The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-09
WITNESS BRADLEY'S
STORY OF THE BOMB
Flash of Light at End of His
Cigar and Thought 1t
Was Loaded.
THEN CAME AN EXPLOSION.
BELIEVED 1T WAS A TRICK, BUT
HIS MIND WAS BADLY UPSET
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HAY
WOOD CASE.

Boise, Idaho. July 9.-Part of the
with the Bradley explosion were read
Monday to the jury that is trying
William d. Haywood for his life on
the charge that he murdered Cover
nor Steunenberg, and the rest is being
presented today.
The reading began directly after
the court sat, with Clarence Darrow
and Senator Borah alternating for
their respective sides, and, although
they pressed ahead as fast as they
could, folio calculation made at ad-
journment last evening showed that
much of today would be consumed by
the unread affidavits. The dispositions
have an important bearing upon the
case, but they contained no interest
for the crowd and the attendance was
the lightest since the trial began.
Both sides seemed to be satisfied
with the showing made by dispositions
and their contents will probably furn-
ish much material for directly oppos-
ed contention when the trial reaches
the argument stage.
State Sees Victory.
The state counted as victory that
Bradley receded from his first and
positive statement that it was gas
explosion and was prepared to believe
that a bomb might have been used.
Bradleys first statement was made
before he knew of Harry Orchards
confession or of any of the evidence
locating Orchard in the vicinity of the
house.
The prosecution was also pleased
to have it shown that Wyte Bradley
was still inside the door when the
explosion occurred, and particles of
glass from the door, hairs from the
rug outside the door and pieces of
stone and cement from the mosaic
floor of the vestibule were blown in
to his body. 1t will be contended
that this shows conclusive1y 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
Orchard to have reached the vesti-
bule and placed the bomb in the man
ner and time described by him; that
the evidence and particularly, the eff
feet of the explosion shows that gas
leak was the cause; that there were
not two explosions and that Orchards
testimony as to his movements in the
rear of the building, when he claims
that he poisoned the milk, is shown
by physical conditions to be false
Delays Haywood Testimony.
The delay caused by the length Of
the Bradley depositions may possibly
defer the appearance of Haywood as
witness in his own behalf until
Thursday morning.
1t looks now as if Mover would not
be put on the stand until Wednesday
at the earliest All sorts of pipe
dreams have been published recently
about heroic efforts made by the State
to induce Moyer to confess, but it
may be said on the best authority
that there is no truth whatever in
these publications.
The State has produced ali the evi-
dence it expected to bring out on its
direct case. and it has some power
full testimony coming out on rebuttal.
The prosecution, in fact, is not at all
displeased with the condition of the
case at the present time
There are in circulation various ru-
mors that steps are to be taken
against some of the witnesses for the
defense on the ground of perjury