Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-09
Narrowing Details Of Bradley
ExpIosion-Read to jury Both
Sides Profess Satisfaction
With Showing.
VICTIM PREPARED TO
BLAME ORCHARD
RecedeS From Former Opinion
That Escaping Gas Caused
His Injuriesi Haywood to
Take Stand Thursday.
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Boise, Idaho. July S.-Part of the
San Francisco depositions dealing
with the Bradley explosion We're 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
will be presented. The reading be-
gan directly after the court sat, with
Clarence Darrow and Senator Borah
reading alternately for their respective
sides. and although they pressed
ahead as fast as they could folio
calculation made at adjournment this
evening showed that much of tomor-
row would be consumed by the. unread
affidavits. The dePostions have an
important bearing on 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 depositions,
and their contents will probably fur
nish much material for directly op-
posed contentious when the trial
reaches the argument stage. One OBJ
lection from the state constituted the
sole interruption for the day. and dur
ing all the rest Of the time counsel
for both sides seemed united in get
ting all there was in the sworn state
ments before the jury.
The state counted 1t a victory that.
Fred Bradley had receded from his
first and positive statement that 1t was
gas explosion, and was prepared to
believe that bomb might have been
used. Bradley's first statement was
made before he knew of Harry Or
chard's confession or any of the evil
dence locating Orchard in the viciRity
of the house. The prosecution was
also pleased to have II shown that.
while Bradley was still inside the door
when the explosion occurred, particles
of glass from the door, hairs from the
rug, which was outside the door. and
pieces of stones and cement from the
floor of the vestibue were blown into
his body. 1t will be contenled that
this shows cohclusively that the ex-
plOslon was from the outside and.
could not have been. caused by gas in
side the house.
The defense, on the other hand, Is
satisfied that the depositions show
that II would have been impossible for
orchard to have reached the vestibule
ana placed the bomb in the manner
and time described by him. that the
evidence and particularly the eQec.
Of the explosion, shows that a gas lepk
was the cause. that there were r.-
two explosions, and that Orehart =
testimony as to his movements in tie
rear OF the building when he claii :
he poisoned the milk, Is shown Z
physical conditions to be false.
The delay caused by the length of
the Bradley deposltions may possibly
defer the appearance Of Haywood as
witness In his own behalf until
Thursday morning.
Almost the entire morning session
was taken up with the reading Of tes-
timony offered by the defense on the
subject of the explosion at the house
of Fred Bradley In San Francisco in
1906. The testimony was taken by a
commission appointed by Judge
Wood. who Is presiding at the present
trial. and Is intended to contradict
Orchards story Of placing the bomb
on the front porch OF the Bradley
house. as part Of q conspiracy al
legged against the Western Federation
of Miners, and Of which the state as
serts that the steunenberg murder
was an Incident.
The defense. during the stay Of the
commission In san Francisco. took
the testimony Of Bradley himself
and several others, expressing the ber
lief that the explosion was due TO
gas, and declaring that the havoc
wrought byit was not caused by dyna-
mite.
orchard declared that the bomb
arranged by him 10 be exploded when
the front door opened, contained
about ten pounds OF dynamite, en-
cased In large section Of lead pipe
The reading Of this testimony.
which was taken In question and an.
swer form. began Immediately after
the cOhyenlng Of court AT 10 o'clock.
The attorney read first the testl-
mOny of Walter II. Llnforth, owner
nf the apartment house IN which
bradley lived. Llnforth sued the gas
company lust after The explosion. and
was awarded ten thousand dollars
damages
with the Orchard confession as n
basis, the gas company is seeking u
new trial.
Llnforth. who lived In the next
building 10 the apartments. declared
that the noise Of the explosion was
terrific and that windows for blocks
around were broken. Hurrylng to
the scene Linforih said he could~hot
smell powder, and dld not see any
fragments Of lead.
In the basement were seven gas
meters. Two months after the ex-
plosion, two plumbers found a hole In
the back of one OF the meters The
building was Of frame and the gas IN
the cellar could rise between the walls
to the vestlbule. whore the explosion
occurred.
Fred Miller. the attorney for tho
defense who has been engaged IN the