Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-13

of crimes in which he had partici-
pated. They had some conversation at
that time I'm reference to crimes In
the st. Joe country in northern Idaho,
the killing of a man named Tyler.
and man named Boule. No one but
Adams and the witness was present
during this conversation. Witness pos
itively stated that at that time. or
prior to that time, he had offered no
immunity or reward To Adams to
make the statement to him nor did
he make any threats to Adams. "I
knew of some crimes that had been
committed i'm the st. Joe country
said the witness. The conversation
was in the course of p general talk.
Adams spoke of it himself in connec-
tion with another matter Adams told
me that after the Independence ex-
plosion he had gone to northern Idaho,
to the St. Joe district, to help Simp-
kins bump off two men who had been
claim. II probably came up again
during the week | was with Adams on
the trip to Telluride and back to
Boise"
Nothing of Importance was brought
out on the cross-eXaminatiOn. In re-
direct examination Wells said he
found the body of Barney at Telluride
just where Adams had mapped ii out
for him.
On cross examination Mr.. Wells,
who is a member of the Colorado state
railroad commission, said he was in
charge of the special train that took
Meyer. Haywood and Pettibone to
Boise from Denver. He said as a
member of the mine owners associa-
tion, being manager of mine In Tel
luride, he had an interest in the prose-
cution of these men, as he believed
from what had been said by Adams
and Orchard that they We're guilty of
lnstigation of the murder of Steunen-
berg.
Wells said that he and the guards
made arrangements to protect Adams.
whom, he said, had expressed fear lest
he meet some member of the Western
Federation of Miners.
"Why?" he was asked.
Because Adams said that II any
member of that organization recog-
nized him. he would be violently dealt
with for the statement that he had
made in exposing its officers
Warden Whitney, of the state peni-
tentiary, at Boise, was called when
Mr.. Wells had finished and he retold
the story of Adams as to the killing
of Boule and Tyler. About the only
features he added were that Newt
Glover, Alva Mason and Adams led
Tyler out to die the morning after the
night they had kept him prisoner,
while trying to ascertain who had
sent him into the country, and VINO
were his relatives. they had rope
around his neck. Whitney said:
He told me that when the man
leading Tyler had reached a certain
spot he stopped and said:
This Is good enough for him and
shot him. He said they cached his
body there and went away and left II. y.
Whitney said that afterward Adams
retold him the story and said that ne
believed the shooting of Boule and
Tyler was justified. as they had been
sent into the country by someone to
Jump claims and had met a Just fate.
In the last hour of court the con-
fessiou of Adams was read to the jury.
1t was made to James MCFARLAND, the
Pinkerton detective, soon after Adams
was arrested in February. 1905, and
put in the Boise penitentiary. 1t was
admitted by Judge Wood during Nc
Parldnd's direct examination. Attor-
ney Darrow objected on the ground
that Il had not been made voluntarily
and that inducements and promises OF
leniency had prompted it.