Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-03
ORCHARDS PAL
BREAKS DOWN
STEVE ADAMS MAKES A FULL
CONFESSION
Another Sensational Development in
the Steunenberg Assassination Case.
Details of "Inner Circle"
Are Exposed
Rv Associated Press.

BOISE, Idaho, March 2.-The States
man will say in the morning:
"The Statesman is authorized to an
nounce that Steve Adams, arrested at
Haines, Ore, February 20, in connec-
tion with the Steunenberg assasslna-
ton, has made a full and sweeping con-
fession. This second confession IS lar
more important than that made by
Harry Orchard.
"This is the statement made last
evening by James MCFARLAND, the de-
tective, in the presence of Gov Good
ing and J. II. Hawley, who is IN charge
of the prosecution.
"Mr. MCFARLAND added that Adams
confession fully and exactly corrobo-
rated that made by Orchard at every
point touched upon by both. Moreover,
Mr. MCFARLAND continued, Adams
knows far more of the workings OF the
inner circle than Orchard did. and was
able to give a mass of detailed in
formation that Orchards confession
cid not cover.
Man Who Assisted Orchard
adams, however, was not at Cald--
well at the time of the assassination OF
ex-Gov. Steunenberg, nor was Orchard
at the time of the unsuccessful efforts
Orchard on the latter OCCASION as set
forth in Orchards confession, was Jack
Simpkins.
"Still another statement made by the
detective was that the Adams confess
sion gave the details of a large num-
ber of murders that were not referred
to in any manner by Orchard. 1t also
was stated that the further confessions
had been reduced to writing, signed
and acknowledged. The document is
voluminous one, covering a greater
field and more deail than that made by
Orchard. The further statement was
made that Adams had made this con-
fesson without being promised any
thing. When asked about the matter
Adams simply made a clean breast of
all he knew of this case and of the
secret workings of the Western Feder-
alton.
at was announced by the governor,
Mr.. Hawley and Mr.. Mcfarland, that
while they thought these facts should
he given the public, there would be no
further information given out or limited
at respecting this confession"
-'--f'-- Says Mind Is Believed
Orchard is quoted as having said to
one of the three officers who guarded
him last night:
Now that my mind has been unbur-
haunted me continually, l feel like a
new man. L know that / will be pun
ished l deserve to be punished to the
full extent of the law. / have been
bad man but / have a conscious feel
ing within me that / can hardly de-
scribe, that God approves the course
have taken. My hope is to repair
what [ can of the evil | have done''
1t is said that cipher code book
found in Orchards trunk after his ar
rest is proving of great value, as by
it the detectives are able to decipher
code letters and kilograms which pre-
viously We're meaningless to them
This cipher is said to throw new light
on the workings of the men under ar
rest.
Statement of Governor
'I wish to state that Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone have not been
placed in dark cells. Our penitentiary
has only one dark cell and neither of
these men has occupied it. There has
been no truth in published statements
that the accused men have not received |
good treatment at the penitentiary.
"a committee from the trades coun-
ell waited on me a few days ago and |
were given permits to visit the prison |
Their report to me Is that they found !
conditions there much better than they |
had hoped for and in their judgment |
Noyer, Haywood, Pettibone AMIDST. |
John, Adams or Orchard had no ground |
for any complaint.
"F. r. GOODING,
HIOVarnOr of TdahOb