The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

WALLACE, Iuhho, feD. lS.-Ane sen
sation of yesterday in the Steve Adams
trail was the evidence of Archie Phil.
lips. He testified that Tyler had told
him Of threats made by 4 lams and
Jack Simpkins, but witness was not
allowed to state the nature Of these
threats, objection being lodged by the
defense on the ground that Phillips
did not know of them 10 his own
knowledge. The objection was upheld
by the court and Phillips went on to
state that ON one occasion he saw
Adams and Simpkins coming up q
trail toward Tyler's cabin. Adams
was armed with a winchester, and
stopped 100 yards from the cabin, and
Simpkins, who carried no weapon in
his hands, wen: about 100 yards past
the house. Tyler and Phillips sat
on a log In front Of the cabin and
soon bullets began TO whistle past
their ears unpleasantiy close. He
got up and went into the cabin. Ten
shots were fred four from up the
creek where Simpkins had gone, and
from a revolver, and six from where
he saw Adams, the last from a rifle.
He could distinguish the difference
between the Weapons by the sound Of
the explosion.
Phillips was the last man TO see
Tyler alive, and testified that the
night before Tyler disappeared he had
eaten supper at his cabin. His wife
had given him a bottle Of horseradish
and witness identified the one pro-
duced in court as similar TO that Civ.
en- him by his wife. He had also seen
Tyler with the gunny sack discovered
on the remains, and identified the to.
bacco box found therein AZ one in
which Tyler carried fishing bait.
After Adams disappearance witness
made several unsuccessful attempts
TO locate him and heard five or six
shots flred the morning after the dis
appearance about or g o'clock The
morning that shots were fired over
their heads before the cabin was a
week before Tyalr's disappearance
In company with Frenchman named
Boule he tried to find Tyelr, and
Boule went to Santa to tell OF the dis
appearance. Boule returned from
Santa on August 10, and II was de-
cided to make a big search next morn
ing. Early next day Phillips heard
the fusillade Of shots that killed Boule
and wounded his companion, Lindsay,
in the arm.
FIND BOULE"S CORPSE.
Boule's body was discovered with
Eve shots through It. Phillips re.
turned with his family TO Santa, told
the sheriff and Boule was discovered
80 feet from Simpkin's cabin by the
sheriff.
Many questions were objecte 70
and the objections sustained during
Phillips testimony. His description
of Tyler's dress when he last saw HIM
is identical with the clothing discOy.
cred on the remains. The evidence
Of this witness was strongly against
the defense.
Deputy Sheriff Williams was called
and identified the skull in court u
that found on Marbel creek. although
its appearance had changed a little.
His attention had been called TO the
baseball" finger and be had noticed
that at the time. He was able e
confirm previous evidence regarding
finding articles and clothing and hsd
DotIced the dead mans calloused feet,
Jacob Yeager confirmed the main
naturalization features and recog
DiZed a shoe found near the remain,
as one made by himself.
p. r. Hughs was called to the stand
and reiterated and confirmed hil
identity evidence, stating be had sold
Tyler 9 pair Of shoes similar to thOs,
found and the shoes we're made b.
eRaeT. The latter had given him tn,
shoes to sell. Court adjourned viii
Phillips still on the stand.
On the resumption Of the stey,
Adams trial this morning, John X
Thomas was called 10 the stand and
after having been asked by ClareDc'
DarroM, for the defense, whether b,
had looked over the testimony anc
found that he had said anything about
o medium, low crowned hat at tb'
psniteatisTy examination, be admitted
that be could find that be had said
nothing 70 that effect, nor could b
seen anything about be having said