The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-11-29

fact that no inquest had been held.
He said Adams had been imprisoned
in the penitentiary by Whitney, with
out authority; had been put into a
cell with Orchard, the monster, as a
companion. Mr.. Heitman, at this
point. called attention to the testi.
mony Of Whitney in which the latter
had admitted that he attempted to
engage Mr.. Hei.man for the state
until he found that he had already
been retained by the defense. Then
he said. Whitney warned Sheriff Nc
Donald against him, saying that he
had y reputation for securing juries
some times rightfully and some times
wrongfully. Mr.. Heitman drew the
inference that the state wanted some
one who could influence the selection
Of jury and he denounced such
policy in scathing terms. He said he
did not want such friends, politically
or otherwise, as whitney, and ended
10 an impassioned plea not to convict
Adams on "a confession apparently
manufactured to bolster up the state
ment made by Harry Orchard"
At the evening session Henry p.
Knight Ut Wallace, attorney for the
state, argued for two hours, ably and
eloquently. He denounced the wit.
nesses for the defense, aud referred to
the alibi as of the flimsiest kind. He
concluded his argument, Saturday
murnipg. He was most scathing in
his denunciation of Adams to whom
he referred as a "dastard criminal" !"
Darrow objected to this and the court
cautioned Knight to be more careful
10 his remarks. In reply Knight said
no one wished more than be to be fair
but he said he was convinced Of the
defendants guilt beyond doubt.
Clarence S. Darrow of Chicago,
leading counsel for Adams, followed
with an argument lasting three hours.
He began by rldiculing Knights rhe-
toric and oratory, saying that IL the
grammar and the English, aud the
word "dastard' were cut out there
would be nothing to knights argu-
ment. Darrow, himself, used the
simplest language, but he was sharp,
sarcastic and witty. He character
lied the case of the state as hum
bug and a fraud. He confined HIM
self to a discussion Of the evidence
which he covered step by step. He
declared that the jury might do as
they pleased about 1t but that the
state did not dare hang Steve Adams.
He questioned the identity of the
Tyler remains, r.diculed the pathetic
figure Of Tyler's mother as a part of
the scheme fixed up by the state to
hang Adams, and scathingly de.
nOunced the detective Mcfarland as
the Pinkerton spy, professional lial
who had lived lie for 40 years, and
he asked the jury IL they would be-
lieve a man like that. He SAID the
state tried to use Adams TO telI
break up the Western Federation o
Miners and was now prosecuting hin
because he went back on 1t and daret
to 20 against Mcfarland The letters
claimed to have been written b!
Adams, he said. we're not written b.
an ignorant miner who could neve
have composed ''such models o
e literature" ''It is the work OF
e genius said Darrow, land tina
e genius" is none other than Harr
D Orchard".
s James Fl. Hawley, of Boise, leadn
!; counsel for the state in the Haywood
] case, closed the states argument II
2 the Adams case. He used but a par
a OF the time allotted him. Mr.. Haw
u ley congratulated the jury on thei
;. endurance 10 listening to the argu
e ments of opposing counsel. congratu
= lated knight on his brilliant effort
IS and defended him against the att tack
o Of Darrow. He reviewed the evidenc
d in skilful manner and defended th
state administration in the prosecl
Ie tion of the case. In answer TO th
E. defense's question why Mason an
,r Glover were not tried for KILN
W Tyler, he said those men were onl
I. implicated by Adams confession an
ID could not be convicted by Adam
D. testimony alone.
te The jury was instructed at 1880 an
,e retired at $3.50 to consider their We
" dict. After waiting until midnigl
re Judge Woods ordered the jury to bt
/ and instructed the clerk to adjoul
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