The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-01
PROSECUTION WANTS To
REOPEN THE ADAMS CASE
Witness Remembers Very Important
Date After Complete Abb
Is Established.
due Takes the Matter Under ACKNOWLEDGMENT Con-
CudeS His Testimony.

Whitney brought the confession to me
| to sign"
Adams confirmed all the early part of
tne confession as to his family and past
history, but denied that part relating to
the plot to kill SteUnenberg and as to
his life i'm the Marble Creek country.
Signed the Confession.
Adams testified that when thee of
his confession was brought to him by the
warden, he told Notary Public Huebner
was not the same as what he had
stated. but he supposed that he would
have to sign it, and he did sign it. he
denied the testimony of Detective Thiele
regarding the relics alleged to be buried
on the oregon ranch, and also the testi-
mony OF Buckley Wells as to his oral
confession while en- route to Colorado.
The witness stated that he had at diff
ferent times been visited by w. Z. BOr-
an: Governor Gooding and Attorney Haw
ley but he was not allowed to detail the
conversation. Adams stated that when
ne was arrested under the habeas corpus
proceedings and returned to the Wallace
JAIL he was not allowed to see his at
toTneys, but was compelled against his
Will TO talk to Detective Mcfarland.
DISCRIMINATION.
Mr.. Knight piled Adams with many
sharp questions Referring to copy of
the confession which had been handed
him. Knight asked him whether the an
sWerS on page one were the answers
which he gave Me Parland. Adams read
over the whole page of the confession
and admitted that they were. The con-
fesSion was taken page by page and
Adams practically admitted every an
sWer, with the exception of one answer
on page eight where it stated that he
had been given 800 by Mason. McPar-
land had wanted him to state that 800
had been given him by Simpkins for the
purpose of imDicating the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners in the Marble Creek
vendetta, but Adams had refused to do
it. and agreed to use the name of Mason
instead. Simpkins having been a mem
Der of the executive board of the West
ern Federation When Knight had asked
him regarding his replies on ever page
of the confession. and when they were
at about the sixth page, Adams replied.
I believe that these are the answers
given by me. but I derry everything in
this statement connected with the crime
Alterations Made.
In connection with the alterations in
Huebner's handwriting. Adams admitted
that many of these had been made by
Huebner in conformity with Adams di-
rectlon- This statement would appear to
contradict Adams ~revious testimony in
which he said Nthat he had only glanced
at the statement before signing. Adams
admitted that Mcfarland told him when
trying to get his confession that he was
detective and wanted it 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 implicated
any OF these men. not even Simpkins
Adams. testified that while he was swear
ing to a confession he remarked to Nc
Parland. Il am signing away nv rights
TO live. and Mcfarland replied. This
paper cannot show our promises to YOU
but you will be all right and we will
stand by you" There were no witnesses
TO this conversation