Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-13
TESTIMONY
 STARTED IN
 BOMD CASE
Mfrs. Moopey's Eyes Fill With Tears As Main1ed Victim of Explosion Takes Stand And Describes Tragedy.
(By Review Leased Wirel

SAN FRANCISCO. June 12.-The prosecution in the case of Mrs. Rena Mooney. who is on trial for murder as the result of a bomb explosion here last July during preparedness parade began the development of testimony today tending to establish that the bomb which killed ten persons and wounded 40 others was placed on the sidewalk and not hurled from the roof of a building. as contended by the defense. Dr. David K. Stafford, formerly county autopsy surgeon. tes- tified that the majority of wounds on the bodies of victims had an upward tendency, which would indicate, he said, that the explosion came from the sidewalk
 Under cross-exanlination, Dr. Staff ford said his opinion as to the direc- ton of the explosion had changed since he testified in the trial of Thomas J. Mooney, now under sentence of death. when he declared it was his belief that the force of the explosion may have come either from above. below. or on a level- He admitted that in the mean time he had talked with District At torney Charles NJ. Fickert, but had reached his conclusions independently.
 Doctor Is Chilled.
 The prosecution contends that the explosion took place on the sidewalk. The defense maintains that the bomb was hurled from the roof of building.
 Did you not testify in the trial of J. Mooney that, in your opin- ion, the missiles which caused the wounds might have come from either above, below or from a level?" asked Attorney McNutt, of counsel for the defense.
 "I did, but later I qualified my statement" said Dr. Stafford
 Did you see the district attorney before you qualified your statement?" quizzed McNutt.
 q talked to the district attorney many times" was the response.
 Pressed for a direct answer, Dr. Stafford said he talked with District Fickert before changing his testimony but "did not discuss future testimony"
 Defendant Weeps.
 Among other state witnesses today were Miss Pearl Seamen, who lost her right leg in the explosion; Mrs. Flea nor Kennedy, her sister. and James boy scout All testified they had seen a suitcase. which the contends contained the bomb. on Stewart street, near the cor ner of Market street, a few minutes prior to the explosion. Mrs. Moneys eyes filled with tears after Miss Sea men concluded her testimony and la boriously made her way from the wit ness stand.
 During the day George w Russell. a policeman. presented diagrams of the corner where the explosion oc- cured. the roof of the Eilers building, several blocks distant from which the Mooneys claimed they watched the parade, and the roof of another distant building which War ren K. Billings. convicted conspira- tor. is alleged to have reached with a suitcase. and a general diagram talk ing in all the territory involved in the trial. The state. it was said, will at- tempt to prove that regardless of the where the Moneys may have the parade. they. with the other conspirators. had plenty of time in which to plant the suitcase bombs and return to places further along the line of march before the explosion.