The daily sentinel., 1908-07-10
GENERAL WELLS
ON THE STAND
Famous Leader Of Mine Owners Association Gives Details Adams Confession Him
During Trip From Idaho Telluride State Announces That Its Evidence
is Complete, and at Request of Defense Adjournment Order
ed Until Monday When Defense Will Open Its Case

Yesterday"
Have you not read the testimony
given here by Mr.. Runnels?''
only as it appeared in the new5pa-
pers.'
For what 0uIpose did you read that
testimony over?'
Il always read the evening naper."
Was that testimony read to you by
anyone?''
No"
Now. Mr.. Mills. while this game
was being played"
Mr.. Hogg here entered siren
uous objection but Withdrew it amid
laughter, when it was explained to
him that the game referred to was
the game of casino which Mills had
played with Adams, not any game
which it was alleged counsel had been
penetrating.
Who introduced the subject of the
killing of Collins while you were
playing that game?" asked Judge Ill
Il 0ors't know. except thai | diant."
During the eo7Iyersution did Kun
nels say anYthirG?
81 caH's RENE rnber anything he swid;''''
,,.When was the next Conversations?
Was snere anything more said by
adams rinsr day about tine Collins nur-
DER?
Not tssst I rezember"
Was anything said the seconA da.. :
when sdams ssid to Hanscn that
he had beer In bad company. what an
swsr did Hanson ma Ike? ?,
He said he was sorry.
reInem ember on that srip?'
Tint ended Mr Adlls' examination.
ana as the name o< Buiaeiey Wells
was called. as the next wi mess. shere
Concerning not one Of the witnesses
haG there been such interest apsong
yousg mine swner who then took the
starua the Harvard gImduats who had
assorfntes' aS least. had mntde goodi'
afteu' one of 5ie stiffesI fights the min
ing regions of the vest tad ever
VcI dresss.d. soft-votced. sls, care full
ly GT~omed als IL he wosre on, Broada;
not axve bean taken AS the man re-
iected by the mine ownens to' sead their
of Miners Yet the mnn's Jaw, AIS
squsere. welE shaped rorphead- the tone
of inality in which ne answered all
right or for wrong. woald be- a power
In answer to Mr.. Hsgg's auestisus
and in his pleasant voice. Mt Wells
then told tha stpr-y OF lass relsrrions with
Il met him IN May - AZ orchzard
Ida Our meesng had been arranged
by correspondence with James II. H5rw
ley of IdBhos Fie had wr,.ten me shat
Aos,ms wanted Co go 70 Telluride to-
ney who haG been killed during the
labor troubles; there. w. ". Runne Is
ent when | met Adams. Adams was
lIoughS to Orchard by $ C. Thiett and
| Eugene Johnson.
After they had delivered Adams to
| me. they went back to Boise. We then
starte d--AdamS Runnets and Ito
fhalf mile. | showed Adams two 45
which Runnels and I had bought in
| Ogaen, and with which we had been
| targeting. | told him we thought they
were good guns
the Winchester shotgun WIS the hest
gun: and said Il WINS with such gun
| gu the ground. he showed how he had
held the gun when he fired the shot.
He then asked If we had found the
Il gun. and asked where he had hid
the one he used. he said he had hid
den IL below Pandora.
| We arrived at the depot, and had
no further conversation with him al
that time, as | went in the depot tc
nels went around behind the building
When the train came we boarded
u taking drawing room that Mr.
Hawley had had reserved for us. At
ter supper Mr.. Mills came into tn,
Next morning. between Ogden an,
SAT- Lake. | lay down and went t,
sleep. When awoke Adams and III,
three others We're playing cards.
After we left Salt Lake | tall<e,
with Adams He said, in substance
time before he shot Collins. and ha,
: met Baston and Kid Minister. The.
wanted Collins Killed, and said ther,
was $4,000 In the job. and Adams sal,
he would Join them in H.. Then Minis
n l.. No.. Il
and Baston and Adams worked togeth
sr. As Adams did not know Collins
nize him.
After short time he quit his job
and made several efforts to shoot Col
Inns; as he was about his work an,
while he was in the billiard room an,
adams was on hill back of the house
On the night of the killing he spen
some time in front of the house befor,
he did when the lady at the card ia
bic leaned to one side. so that she WA
not In line with the shot. There wa
he knelt when he fired the shot.
' As soon ns he fired. he jumped bncl,
another. and stood for n minute wait
Ing. because he had heard that Col
1 iins wn~ protected by n body-guard
and he meant to Kill anyone who at
tempted pursuit.
Then he turned down the trail an,
walked down the railroad track wher,
he mot two men.
ne hid the gun in a clump of tree
At Roger creek. He tried to go owe
the hill into Telluride. hut could no
A get over the caprock. and so hid hi
H felt hat and raincoat put on cal
- '.ad in his pocket. and went dowi
The road to Telluride and to his room
In the Colorado house. which opene,
4 directly on the street
Soon Baston came into the room
| saying that he had been appointed
special police to see that Collins as
sassln did not escape from Telluride