Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-03-07
Adams Trial
A Sham! Sh; 5'.l,;ll
Attorneys Say Case Is Only to Pre-
pare Way to Convict Meyer,
Haywood and PettibOne
Wallace, Idaho, Feb. 27

The sosrt house was packed to the
doors this afternoon when Steve Ad-
ans, defendant in the murder trial
which involves the approaching trial
Of Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone for
the murder Of Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg, west on the witness stand in
his own behalf
Adams was examined with the great
est detail regarding his past life. The
witness testified that he had joined
the Altman Miners Union No. 19,
branch Of the Western Federation,
while at Independence in 1901. He
had married Mrs Adams at Telluride
and Immediately after marriage went
back to Independence, where he was
arrested for dynamiting the shaft of
the Indicator mine. He was thrown
into Jail for ninety-three days, but no
charge was preferred and he was re-
leased.
Changes His Name.
Adams described the means by
which he got TO Denver and changed
his name to Steve Dixon, and came to
Idaho from Denver, fearing to be
thrown back into Jail, and went to
the Marble Creek district for the pur-
pose Of hiding. While in Denver he
met Jack Simpkins, who was then a
member Of the executive board Of the
Western Federation of Miners. While
on his way to Marble Creek he met
Vincent ST. John and Griffin in Burke
and met simpkins there also.
Tells Of His Arrest.
He described the manner Of his ar
rest on February Goth, 1906, at his
lncbe's ranch near Baker City by
Detective Thiele and Sheriff Brown
on q fugitive warrant charging com
plicity in the Steunenberg assassina-
ton. He was thrown into Jail over
night at Baker City and demanded
that Brown get him an attorney.
Brown refused, but next morning he
made the demand again and Brown
went out witness saw Attorney Moore.
Adams feared being taken to Colo
RADIO. While at the depot waiting for
the train, Brown told him that he
was on the inside and il Adams would
do what was wanted he would come
out all right. Thiele reiterated this
statement a number Of times on the
way to Boise. At Boise he was taken
straight TO the penitentiary and
thrown into n solid steel cell on the
second tier with Harry Orchard and
confined six OF seven days.
While in the cell Orcharl told
Adams that he had made a confession
duplicating officers Of the Western Fe-
deration and Adams that he (Orchard)
was TO get of without prosecution,
and that he was to get piece of
money and he intended to put pond
between himself and members Of the
Western Federation. Orchard warned
Adams that the best thing he could
10 was to help convict the officers of
Western Federation and eorroborate
Orchards confession and save himself
and think Of his family, and il Adams
failed to do this he would be taken
back TO Colorado and either mobbed
or hanged.
Adams testimony will be resumed
tomorrow.
Wife Is a Witness.
Immediately after Adams testified
Mrs. Adams was on the witness stand
and stated that on March 2, 1906, she
had been taken from Baker City to
Boise by Thiele. On the way to Boise
Thiele told her Steve had made con
fession and had been promised immun-
ity and would be back on the ranch.
Mcfarland came to see her the sec
ond day after her arrival in Boise and
reiterated Thiele's statement. At the
penitentiary Warden Whitney told her
to cheer up, that he (steve) had gone
through a terrible ordeal and felt very
badly. She was locked In the woman g
ward in the penitentiary along with
women prisoners and while there Gov
ernor Gooding had once called on her
and kissed her baby two or three
times.
Amusement was caused when Henry
p. Knight, Of the prosecution, tried TO
get Mrs Adams to admit that Gov
ernor Gooding had kissed the baby
two OF three times on account Of tho
political campaign then in progress.
Second Day on Witness Stand
Wallace idaho, Feb. 2s.-That
deliberate conspiracy was formed