to be satisfied
with the showing made by dispositions
and their contents viii probably fur
nsh much material for directly Cp-
posed contention when the trial reaches
I've argument stage. One objection
nom the state constituted the sole in
corruption for the day, and during all
The rest of the time counsel for both
sides seemed united in getting all the
matter in the sworn statements be-
fore the jury
The state counted it a victory that
Fred Bradley had receded from his |
IL
was gas explosion and was prepared
10 believe that a bomb might have
been used. Bradley's first statement !
was made before he knew of Harry !
Orchards confession or any of the 9TH I
CT evidence locating Orchard in the /.
vicinity of his house.
The prosecution was also pleased to |
have it shown that while Bradley was /
still inside the door when the expIo- /
sion occurred, particles of glass from I
the door, hairs from the rug that was /
outside the door and pieces of stone 4
and cement from the mosaic floor of |
the Vestibule were blown into his I
body. 1t viii be contended that this 4
shows eonclusively that the explosion |
was from the outside and could not /
have been caused by gas inside the
house.
The defense, on the other hand, is
satisfied that the dispositions show that
it would have been Impossible for Or
chard to have reached the vestibule 4.
and placed the bomb in the manner (
and time described by him. that the |
evidence and particularly the effect /
of the explosion shows that a gas leak
was the cause, that there were not .
two explosions. and that Orchards tes-
Jmony as to his movements in the |
rear of the building when he claims he .
poisoned the milk is shown by physical .
conditions to be false
The delay caused by the length of
the Bradley dispositions may possibly
delay the appearance of Haywood as
witness in his own behalf until
Thursday morning.
Boise, July S.-When the Haywood trial
was resumed this morning the attorneys
read first the testimony Of Walter H |
I.intorth, the owner of the apartment /
house in which Bradley lived. Linforth
sued the gas company just after the eX- /
plosion and was awarded $4,000 damages.
Win the Orchard confession a basis |
the gas company is seeking a new trial.
LinfOrth, who lived in the next build
ing TO the apartments. declared that the
noise of the explosion was terrific and
the windows in houses for blocks around
we broken. Hurrytng to the scene Lin
Yrh said he could not smell any powder
Nor did ne see any fragments of lead.
In the basement of the apartment house
there were seven gas meters. Two
months after the explosion two plumbers
found hole in the back of one of the
meters. The building was of frame and
gas escaping in the cellar could rise be-
tween the walls TO the VeStibule. where
the explosion occurred.
The LlnforIh testimony had not been
completed when the luncheon adjourn
ment until 80 p. IN. was ordered.
When the trial was continued after re
cess Clarence Darrow proceeded with the
reading Of the dispositions taken in San
Francisco. This evidence is contained in
some 400 sheets of typewriter matter,
of which about seventy were read at the
morning session.
Fred Miller Returns.
Fred Miller. the attorney for the de-
tense who has been engaged in the taking
of dispositions in San Francisco for the
last month, appeared in court this after
noon ana joined the attorneys surround
ing Haywood
Senator Borah objected to the introduc-
ton OF the re-croSs-eXamination of Wal
ter II. LinfOrth, the owner of the Lin
forth building in San Francisco when the :
explosion occurred in November, 1865. The
re-cross-examination contained in the
dispositions was Offered by the defense. ,
The question of the admissibility of this
portion of the deposition was argued by
Richardson for the defense and Senator
BOrah for the state.
Judge Wood ruled the re-croSs-examina-
ton out This brought the Linforth depo-
sitiOn to an end Mr.. barrow then be I
SELF - ''a'''S ii'iii-
In his testimony Bradley states that on I
enc morning of the explosion, November ;
II, 1894 (cOrrecD. he started TO leave his
apartments about 7:30 a. m. He had a {
lighted cigar n his mouth as he walked &
down stairs II
Immediately after placing my hand on G
the knob and starting to open the outside /,
door OF the vestibule." said Bradley :
there was flash OF light at the end of |
my cigar. I thought some one had been | I
joking me: that l had been given a trick I
cigar. Next there was deafening ex- '
plosion, My first impression was that
l had beeI shot in the head NV next
impression was that / was being asphx-
lated and would die if did not get out.
! ] felt there was a tremendous pressure ,
holding down Then there came a q
lifting force and l was thrown out into c
the street the car tracks. I knew 1 | j
was on the car track for 1 remember / Z
feeling ] must get out of the way or a q
car would be along" :
The attorneys who took Bradley'S testi- :
mony asked how long a space of time (
there was between the flash at the end II
az the cigar and the explosion. I
p had time to think had been given o