The San Francisco call., 1908-05-02

magazine containing the confession in.
full, with pictures and descriptions OF
the various kinds OF bombs he had used
After she had finished reading the.
articles she turned them over to John
and told him TO read them. Then she
selected a picture Of one OF the bombs.
cut out the description of II and told
John to make a study of it so that he
could duplicate il IL necessary When
they returned to Oakland she told him
10 go ahead and construct bomb on
the model OF the one he had studied.
and he did So This bomb was the one
found by Detective Hodgkins and Sher-
in Barnet under the Martin residence
in West street
BUYS BOMB MATERIALS
The examination was continued. at :
o'clock this evening Baby John
told of the care which Mrs. Martin had
exercised in the construction OF the
Internal machine which was intended
TO blow up the residence OF Police
Judge George Samuels. AT her com=
mand. he said. he boughs an alarm
clock, quantity OF plaster or paris, a
number of the smallest variety OF
screw eyes. and two BOTTLES OF COM
mercial sulphuric acid.
Mrs. Martin was afraid, be said. that
the commercial acid. would not be
strong enough TO set or the bomb and
later she purchased some pure sui
phuric acid. such as is used i'm mining
The weight Of the bomb used. to blow
up the residence OF Judge Ogden was
only about three pounds. he said.
whereas the = Internal machine con-
contained in the neighborhood OF rs
pounds OF powder. :.
The witness then told of Mrs Mar:
tins former friendship for Judge: SAM.
ueIs. and said that the jufist had in
cufred her enmity by drawing up a
cross complaint for her In a lawsuit.
She claimed that he deliberately drew
up the complaint improperly. so that t..
was thrown out. of. court and she lost
her case. Judge 'Samuels had also ad-
vised her. she declared. !: according to
Baby John" To have the case heard
before Judge Sargent. who decided
against her. -: ~
FRIENDSHIP FOR JUDGE
Before that. time Mrs. Martin spoke
to the witness Concerning her regard
for Judge .Samusls. and said that he
had. -befriehded her in numerous ways
and had. refused. to accept any fee for
his: legal services. She frequently yis-
tied him. at his office and once spoke OF.
Intending TO make. him a present. OF q
set OF law. books. e; -. Z
1rlOr 10 Lne marriage or MS son. 1feE-
Zip SaTnuels. she told Holm that she
would give. him. a silver dish as a. wed
ding present. Then :canae her change
Of feeling and she Immediately planned
TO blow him up. the boy. declared.
During visit: to- SamuAls' Office on:
one. occasion. she had admired. eopy
of the Blue. and Gold. the University
Of California annual. = Meryin SamGels.
offered to loan IT 10 her. and when. il,
Is alleged. she determined to dynamite
the ISamuels. home. she decided to lbor-
row the book. She sent for. il on. the.
day before the bomb was TO be placed
under the Samuets house, .andstoHdv John
that the next night when he was to
go TO the house with the :bomb. he
could take the book; so that II any
one heard. him go. UP on the steps he
might pretend that Ne had come to ask
whether Mrs. Martin. could keep the
book for another day. :
If nobody: heard. him he was 70 place
the bomb on the steps nd.hurry. back
home On the day SEE for the plot Mrs.
Martin found. that she. would be Obliged
to: make. hurried trip to the north.
The Internal machine then was buried
IN De F.remery park and the. plot aban-
doned- =