The Glenwood post., 1907-11-16
BrEvE ADAMS STORY. THOUGH
AFTERWARo REPuoiATeo, AD.
MiTTEp AS EVIDENCE.
GEN. WELLS IEsIIFlEs
SAYS THAT HE OFFERED NO I'M.
MUNITY OR REWARD TO
ADAMS.

Tuesday. in the last hour Of court the
confession of Adams, in which he not
only told of numbering Tyler, but said
he helped Harry Orchard in the Steun-
enberg murder, was read to the jury. 4
1t was made to James MCFARLAND. the4
Pinkerton detective, soon after Adams
was arrested in Februarr. 1906. and put
in the Boise penitentiar. 1t was ad-
mitted by Judge Wood curing McPar-
lands direct examination. Attorney
Darrow objected on the ground that 1t
had not been made voluntarily and that
inducements and promises OF leniency
had prompted 1t.
Bulkeley Wells, former adjutant gen.
eral OF the state militia of Colorado.
was a witness and also told Of confes-
sions by Adams.
Witness positively stated that at that
time or prior to that time he had Of
Tered no immunity or reward to Adams
to make the statement for him, nor did
he make any threat to Adams.
In the confession Adams is quoted as
saying that he met Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone in Colorado "the summer
following Arthur Collins assassination
at Telluride" and that he had been in.
timately acquainted with them up to
the time he left Colorado.
They told me to go to Idaho and
meet Jack Simpkins," Adams is quoted
as saying. THAT he wanted to see me
on some business in regard to ex-Gov-
ernor Steunenberg, and that | would
meet him near Wallace, Idaho, at
Wardner, believe"
The confession then deals with pre-
liminary talk about the proposed as
sassination of Governor Steunenberg.
This talk had occurred shortly after the
dynamiting of the depot at Indepen-
dence Colorado in 1904. 1t was about
a month afterward that Adams started
for Idaho. The talk had taken place
in Petitioners back room, and besides
Adams there had been present Hay
wood and Pettibone.
The confession continues:
"They just told me to go up and see
Simpkins, as he wanted to see me, and
he probably would tell me about thee
Steunenberg matter, as they wanted to-
get Steunenberg."
Did you get any money!"
"They gave me 5000 to go up there
on"
Who gave you the money!"
George Pettibone."
After meeting Simpkins, Adams says
he fingered but short time In ward
ner, but left soon after for Simpkins
claim, about fourteen miles above the
head Of navigation on the st. Joe river.
There were some jumpers in there,
Adams is quoted as saying.
"Simpkins said that If helped him
to get rid of those fellows he would
give me $500 Two of these men were
killed"
who assisted in the killing of these
men?"
Newt Glover. Jack simpkins and
myself"
How did you carry out the murder
of Tyler?"
We went in one night, Newt Glover,
Alvah Mason and myself, to Simpkins'
cabin, made some coffee and had break
fast, and in the morning we went over
to try to catch Tyler in his cabin on
Jack Simpkins' claim. He was gone. so
we laid there until sundown. He never
returned, and we started up to
spring. and while we were drinking we
heard someone coming. l said. All
right, ! am glad of it, l got my Win
chester and, standing by the side OF
the trail, never moved. | saw 1t was
Tyler coming; he had big gun buck
led on him, l stepped out on the trail
and told him TO throw up his hands
We then disarmed him. took him tS
Simpkins' cabin. and stopped there unN
til morning, when we took him thee
miles out in the timber and killed him.
What was done with the body?"
ut was left lying between two logs.
who did Tyler say placed him on
the claim?"
"a fellow named Lewis-a banker.
believe. from Spokane-but l can not
say positively"
After that what occurred?"
Il went down and met Simpkins. at
Harrison. and told him what had
done, that he did not have any jumper
on his claim"
'In about a week or thereabnuts. or
probably two weeks, we went back up
in there. and met a fellow named Boule
and another man coming down the trail
near Simpkins' cabin. We opened hre
on them. killing Boule: Jack Simpkins.
and Newt Glover. There was another
man with us at the time whose name l
do not know"
How did 1t happen that the other
man got away?"
I'VE missed him; he was lodging.
We shot at him.
Following the confession OF the
shooting. Adams related how he had
left the Marble creek region; how he
had waited until after the sheriff had
gone in and found the body Of Boule.
and how the cabins OF the three jump
ers had been blown up.
The sheriff had found but one OF the
bodies-that OF Boule-which was ly-
ing short distance from Simpktns
cabin. Adams did not meet the sherih,
but Simpkins met him.
After this was over did you get the
5000 from Simpkins?"
81 did not"
what excuse did he give?"
"He said that all the settlers agreed
to help pay it. but they did not come IN
with the money. l got 1920. Masdl