The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-11-16
STEVE ADAMS STORY. TROUGH
AFTERWARo REpvo,Arso, 40
MiTTEo ~ EVIDENCE.
GEN. WELLS IEsIlFlES
SAWS THAT NE OFFERED NO IN.
MuNiTv OR REWARD TO
ADAMS.

oteVe ADAMS tOr the muT0er OF Iyler,
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 Steuu-
euberg murder. was read to the jury
II was made to James Mcfarland. the
Pinkertou detective. soon after Adams
was arrested in February, 1906, and put
In the Boise penitentiary. II was ad.
mitted by Judge Wood during 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 witness and also told uf 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 Petubone 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
cCir hnr
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 Psttibone's 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 the
Steunenberg matter, as they wanted to
get Steunenberg."
n 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 say,
Ao lh6StCu oul q ohoit tiihC III ''oad
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 II | helped him
to get rid Of those fellows he would
give me $500. Two Of these men were
killed"
'wno assisted in the killing of these
men?"
Newt Glover, Jack simpkins and
myself"
How did you carry out the murder
Of Tyler?"
I'VE 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 a
spring. and while we we're drinking we
heard someone coming. l said. All
right, l am glad of It, l got my Win
chester and, standing by the side Of
the trail, never moved. l saw 1t was
Tyler coming: he had big gun buck
led on him I stepped out on the trail
and told him to throw up his hands
We then disarmed him. took him to
Simpkins cabin and stopped there un-
til morning, when we took him three
Amiles 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 Lswis-a banker.
believe. from Spokane-but can not
say positively"
After that what occurred?"
Il went down and met Simpkins. at
Harrison, and told him what I had
done. that he did not have any jumper
on his claim"
"In about q week or thereabnnts. or
probably two weeks. we went back up
In there. and met . fellow named Boule
and ano, her man coming down the trail
near Simpkins' cabin. We opened Are
on them. killing Boule: Jack simpkins
l and Newt Glover. There was another
man with US at the time whose name
do not know"
"How did 1t happen that the other
man got away?"
1--WE missed him: he was dodgins.
We shot ut him."
Following the confession OF the
shooting, Adams related how he had
left the Marble creek region; how he
had waited until after the shertn 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 Simpkins'
cabin. Adams did not meet the sherih,
but Simpkins met him.
AFTER this was over did you get the
5000 from SimpkinsT"
Il did not"
''What excuse did he gtve?"