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,
PINKERTONS ACCUSED OF
MAKING FAKE EVIDENCE
Witness Summoned to Show
Conspiracy of Mine Owners
and Detectives Ruled Out by
Judge Wood,
IBy Morning Journal Special Lensed wIre,I

IBy Morning Journal Special Lensed wIreI
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 ID. Haywood, but was
unsuccessful in getting the basis and
details of the charge before the
court and jury.
Alva A. Swain, a newspaper CORE
spondent. who represents ,the Pueblo
Chleftain at Denver. was called to the
stand and questioned as to conver-
saton he had with Detective McPart
land In Denver last fail. Senator Ho-
rah for the state, objected to the
conversation on the ground that no
foundation had been laid for It.
Clarence Darrow. 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 0wuers
and the Pinkertons to secure the con-
Viction and execution of the prisoner.
Mcfarland approached this Wit
ness in an attempt to manufacture
testimony" he declared, 'and | be-
lieve we have right TO show IT.
Judge Wood said there was nothing
In the evidence that furnished a prop
| err foundation for the introduction Of
such testimony, and sustained the
states obiectlon The defense took
an exception and said they would later
make another attempt to secure the
admission of Swayne's testimony Coun-
sci for the defense are evidently
counting on reaching the matter
through Mcfarland himself. but It IL
quite probable that the state will not
call Mr.. Mcfarland as witness.
1t 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
Nindicator job he took him to one Of
the Denver banks to draw the money.
and that when they camh out OF the
bank Swain was standing at the door
and saw them. II 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 It and become a
witness I'm the case.
Detective Mcfarland denies that
he ever suggested anything improper
to Swain. He says he got the letter
as described by Orchard, who wrote
that Swain was at the door of the
bank on the day In question. there be-
| ing a run on the bank, and that he
believed Swain migln remember hav-
ing seen them. He says that when
he went to see Swain. the latter said
that he would not tell whether he re-
membered 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-
chanic Of the Tiger and Poor Man
mine. and later city engineer OF Spo-
I kane. and his wife. Mrs Gill, were
also witnesses for the defense today.
They Jointly related that Harry Or
chard attempted to sell them his in
1 terest In the Hercules mine In Feb
ruary and March. 1899, which was
| Just prior to his departure from the
Coeur d'Alenes. and Mr.. GILL; who saw
Orchard In Spokane month before
he killed Steunenberg. testified that
orchard said that Il was because OF
Steunenberg that he lost his interest
In the Hercules
other than for the interest and re-
lief afforded by the Introduction OF
three witnesses. the entire day was
given over TO reading the rest OF the
san Francisco depOsitlona. The men
who built The Linforth flats, the
plumbers who put IN the lighting sys.
tenn. the flremen who came after tn,
explosion and the contractors anc
their men who made the repairs. al
deposed at length and IN detail Thl
weight OF their tales seemed 10 favOl
a gas explosion. but none of the tes
tlmony was conclusive and the who'll
conclusion involved will be fought be
fore and decided bS the Jury. Tn,
last OF the dep0nents knew Harrl
Orchard and from him heard IN
story Of the Hercules mine. with tn
usual threat that he was going to "A
steunenberg for driving him out o
the country.
Charles II. Meyer president Of IN
Western Federation Of Miners. will b
brought from the county JAN tomof
row TO give testimony on behalf Of III
co-defendant. II ~ expected that h
will be called shortly after TO O'Clock
and II viii take about All the rest q
the day for both sides to complet
q their examination Of him. There Is
: chance that he may finish IN time I
n nermlt the calling Of Haywood. hu
a the chances are that the defense wi
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