Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01
WOMAN'S EVIDENCE
MAY CHANGE CASE
NIGHT OF DINNER MAKES A
DIFFERENCE
Mrs. Phillips Recalls That Meal Was
Eaten on Saturday, August 6, and
Judge Dellberates over Ad-
mlttlne Testimony
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOClaIeu GTeSS'
WALLACE, Idaho, Feb. 2S,-The sem
sation of the day was sprung by the
prosecution toward the close of the
Adams murder trial this afternoon. Mr..
Darrow of the defense had just an
nounced that their case had been COM
pleted, when Mr.. Hawley of the prose-
cution requested the consent of the de-
fense to recall Mrs. Archie Phillips and
to reopen the case for the prosecution,
saying that by inadvertance the wit
ness had not been asked when directly
examined the day of the week on which
Tyler ate his supper the night immedi-
ately preceding his disappearance.
According to the information filed
against Adams, Tyler had been MUIR
dered on Wednesday, August 10, and
had therefore eaten supper at the Phil
lips house on the night of Tuesday,
August 8. After having given her tes-
timony Mrs. Phillips recalled to mem
ory that Tyler had eaten supper at the
Phillips cabin on the night of Saturday,
August 6, and from this 1t follows that
Tyler must have been murdered on the
morning of Sunday, August Z, the day
on which Adams arrived at Mason 8
cabin and participated in the birthday
dinner.
II Judge Woods, who has taken the
matter under advisement until MORN
lnB, ueClu6S To dllOW LIft pIOSSCuLlOu "
recall Mrs. Phillips to the stand the
whole tenor of the case will be altered
and 1t may be shown that If Tyler
was murdered on Sunday morning,
Adams, Mason and Glover the three
men implicated by the confession in
the murder, Immediately after the crime
started for Mason's cabin and arrived
in time to participate in the birthday
dinner, as testified The distance be-
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Mason's cabin Is about fifteen miles,
and Archie Phillips testified son direct
examination to hearing shots about 5
o'clock on the morning of the crime,
so that good time would be given the
defendant to reach Mason's cabin in
time for dinner, If the murder had
been committed in the morning, and
the whole case of the alibi, as proved
by the defense, would fall to pieces
The matter was hotly debated by both
sides.
Court adjourned at the close of Mr..
Darrow's speech.
Adams Sharply Questioned
Mr.. Knight piled Adams with sharp
questions. Referring to a copy of the
confession which had been handed him,
Knight asked whether the answers on
page one were the answers which he
gave Mcfarland Adams read over the
whole page of the confession and ad-
mitted that they were. The confession
was taken page by page and Adams
practically admitted every answer with
the exception of one answer on page
eight, where it stated that he had been
given 800 by Mason. Mcfarland had
wanted him to state that $100 had been
given him by Simpkins for the purpose
of duplicating the Western Federation
of Miners in the Marble Creek vendetta,
but Adams had refused to do it and
agreed to use the name of Mason in
stead, Simpkins having been a member
of the executive board of the Washing
ton federation. When Knight had
asked him regarding his replies on
every page of the confession and when
they were near the sixth page Adams
replied:
"I believe that these are the answers
given by me, but L deny everything in
this statement connected with the
crime
In connection with the alterations in
Haubenois' handwriting, Adams admit
ted that many of these had been made
by Haubenois in conformity with
Adams direction. This statement
would appear to contradict Adams
previous testimony, in which he said
that he had only glanced at the state
ment before signing. Adams admitted
that Mcfarland told him when trying
to get his confidence that he was
detective and wanted 1t for the purpose
of convicting officers of the Western
Federation. But Adams was unable to
state how a confession dealing with
the murder of Tyler and Boule impli-
Gated any Of these men, not even
Simpkins. Adams testified that while
he was swearing to confession he re-
marked to Mcfarland: "I am signing
away my right to live" and McPart-
land replied: This paper cannot show
our promises to you. but YOU will be all