Show r HURTS CHANCES I II I Of sun STEVE ADAMI ADAMS ADAM I Attempt to Blow Up Bulkeley I Wells Likely to Affect Murder Trial 1 1 1 Telluride Cola Cob March h 29 As the I result of the attempt to murder Gen General General eral Bulkeley Wells veIls general manager I of the mines and mills at Pandora yesterday y morning Sheriff Fitzpatrick is taking precautions precautions precautions I to guard the jail in which Steve Adams charged with the assassination tion of Arthur 1 I 1 Collins General Wells predecessor is confined The Tue I feeling against Adams Is becoming more bitter from day to day da He I r supposed to represent the element clement among the miners that believes In vio violence yb 10 lence lance against the mine owners Return of Deported Men Feeling against Adams has also been engendered it is said because of the fact that during the past two weeks fully a score scort or more of miners and others who were deported during the troublesome strike days das have re returned returned returned turned to the district and arc are actively engaged in circulating among all classes and attempting to create sym sm sympathy sympathy pathy path and sentiment for Harry Orchards Orchards ards alleged accomplice In the mur der of General Wells secured a confession from rom Steve Adams In Idaho in which Adams implicated himself as the slay er of Collins but Adams has since re repudiated repudiated repudiated his confession and for this I reason it is believed that Adams I friends may think that if Wells VeIls should be gotten out of the way wa before the case comes to trial It would be dUll difficult difficult cult to convict cont Adams An Anonymous Letter About a week ago General Wells ells re received received received an anonymous letter threaten ing lag him with death Other anonymous anon letters are report reported ed to have been ben received by different mining musing companies of the district stat ing lag that their mills would be bo blown up I and that they would be given trouble in different ways and following the attempt on General Wells life more guards have been employed and in increased I creased precautions are being taken |