The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-11-15
MURDER CASE DRAGS ON.
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ana unOer ADAMS direction the body
was found. In conversation Wells
said Adams told him that after leav-
ing Telluride in 1904, be came to
Idaho and helped Jack Simpkins
"bump off" two men who were giving
him trouble over his timber claim,
the two men who were killed being
Tyler and Boule. Asked IL he had
made Adams any promises or threats
ia order to get him to make these
statements, Wells answered that he
had not.
The cross examination failed to
shake Wells testimony.
e. L. Whitney, warden of the peni
tentlary, Was then called and retold
the story Of Adams as to the killing
Of Boule and Tyler. He said Adams
told him that he believed the shoot
ing OF the two men was justidable as
they were claim jumpers and had met
just fate. DaIrow cross examined
Mr.. Whitney severely and drew from
him that he had spoken to Sheriff
Mcdonald about getting a jury to try
Adams.
Under redirect examination by
Hawley, Mr.. Whitney said he coun.
seled the sheriff to get good, honest
men. and not let anyone influence
him.
James MCFARLAND was called and it
was during his direct examination
that the confession OF Adams was adj
mitted by Judge Woods. Darrow
objected on the ground that the con-
fession had not been made voluntarily
and that It had been prompted by
inducements and promises of leniency.
The confession was read by Mr.. Haw.
ley and the jury listened intently.
1t told that Stephen w. Adams
was born 10 1857 In Jackson county,
Mo. He knew Haywood, Meyer and
Pettibone well; was sent by them to
Idaho to see Jack Simpkins and "get
Steuuenberg," Pettlbone giving him
5000. He saw Slmpkins and went to
the latter's claim about IA miles
above the head Of navigation on the
St. Joe; undertook to get rid of the
claim Jumpers for $500; killed Tyler
and Boule with assistance of Newt
Glover and Simpkins. He said, how
ever, that he only got $3.50 Of the
$500.
Wednesday forenoon was consumed
by Darrow In cross examination of
!, Detective Mcfarland. The witness
told of many confessions he had Sc
cured. He said he had never failed
to secure confession from anyone
who was guilty, but always failed If
the man was innocent. He said he
was for two years member of the
Mollle Maguires gathering evidence
against them, as result of which IS
OF them were afterwards hanged. He
said he obtained Adams confession
by telling him that "in cases OF ac-
completes, as he was, or where they
were used as tools, as he was, and
turned states evidence, the state
usually dealt fairly with them".
The state was unable to have VIII
liam B. Chandler appear to testify,
he having gone to Butte, fearing that
he would be killed should he testify
against Adams; but his testimony,
given at Wallace, was here introduce
ed by AFFIDAVIT. 1t was important as
1t supported the testimony OF Root
who told Of the fishing party and the
anti-claim jumpers meeting where
Chandler met Adams. Chandler saw
Adams near Prices cabin In the
Marble creek country, both before
the Tyler shooting and after the kill
ing OF Boule.
The state rested its case about 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon after
Miss May Sherrer. E. E. Piles and
Ed Maloney had testified, and De.
tective Mcfarland had endured an
other cross-examination by Darrow.
Miss Sherrer was with the party at
Prices cabin aud saw Adams and the
other men there. Her testimony
supported that of Root aud Chandler.
Ed Maloney and e. E. Piles lived
In that country and their testimony
was Of value similarly to that of the
others who had seen Adams there.
The state having rested, Mr.. Oar
row, leading counsel for Steve Adams
read the defense's opening statement
to the jury, the reading consuming
two hours Court then adiournad