Show BISHOP SAYS CONNERS I PLANTED EXPLOSIVE LOS A. A ANGELES Cal Jan 10 J. J. J B B. Bishop one of ot the states state's star witnesses in the trial of or Bert H. H Conners charged with fth having conspired d to dynamite the county hall Mil of or records September 9 9 1310 1910 admitted upon cross CrollS examination that he ho was in the employ of or the county count detective detective detec detec- tive tivo bureau and that he had lied to Conners Conn Connel'S Con- Con n ners nelS is in his alleged conversations with the d defendant Bishop testified that he heas was as a a. member of the Structural Iron Workers Workers' union and as us such had become acquainted with the defendant nt and A. A B. B Maple and F. F Ira Bender Bonder union men jointly accused with Conners Bishop said raid that on the night of ot September S 1910 the day before be fore rore the alleged attempt at dynamiting h he Conners MaI Maple le and Ben Bender er had gone together to the this basement of the union labor temple in this city where Conners he declared had taken two sticks of ot dynamite from the top ton of a A. holler boiler Then according to Bishop Conners said aid We are going down aown to blow blo up the tho county hall of or f records Theres There's back of or f us fellows if Ir we get et caught Bishop said saM also that he he had visited visited d Conners Conners in the county Jail September 6 5 1911 while he was awaiting trial and antI the deren defendant ant had said Stick around around I I want you ou as a witness witness wit wit- ness noss In my case I w want nt you to swear Iwas I Iwas Iwu was wu drunk the night of ot September S 1910 On cross Bishop admitted that he had lied to Conners Connera by saying ho h was willing to commit crimes when in tn reality he h d declared he would do no such thing thin He HI also stated that he knew J. J Man Mannell Mansell ell Parks also an employee of tho the county detective e bureau who whose e testimony before the grand giand jury jur resulted In the arrest of or Conner Conners |