Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-09

taking of depositions in san Fran
cisco for the last month, appeared in
court this afternoon and joined the at
torneys surrounding Haywood
Senator BOrah objected To the in
PRODUCTION of the re-cross examination
Of Walter Linforth. the owner Of the
Linforth building in san Francisco,
when the explosion occurred in No
vember 1905. The re-cross examina-
tion contained in the depOsitions was
offered by the defense. The question
of the admissibiity of this portion of
the deposition was argued by Mr.
Richardson for the defense and SEN
ator Borah FOR the state.
Judge Wood ruled the re-cross ex-
out This brought the Linz
forth deposition 10 an end. Mr.. Dar-
row then began on the testimony of
Mr.. Bradley himself.
In his testimony Bradley stated
that on, the morning Of the explosion.
November Z. 1904, he started To leave
his apartments about 1880 a. m. He
had a lighted cigar in his mouth as he
walked downstairs.
Immediately after placing my
hand on the knob and starting TO open
the outside door Of the vestibule "
said Bradley there was a flash of
light at the end Of my cigar I
thought some one had been joking
me. that I had been given a trick
cigar. Next there was a deafeuing
explosion. My first impression was
that / had been shot in the head. My
ATt impression was that | was being
Hhyxiated and would die if / did not
get out. ] felt there was a tremen-
dous pressure holding me down. Then
/ a a 1 Ava g
thrown out into the street onto the
ear tracks | knew / was on the ear
track for 1 remember feeling | must
&c, out of the way or car would be
along.
Il had time to think / had been
given a trick cigar" said Bradley
when asked how long a space OF time
here was between the flash at the end
Of the cigar and the explosion.
A week or so prior to the eXplo-
sion, Mrs.-IBradley had complained of
smelling gas on The stairs while the
witness himself could smell nothing.
There had been general complaint in
he house about the escaping gas.
Further cross-eNamined, Bradley said
he felt two distinct forces, the first
rushing him down and the second
fitting him up. The interval between
gave MN Altilt 10 iullh ltt NdH NuWt
N the head, 10 feel as IL his ears had
been blown off and To think that ne
vas in danger Of asphyXiation. Tho
after feeling. he was sure, came'from
gas
Toward the conclusion of his depO-
iition. Mr.. Bradley said that his first
lelief that the explosion was caused
ly the gas had been considerably
modified by orchards confession and
he other testimony offered on the
subject.
After the Bradley deposition that Of
Percy Cummings. who occupied one
# the Linforth flats in san Francis
%, was read. Cummings left the
louse Just before The explosion and
lepnsed that he saw no bomb at
}r9dlcy's door.
ON examination, Cummings
aid he did not remember seeing the
oor mat at Bradlcy's door, and that
lc was not paying particular atteH
ion 10 Dradlcys door and the vesti-
ulo of the flats,
The next deposition TO be read was
hat Of !. p. Reilly, who resided near
he Linforth flats in san Francisco.
Ie passed the linforth building ten
minutes before the explosion. and 'p--
flied that he saw a japanese servant
.ashing the marble stairs.