The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21


Characterized the TriaI-Scycral
Witnesses Corroboratc I'm Pare Dif-
fcrcnt Portions of Orchards Evil
dcnce-Numbcr of Dcnunciatory
Editorials TO DC Admitted In Evil
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Boise, Idaho June 19-The state
today made dramatic production and
proof OF the Goddard bomb. besides
offered further contributions TO the tes-
timony of Harry Orchard against VIM.
ID. Haywood and secured a ruling un-
der which a number of the denuncia-
tory articles published in the Miners
Magazine, official organ Of the West
ern Federation of Miners. will be ad-
mitted in evidence.
To Justice Goddard himself fell the
task Of telling the story OF finding and
preservation Of the bomb with which
Orchard tried to kill him. His ap-
pearance added to the dramatic scenes
and situations that have characterized
the trial. His testimony was clear
minutely told.
The veteran Colorado jurist testified
that the first information that he re-
! ceived about the bomb came to him in
Orchards letter which was shown TO
him at Denver February 13. 1906 by
Detective Mcfarland. He at once re-
| turned to his home and in his gate
| discovered the screw eye which Or
| chard said he placed there. II was rust
/ ed and corroded b yten months ex-
posure.
The witness said that he examined
the ground outside the gate where
Orchard said he placed the bomb and
found slight depression, with the soil
packed around it,
The bomb was dug up the next day
| by General Bulkeley Wells. who used
pocket knife to CIT the soil away
and raised the pine box containing the
bomb. There was small phiaI On
top of the box and attached to the
| cork of the vial was a piece of rusted
wire
The bomb and its attachments were
at once taken to the Office OF the
Pinkerton detective agency and care
fully sealed in wrappers and envelop-
es that were signed by half dozen
!, witnesses, including Justice Goddard.
and after that they we're placed 10 a
vapIt "a he door Of which seals in
cluding that OF a notary public. were
attached. There they rested until the
% Of May following, wher Pfneyln-
the Haywood case was to come 10 trial
they were removed I'm the presence of
the same witnesses 9ad all save three
Of the forty sticks Of the giant DOW
der contained in the bomb were ex-
ploded.
The explosions occurred In the pres
ence of the witnesses. in the suburbs
Of Denver and Of the bomb itself, Il
giant caps and two wrappers toaQ
from sticks Of giant powder were saw
ed as evidence.
Senator Borah produced the several
packets as they were originally sealed.
and commencing with phial. passed
them TO Justice Goddard, who broke
the seals and identified the articles.
After the phial came the little screw
eys, then dozen giant caps and last
the powder wrappers.
Attorneys Richardson and Darrow.
for the defense objected to all the ev-
idence and all the exhibits and NOV
ed to strike out everything. but the
court ruled against them
Mrs. Seward. at whose house I'm San
Francisco Harry Orchard lived during
part OF the time he was conducting his
operations against Fred Bradley. gave
testimony strongly corroborative OF
Orchards account OF his acts and ex-
periences in San Francisco. Besides
confirming Orchards recital as 10 time
movements and locations she testified
that she found lead and wood shaw
ings In Orchards nom and a screw
eye. and bottle attached TO the closet
door where Orchard had been expert
menting. She said her lodger had a.
very heavy suit case and that she
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