Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

Boise, IDAHO, June 17.--While the
trial Of William D. Haywood, charged
with conspiring to secure the life Of
Former Governor Steunenberg, stands
suspended for day, Harry Orchard.
the chief witness in the case, was tak-
en to Caldwell, Canyon county, where,
the case against him for the actual
murder Of Stcunenberg was called and
postponed until the next term OF
court. He was In charge OF Warden
Whitney OF the idaho penitentiary and
q force OF guards. The prisoner will
at once be brought back to Boise.
The Haywood trial will be resumed
tomorrow morning. when the state will
continue the introduction of evidence
In support of Orchards story, and en-.
deavor further to link the defendant
with the conspiracy to murder Steun.
enberg, as outlined by Orchard In his
confession. 1t is probable that the
case In direct for the state will rest
by the end of the week Counsel say
1t will take at least until Friday next
to conclude.
Adams Big Witness.
Boise, Idaho, June 17.--Steve Adams
is the man Of the moment, the figure
tion in the final effort of the state to-
hang William D. Haywood. Adams
will be ushered into the courtroom
Tuesday or Wednesday by the prose-
cution. What he will do or will not do
will create one of the most dramatic
situations of the trial. The defense,
| which is in close touch with him and
| his family, asserts that he will refuse
| to be sworn and there will be nothing
| to do but remand him back to jail.
John Worm, the Wallace attorney
who represents Adams, and who ac-
companies him here, CORE Sned the sit
| uation as seen by the defense. The
| special counsel for the state, Hawley
and Borah, declare that AdAy@ may
refuse to take the oath. yet infHe same
breath they expect to get his confession
before the Jury. Under the law of the
state, the confession cannot be intro
duced If he refuses tos be sworn.
should he be sworn and rem refuse to
testify, the confession be put in
evidence. The AdanA Ahf fession 10
quite as startling as tn @ Orchard.
Confession One M4Biood.
| He confirms the leading features IT
Orchards story, and givss details Of
murders and murder plots In which he
was active principal and in which Orr
chard had no concern. His action ts
of Importance to both sides.
Confesses to Orchard.
Orchard had promised to work on
him. and try to induce him to confess.
Adams did confess and among other
crimes told of the atrocious way he
killed Arthur Collins. superintendent
of the smuggler- Union mine in Teliu-
ride Collins was shot to death in 1903
while sitting in his dining room play
ing cards with friends. The shot cana
through window on dark night
i After his confession Adams was taken
to Telluride, showed where he stood
\ when he fired the shot, where he bad
buried his gun on the scene, and, point
ing to the spot, the weapon was un-
earthed. He corroborated Orchards
story Of the Independence depot ex-
plosion and admitted that he assisted
In pulling the wire that exploded the
mine and killed fourteen non-union
men.
Repudiates Confession.
He confirmed the hunt for Peabody
and Judge Gabbert and Goddard with
sawed-off shotguns. He was taken to
) Pocatello, Idaho, where he said he had
: buried the "Pettibone dope with
which he had been furnished to blow
up car of non-union men who were
on their way to Cripple Creek. His
mission was failure and SO was tht
dope" hunting expedition. The re-
, mains Of a bottle said to have contain
. ed 1t was all that was found. Soon aft
3 er returning to the penitentiary Adams
t was visited by wealthy uncle. HI
!, next repudiated his entire confession
). He claimed that 1t was extorted from
him and was not true.
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