The San Francisco call., 1907-06-20
GODDARD'S LIFE
SAVED BY CORK
IN ACID BOTTLE
Jurist Tells of Digging Up
the Bomb That Orchard
Set at Gate
20 STICKS IN PLANT
Destruction on Great Scale
Planned by Fiendish
Murderer
MRS. SOWARD CALLED
Testihes as to "Barry's''
Stay in Her House in
San Francisco
BY Oscar King Davis


BOISE, Idaho, June 1e.-Further
corroboration of the story of Harry
Orchard was made today at the trial
of William D. Haywood for the muir
der OF Ex-Governor Steunenberg, and
the case Of the prosecution was
cinched nearer home. In addition to
the testimony of living witnesses in
troduoed by the state, Senator Borah
sought TO introduce number of ar
ticles from the miners magazine, the
official publication of the western
federation, which, he argued, showed
the hatred OF that organization for
the men that Orchard testified had
been murdered at the behest of the
inner circle" There was "a lively
argument over this offer. at the close
Of which the matter was taken under
advisement by the court until the
afternoon session, when it was an
nounced that some Of the articles
would be admitted and others would
be rejected. the decisions as to each to
be made tomorrow morning.
The witnesses who gave testimony
today included Justice Luther NJ. CD
dard of the supreme court of Colorado,
who s. the careful phraseology Of the
lawyer and the jurist told the dramatic
story Of the finding of the bomb which
Orchard had buried at his gate. John
/. Stearns, the Denver agent Of the
Mutual life insurance company, from
whom Orchard obtained a contract to
act as agent, told how he came to make
that contract with the murder ma
chine. and submitted the letters Of
recommendation which had been writ
ten 20 him in Orchards behalf by
the men whose names Orchard had
given him for reference.
These included Horace n. Hawkins,
law partner of E. F. Richardson, senior
counsel for Meyer. Haywood and Pet
tibone in the present and pending
trials, and Pettibone himself. as well as
]. c. Sullivan. who was then president
Of the federation Of labor in Colorado.
They were a strong bunch Of recon-
mendations, and one hearing them
could understand how Stearns would
say. as Orchard said he did. that they
could not have been better.
RECOMMENDATION AMUsES
The reading OF the Hawkins letter
AFFORDED good deal Of amusement to
the audience. and especially to the law
yers, some of Richardson's colleagues
in this case apparently having diff
Guilty 70 restrain their laughter. Or
chard had testified that he had only a
slight acquaintance under the name OF
Orchard with Hawkins when he went
to the lawyer and asked for a recon-
mendation as Thomas Hogan. The let
ter that Hawkins wrote in response to
the inquiry Of Stearns was an excel
lent specimen of the general recon-
1nendation.
1t assured the life insurance agent
that he had known Hogan for a con
siderable period Of time" and added,
happily, 7 esteem him in every way ss
a man of integrity. His habits are of
the pest 1AdW
slasticaIly. But an element of caution
perhaps intruded itself at that point,
and he inserted the qualifying phrase,
as far as have had opportunity to
observe them" Then, however,
Lawyer Hawkins made up for that
slight tempering of his Endorsement by
the generous addition that in general
know nothing whatever detrimental
to his character" He closed his letter
with an expression of his pleasure at
writing it saying. I am glad to recon-
mend him for a position"
Even Haywood smiled sardonically
when this letter was read Richardson
glanced around at the newspaper men
with a siclzly grin on his face and Nu-
gent and Darrow had trouble trying to
hide their amusement. Pettibone took
> dftferent view of the request of
Stearns from that of Hawkins Os-
tensibly the dealer in general novelties