The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-08
NEW SENSATION IN
THE MOYER CASE
Steve w. Adams Files His Peti-
ton for a Writ Of Habeas
Corpus.
BROUGHT FROM OREGON
WITH REQUISITION,
Wife and Children of Witness
Also Held in Custody by
the Officers.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
BOISE, Ida, Sept. IA surprise was
sprung on the State today in the Steu-
nenberg murder case. There is consid-
cradle gossip and inquiry as to the re-
suit of today's maneuvers, and it will
probably take some time before all the
lawyers will be sure what it means
A petition for a writ Of habeas corpus
was filed in the District court for Steve
W, Adams and Judge Stewart granted
the writ and set the hearing for tomor-
row at 2 clock.
Soon after Orchard confessed to the
killing of Steunenberg and made
written statement, which it is supposed
implicated officials of the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners in various assassina-
tions in Colorado and Idaho, warrant
was sworn out against Steve adams.
who then lived in Oregon At the time
Adams was living with his uncle on a
ranch, where he had been for some six
months previous TO the killing of Steu-
nenberg
The officers Immediately went to Ore
gon and brought Adams to the pen-
tentiary in Idaho without having OBJ
tanned any requisition papers from the
Governor of Oregon. a few days later
another officer went to Oregon and
brought Adams s wife and two children,
and since that time all have been close
ly confined in the penitenitary walls at
BOISE, and all visitors were denied them.
Confession Is Reported.
It was given out some time ago that
Adams had made n complete confession
to MCFARLAND, the manager of the Den
yer Pinkerton agency, and that this con-
fession implicated the officers in vari-
Gus murders in Colorado, and that the
testimony of Adams would be used to
corroborate Orchard g statement
About three weeks ago E. F. Richard
son of Denver and Clarence S. Darrow
of Chicago, and several officers of the
Western Federation were present in
Boise for several days, in consultation
with John +. Nugent, the Idaho attor-
ney connected with the case. No one
seemed able to find out what their bus
mess was at that time in Boise, and all
sorts of guesses were made as to what
was going to happen. They were here
three or four days, when Mr. Richard
son went East and Mr., Darrow went to
Spokane. The first of the week Mr..
Darrow again returned to Boise. and to-
day it was discovered that Mr.. Lillard,
the Uncle of Steve Adams, had been in
Boise for nearly week. He was sup
posed to be here attending the Irriga-
tion congress, but it seems that repeated
conferences were had between Mr.. Lii
lard, Mr.. Darrow and Mr.. Nugent. and
later ex-Gov. John T, Morrison, who
preceded Gov Gooding as Governor of
Idaho, was taken into the conference,
and today a petition was filed by Mr..
Lillard. as the friend of Adams, and
signed by ex-Gov. Morrison, John F.
NugcDt and Clarence S. Darrow.
Violation Of Rights Charged.
The petition alleged that Adams and
his family had been incarcerated and
that neither his attorneys nor his
friends had been able to hold any con-
versation with him except in the pres
ence Of guards; that all correspondence
had been denied both him and his wife,
and that his wife, who was charged
with no offensc, had been refused the
right to come down TO the city TO do
shopping, or for any purpose: that the
original warrant issued for Adams's
arrest had never been returned into
court, that he had never had a hear.
ing or been indicted or been advised
of any charge against him,
This petition was taken before Judge
Stewart, who granted the writ, and set
the bearing for tomorrow afternoon.
and Immediately the States attorney
for Canyon county, the Attorney-Gen-
eral, and the special counsel were mott
fed, In the meantime the counsel for
Adams. together with his uncle. Lii
lard, took a carriage and drove direct
to the penitentiary to have an inter
view with Adams. After some delay
the warden brought Adams to the of
fee and the attorneys had a private in
terview for about two hours,