Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-11
ADAMS SULLEN
Man Brought on 10 Testify in Haywood Case May Repu-
 diate His Confession.
ORCHARD IS A MARVEL

Boise, Idaho, June 11.-There is much speculation as to what Steve Adams will say when placed on the stand as witness for the state against William D. HaywooG. Or chard has said that Adams was his partner in many of his most desperate undertakings such as the blowing up of the Indenepdence depot. Adams, who came to Boise yesterday from Shoshone county where he IS await ing trial for murder, is said to be in I sullen mood and not likely to an- swnr any Of the questions. l. is known hls repudiated confession is i'll the hands of counsel for the prosecu- tion of Haywood, but it is doubtful if this confession can be brought with Tn the cognizance of the jury unless 4 dams himself consents. Mrs Minnie Adams wto has been in Boise since the trial began, and who is in daily attendance at the court room, saw her husband at the county jail last night. Mrs Adams is credited with much influence over her husband. t was at her solicitation, it is said, that he repudiated the confession he made last year He went 50 far af- ter making the confession as to trar- el to Colorado with General Bulkeley Wells and report has it that. under | the direction of Adams, evidences were discovered that cleared up the mysteries of several disappearances. Skeletons of non-union miners who ho1 fn h.Jf the proof of whose death had never been found, were discovered.
 It is said that should Adams be &C., quilted of the murder for which he is ! yet to stand trial, the Colorado au- thorities will requisition the governor of Idaho and will try him on the charge of the murder of Collins. There is some belle fthat Adams may yet repeat his alleged confession. Counsel for the prosecution say they are not depending upon Adams to confirm Orchard but that they have a sufficiency of corroborative testimony. | Harry Orchard is on for his fourth day of cross-examination to-day. He shows not the slightest sign of fa- tigue. On the contrary he apparently grows stronger, clearer and more uri- shakable every minute. Even coun- sel for the defenes admit that he is a marvel.
 To-day he will complete his story
 of the attempt to kill Fred Bradley,
 formerly manager and now president
 of the Bunker Hill mine, which was
 blown up by the striking miners in 1899. The prosecution attaches much
 Importance to this part of Orchard $
 testimony. A number of witnesses are here from San Francisco to testify
 in support of the attempt on Brad
 ley's life.
 As in the rest of his cross-examina- tion, Orchard under the fire ot ques-
 tions has only strengthened his direct testimony as to the San Francisco story. He is going into the most
 minute detail and has given the nam-
 es of dozen people who can confirm
 or deny. For instance, he has said
 where he bought the strychnine for
 the milk, where he bought the gum
 powder, how and where he got the
 money from Pettibone. and the nam
 es of the servants. He took the cook
 to the theater, he said. in order to
 find out from her the habits of the household and as the climax of bis
 dramatic recital of how he placed the
 strychnine in the milk, that by his own admission. might have poisoned q
 baby. the mother, three women ser.
 wants and Fred Bradley.
 Orchard will be on the stand under
 cross-examination at least until the
 close of the afternoon session and fl
 is possible that Mir Richardson will
 not conclude until tomorrow. Tn
 fact, there is an idea that one of teh
 purposes of the close and exhaustive
 detail is to wear the witness out, but unless all signs fail Orchard will bt
 the last man to give way under the
 strain.