New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
GIRL REPUD|ATES
 TRIAL TESTIMONY
Miss Smith Says Billings Not
 in Bomb Planting

San Francisco. Aug. 1 UPJ-The widely differing stories of two self confessed perjurers were before the California supreme court today as that body continued its effort to learn the truth of the San Francis co bombing outrage, July 22, 1916, which killed 10 persons,
 Populations piled up in the court record while the justices examined the conflicting Stories of original trial witnesses, trying to determine which is true and which is false.
 It appears likely that Warren K. Billings, whose pardon application Is the reason for the court review of the bombing case. may emerge from his Folsom prison cell where he has spent 14 years, in an attempt to aid the confused justices.
 Mooney May Testify
 And it is not improbable that Tom Mooney will be summoned from San Quentin prison to testify bsfore the end of this series of Ire trials
 The witnesses, now anxious to prove that they lied, are John Mac Donald and Estelle Smith. both of whom were witnesses in the sensa- tional bombing tTals of 1916 and 1917. Macdonald testified against both Billings and Mooney. while Miss Smith was a witness in the Billings trial only.
 'e- ton story filled with conf1ictions, has occupied the courts attention most of this week. and late yesterday Miss Smith added d new climax by telling new story.
 strange tale which. if true, con- pletely eXonerates Billings from all blame in the bombing affair, was re- lated by Miss Smith.
 Billings was not a bomber. Miss Smith said. He squirted acid on the engines of automobiles, and the suitcase which Macdonald may have thought contained dynamite actually carried the bottles of acid with witch Billings reflled his squirt guns.
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 On July 22, 1916, the day the Preparedness Day parade was dis rupted by that murderous blast, Miss Smith said she saw Billings in an office building at 721 Market street and that Bi, .ngs was going to the roof to refill his syringe. She stated her absolute belief that Bill 1inoS pp1l1I ot ner of Steuart and Market streets, Wh-Ee the blast occurred, in the lapsed time.
 Edwin V. Mckenzie, the trial law yer who is handling Billings case, was furious because of Miss Smiths story-even though it provides an alibi for his client.
 Another of those things which detract from the main issue-which is the ascertaining of the truth" Mckenzie declared.
 It was after Miss Smith told her surprise story that Mckenzie asked for permission to call Billings here for personal appearance.
 Tt was several minutes after 50 D. m. before Billings came from the roof of the building Cat 721 Market streeD and the bomb exploded at 2:O6 D. m.," Miss Smith told the court. Tt would have been physi- cal impossibility for him to have reached the scene of the explosion (almost a mile away) in that time"
 Was Dentists Assistant
 Miss Smith was working in the building she refers 10 as dentists assistant. Quietly dressed. the wom- an spoke rapidly, with never a pause nd several times the expert court tporters were forced to ask her to DW up.
 Billings alleged sabotage was not nown by Miss Smith at the time. she aid. It was told her later by Bill Iings himself as the youth. only 22 years old at the time he was con- victed, was awaiting trial at the city prison.
 T never told it before because friends of Billings advised me it would be worse than the bomb charge the woman explained.