Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-03-01


ised immunity and would be back on
the ranch. MCFARLAND came to see
her the second day after her arrival
in Boise and reiterated Thieles state
ment. At the penltentiary Warden
Whitney told her to cheer uD. that
Steve had gone through a terrible or
dead and felt very badly. She was
locked up in the womans ward in tn g
penitentiary along with women pri@-
oners and while there Governor Good
ing had once called on her and kissed
her baby two or three times.
Mrs. Adams denied that Steve ever
referred TO a cartridge that had killed
Boulo.
Strong testimony was given today
by Lloyd Mason. the son ~ Alvin
Mason, the pioneer settler. Ia uphui5
an alihi for Adams on AugI 10.
1904. the date Tyler is supposed to
have been killed.
Adams story mas in substance as
follows:
"Ou the, sixth day after / was
taken To Boise and put in the cell
with Harry Orchard I was taken to
the office OF the pcnitentiary and in
truduced to Detective Mcfarland. He
told me about Kelly the bum and
other men who had turned states
evidence and had been set free. lie
told me some Bible stories. too, but
/ cannot remember what they were,
as [ am not familiar with the Bible
lie kept me there until or s o'clock
in the morning. trying to get me to
confess
"McPartIand told me that he want
ed To- convict Meyer Haywood and
+ Pettibunc 81. John and StmpkinS,
whom ne called cut-thrOats. If
could not help to convict them, he
said. / would be taken to Colorado
/ and either hanged or mobbed. If |
/ did help, | would only be taken to
! Colorado as a witness. When we
parted Mcfarland told me he was my
/ friend. They put me back in the cell
/ with Harry Orchard, who talked To
/ me about the need Of backing up ms
story. | was somewhat frightened.
The next day Mcfarland called
again. ! said | would do what ne
wanted me to do. He told me to
/ think well what ! was doing, to think
of nv family and save myself He
said he would see that my family was
cared for.
"When the confession was made
! Mcfarland led me on step by step
and showed me all that he wanted
me to say. He told me that what |
said about the Tyler and BcuIe muir
ders was only taken with the view OF
making a strong chain Of evidence TO
convict the officers of the Western
I Federation of Miners. He wanted the
names of the officers Of the fedora
ton used as much as possible all
through the confession. Two days later
Warden Whitney brought the confess
sion to me to sign.
Adams confirmed all the other
part of the confession as to his ram
ily and past history, but denied that
part relating to the plot to kill Steun-
enbcrg, and as to his life in the Mar
BILE Creek country.
Adams testified that when the copy
of his confession was brought 10 MN
by the warden he told Notary PuDhc
Huchner it was not the same as What
ne had stated. but he supposed That
he would have to sign it, and he dld
sign it. He denied the testimony of
Detective Thiclc, regarding the relics
alleged to be buried on the oregon
ranch and also the testimony OF
Rulleley Wells as to his oral confess
sion while en- route to Colorado. The
witness stated that he had at differ
ent times been visited by w. f.. Bo-
rah. Governor GuOding and Attorney
,HawIey. but he was not allowed to
detail the conversations. Adams
.. stated that when he was arrested UNI
der the h3hlc srorpus proceedings
and returned to the Wallace jail he
was not allowed to see his attorneys
but compelled against his will to talk
TO Detective Mcfarland.