Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-09
Orchards Testimony
Shakes His
Ideas
State Believes 1t Has
Scored Big
Point
Both Prosecution and Defense Appear
Satisfied with Showing Made by
epositions-SmaI Crowd
Attends Court
BY Associat ted Press.

BY Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, July S.-Part of the
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 will be presented
tomorrow.
The reading began directly after
court sat, with Clarence Darrow andq
Senator Borah alternating for their re-
spective sides, and although they
pressed ahead as fast as they could,
a folio calculation made at adjourn
ment this afternoon showed that much
of tomorrow will be consumed by the
unread affidavits. The dispositions
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
fhe showing made by the dispositions
and their contents will probably
furnish much material for directly OPP
posed contention when the trial reaches
the argument stage. One objection from
the state constituted the sole interrupt
ton for the day and during all the
rest of the time counsel for both sides
seemed united in getting all the mat
ter in the sworn statements before the
jury.
State Counts Victory
The state counted victory that
Fred Bradley had receded from his first
and positive statement that it was a
gas explosion and was prepared to be-
lieye that a bomb might have been
used.
Bradley's first statement was made
before he knew of Harry Orchards
confession or of the other evidence To-
eating Orchard in the vicinity 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 stones and cement from the
mosaic floor of the vestibule were
blown into his body. 1t will be con-
tended that this shows conclusively
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
satisfied that the depositions 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
evidence and particularly the erect OF
the explosion shows that a gas leak
was the cause, that there were not Two
explosions and that Orchards testi-
mony as to his movements in the rear
of the building when he claims he
noisoned the milk is shown by physical
conditions to be false.
Deposition Long
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 explosion was due to gas
and declaring that the havoc wrought
by it was not caused by dynamite.
Orchard declared that the bomb ar
ranged by him to be exploded When
the front door was opened contained
about ten pounds of dynamite encased
in a large section of lead pipe. Inc
reading of the testimony, which was
taken in question and answer form,
was begun Immediately after the con-
vening 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 first the testi-
mony of Walter H. Linforth, the owner
of the apartment house in which Brad
ley lived. Linforth sued the gas COM
pany just after the explosion and was
awarded $4,000 damages. With the
Orchard confession as basis, the gas
company is seeking a new trial
Linforth, who lived in the next build
ing to the apartments, declared that
the explosion was terrific and the win
dows in houses for blocks around were
broken. Hurrying to the scene Lin
forth said he could not smell any
powder nor see any fragments Of lead.
Finds Hole In Meter
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
the meters The building was of frame,
and gas escaping in the cellar could
rise between the walls to the vestibule,
where the explosion occurred.
Fred Miller, the attorney for the de-
fense. who has been engaged in the
taking of depositions in San Francisco
for the last month"; appeared in court
this afternoon and Joined the attorneys
surrounding Haywood. Mr.. Darrow
began on the testimony of Mr.. Bradley.
In his testimony Bradley states that
on the morning Of the explosion, Mo-
vember IL 1904, he started to leave his
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