The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-14
CONFESSION OF
STEVE ADAMS
IS TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE uN.-
DER TESTIMONY OF DETEc-
TIVE MCFARLAND.
WILL GO BEFORE JURY
HAWLEY, WHO CONDUCTED HAY
WOOD CASE, IN CHARGE OF
THE PROSECUTION.

Rathdrum, Idaho.-S. C. Thiele was
the first witness in the Steve Adams
case Monday. He testified to the ar
rest of Steve Adams and his subse-
quent confession.
Attorney Darrow Immediately inter
posed an objection on the ground that
the confession has been obtained by
threats. promises of immunity and the
promise of reward.
The Jury was excluded and McPar.
land and Whitney were cross-examined
by Mr.. Darrow relative to the way in
which the confession was obtained.
and IL was ascertained that the confess
sion had been made to Mcfarland Ar.
ter the examination of these witnesses
Mr.. Darrow renewed his objection on
the same ground. but It was promptly
overruled. The jury was brought back
and Mr.. Thiele continued his tehS-
mony.
He said Adams had told him in the
presence of Mrs. Adams that he had
some relics of his uncle's. j. w. Lii
lard's, farm. Among these was 25-35
winchester cartridge that had killed
Fred Tyler. Witness wanted to get a
letter from him to deliver those arti-
cles on the Lillard farm near Baker
City. Ore.
]. H. Hawley. who conducted the
Haywood case at Boise and the first
Adams trial at Wallace, took the lead
for the state today, one clash with
Darrow resulting.
c. II. Williams and Attorney Gyde
for the state have gone to the Marble
creek country to look over the ground
where the Tyler murder occurred and
possibly be of use in rebuttal for the
state.
Col Bulkeley Wells of Telluride,
Colorado. to whom Adams made state
ments after he was in his custody, ar
rived here today and will be used as
witness for the state. George C. Hue
bener, clerk at the Boise trial, who re-
corded Adams confession, is also here.
Adams confession is to be put in evil
dence under the testimony of James
MCFARLAND.
Mr.. Darrow, following out the
scheme used at the first trial, called
James Mcfarland, manager of the Pin
kerton western division, for cross-ex-
animation. Mcfarland said he got Ad-
ans to acknowledge his part in the
Steunenberg murder.
Il told Adams he said, that he
would better make clean breast Of
the whole affair. as he would feel much
better and 1T was a debt that he owed
the state and to law and order; that he
was fool and he admitted 1t. / used
the Bible stories OF David and Saint
Paul as illustrations of what benefited
a man when he confessed crime, and
that he might ba redaamodo
by whom?" asked Mr.. Darrow.
by God. of course" said MCFARLAND.
"You did not tell him that you would
forgive him and that you would save his
soul?" asked the lawyer.
81 have not the power OF absolution,"
replied MCFARLAND.
Did you make Adams any prom
ises?"
Il told him that l believed the state
would be fair: l told him of Jerry the
Bum" of the Mollie Maguires, who was
not prosecuted when he turned states
evidence after having had hand in
the killing of Daniel w. Ray"
Mr.. Thiele was then recalled for d.
rect examination. He said that Adams
confessed to the Tyler murder three
weeks after he had confessed to Nc
Parland OF his part in the Steunenberg
murder
Thiele told of joining the Western
Federation of Miners at Butte in 1904.
when he worked there in a secret ca
pacity for the Pinkertons.
you did that to spy on your fellow
men?" asked Darrow.
Il did not" said Thiele. "They came
to me and asked me to join and 1
joined"
Did you hold your hand to your
heart when you listened to the ritual
and swear that you were not Pinker-
ton detective?"
Il swore that was not detective"
ut was not true?"
at was not"