Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-16
HIS PARTNER, MASON
BEFORE THE JURY
Says He Had Nothing to Do With
Killing of Tyler and That De-
tfendant Could Not Have
Been Near the
Place.

Rathdrum, Idaho, Nov. 16.-Steve
Adams alibl is being unfolded to the
jury in his trial for murder here to-
day. His attorneys gave notice that
they would ask Judge Wood to alter
instructions given in the former case
at Wallace and ne said he would
hear their arguments on such a
proposition some evening after court
was over.
In his opening statement Mr..
barrow outlined the life of Adams,
how he had been a farmer and then
a teamster; how his sympathy with
the teamsters after he had joined the
union led him further in the union
ways, and that after he removed to
Cripple Creek, Colo, he Joined the
western Federation of Miners
lie spoke of the labor troubles at
independence in 1903 and 1904, but
did not mention the blowing UP of
the Independence depot until after
ne had said that because of some
part the defendant took in the labor
troubles he was imprisoned for SO
days without a charge being entered
against him. and that he was re-
leased afterward without having
been tried.
Mr.. Darrow then gave Adams
version OF his advent in the Marble
Creek country and the subsequent
murders by members of anti-claim
Jumpers. He reviewed Adams al
legged movements between Marble
creek and Spokane. with the appar-
ent purpose of proving an alibi when
the murders were committed.
Refers to Orchard Case.
Mr.. Darrow then went into the
Steunenberg murder and into Adams
alleged connection with 1t, saving
Adams was arrested on his claim in
Oregon, where he was trying to for
get that there ever was Western
troubles in the Colorado mining dis
trict. He said:
adams was thrown into the Idaho
penitentiary, where Harry Orchard
was set to work on him to get him
to confess That's Idaho. He told
Steven that his sins had been for
given, and later Detective MCFARLAND
was given charge of Steve"
Attorney Moore, who, Darrow said,
was given 500 by the governor to
go to Colorado to get Gov. Mcdonald
to promise that he would not pros
ecute Adams, urged Steve to con-
Tess, as he said the governor had
said that II he did not he would
hang him as high as Haman. 1t was
dlSO lndI con-
fession be corroborated as to details
of the Steunenberg murder.
Adams Partner.
The first witness was Alvah Ma
son, one of the men whom Adams
said in his confession was with him
when he killed Tyler. Mr.. Heitman
conducted the direct examination
Mr.. Darrow resting. Mason said he
lived at Remington. Idaho, where he
had taken up a homestead In 1901.
The homestead Is in the Marble
Creek district, about sixteen miles
from the St Joe river. Witness said
he lived on his homestead in 1904.
Witness also described the condition
of the country and the trail from
his place on the river to the Marble
Creek country in 1904. He said he
found Edward Boule, Mr.. Grihiths
and his son and Mr.. Lindsay, four
jumpers, on his claim, when he went
on the claim In 1904. They had al
ready built cabins. Simpkins' cabin
was about three quarters OF a mile
tg9m that of the witness. Simpkins
settled there In 1903 Tyler's cabin
was on the north edge of the north
west quarter about 100 rods from
Mason's cabin. and about the same
from Simpkins.. Mason first met
Steve Adams about May or s, 1904.
He was with Simpkins. and they
were going in the direction of Simp-
kins' cabin. Steve Adams was then
going under the name of Steve Dix
on. Adams came out of the Marble
Creek country that summer, about
the last of July or the first OF Au-
gust. The killing OF Tyler Is sup
posed to have occurred August IA.
Witness saw Adams nearly every day
while he was there Witness. in
reply 10 a question. said he had
nothing whatever to do with the
killing of Tyler