The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-28
STEVE ADAMS
TESTIMONY:
coRRoeoRATEs MANY OF THE
DETAILS OF HIS REPUoi-
ATED CONFESSION.
HE ALWAYS HAD MONEY,
INDUCEMENTS THAT WERE HELD
OUT TO HIM TO MAKE
CONFESSION.

Rathdrum, Idaho.-Steve Adams. on
trial for the murder of Tyler. was
turned over to Prosecutor Hawley
Tuesday for cross-examination, and
the results were sensational. Hawley
proved by Adams that he always was
literally supplied with funds and Ad-
ans explanation OF where he got them
was vague.
He told Mr.. Hawley that he made a
trip to California in 1903 to look at
the mines, but did not know whether
they were placer or quartz. This was
the time when upon his return with
kid" Minister, Adams was arrested at
Ogden, Utah. and wired to Pettibone at
Denver for SIS to get back on.
Eyes, got SIS from Pettibone." said
Adams; II borrowed it."
Harry Orchards story details this
Incident. In many instances like this
Adams held to the details OF his con-
fession.
He recalled that he had left Denver
following the blowing up of the indie
pendence depot, having heard that his
name was mentioned as possible par
ticipant in that crime.
On his direct examination by barrow
Adams said that he came out OF the st.
to Occur d'Alene and then to Spokane.
and two or three days later was at
Sacred Heart hospital to see his
cousin, Mrs. Warren Oliver. This cor
roborated the testimony Of Mrs. Oliver.
who stated he came to see her the 14th
OF August. He went to Occur d'Alene
from Spokane and tried to buy out
homestead of some one whose name he
did not know. Then he and Simpkins
went to Wardner, stayed there three
or four days and then went back to
Marble creek. He got to st. Joe the
latter part of August. He afterward
said 1t was week or ten days after he
left Marble creek on the Sth.
He was asked if he was in the strike
at Cripple Creek and said he was and
went from there to Denver. That was
the time he changed his name to Steve
Dixon. He said he had about $3.50
when he left Cripple Creek, but gave
$50 or $75 to his wife.
His wife and family drew relief from
the Western Federation all the time
they were on the strike. The first
time he ever heard of those cabins on
Marble creek being blown up was after
he had been put in the cell with Harry
Orchard in 1906.
Mr.. barrow asked him If he was ever
in the Marble creek country after the
last of July or the first Of August, as
he had testified. He said that he was
never there after coming out on the
Sth of August.
Adams told of his arrest at Baker
City and said that he was not allowed
to see lawyer until just before leav-
ing, when Il man named Moore came
up and he and Brown and Thiele got
in the cab with him and rode to the de-
pot Moore looked at his requisition
papers and told Adams that he could
keep him there, but thought it wou.a.
be best for him to go to Boise. He said
Brown told him if he would go to Boise
and corroborate the statements OF the
officials there, he would be all right, as
he was on the inside and knew What
he was talking about. He was placed
in the cell with Harry Orchard at
Boise and kept there five or six days.
During that time Warden Whitney
took him out and told him If he would
corroborate Orchards confession he
would be all right MCFARLAND came
and told him if he would corroborate
the confession Of Orchard he would be
all right. Mcfarland said he told him
how he had let off several people who
had done the killing in the Molly Ma
guire cases because they turned states
evidence. MCFARLAND told him he rep
resented Governor Gooding and the
state of Idaho, and wanted him to con-
meet Simpkins and other federation Of
Ecials.