The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-09
Most Uninteresting Session Of
the Haywood Trial Since
Famous Case Opened.
TESTIMONY TAKEN In
FRISCO READ TO JURY
Vital Point Is Whether Gas
Explosion or Bomb Wrecked
Bradley House.

BOISE, Ida. July s.-Part OF tho
San Francisco depositions dealing with
the Bradley explosion were read today
to the jury that is trying William D.
Haywood for his life on the charge that
he murdered Frank Steunenberg, and
the rest of them viii be presented to-
morrow. The reading began directly
after the court sat, with Clarence Oar
row and Senator Borah alternating for
their respective sides and, although
they pressed ahead as fast as they
could, calculation made at adjourn.
/ ment this evening showed that much OF
tomorrow will be consumed by the un-
read ahidavits. The depositions have
an important bearing on the case, but
they contained no interest for the
crowd and the attendance was the light
est since the trial began.
Both sides seemed TO be satisfied
with the showing made by depositions
and their contents will probably fur
nish much material for directly op-
posed contention when the trial reaches
the argument stage. One objection
terruption 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 before
the jury.
State Counts Victory.
| The State counted il victory that
Fred Bradley had receded from his
first and positive statement that il was
q gas explosion and was prepared to
] believe that a bomb might have been
used. Bradley's first statement was
made before he knew of Harry Or
chard S confession or any of the other
evidence locating Orchard in the vi
cinity of his house. The prosecution
was also pleased to have it shown that
while Bradley was still inside the door
when the explosion occurred, PARTICLES
of glass from the door, hairs from the
| rug that was outside the door. and
pieces of stone and cement from tho
mosaic floor of the vestibule were blown
into his body. II will be contendel
that this shows conclnsively 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
I satisfied that the dcpositions show that
it would have been impossible for Or
| chard to have reached the vestibule and
| placed the bomb in the manner and
time described by him; that the evi-
dcnce and particularly the effect of
| the explosion shows that a gas leak
was the cause, that there were not
two explosions, and that Orchard s tes-
| timony as TO his movements IN the rear
! Of the building when he claims ho
| poisoned the milk is shown by physical
/ conditions TO be false.
The delay caused by the length OF
the Bradley depositions may possibly
defer the appearance OF Haywood as n
| witness III his own behalf until Thurs
day morning
Dull Morning Session.
The entire morning session OF
timony offered by the defense on tho
subject OF the explosion al the home OF
Fred W. Bradley, in Washington street
San Francisco. In 1904. The testimony
was taken by a commission appointed
by Judge Wood, who is presiding at the
present trial and is Intended to CONTRA
dict Harry Orchards story as 10 the
placing of bomb on the front porch OF
the Bradley house as a part OF the cor
Grafton OF Miners and OF which the state
asserts that the Steunenberg murder was
an Incident,
The defense during the stay OF the
commission in san Francisco secured the
testimony OF Bradley himself and several
others. expressing the belief that the eN-
ploson was due 10 gas and declaring
that the havoc wrought by it was not
caused by dynamite. Orchard declared
that the bomb arranged by him to be
exploded when the front door was opened
contained about Ten pounds OF dynamite,
encased in large section ot lead PIPE
was taken in question and answer form.
was begun Immediately, after the con-
venng Of court at 10 o'clock, Attorney
Clarence Darrow undertook the long task
and seated himself in the high witness
chair facing the jury.
The attorney read frs, the testimony
Of Walter w, Linforth. the owner OF tho
apartment house in which Bradley lived.
I4inforth sued the gas company just af-
ter the explosion and was awarded Slo,-
900 damages. With the Orchard confes-
sion as q basis, the gas company ls seek
Ing new trial.
Linforth. who lived in the next build
Ing TO the apartments. declared that the
noise of the explosion was terr>hc ana
were broken. flurryinS TO the scene.
Lnforth said he could not smell any
powder. nor did he sec any fragments
OF lead.
Damaged Meter Found,
In the basement of the apartment
house there were seven gas meters. Two
months after the explosion the plumbers
found hole in the back of one OF the
meters The building was OF frame and
gas escaping in the cellar could rlse
between the walls to the Yestibuje where
the explosion occurred.
When the Haywood trial was coutin-
ued after recess, Clarence parrow pro-
ceeded with the reading of the deposit
tlons taken n san Francisco. This cvi-
dcnce is contained in some 100 sheets of
typewritten matter. OF which about sew
enty were read at the morning session
Fred Miller, the attorney for the de-
fcnse who has been engaged IN the taxi
tho last month. appeared In court this
afternoon, and Joined the attorneys sur
Haywood.
Senator Borah objected 10 the intro.
duction OF the rccroSs- examination OF
Walter H. I.lnforth the owner OF the
Lnforth building In San Francisco when
the explosion occurred In November. 1908.
The recross- examination contained In the
depostions was offered by the defense,