The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-11-29
JURY
DIsAGREEs
IN STEVE ADAMS CASE
AT RATHDRUM.
EIGHT VOTE FOR ACQUlTTAL AND
FOUR STAND FOR CON-
VICTION.

Eathdrum, Idaho, Nov. 25.-The jury
in the Steve Adams murder case was
discharged at 5:45 o'clock Sunday
verdict, after being out since g: 80
o'clock Saturday night. 1t stood ght
for acquittal and four for conviction.
Jurymen J. F. House, Charles Ditto
more, D. w. Garwood and s. A. Var
mum were the four men who believed
Steven Adams guilty of the murder Of
Fred Tyler in the Marble creek district
of Shoshone county, Idaho, in August.
1904.
There were five ballots taken, til,
first a short time after the jury re
tired Saturday night. All resulted the
same as the final one, which was re-
corded some time during Sunday after
noon. About o'clock the Jurors sent
note to Judge w. w. Woods, who pre-
sided during the trial, that an agree
ment was out of the question. Judge
Woods held conference with the at
torneys in the case and asked them i,
they believe it best to keep the jury
out longer. They said they would see
Clarence barrow of Chicago, leading
attorney for Steve Adams, was not in
favor of the jury being discharged un
til the defense had secured some con
cession. We wanted Adams admitted
to bail. Also he wanted the case
against his client in which he is
charged in Telluride, Col, with the
murder of Arthur Collins in 1902, dur
ing the labor troubles, kept in abey-
ance until the present charge Of muir
dering Fred Tyler is disposed Of
James H. Hawley of Boise. Idaho. who
has been the leading attorney for the
state in the prosecution of Adams, said
he could not authorize any action for
the Colorado authorities. Then the
agreement between the attorneys for
the discharge Of the jury was off.
An hour or two later, however, the
defendants attorneys learned that the
jury stood about four to eight in theii
favor, but that the four men who held
out for the state would not relent. and
they agreed to let the jury 90.
Other Warrants for Adams
!. Sheriff Bailey. of Wallace was here
with a warrant for the arrest Of Adams
for the murder of Ed Boule in the
Marble creek district about the time
Tyler was killed and this helped tc
hripo oho,,t Tho dicoh q roo If tho iurv
1t is understood that Adams is not
to be taken back to Colorado at pres
ent, but the state will not make any
effort to stop his being released or
bond in the Tyler case He has been
twice tried, the first time at Wallace
in February, and both times the juries
have disagreed.
Discharge of the Jury.
When at 5:45 this afternoon the at
torneys for Adams appeared in court
and said they would be content witt
disagreement of the jury, Judge
Woods ordered the jury and the de
PENDANT brought in.
There was silence for second, ther
Mr.. Darrow proposed that perhaps
some of the jurors would like to record
an expression. Each in turn took ad
vantage of the opportunity to register
his view that there was no chance O.
an agreement.
in that case, gentlemen, l shall dis
! charge YOU" said Judge Woods, frs
having asked the attorneys If the.
wished to make any suggestion.
The Jurors who stood ont with Cap
tain Waters for acquittal are: NJ
Piper, NJ. Barto, r. A. Macarthur Johl
c. Carton. NJ. Miller, J. T. Harlan ant
George Price.
The jurymen said that they neve
considered compromise, although tn,
court had instructed them that the,
could find verdict of second degre,
murder, with a penalty of from tel
years to life imprisonment, or man
slaughter, which provides for punish
ment under ten years.
Heavy Cost to Shoshone County.
The Adams case has cost Shoshon
county trif1le over $4,000. This, O
course, is outside of attorneys fee
and the special inducements offere
states witnesses to come here and ties
tify. Forty-six witnesses were ey
amined, the state using the major pol
ton. The case was opened October 2:
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