The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-25

teve Adams, given in evidence Satur-
by in the district court at Wallace:
az have worked in mines at Clip
e Creek, Telluride and Silverton
BID am a member of the Western
liberation of Miners, having joined
Altem when Dan MCKINLEY was
ecretary and Judge Cooper president,
fhile / worked in Colorado | be-
hme acquainted with Charles Meyer.
William d. Haywood and George A.
ettibone, shortly after the assassin
zion of Arthur Collins at Telluride,
nd have been intimately associated
With them since the time left Dem
Yer.
81 have had conversations with
them regarding the assassination Of ex-
Governor Steunenberg and they told
me to go and see Jack Simpkins.
whom / would find at Wardner. This
conversation took place shortly after
the dynamiting of the depot at indie
pendence in 1904, in the back room
Of George Petitioners store. Hay
wood was present and they told me to
go and see Simpkins, as he would
probably tell me about the Steunen
berg matter, as they wanted to get
|SIeunenberg. Meyer was not PRES
ent, think he was in Jail at Telluride.
5000 FOR THE JOB.
sThey gave me 5000 to go up to
Idaho, at least PettibonA gave it to
me. / remember him asking me to
wait till he could 90 over to Hay
woods and get it. They did not give
me any directions as to the manner
in which was to remove Sreunen-
berg, but it was understood that was
to use my own Judgment. left Den
yer, went to Wallace and then &C
Burke, where / saw St. John and 9
fellow named Griffin. but did moi
talk with them about the Steunenberg
matter. / returned to Wallace July
went down to Wardner and mel
Simpkins. Simpkins was in bed and
talked with him through the window.
A We arranged to meet in the morning
and at breakfast we would talk of the
Steunenbelg matter. Simplins saiC
he uld write and get some none!
and we would go down together on thu
Steunenberg case. He wrote for none!
but l don't know whether he got it o.
not. Pc ttibone told me afterward
that be had sent $500 to Ed Boyce
but left before tie money came.
next day Siupkin ms and l went al
to his claim in the Marble creek dis
trtict and met some settlers called
Mason and Newt Glover, who had
cooked eye. There was also a mai
running a store, who was called Price
who seemed to be a friend of Simp
kins. There were some jumpers Their
and it seemed as if they were tryin
to take claims from settlers and Simp
kins said if | would help get rid c
the jumpers he would give me $500
agreed and in carrying out th
agreement two of the men we're killed
Mason and Glover we're with me whe
the first man was killed. but Maso
did not do any killing. This man wa
Tyler and he was killed by a she
from a 1886 Winchester.
'Simpkins was in Wardner at thi
time, but Mason, Glover and myseI
went to Simpkin's cabin and ha
breakfast and then went out to tt
and catch Tyler at the cabin on SIM
kin's claim. He was gone, so we la
until the sun went down but he di
not return. We went up to the sprir
and as we we're drinking we hear
him coming and said, i am glad I
it, | got my Winchester and stoC
by the side of the trail and told hi
to throw up his hands. He had b
gun buckled on and we disarmed hi
and took him to Simpkin's cabii
kept him there all night, took hi
three miles out in the timber ne
day and killed him. We placed q
body betweenn two logs. Tyler hi
told us that he had been placed
his claim by lumberman Of Spokal
named Lewis, but ] ann not sure abo
that.
''I went down to Harrison and to
Simpkins that there was no mo
jumper on his claim and he sai
We'll, after q while We will go ba
and get the rest Of them fellers
them other claims.
MURDER OF BoULE.
aAbout a week after that We We