Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-03
STEVE ADAMS
HAS CONFESSED.
Man Arrested in Connection With
Steunenberg Case Makes a
Clean Breast of Il.
He CORROBORATES ORCHARD.
McParlan Says adams KNOWS More
Of the Workings of the Inner
Circle.

Boise. Ida. March 2,--The Statesman
will say In the morning
THE Statesman is authorized 20 an
nounce that Steve Adams, arrested at
Haine, Or, on Feb. 20, IN connection
with the Steunenberg assassination,
has made full ana sweeping confess
sion.
This second confession Is far more
important than that made by Harry
Orchard. This is the statement made
last evening By James McParlan, The
famous detective, In the presence OF
Gov. Gooding and J, II. Hawey, who
Is In charge of the prosecution.
Mr.. McParlau added that Adams
confession fully and exactly coTob0r-
ated that made by Orchard at every
point touched upon by both.
Moreover MI. Mcparlan con-
tinued, Adams knows far more of the
workings of the inner circle than Orch-
ard did, and was able TO give mass Of
detailed information that Orchards
confession did not cover.
The confession OF Adams. he said,
'corrobOrated that given by Orchard IN
every substantial point connected with
the assassination OF eX-GON Steuncn-
berg. Adams. however was not az
Caldwell at the time OF the assdssina-
ton nor was orchard at the time of
the unsuccessful effort IN November.
The man who assisted orchard on
that later occasion, as set forth in Or
chsrd's confession, was Jack Simpkins.'
still another statement made by the
detective was that the Adams confess
cir b. ilo .F
Der of murders that were not referred
10 In any manner by Orchard 1t was
further stated that the confession had
been reduced to writing, signed and ac-
knoWledged. II was yolumin0us doc
ument, covering greater field and IN
more detail than that male by Orchard
The further statement was made that
Adams had made this confession With
out being promised anything. When
talked with about the matter he simply
made "A clean breast OF all he knew OF
this case and Of the secret workings Of
the Western Federation.
1T was announced by the governor
Mr. Hawley and Mr.. McParlan, that,
while they thought these facts should
be given the public, there would be no
further Information given out or hint
ed at respecting this confession
ORCHARD COMPLETES EVIDENCE
Boise. Ida, March 2.-Before the
grand jury at Caldwell this morning
Harry Orchard completed his testi-
mony In the Steunenberg murder case
1t Is said he went into great detail
about the entire matter, telling the
jurymen what induced him TO UNDER
take the crime, how much he was
paid. etc. Today he seemed much
more composed than yesterday. He
was brought back to the penitentiary
on the train arriving here at ? O'clock
During the afternoon number OF wit
nesses were before the jury. One was
Capt. w. S, Swain OF the Thlel agency
at Spokane, who was on the ground
early and has been In the employ of
the state ever since. Joseph ii. Hutch
inson, former lieutenant governor, was
also before the jury. Ii was he who
first formulated a theory OF the ma
ture OF the bomb used .and he found a
piece OF the fishline used In firing the
Internal machine. Later he assisted In
the search of Orchards belongings, dis
covering many powders and other sub
stances which It Is thought were used
In the manufacture of the bomb. His
theory of the bomb was correct. as
shown by Orchards confession. The
jury may take some additional testi-
mony tomorrow, but II Is not expected
any Indictment viii be returned until
some time carly IN the week.
Orchard Is quoted as having said to
one OF the three officers who guarded
him last night:
Now that my mind has been unbur-
dened OF the guilty secrets which have
haunted me continually" Orchard said,
II feel like a new man. | know that |
Will be punished. | deserve to be
punished to the full extent OF the law.
have been Il bad man, but | have a
conscious feeling within me that | can
hardly describe, that God approves the
course ] have taken. My hope IA TO
repair what | can OF the evil | have
done"