Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-10
Bradley Explosion Due to Gas
Instead of Orchard Bomb,
Preponderance of Testimony
Secured by Commission.
PINKERT0NS ACCUSED OF
MAKING FAKE EVIDENCE
Witness Summoned to Show
Conspiracy of Mine Owners
and Detectives Ruled Out by
Judge Wood,

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wlre.I
Boise, Idaho. July 9--The defense
in the Steunenberg murder case today
charged that Detective James Me-
Partland has been guilty OF an at
tempt to manufacture testimony
against william D. Haywood. but was
unsuccessful IN getting the basis aud
details Of the charge before The
court ana jury.
Alva a. Swain, a newspaper eorre-
spondent, who represents the Pueblo
Chieftain at Denver. was called to the
stand and questioned as ia a conver-
sation he had with Detective Mozart
land I'm Denver last fall. Senator Po-
rah for the state. objected to the
conversation on the ground that no
foundation had been laid for It.
Clarence barrow. for the defense,
who was examining Swain, explained
that the testimony was Offered for the
purpose Of showing that there existed
a conspiracy between the mine owners
and the Pinkertons To secure the con-
viction and execution of the prisoner.
"McPartlnnd approached this Wit
ness In an attempt to manufacture
testimony he declared. "and | be-
lieve we have a right to show H."
Judge Wood said there was nothing
Ia the evidence that furnished a prop
er foundation for the introduction of
such testimony. and sustained the
states objection The defense took
an exception ana said they would later
make another attempt 10 secure the
admission of Swayne's $ testimony cOun-
sci for the defense are evidently
counting on reaching the matter
through Mcfarland himself, but II is
quite probable that the state VIII not
call Mr. Mcfarland AZ a witpess,
II Is claimed by the defense that
Mcfarland told Swain that he had a
letter from Harry Orchard saying
that when Haywood paid him for the
Vindlcator job he took him to one Of
che Denver banks tosdraw the money.
and that when they came out Of the
bank Swain was standing at the door
and saw them. cit Is said that Swain
told Mcfarland that he could not
remember the incident, whereupon
Mcfarland impressed him with the
importance OF Il. and significantly
urged him TO recall 1t and become a
witness I'm the case.
Detective Mcfarland denies that
he ever suggested anything improper
to swain. He saws he got the letter
as described by Orchard, who wrote
that Swain was at the door of the
bank on the day I'm question. there he
ing a run on the bank. and that he
believed Swain might remember hav-
ing seen them. He says that when
he went 90 see Swain. the latter said
that he would not tell whether he re-
the incident or not, and
asked for another interview. McPart-
land declares that he there dropped
The matter and did not again see
swain
Allen +. GIN. formerly master me-
'hanic Of the Tiger and Poor Man
mine. and later city engineer Of Spo-
Kane. and his wife. Mrs. Gill. were
also witnesses for the defense today.
rhcy Jointly related that Harry or
hard attempted 90 sell them his in
crest in the Hercules mine in Feb
'unry and March. 1899. which was
ust prior 20 his departure from the
'ocur d'Alenes. and Mr GIN. who saw
orchard in Spokane a month before
le Killed Stcuuenberg. testified that
orchard said that IL was because of
.tcunenbcrg that he lost his interest
n the Hercules
other than for the interest and re-
ef afforded hy the Introduction Of
hrce Witnesses. the entire day was
iNeu over Co reading the rest OF the
un Francisco dispositions. The men
mo built the I.inforth flats. the
numbers who ,Gt in the lighting sSs-
'm. the firem who came after the
yplo-ion and the contractors and
heir men who made the repairs. ali
apo~cd at length and In detail The
eight of their tales seemed % faNc-
gas explosion. but none of the tes-
mony was conclusive and the whole
1ncluslon Involved viii he fought be
1rc and decided los the jury The
Isl of the deponents knew Harry
richard and from him heard the
ory ~ the Hercules mine. with the
sual threat that he was going to nN
Tor driving him out of
h. country
Charles "a. Meyer president Of the
Western Federation Of Miners. viii be-
rought from the county iail tomor-
lw Co give testimony on behalf uf his
l-dcfendaut. lt is expected THAI be
lll be- called shortly after io O'Clock.
nd DO will take about an the rest uf
le day Tor hnih sides tu complete
leir examination of him. There IS
1aucr that h. may finish in time to
aTmIt the calling Of Haywood. but
le chances are that the defense VIII
lapf its arrangements tn call him