The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09
MURDER CHARGES
AGAINST ADAMS
Released on Writ of HabeaS
Corpus, but Again Taken
Into Custody.
ACCUSED OF TWO CRIMES
ONE IN COLORADO AND ONE IN
IDAHO.
Especial to The Herald)

Boise. Ida. Sept. s.-The case of Steve
Adams grows complicated. No objection
was made by the state to his release on
the writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge
Stewart yesterday. He was Immediately
arrested on a fugitive warrant issued on
the request OF the sheriff of Denver, Colo,
on charge of numbering Lyle Gregory
in that city May 10. 1904. and is held in
charge OF the sheriff of this county. Now
Sheriff Angus Sutherland OF Shoshone
county. this state, has wired that he is
coming for Adams. armed with a war
rant charging him with completely in the
brutal murder OF two men on the st. ,JO-
seph river in the fall of 1904.
Shot From Ambush.
These men were named Tyler and Wal
ley. They were shot from ambush and ii
has always been understood that j. L.
Smpkns now a fugitive from justice in
connection with the Steunenberg assassi-
nation, was one of the murderers. The
deed was done on or near Simpkins ranch.
AdamS was no sooner in sight OF actual
liberty than two charges of murder have
thus appeared against him. 1t was the
plan of the state not to lodge charges
against him, but so soon as he yielded to
The Establishments Of the defense in the
Meyer Haywood PettibOne case the road
has become rocky for him. He was living
IN the penitentiary practically as the
guest of the state. but now he will prob
ably have TO serve somewhere under accu-
sation for bloody crime.
Dispatch From Denver.
1t was just los o'clock this afternoon
when Prosecuting Attorney Koelsch of
this county received the following dis
patch from Dencer:
ney Ada County, Boise Idaho: A charge
of murder against Steven w. Adams for
killing of Lyle Gregory in city. and
county of Denver, May 10, 1904, filed here
today before Grant l.. Hudson. justice Of
the peace. and warrant in my hands.
Swear OUT fugitive warrant and hold
Adams. Requisition papers are being
prepared and agent will start not later
than Monday.
CsigneO ALEXANDER NESBIT.
Sheriff Denver County and City"
kOelsch at once 'swOre out a warrant
for the arrest Of Adams before Justice
Dunbar.
Scene in Court.
AZ shortly after 2:3O o'clock Judge Stew
ART of the district court made an order re-
leasing Steve Adams from the custody of
Warden Whitney OF the state pententiary
ON the writ of habeas corpus. The court
adjourned and Steve Adams, a free man,
arose and began shaking hands with his
shoulder by "A deputy sheriff. asked to
step into the judges private office and
there. in the presence of his wife, his I'M
Gle and his attorneys the warrant was
served on him.
Warden Whitney in his return merely
stated that Adams had been placed in
mis- charge for safe keeping by the sheriff
of Canyon county. on an order from the
probate court of that county. In his an
swer the warden stated that the order of
the probate court had never been revoked
and that no other order concerning the
disposition Of Adams had ever been made.
lie also stated ,Iat Adams incarceration
In the peniteutiarv had been made with
the full consent Of Adams. his attorney,
e A. Moore of Baker City and the at
tOrneys for the state.
Attorney Snow. for the state, in a few
words stated that the state had no OBJ
j. CtiOn at all 10 the court allowing Adams
ais freedom If Adams. himself. wished to
be released. He stated the state Of Idaho
had at that time no charge against the
man and wished TO make no effort 10 de-
prive him of his liberty.
Deputy Stepped In.
AS the court finished Adams wife
turned 70 her husband and smiled. He
returned the smile and rose to his feet to
shake hand with his uncle who was also
smiling. Then he turned 20 shake hands
with his attorney when he was tapped on
the shoulder by Deputy Sheriff Higgins.
The happy, smiling look vanished from
Adams face Instantly. lie was apparent
~ greatly surprised. The uncle glared
scowlingly at the deputy and Mrs. Adams
hurried toward her husband.
Are YOU going to play any more tricks
on my husband?' she demanded
Are you going to steal him again?''
Then he went into the judges chamber
and was formally placed under arrest.
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