The daily sentinel., 1907-12-30
COMING BACK
TO TELLURIDE
ThE CUWARDLY MURDER
OF Arthur Collins May Yet Be Avenged
Steve Adams Now on His Way to San
Miguel--Shong Evidence Against Him
The Foul Crime Recalled.

Telluride. Colo, Dec. 3O.-A con-
fession alleged to have been made by
Steve Adams, the Western Fedora
ton member, to Bulkeley Wells yf
Denver, manager of the Smuggler-
Union mines at Pan iora, regarding
the murder of Arthur L. Collins, su-
perintendent of the Smuggler-Uni
mine, will be, IL is understood. the
principal evidence against him when
he is brought to trial. Adams was
arrested at Spokane yesterday by
Sheriff Fitzpat. ick of Telluride i'm
mediately upon his release there on
the charge of numbering Fred Tyler.
Adams was tried twice for the Tyler
murder, but the jury in both cases
could not agree.
II is expected that Sheriff Fitz-
patrick and his prisoner VIII reach
Telluride within the next few days.
1t is not known over what route they
are travelling. Sheriff Fitzpatrick re-
fusing to give out this information
for fear that an attempt might be
made to rescue his prisoner.
According to statements made by
Gen. Bulkeley Wells. Adams confess
ed to him that it was he who shot
and killed Collins at Pandora on the
night of Nov. 10. 1902, while the
mine superinte ldent was entertain
ing number of friends at his home
near the Smuggler-Union mine.
These friends were Representative
A. b. Blainey, who at that time was
electrician for the Smuggler-Union;
Mrs. Blailey. and o. b. b. Kempt,
the assistant manager. The party
were seated at small parlor table
playing cards, Collins back being
toward the window.
The electric lights in the room were
all turned on and the window shad-
es were more than half way up, af-
tording a fine view of the interior Of
the room and its occupants.
suddenly a report was heard and
a huge charge of buckshot passed
through the window into Collins
back, and also into the back of the
chair on which he was seated. Col
| Inns lived for forty hours.
The authorities of this county have
always maintained that Collins was
murdered as the result of his enmity
toward the Western Federation of
Miners. but this charge the members
of that organization have always
strenously denied. They insiste4
al enemies among his employees be-
cause of his overbearing conduct to-
ward them and the contempt in
which he held the average miner and
that some man whom he had prob
ably offended killed him for revenge.
Adams is said to have confessed
to General Wells while he was being
held in Idaho for the Tyler murder
According to General Wells. Adams
used a sawed-off shot gun In killing
Collins and told where he had sec
reted the weapon after committing
the crime, and also where he had
thrown the empty shells.
The shotgun was found about a
year ago by man named Webber at
almost the exact spot designated by
Adams. who was brought back here
secretly especially to corroborate
some of the statements he is alleged
to have made to General Wells. The
empty shell was also found where
Adams Is said to have thrown IL ar
ter extracting II from the shotgun
Another crime Adams is said to
have told In detail to Genera Wells
was the murder of w. j. Barney, a
non-union timberman at the Snug
gler- Union mines, who was murder
ed and his body buried under tall
lings al the Alta mill. At the spot
Indicated mans skeleton was
found after much digging.
Every effort Will be made TO con
Wet Adams of the Collins murder
but there are some here who believe
that sufficient evidence against him
to do this can never be secured. II
Adams should deny making any con
fessioi, to General Wells, or, having
made one. repudiate 1t, 1t will be diff
ficult to convict him unless the au'
thorities have other evidence against
him. If the authorities have corro-
batting evidence against Adams they
have refused to tell the nature OF II