Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
STEVE ADAMS SAYS
HE WAS TOLD TO
"GET" STEUNENBERC
Rv Assnciated A Pres.

BY Associated Press.
WALLACE, Idaho, Feb. 23.-The story
of the plot to assassinate former Gov
ernor Steunenberg was told to the world
today when Steve Adams confession
was read to the jury which is trying
him for the murder of Fred Tyler.
Adams confession states that he
ioined the Western Federation of
Miners at Cripple Creek; that he knew
Meyer Haywood and Pettibone; that
Pettibone told him to go to Idaho and
see Simpkfns; that they wanted to
get Steunenberg; that Pettibone went
to Haywood and got 5000 for his ex-
penses that the manner of getting
Steunenberg was left to him; that he
went to Idaho, met Simpkins and there
planned the crime.
Following is the substance of the con-
fession of Steve Adams, alleged to have
been made Tuesday, November 27, 1895.
at the office of the warden of the Boise
penitentiary in the presence of Pinker-
ton Detective James Mcfarland and
his stenographer George Hubner. The
confession, which was witnessed by
Warden Whitney, was read by Mr.. Nc
Partland this morning:
Confession Read
State your name"
STEVEN w. Adams. I was born in
Jackson county, Mo-, in 1867"
How many of the family were there
of you?" SIS
"Three boys. mother and father"
What were their names?"
zone was Joseph Smick and the other
william Thomas"
"Where does Joseph reside?"
81 received a letter from him q short
time ago from Greed, Colo"
"Where did you ever work in a
mine?"
AT Cripple Creek, near Telluride and
above Silver
"When did you first go to Telluride?"
I'm March, 1899, or 1900"
"Are you a member of the Western
Fedora ton of Miners?'
"Yes, sir, and have the card of 1906"
when did you join?"
1T was when Dan Mckinley was Sec
retary."
How long had you resided in Ore
gon?"
ITO the best Of my knowledge since
1906"
Came from Utah
"Where did you come from when you
went to Oregon?"
Park City, Utah"
state if at that time you had got
acquainted with Charles II. Meyer
L
bone"
Il had" Z
When did you become acquainted
with them?"
Before the Arthur Collins assassina-
ton"
You were intimately acquainted with
them right along after that up to the
time you left there?"
Yes, sir. l have not seen them
since"
During the time you were acquainted
did you ever hold any conversation with
them about the assassination of former
Governor Steunenberg?"
They told me to go to Idaho and
see Jack SimplIins; that he wanted tc
see me about some business connected
with Steunenberg, and that L would
find him at Wallace, l believe"
II want you to be as particular as
possible When did you talk about
the assassination of Steunenberg?"
Shortly after l saw Simpkins. u
was shortly after the 0ynamiting OF
the depot at Independence in July, 1904
l think it was"
"Who talked with you about the
assassination of former Governor
Steunenberg?
Wanted to "eet" Him
George Pettibone. He told me thai
Simpkins wanted to see :.le, and wher
l went to see Simpkns he told me
| about Steunenberg. He said they
wanted to get Steunenberg."
"They said they wanted to get him
did they say kill?"
They said get him"
"You mean Simpkins said they want
ed to get him. Meyer was not pres
ent, was he?"
II don't know where he was, but ]
think he was in Jail at Telluride, an6
| got 5000 TO come to Wallace with
from George Pettibone. PettibonC
went to Haywood to get it,"
"How do you know that he did?"
"He told me that he did. He asked
me to wait until he went and got it,
lie said nothing as to the manner in
which we were to remove Steunenberg
| He gave us no directions II was un-