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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, March 28, 1973
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Gould Acquitted of Bomb Charges
By BOB MARCOTTE
By BOB MARCOTTE Kansan Staff Writer
Randy Gould, 23, a former University of Kansas student, was acquitted March 16 of charges that had been brought against him in connection with a May 14, 1970, bombing of the Lawrence residence of Daniel Young, former Douglas County attorney.
A jury in Division II of Douglas County District Court deliberated four hours before clearing Goulds of charges of attempting to destroy private property, making or having in custody an explosive device and aiding it in the destruction of Sead, in bombing the Young residence.
The acquittal represented one step in a long and continuing history of legal proceedings against Gould in Douglas and Johnson counties and in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City. He has faced charges related to the use of weapons, destruction and possession of explosives.
GOULD'S LEGAL entangements with bombing incidents began almost two years ago as a result of testimony by Arnold Stead before a U.S. arduand jury in Kansas City, Mo.
Stead, who had pleaded guilty the previous October to a federal bomb possession charge, testified on June 25, 1971, at the Justice Department in the Young bomber and other incidents.
The federal government then charged Gould and three other defendants on July 20, 1971, with conspiring with Stead, to make, transport and use explosive devices
with the intent to injure persons and
damage property during a four-hour
period in 1905.
THE INDICTMENT stated that Gould had discussed plans with Stead on June 18, 1970, to bomb JP' Joudreau in Kansas City, Mo., and had planned with Stead to bomb a missile. The indictment also cited Gould for transporting two bombs across the Missouri-Kansas state line with Stead on June 20, 1970, and using the same plan at Bank drive-in office in Prairie Village.
The federal indictment specifically named Gould as having received a bomb from Stead in Lawrence on May 13, 1970, and as having helped Stead place the bomb in the building.
A trial for these charges has been set for April 16 in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City.
After Stand testified before the grand jury, a series of actions occurred in legal proceedings.
On August 29, 1972, Stead pleaded guilty to charges of malicious destruction of a power station by bomb in connection with two incidents in Johnson County. These were the April 10, 1970, bombing of the Miller Nichol residence and the Southside State Bank drive-in office.
SIMILAR CHARGES against Gould in connection with the breach of a ManageRate Court on
April 21, 1972, because of a lack of witnesses for the state.
Then, a mistrial was declared in a Johnson County District Court on Dec. 6, 1972, when Gould was tried on the same charges that had been brought against him. He was charged with the Southeast bombing. The case was assigned to a different division on March 19.
Stead also pleaded guilty on July 17, 1972, in Douglas County District Court to charges of aggravated assault and attempting to commit murder. The charges stemmed from the Young bombing.
Gould was formally charged in connection with the same incident on August 23, 1972. Continuance requests and defense motions for change of venue, for wilting abuse of prior convictions for the same offence, were delayed the trial from Dec. 11 to March 14.
Keith Lawton, director of Facilities Planning and Operations, said last week's rains caused no delays to the campus; two teachers were injured. Wesco Hall and the student health center.
Flood Warnings Issued; Further Rain Predicted
THEN CAME GOULD'S: acquittal on March 16.
Stead has pledged all to but one of the charges brought against him in connection with the death.
Rain is going to continue to plague the Lawrence area for the next two days, according to Ted Stimach, University of Georgia geography department of geography and meteorology.
The total rain accumulation last week was 3.65 inches, he said. The total for the month of March has been 8.26 inches as compared to an average of 2.20 inches.
A flash flood watch was in effect in Lawrence Tuesday night. Flash flood warnings for low lying areas of northern Indiana were extended Tuesday by the Topека bureau hurricane.
For his cooperation with federal firearms agents and subsequent grand jury testimonies, Stead's federal sentence was reduced to five years on June 27, 1971. He was sentenced to five years, exceeds five years, are set to run concurrently with the reduced federal time.
Stimach said that another rain period should develop Wednesday and Thursday and that the weather should clear on Friday.
No material damage was done because both buildings are closed in now, but the rain was an inconvenience, because it made access to the buildings difficult, he said.
Harry Buchholz, Building and Grounds
work was behind scheduling. Some of
ground work was behind scheduling. Some of
buildings had developed water leaks that caused some damage and a new water line needed to be installed, but work could not begin until the ground dries, he said.
Sgt. Garcia of the Lawrence Police Department said 12 accidents have occurred in the last week due to rain-slick streets, Out of a total of 125 accidents in March, 60 have been attributed to wet street conditions.
Douglas County Extension Director Earl Van Meter said the recent rains caused a runoff of water into nearby streams.
The Douglas County maintenance shop said that no roads had been washed out by the rain and that it knew of no flooding conditions in the county.
Feed lots have had no drying period since mid-November, he said, and all farming activities have been curtailed because of mud.
Gould, on the other hand, has been relieved of charges in one case, acquitted in Douglas County, had a mistrial and reassignment in Johnson County and still awaits trial on federal charges that were filed against him almost two years ago.
The Lawrence Street Department said there had been no flooding conditions on city streets. They did say that all of the roads had suffered some damage from the rain, causing asphalt and non-paved roads to deteriorate. Moisture had collected underneath the concrete streets, causing shifting and cracking.
STEAD WILL BE a key witness for the prosecution in the trials still facing Gould, and if the recently concluded trial in Douglas County serves as any indication, Stead's testimony could greatly influence their outcome.
Testifying on March 15 in Division II of Douglas County District Court, Stead said Gould had suggested the Young home as a target for a pipe bomb that on the day of the bombing Stead had concealed under the Gould's residence with Gould's knowledge.
Stead also testified that Gould accompanied him to the Young residence late that evening and kept watch from across the street. Stead threw the bomb at Young's house.
UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATION from defense lawyer Ron Clark, however, Stead admitted that he had often told lies to students at the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
In his final argument before the jury,
he said that Stead's life had been "one lie after
another."
"You cannot testify the testimony of this man, a confessed bomber, who so cavalierly deals with the truth and with the lives and reputations of others," Clark said.
County Attorney Dave Berkowitz, the chief prosecutor, questioned in turn the testimony of five key ally witnesses who were present. It was a party at the time of the bombing.
Berkowitz said that all although each of them had been able to recall with remarkable accuracy the times for all the related events that took place on the day of the bombing, none had been able to testify what Stead was wearing when they, said he showed up in court, complained of a ringing in his ears and he desired to return to Gould's residence.
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That's right, the famous MAD HATTER is opening its doors at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday March 28 to everyone 18 and over.
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Paul White, U.S. assistant attorney who is handling the federal case against Gould, said Thursday that he would express the federal government's attitude toward the lawsuit if that litigation could be concluded as soon as possible for the sake of everyone involved.
The continuing proceedings against Gould have yet to be concluded, but already they have been delayed and complicated with the mistrial and inevitable defense strategies.
"I don't feel any particular ill will towards these people," he said. "It's our hope that we can conclude this case and return them to the normal life of the man as quickly as possible and still be within the bounds of responsible judicial process."
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