The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-20
BOMB THAT WAS MEANT
FOR GODDARD.
Veteran Jurist Tells Of Attemp-
ted Assassination.
INTERNAL MACHINE FAILED.
Orchards Long Story OF Crime Up.
held BY Many Witnesses at The
Haywood Murder Trial.
INTERNAL MACHINE FAILED

BOISE. Ida, June sO.-Ihe STATE
made dramatic production and proof
OF the Goddard bomb aud besides Of.
fered further contributions OF the tes-
tinony Of Harry Orchard against WI
liam -. Haywood. securing a ruling I'M
der which number Of denunciatory
articles published In the Miners Maya
zlne. the official organ of the Western
Federation of Miners. were admitted In
evidence.
10 Justice Luther Goddard himself
fell the task OF telling the story Of the
finding aud preservation of the bomb
with which, Orchard tried Ia Kill him.
His appearance added 10 the dramatic
scenes and situations that have charae-
tcrized the trial. His testimony was
clear ana infinitely circumstantIal.
The veteran Colorado jurIst testified
that the first Information that he ~
ceived about the bomb came 10 him
from Orchards confession. which was
shown 10 him nj Denver Feb. ~. 1905.
by Detective Mcfarland. lie nj once
returned 90 his home and In his gate
| discovered the screw eye which or.
chnrd said be placed there. II was
rnstcd aud ccrrodcd by ten months
exposure The witness said he exam.
Ined the ground outside the gate where
Orchard said he placed the bomb AMI
found n slight depression. with the soil
packed around Il.
The bomb was dug up the next DAY
10y General Bulkelcy Wells. who used
a pocket knife 10 cut the soll away and
raise the pine box containing the bomb
There was a small phial ON top 81 the
box. and attached g. the rubber cork ~
the phlal was piece Of rnsted wire.
The bomb aud IT, attachment were
nj once taken 10 the Office ~ the Pin
kerton detectives and carefully sealed
IN wrapping paper aud envelopes that
were signed by half dozen witnesses
including Justice Goddard. and after
that they were placed ia a vault. 10 the
door Of which scals. including that of
notary public. we've attached. Ther'
they rested until the following May -
when. believing the Haywood case was
g. come 81 trial. they were removed IN
the presence ~ the same Witnesses
and oil safe three 81 the forty sticks
~ giant powder contained In the l.oml
were explolel.
iusiicc Goddard told Of the carr
taken e. preserve the bomb intact IIe
identified the small acid bottle taken
/ fe.... a.. N...If.s .....f.f.... ...t.l.t A.
lcen sct for him. hut for some reason
failed Ia explode. The proposed assas
sinatlon Of Justice Goddard had been
planned precisely NJ the Killing Of for
mer Governor Stcunenl,crg was car
RED out. the string a. upset the acid
bottle lelng attached 90 the gate.
The screw eye taken from the God
dard gate and sealed M In m envelopes
IN the presence ~ the Justice was also
Identified by the witness. who Opened
the envelope himself.
Senator Borah produced the several
packets NJ they were originally seal
ed an'l. commencing with the phlai
passed them 90 Justice Goddard, wis
broke the scais aud Identified the arii
cles. After the phlal came the lIttls
scncw eye. then the dozen giant caps
and last the powder wrapper Aiior
ncys Richardson and Dnrrow. for ths
defense. objected a. al the evidence
and MI the exhibits aud moved e.
strike out everything. hut the courl
ruled against them.
Mrs. Seward. M whose house In San
Fmnci-co Harry Orcharl lived DURING
part ~ the time be- was conducting hlr
operations against Frcd Bradley. gave
testimony strongly corroiorntive of or
chari's account ~ his acts aud expert
cncrs In san francisco. Besides con
firming Orchards recital ns 90 time
movements aud locations. ~ testified
that she found lead aud wocd shaving.
IN Orchards room and n screw eye
string and bottle attached 90 the closet
door WHERE Orchard had l-cn expert
menting. She snii her lodger had o
very heavy suit ease aud that shs
thought that be- wna an inventor.
John I. Sicarns agent nj Denver fol
the Mutual life Insurance company
confirmed the story Orchard told nboul
securing employment NJ solicitor foi
the company before he went 90 Canyon
city a. kill former Governor Peabody
and produced letters of rccommcndn
tlon which Orchard furnished IN ~
Spouse h. hls request. One ~ the let
icr~ was from George rcttllonc. n co
defendant II Haywood. and II mad,
locular reference a. the fact thn
Sicnrns was taking many agents from
him aud requested In future when nm,
~ his agents applied for work the,
BE- put on the sidewalk. Another bet
ter was signed ly Horace y. Hawkins
partner ~ Attorney Richardson ~ ~,
defense. aud II give Orchard. thci
travelling under the name ~ Thomai
Hogan. strong Recommendation ne :,
character. The defense objected I,
the letters. but the court permlttc,
their introduction.
Riley Harris. young man wh'
worked for Roach. the plumber. VIII
made the lead easing for the Peabody
bomh. told ~ the call Of Harry or
chanl nj Roach's shop In Denver Il
May. 1906: 81 the making Of the casinI
and Of the delivery 81 the article q
orchard. whom the witness Identified.
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