The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-27
ORCHARD 5 STORY
IS ADAMS H0PE:
ACCUSED MINER SAYS HE MUST
STICK BY OTHER CON
FESSION OF HANG.
is STATES RELIANCE
AS His Testimony is Needed to Prove
Alleged Conspiracy in Assassina-
ton of Former Governor
Steunenberg.

Boise, Idaho May 2G~Steye
Adams, min r. accused of more than
one murder ana awaiting his second
rial on charge of killing a miner
named Tyler, might possibly he the
individual around whom, next to Har
ry Orchard, the iIaywood-M oyer-Pet
tibone oaeee will reYolye, and his im-
bortance as a witness IN the Haywood
troal may be second only to that Of
Assassin Orchard Which way will
Adams go? VIII he yield 10 he pres
sure Of the state and corroborate Or
chard or will be remain steadfast 20
his statement that his admissions of
guilt and implication of Haywood,
Never and Pettibcne were falsehoods
wfung from his by D tectiyes McPart'
land. who promised him reward and
immunity from dire punishment which
he feared might be put upon him, not
withstanding his protestations of In
nicence?
The state of Idaho and the Colo
RADIO Mine Owners association as
sumo that Adams is ggilty of more
jhan cne murd r, and strong pres
sure is be ng used and alluring in
ducements offered to him if he will
give testimony substantiating Orchard
and aiding in fixing guilt of murder
upon the chief officials Of the West
ern Federation of Miners.
Retracts Confession.
When the Shoshone County jury
at Wallace SIX weeks ago stood seven
to five against sending Adams TO the
gallows he told his friends he would
rath die like a dog than live like
skunk He meant then that he would
never again succumb TO the Influences
which impeHed him to make contes
sion tending to establish a consplr-
acy to dynamite and murder which
was d rected fro NTH Miners Fed.
Grafton headquar, ers in Denver.
On the witness stand in his own de-
fense he rnqualihedly reiracted his
confession to Mcfarland. thus weak
ening tn cases against Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone leaving the state
with no known corroboration by a co
conspirator of Harry Orchard.
This was a serious blow 20 the pros
ecution and ever since then secret
and powerful screws have be used
on Adams.
Extradition Theat Rumored.
It is reported in the Idaho papers.
which seem to be on the inside OF the
prosecution plans. that Buckley Wells,
form Adjutant General Of COLORADO,
has been talking with Adams. and
other reports are that the imprisoned
miner has been threatened with eN-
tradition to Colorado on murder
charge.
The prosecutors of the miners aver
that Adams was the man who shot
ana killed Arthur Collins. manager of
ne Smuggler Union Nine at Telm-
ride. Collins was sitting in his home
and an assassin killed him with
shotgun. firing a charge of buckshot
through tn window.
Put in Fear Of oallows.
AT the last election a new judge.
said 10 be antagunistic to the miners
and responsible 10 he nine owners
was elected at Tell This n "
Judge is now said to be the agent ot
vengeance which is held over Adams
He has been told. according 10 reports
that he is to b taken TO Telluride ant
tried for murder and he can1ot es-
cape hanging unless he turns states
evidence wanted TO convict Haywood
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