The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-26
Defense MAKES
ITS STATEMENT
! awver DarrOw Gives History
Of the Arrest and Con-
fessiOn Of Adams.
FIRST WITNESS ON STAND
.o,,s SENSATIONAL DEVELOP
'0 MENTs EXPECTED.

IN. Ida. Feb. 25.-The state
- ne case against steve Adaihs
~ morning. saving for the last hours
.h ~ testimony Of Buckley Wells' ior-
'is aa,,,t,nt general Of Colorado VINO
- of The confession Adams hlaue 10
s,n, ,rbfe the prisoner was en- route
-, Roisa tn Colorado in the CUSTODY
81 Detecfive :. G. Thieie ana Dep"'s
Sheriff Johnson.
...,do,,e had been talking to me
-, tbe Independence explosion III
- ,,rinr1a Greek district, testlfled
- wells. Il asked him where
ii ,,oe after the explosion, and
- h. mad gone up To ldahO. he
~ - ~, int. the northern part OF ldaho
- q Toe river district and helped
lii ~ .bt,rnD off two men VINO had
Il living Simpkins trouble in con-
tC.tio9 With their timber claims.
U,aIls testified that he was mem
- ~ fine Mine Owners association.
I4e said he had known Adams -slhce
nav 37. 1900. He denied that any threat
uras made or inducement ofIered 10
$50 M secure the confession and
stated that he was the Only man VINO
heard il.
Chambers Testimony.
X p chandler from Marble Creek,
IS the first witness on the stand this
nornine. He testified that while in
~ Marble Creek district he attended
, meeting Of settlers. at which the
frouble with the claim jumpers was
discussed. and saw Jack Simpkins at
tbat meeting Simpkins, who Is sup
nosed 10 have been Adams partner in
killing the claim jumpers, and who is
,o,[. q fugitive. was described by Chan
dIer as about six feet tall, slightly
STONED. weight about 1870 pounds, thin
black hair and a queer eye which
seemed TO look in the opposite direc-
ton from its mate. No effort was made
M bring out testimony as to what took
pace at this meeting of set,lers.
Adams has fully regained his re-
plarkable self-pOssession and listens to
an the evidence as calmly as If the
clerk were merely reading a list of
Jurors Al times he smiled or even
laughs, and exhibits no sign OF worry,
though listening TO The testimony with
keen attention. His wife is constantly
BY his side and also shows no alarm,
though the states evidence is believed
10 nave bttu ENEsA 6ktbAAcNA NAAeliA was
expected.
Defense Moved Aequittai.
on the resumption of the Adams trial
this afternoon and Immediately before
the jury had taken their places in the
court room, E. +. Richardson moved
that the jury De instructed to return
verdict for the defendant for the fol-
loving reasons:
*. Because the testimony relative
10 the death of Fred Tyler is not suf-
ficient TO establish. for the considera-
tion Of the jury, that Fred Tyler as a
matter Of fact is dead.
.. For the reason that 1t should be
sufficient TO establish that Fred Tyler
cane to his death by reason of the
commission OF ? felony upon his person
in his life time.
g. For the reason that the evidence
clearly demonstrates that the so-called
confession or confessions of Steve
Adams the defendant in this case, were
Of such character and given under such
circumstances that they were the re-
suit OF fear and hope instilled into his
mind by the person or persons securing
The confessions " hen the so-cailed con-
fessions we're made, and that they we're
The result, not of free and voluntary
Confession of the defendant. but be
cause Of fear which had been instiiled
into his mind and by the promises that
were held out TO him in the event such
confessions were made"
The motion was denied and an eXcep-
lion asked for and allowed
Darrow's Opening Address.
Clarence 5. barrow then made the
opening address in behalf of the defense,
Inc jury having been called into the room.
ne gave sketch of Adams life and his
Hne' ilo' with the Western Federation,
showing how he had been incarcerated in
% mae uenuence for nlnety-three
DAYS three days after his marriage, and
released after no charge had been pre-
iesred against him. He showed how
AaaHs had been driven from Independ-
eice 20 Denver and how he had come
.I4m there in company with Simpkins 10
axe up homestead in northern Idaho,
"serorng conditions in Marble Creek
anu the advent of claim jumpers. lie
showed nov Tyler located and placed a
ya1ih on the claim owned by Simpkins
aHd now they stayed there until about
august Z, when Adams attended birth
Jay party at MaSonS cabin on August =,
s snd now Adams changed his name 10
W., D l until he thought that all
Malole Creek trouble had blown over.
DarroW detailed all of Adams movements
u me Marble Creek district up to All
snst when he left by boat for Spokane
s :. two days in cheap lodging houses
- - eoeur Alene on the way. He returned
~ Joe about August l. and STAYED
s t.h eiover until about August 20 the
Jay Bosle was killed.
Adams Return to Denver.
On August a Adams returned by way
ris SPOKANE TO Denver. II then trans
rs.eo that Tyler had not been seen. and
.--ssuom. the president of the jumper