The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-10

Boise. Ida. June 9.-Steve Adams, an
other prisoner witness for the state in the
case against ". d. HAYWOOD, is now on
his way to Boise, coming from the Jail at
wallace, where he is held pending trial
on the charge of murder. Adams, &C
cOrding TO Harry Orchard, was the part
ner of the great assassin in many of the
dumping off expeditions, successful and
unsuccessful, 20 which Orchard has made
confession. Adams also confessed last
year, but, unlike Orchard, he rued and
TepudiatCd the document when he faced
the gallows The confession is. however,
sworn and i'll writing 1t shows careful
correction and interlineation in Adams
own handwriting. Astounding though IT
may seem, those VINO have seen Adams
confession. say il surpaSSeS orchard
story of cold-biOOded relation of man
hunting and murder. The list of Adams
alleged victims j. not as long as that with
which Orchard credits himself, but this
is said to be beSSause Steve still-hunted
a single quarry. while Harry, TO use his
own words. did not care whether he
killed one man O. fifty as he felt at
that time
Murder of Lyle Gregory.
Some new light has been thrown on
the murder of Lyle Gregory in Denver.
According to statements made by the po-
lice in Denver Orchard and Simpkins, or
whoever his accOmplice was, were sus-
pected at the time of the murder Blood
hounds tracked them to the yard behind
Petitioners store, where orchard says ne
hid his guns, and that other evidence
was discovered. The police were about
TO arrest the two men when orders came
from some mysterious source that the
men were not to be moleSted, and Or
chard was allowed to get out OF town
This statement is said to have been made
by Chief of Detectives LOOMS of Den
yer. and Paul Gregory, a brother of the
murdered man, has made a similar state
ment. 1t is likely that both VIII be called
as witnesses ana the mysterious order al
lowing Orchard to get away Will be in
Vestigated-
The arrival of witnesses is an interest
ing featmo of the case Men whose
names have BEEN connected with the his
tory &C the mining troubles and the blood
shed in Idaho and Colorado are seen con-
tinually on the streets, in the court
room or hotel Hobbies. Angus Sutherland.
the little ScOtchman who was sheriff of
ShoshOne county in the Occur d Alenes,
himself famous gun fighter, the marshal
of Victor Col. who went through the
stirring times of trouble there in 1903
and 1894: Buckley Wells, the former ad-
tutant general of Colorado. who dug up
the bomb planted to kill Governor Pea
body and who was in charge of the spe-
cial train that ran from Denver to Boise
with Meyer. Haywood and PettibOne on,
and which is generally called the kidnap-
ing trip, and a dozen other men of that
iIk are here and will participate in the
trial as witnesses.
Joined Only to Retray.
one of these, a Pinkerton detective, will
testify that he has been a member of the
Western Federation of Miners for some
years and during that time he was presi-
dent of lodge. He. while not a mem
her of the executive board, was in their
confidence up to a certain point and at
the same time was making regular re-
ports TO the detective agency.
This man will be a formidable witness
for the state His employment TO join
the Western Federation and learn their
secrets IS in line with the detection of the
Molly McGuires in Pennsylvania and
which led TO the conviction of the men
accused. Captain James MCFARLAND, who
has had charge of the present case since
the arrest of Orchard, and who is now the
superintendent of the PinkertOn agency
with headquarters at Denver was the de-
tective who Joined the Molly McGuires
and secured the secrets of the organiza-
ton.
Harry Orchards Book.
That Harry Orchard has written book
appeared n the course of the cross-exam-
ination. Orchard in reply TO Mr.. Richard
son said 1T is the true history of my
life" Richardson examined him care
fully as TO this book and asked if II
had not been suggested or dictated by
MCFARLAND, who secured Orchards sworn