The daily sentinel., 1908-07-14
CASE WILL REACH
JURY TOMORROW

tiOn. And when steve Adams was In
General Wells custody, the general is
a man of such courage and prowess
that he actually dared go to sleep But
think he slept as do the owls at mid
night.
why this concern of General Wells
to get Adams to Telluride in safety?
Because he felt 1t his duty to make
an honest inquiry into the circumstan-
ces of the killing of his predecessor.
Arthur l.. Collins.
General Wells desired to ferret out
the facts of this killing; and so, when
they arrived in Telluride. he took Ad-
ans to the very house where Collins
had been killed And it was there
that Adams made the statement that
he killed Collins and that he had got
into a place where he had to do things
he didn't like"
Mr.. Selg then proceeded to a dis
, cussion of the evidence introduced by
the defense.
"They don't deny the killing" he
said. but they bring eight witnesses
here to testify that Adams play
ing whist the night of the murder.
"Onc of those witnesses, MIR. Miller.
was careful TO visit Federation head
quarters before coming here, md to
secure funds from the oil cials there.
came from all sections of the country.
yet they all ten:.led TO one single
fact and that is a strange thing and
a suspicious circumstance
Mrs. Meenan was the boss of the
show at that time and now. And Mrs.
Mecnnn testified for the prosecution
before the grand Jury mt Telluride.
and that time snid Tint. though Steve
Adams took supper there the night of
what he did the rest of the evening.
And now she says she has refreshed
her memory and remembers that he
was there during the evening. well
as at supper. Didn't she know. when
she was testifying before the grand
jury. that she might be slipping
moose around Adams neck? why did
MT she refresh her memory them"
Referring to the fact that the state
had not brought in witness to i'm
peach Mrs Meenan's testimony, Mr..
Selig said;
eve did not try to impeach her tes-
tImOny because we wnnt You to I'm
peach her"
Continuing. he said IL was because
of Mrs. Meenans testimony that Ad-
ans was not at the boarding house
after supper that he had been indicted.
And now is that Indictment the
action of that grand jury, to be set
aside because n woman of that char
acter repudiates her testimony
isn't 1t remarkable" continued Mr..
Sclig. that the testimony of eight wit
nesses is needed to establish an alibi.
when one reputable witness might have
done it? And why is Il TINT not one
| decent citizen of Telluride could not
be found to come here and testify thnt
Steve Adams wns In TINT boarding
house playing cards. And so they had
to go out all over the country and
find witnesses to testify as to their al
ibi.
81 don't know what their purpose
WIS in putting Mrs. Adams ON the
stand. hope any woman In her case
would he ms faithful as she has been.
But I know you jurors will not be
guided in this case by sentiment. The
fact that she married him does not go
in any way to prove the Innocence of
Steve Adams. And you Jurors owe II
to your children to be able to say to
them that you decided this case nc
cording to the law and the evidence.
Mr.. scii, then reverted to the qucs-
| tiOn of motive, md said that, II Adj
| nms did kill Collins, he wns hut the
| tool of others who feared to do the
| killing themselves. He pointed out
Adams statement. in his confession
| that he had been paid $1,000 for the
| murder.
..rhc only evidence Indicating that
there were others bnck of Adams
| deed WINS Adams statement. In the
| confession. telling how BnstOn and
| Minister had been offered $4,000 by
| Meyer and Haywood to XIII COiIins.''
After speaking a little less than an
hour and "A half Mr.. Selg closed his
| remarks atN3 pm, with an appeal to
the jury to do their duty without al
| lowing their Judgment to be swayed
by the eloquence of the famous coun-
sci brought here by the defense to try
the case.