Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-23
ADAMS CASE
GOES TO JURY
Arguments Completed this Evening
With Closing by HaWIey

RATHDRUM, Idaho, Nov. "a
Special-During the afternoon, yes
terday, Edwin McBee, one of the at
torneys for the defense, took up the
matter Of the states indefinite FIX
ing OF the time of the killing of Ty.
Ter. 1T has been said before" he
said, that Tyler was killed August
10. Now comes Mr.. Mcfarland and
tells us that it was August T."
Mr.. knight stopped him and said
there was no such evidence. McBee
continued. He said he doubted II
Tyler is dead and went after the i'd
ratification theory of the state. He
recalled the case in Washington OF
one Scott, who was lost a good many
affairs had been probated. Il think,
he said, that Fred Tyler's mother
who sits here, has down in her bosom
the hope that some day her son may
come back"
Attacks Motives of Whitney.
McBee dwelt at some length on
the alibi of Adams and said that the
entire Mason family, where the
birthday party was held August T.,
could not have lied about seeing him
there He also said that if Tyler
had been killed that morning Mas
on was guilty of murder. He
styled Alvin Mason as a peacable old
man and said he got rid of his claim
jumpers by going to law and not by
the use of the rifle. IF you are to
believe Adams alleged confession
you must make Mason a murderer
and his children the children of a
murderer"
He attacked Warden Whitney be-
cause of something he had testified
to on the stand in regard to AttOr-
ney Hoffman being noted for good
work for his cause in jury selection
sometimes rightfully and some.
times wrongtplly."
He said tKat Warden Whitney
went to Hoffman to get him for the
state because of information Whit
ney furnished Governor Gooding thaI
Hoffman could pack a jury. M
conclusion is that we have had nj
trouble with juries in this count!
since Whitney quit being sheriff
and went to Boise to be warden o
the penitentiary."
When Steve Adams he said, ii
conclusion, was asked by Mr.. Oar
row if he killed Fred Tyler, he turn
ed to this jury and said no in sucl
way that l know no innocent mai
could have said it." Realizing hi
mistake at once. he corrected it b.
saying. mo guilty man"
c. L. Hoffman, local attorney 70
Adams spoke during the afternoo
and court adjourned at 4:3O until Z
when Mr.. knight took up the argu
ment for the state.
Knight for Prosecution.
Mr.. knight, in opening. warne
the jury against any politics tina
might be injected into argument
made or to come to mislead then
There is greater thing than po
titles in this" he said. Distinguish
ed counsel" pointing to Mr.. DaI
row. will strive to make you be
lieve that the trial of this man
due to the strife between capital an
labor. between the rich and tn
poor. He will tell you that SteV
Adams is a poor man. ! am sur
that no man who was ever tried
Idaho was more ably defended 70
have sworn to try the case on Il
evidence. The state must introduC
evidence to convince you beyond
reasonable doubt that Adams is gui
ty. Proofs in this case are dispense
with by the defendants confession
II has put him where the state do
not have to adduce proofs. Sci
protection is the first thought
man. We show that Fred Tyler
dead and identified him as being Il
man Adams killed. His eonfessiC
is proof enough of his guilt. Thiel
Whitney and Wells have by the
testimony corroborated each al
every detail of Steve Adams confe
sion. You can not go back of the
testimony. Shall 1 try to eonyin
you? No. take it you are alrea'
convinced"
Darrow Interferes.
Mr.. Knight characterized AdaI