The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-11-08
STEVE ADAMS TRIAL
Jury in CASE Secured Tuesday
After Weeks Effort.
SECOND SPECIAL VENlRE
State Witness Are Now Being
Examined.

The names, residences, etc., of
the jurors sworn on Tuesday after
noon to try Steve Adams are:
M. Barto, Sucker Lake, rancher
and votes mixed ticket; George
Price, Post Fails, mill hand, and
republican; C. A. Waters. Occur
d'Alene, boat captain. democrat;
D. w. Garwood, Lake creek, far
mer, republican; Charles Ditte-
more, Coeur d'Alene. merchant,
democrat; S. A. Varnum, Occur
d'Alene, carpenter, republican;
Iohr G. Carton, Rathdrum, farmer,
democrat; r. A. Macarthur, Mica
bay, farmer, republican; Milton
Piper, Athol, farmer, democrat;
Matthew Miller, Rathdrum, farm
er, democrat; j. T. Harlan, Ross,
farmer, democrat; H. F. House,
Rathdrum, rancher, democrat.
Only four men of the second
special venire of 20 were examined,
]. T. Harlan and H. F. House
being passed, and the jury was
completed. The state had used
! all its peremptory challenges; the
defense passed two and had one
peremptory left.
The jury was sworn, and Walter
H. Hanson, prosecuting attorne,
Of Shoshone county read the open
ing statement. The evidence vii
show, he said, that between Aug
ust 6 and 10, 1904, Fred Tyler wal
murdered near his cabin on !
i claim in the Marble creek country
Tyler left his house and went fish
ing. On the way home he stoppet
| at the house of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
chic Phillips. After leaving ther
he was never seen alive agai
except by Steve Adams and hi
associates whom the state expect
. to connect with the murder.
, year later the badly decompose
body OF Tyler was found an
, identified. He had been shot be
, hind the ear. The state expect
. to prove by Adams alleged cor
fession that Adams, Newt Glove
t and Alvah Mason called at Tyler
: cabin, took Tyler in. custody ovt
' night and next morning took hi
: out and Adams shot him.
. After the opening statemen
! court adjourned until Wednesds
O morning
:, On Thursday Of last week TWEEN
I" veniremen were examined in &
Z effort to secure jury for the sec0l
J. trial Of Steve Adams on the char
1t of numbering Fred Tyler IN the M;
bile creek country In 1904. The sta
I exercised two perempt0ry challeng
70 excusing c. A. Berry and Oscar /
of ker, both OF Rathdrlm. Sociali'
i. was brought up during the examil
tion OF Mr.. Baker, and mention v
- made OF an alleged interview In
Spokane paper in which Mrs. Crou,
III Hazlett, the woman socialist. sta
OF In Spokane that she was coming
KoOtenai county to make speec
and create sentiment for Adal
Mrs. Hazlett. who was present, :
called and denied the interview. 7
= reporter who wrote the interview ,
y, called and testified that the intervl
,;s was correct as printed. The mat
,sa of the socialists of Rathdrum ht
,at ing secret meetings to discuss
in Adams case was brought up. but
IN. holding OF such meetings was der
ne by E. VonHosteen, socialist, who
called and testified that Mrs. Haz
em had not mentioned the Adams {
90 In speech in this city.
hia Seventeen men Of the venire '
examined on Friday and by ever
only II Of the 80 special yenirel
mid remained. The defense used
nrk xa.,, challonro loovin0 40