Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-07-10
DEFENSE ON NEW LINE
Haywood Seeks to Show Attempt to
Manufacture Evidence.
CHARGE AGAINST MPARLAND
Detective Accused of Trying to Cor
rupt Witnesses.
MORE DISPOSITIONS ARE READ
Additional Evidence to Discredit
Bradley Bomb Story.
COOK HAD NOTICED GAS IN HOUSE
Complaints Had Been ReEistered with
Gas Company by the Bradley
Explosion Was Like
Thud.
Additional Evidence to Discredi
Bradley Bomb Story.
COOK HAD NOTICED GAS IN HOUSE

BOISE Idaho July 9.-The defense In
the Steunenberg murder case today charged
that Detective James Mcfarland has been
guilty OF an attempt to manufacture testi-
mony against William d. Haywood but
was unsuccessful In getting the basis and
details OF the charge befort the court and
Jury.
Alva A. Swain, a newspaper correspon-
lent, who represents the Pueblo Chieftain
At Denver, was called to the stand and
questioned as to conversation he had
with Detective MCFARLAND in Denver last
fall Senator Borah for the state OBJ
ected to the conversation on the ground |
hat no foundation had been laid for II.
Clarence Darrow, for the defense who |
Ras examining Swain, explained that the |
testimony was offered for the purpose or
showing that there existed a conspiracy |
between the Nine Owners and the Pinker- |
tons TO secure a conviction and execution |
OF the prisoner. mcfarland approached |
his witness in an attempt to manufacture !
testimony" he declared, land 1 believe |
we have a right to show It,"
Judge Wood said there was nothing In
the evidence that furnished a proper foun-
dalton for the introduction of such testi- !
mony and sustained the states objection.
The defense took an exception and said |
to secure the admission of SWANS testi-
mony Counsel for the defense are evil |
IDENTIFY counting on reaching the matter /
through Mcfarland himself, but II is quiet |
probable that the state will not call Nc
Parland a witness
Charge Against Mcfarland.
II is claimed by the defence that Nc |
Pariand told Swain that he had a letter
from Harry Orchard saying that when
Haywood paid him for the Vindicator Job
he took him TO one OF the Denver banks
to draw the money, and that when they
came out of the bank Swain told Nc
Pariand that he could not remember the
Incident. whereupon Mcfarland impressed
4 him with the Importance Of it as evidence
\ and significantly urged him to recall IL
Aand become a witness in the case.
DETECTIVES MCFARLAND denies that he ever
suggested anything improper to Swain. He
says he got the letter. described by
Orchard. who wrote that Swain was at
the door of the bank the dRy In ques- /
tion, there being a run on the bank and |
that he believed Swain might remember !
having seen them. He says that when +
he went to see Swain the latter said that
he would not tell whether he remembered 1
the incident or not and asked for another
interview. MCFARLAND declares that he
there dropped the matter and did not again !
see Swain.
Allen F. Gill, formerly master mechanic
Of the Tiger and Poorman mine and later
city engineer of Spokane and his wife. /
Mrs. Gill. were also witnesses for the de-
fense today.
They jointly related that Harry Orchard
attempted to sell them his interest in the
Herfules mine in February and March, 1899, !
which was JUST prior 10 his departure from
the Couer D'Alenes and Mr. GIL. who
saw Orchard in Spokane a month before
he killed Stuenenberg. testified that Or
chard said that II was because of Steuenen-
berg that he lost his interest In the Her
eules mine.
More DepOsiflOns ReAid.
The day began with a continuance OF the
testimony of j. b. Reilly, who lived near
the Bradley apartments In Washington
street. Reilly declared he had passed the
apartment house but few minutes before
the explosion and saw a Japanese servant
cleaning the stoop and vestibule He did
not believe II was within the range of
possibility for any one to have placed a
bomb there in the manner indicated by
Orchard in the time which elapsed between
his passing and the report of the explo-
sion. Orchard testified that after placing
the bomb he boarded a street car and
got out OF hearing before the explosion
occurred.
witness Smells Gas About House.
The next deposition taken up was that
OF Mrs. Charles Pickard, who as Mrs
Crow had been employed by the Bradleys
as cook. She told OF having smelled gas
in the house for several days prior to
the explosion and had called up the gas
company to complain OF IT.
Mrs. Crow denied absolutely that she
had gone to the theAter with Orchard as he
testified. She declared that he told a false
hood when he testified to that effect. The
witness declared the explosion was more
like a thud than q sharp report
Attorney Darrow next took up the depo-
sition OF Mrs. Lucy Cummings. who oc-
cupied one OF the fats in the building with
he Bradleys. She described the explosion
as the most terrible noise she h a ever
heard IN her life. The witness and her
husband were at breakfast at the time
and both jumped to their feet exclaiming.
"Its gas"
Gas had been leaking about the house for
some time Asked II she heard one or
two explosions. Mrs. Cummings said there
was Just zone big noise" Rushing into
the hall she smelled gas but no powder.
The witness did not know. however,
whether exploding dynamite smeiled like
ordinary powder OF not
servant Greatly Excited.
Mrs. Josephine Linforth. wife OF the
owner OF the apartments. made one OF the
Rfidavits read today. She told OF the ex-
eitement OF the japanese servant who had
been cleaning the front stoop just a few
minutes before the explosion occurred.
John ]. Eckelman. a member OF the San
Francisco nre department who was with
he company which responded to a iire
alarm following the explosion at the en-
sine house, told Of smelling gas strongly
when he arrived at the scene. The ex-
plosion was not a sharp report. as he re-
membered Il, but loud roar.