The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-11-29
Ills JURY DISAGRIES
STEVE ADAMS IDAHO TRIAL
IS AT AN END.

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He is Wanted Now in Colorado tc
Answer to Another Murder CHARGE.
Rathdrum, Idaho, Nov. 25.-The Jury
in the Steve Adams murder case was
discharged at 5:45 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, being unable to agree on a
verdict, after being out since $50
o'clock Saturday night. It stood eight
for acquittal and four for conviction.
Jurymen J. F. House, Charles Ditto
more, D. w. Garwood and S. A. Var
| mum were the four men who believed
| Steven Adams guilty Of the murder OF
| Fred Tyler in the Marble creek district
Of Shoshone county, Idaho, in August,
1904
| There were five ballots taken the
| first short time after the jury re-
tired Saturday night. All resulted the
same as the final one, which was re-
corded some time during Sunday after
noon. About o'clock the jurors sent
a note to Judge w. w. Woods, who pre-
sided during the trial, that an agree
ment was out Of the question. Judge
| Woods held a conference with the at
torneys in the case and asked them j.
they believe it best to keep the jury
out longer. They said they would see
Clarence barrow of Chicago, leading
attorney for Steve Adams, was not in
favor Of the jury being discharged I'M
til the defense had secured some con
cession We wanted Adams admitted
against his client in which he is
charged in Telluride, Col, with the
murder of Arthur Collins in 1902, dur
ing the labor troubles, kept in abey-
ance until the present charge Of mur:
dering Fred Tyler is disposed of.
James H. Hawley Of Boise, Idaho, who
has been the leading attorney for the
state in the prosecution Of Adams, said
he could not authorize any action for
the Colorado authorities. Then the
agreement between the attorneys for
the discharge Of the jury was off.
An hour or two later, however, the
defendants attorneys learned that the
jury stood about four to eight in theil
favor, but that the four men who held
out for the state would not relent, and
they agreed to let the jury go.
Il Other Warrants for Adams
Sheriff Bailey of Wallacee~was here
| with warrant for the arrest of Adams
: for the murder Of Ed Boule in the
Marble creek district about the time
< Tyler was killed and this helped tc
, bring about the discharge of the jury
. It Is understood that Adams is moi
. ent, but the state will not make any
t effort to stop his being released or
l bond In the Tyler case. He has beer
twice tried the first time at Wallace
! in February, and both times the jurie:
. have disagreed "
Discharge Of the Jury.
8 When at 5:45 this afternoon the at
!. torneys for Adams appeared in cour
and said they would be content will
, a disagreement of the jury, Judg
=; Woods ordered the jury and the de
K PENDANT brought in.
9 There was silence for second. the1
- Mr. Darrow proposed that perhap
y some of the jurors would like to recor
r an expression. Each in turn took &C
vantage of the opportunity to registe
J. his view that there was no chance c
p an agreement.
0 I'm that case, gentlemen, shall di:
d charge YOU" said Judge Woods, frs
having asked the attorneys ii the
wished to make any suggestion.
= The Jurors who stood out with Cal
> lain Waters for acquittal are: n
- Piper, M. Barto, r. A. Macarthur, job
G. Carton, M. Miller, j. T. Harlan an
l. George Price.
rs The jurymen said that they neye
Ia considered a compromise, although tt
=, court had instructed them that the
A. could find a verdict of second degre
70 murder, with penalty of from te
"a wears to life Imprisonment, or ma
a. slaughter, which provides for punis
,c ment under ten years.
TX Heavy Cost to shoshone County.
al The Adams case has cost Shoshol
es county trif1le over $4,000. This,
course, is outside of attorneys fe
en- and the special inducements Offer
re- states witnesses to come here and tt
nd tifv. Forty-six witnesses We're {
tn amined, the state using the major pt
ne ton, The case was opened October
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