Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-24
Idaho Jury Listens to Detailed
Story Of Cold BIooded Muir
der Alleged to Have Been
Made by Adams,
PLOT TO ASSASSINATE
GOVERNOR STEUNENBERG
Western Federation Leaders,
Now in Prison Implicated inI
Alleged Plot to DynamitcI
Former Head of State Gov-i
eminent,

IBy Morning journal Special Ieased Wise I
Wallce, Idaho, Feb. 23.-The story
of the, plot to assassinate cv-Gover-
nor Steunenberg was read To the jury
which is trying Steve Adams for the
murder of Fred Tyler today
Adams confession states that h
joined the Western Federation Of Min
ers at Cripple Creek; that he knew
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone: that
Pettibone told him to go to Idaho and
see Simpkins-that they wanted to
get" Steunenberg; that Pettibonc
went to Haywood ana got $500 for
his expenses; that the manner of get
ting" Steunenberg was left to him
that he went to Idaho. met Simpkins
and there planned the crime.
Following is the substance Of tho
confession of Steve w Adams. al
legged to have been made Tuesday,
November ~. 1906. at the office of
the warden of the Boise penitentiary,
in the presence of Pinkerton Detective
James Mcfarland and his stenOg-
lapher, George Hubner. The confess
sion which was witnessed by Warden
Whitney, was read by Mcfarland this
morning:
"State your name?"
steve w Adams | was born in
Jackson county. Missouri in 1867"
"How many of the family We're
there Of vou2"
Three boys, It motHer and Ia
ther"
MAJ were tht p'ES iidiiics
one was lose, J9se9n l,,,Ell,a smYeN ana the
otRtr was Wllilalll II' lllo'liaS. a.,
where does joseph reside
received ,et,Sr lIp'il ,ot'' ~
S'"rI tlllie aS9 I'm ~ T., o.
a. W mere ala you ever "oIk III
Ihlhe ,,.,,.,,.
Az Crippie NrreH, NEAR lellu''u'
ana ABOVE S9lNerloh. mn,
men uiU you l''S' - !" iV''u-
rleG ~, ,ooo ,. tooou
IN Mareh' 1879 or l9oV'
are you q melnpel OF tue western
Federatloh OF Miners ,oo, 3,
nes SIR; ahe haNr car" ol I'oo'
W heh ulu you Jpul ,r.,...,.-.. .....
II was Wheh Dah Mcc'ii'te2 was
secretary; ,..., ,..,.f,1.-., - ONO
How long hdu you reSloeo III 're-
son e...,..i... .,,,...o
To the best ol my khoWieage since
l9OD.
Nhere alu you come 90, from "He"
you i,', cane &c, TO C[tspn
Park City, utah.
state II AT thdt ~, llI,le you I.du ,,5,I spt
aacquaInteg WIN Shal ,eT l., My e'' MI VI
liam T. Haywood ana George Petit
bone.
haa.
When did you become acqualhteo
with them c,-u,- .....,
Betofe the arthur Co'l'i'S aSsaSS'-
nation"
ou were intimately dCqudlhIe"
with them rlght 3l0Rg D, &, ai'er 'n"t up
to the time you !elt'
Yes | nave nor seen thenn sllce,
Durlhg the tlIlle you were az
1uaipted did you ever hold any CON
versation with them aDout Ine ass
assinatlon OF eN-ToNerior oVeunen-
berg?
Ihey told me 10 go TO luano .lJ an1
see Jack Slmplhks' th7t ne Wallteu
10 see me apout soiile puslisss I' s,o oo'r
nected with Steunenberg ana @ @i.al
would find him at wallace, beileVe,
II want you 20 be as particular aS
possible. Nhen ulu you ldlh auou.
the assassination OF eN-doNerhor
Steunenberg
shortly alter / saw SlilpNlnS'
was shoftly alleI li'' uNIldiii''"S w
the depot at independence III 'u'''
1904, | think
VINO talked 10 you dpou' ., ~ ~
assinatton of Ex-Governor Steui'e"-
berg :? -, o
George Pettlbone' ne toio .i1
that Slmpkins wanted 10 see me i9 a',1
when went TO see Sil'lphllls, ~! ne W ~
me about the SteuhehpGIs i'lS.tel, 49, ilo
said they wanted 70 get 'teu''e"-
berg. ..op
They SAID theN ,,iIt,, W1ntSo :, " s''
hlms Dld theN say h'i,
They SAID get mn; H..
GU mean SlhpNlnS s'lu '.'S
wanted TO get nm NOV was ""'
present was ne . h,,, +
dont know WmeIe ne MaS; ~,