Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-20
MAN ORCHARD WANTED
TO KILL ON STAND
Judge Goddard Tells The Story
Of Finding The Bomb and
Its Preservation.
STRONG EVIDENCE FOR THE STATE
Several Witnesses Show That Por-
lions, at Least, of the story OF tho
Chief Witness in the Haywood
Trial Were Truc-Preaidng
Judges Decisions Favor Prosecution
(Dy Associated prees J


state today made dramatic produc-
ton and proof of the Goddard Tomb
and besides offered further conlirin-
alton of the testimony Of Harry Or
chard against William ID. Haywood;
secured IL ruling under which NUM-
her of the dcnunciatory articles pub
llshcd in tho Miners magazine, oft
cal organ of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners will he admitted in
evidence. TO Justice Goddard him
self fell the task OF telling the story
OF the finding ana preservation OF
the bomb with which Orchard tried
to Kill him. His appearance added
10 the dramatic scenes and situations
that have characterized the trial. Ills
testimony was clear and infinitely
circulnstantial. The veteran Colorado
jurlsl testified that tho first informal
ito nthnt he received about the bomb
came To him from Orchards confess
sion. which was shown to him ut
Denver. February Is, 1906, by Detec-
tive Mcfarland He mt once return,
ed to his home. and iii his gate dis
covered the screN-Gye which CirnIrIT
mid he placed thorc. 1T was risted
aud .oprrpded by Ten sllpntliB, expo.
sure. The Witness said no examined
the ground outside the gate. where
Orchard said he placed the bomb and
found slight depression with the
soil packed around II. The Tomb was
dug up the next day by General Buck
ly Wells, who used Il pocket knife To
cut the soil away and raise the pine
box containing the bomb There was
a small phial on top of the hox and
attached to the cork of the phlal was
II piece of rnsted wire The bomb
and its attachment were at once TAX
eli To the office of The Pinkcrtun de-
tcciivc agancy aud carefully sealed
IN wrappers and envelopes that were
signed w half u dozen witnesses. in
GLIDING Judge Goddard, and after that
they We're placed in u vault to the
door OH which seals. including that
OF II notary public were attached.
There they rested until the following
May %, when beiicving Hay
woods case was TO come to- tr-
nl they were removed in the prescnce
Of the same witness ana all save
three Of the forty sticks of giant pow
der contained in tho bomb were OK
plodcd The explosions occurred in
the presence of the witnesses in the
Hubhi vi lttnffl tllltl VI I10 UOlIn
itself ~ giant caps and two wrappers
torn from sticks Of giant powder,
were saved as evidence
Sustained Orchards Story.
Mrs Seward. at whose house in San
Francisco Orchard lived during part
Of the time. lie was conducting his
operations against Fred Bradley. gave
testimony strongly corrohoraiive OF
Orchards accounts of his acts and
experiences in San Franchises.
Besides confirming Orchards re-
cital as to time movements and To-
calitics. she testified that she found
lead and wood shayings In Orchards
room and II scraw eye string and
bottle attached To the closet door,
where Orchard had been experiment.
ing
John l. Stcarns, agent at Denver
for the Mutual Lifo Insurance, con
firmcd the story Orchard told about
securing employment us solicitor
for the company before he went to
Cayon.City to kill Former Governor
Peabody and produced letters of re-
commentator which Orchard fur
nishcd in response TO his request. one
of The letters was from George Petit
bR'iNf ~ VI ilhS MOON =
and it made jocular reference to the
fact that Stcarncs was taking many
agents from him and referred in fu-
lure when any of his agents applied
for work they be put on the side
walk
Tho morning session was spent in
securing the admissiblity of the ed
itoriais which the state offered yes
tcrday. Each side took the Chicago
anarchist case as its legal guide and
Justification the defense pleading
that the legal propositions varied. the
prosecution that they we're on all
fours. Judge Wood wanted to see
the articles and took recess from
II o'clock until o'clock 90 look
them over.
After recess he said that he had
decided to let certain of the articles
20 before the jury and to exclude
certain others. He will rule tonor-
row as TO the particular ones that
are to be admitted 49tsS