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Show IVES DETAILS OF I THE CONSPIRACY" Idams Swears That McParland, ' Wanted to Convict Leaders of Miners' Federation. B - . H CON 3SSI0X OBTAINED K , fyY THREATS AND BRIBES Wa Promised That He Would, After Confessing, Be Held Bv "Iy as Witness. WWm1 i : Ht' "WALLACH;, Ida., Feb. 28. That a KV deliberate f conspiracy was formed HB7 among thfj officers of the penitentiary B7 and the dv'ectives to implicate the load-crs load-crs opcrn federation of Min- Bv. rs in m .asr ssination of ex-Govcrnor K Steun'3.c7 and lliat this conspiracy K: was lacked bv false evidence, ob- H' taincd b threats and bribes, is in of-K of-K I feet to charge made by Steve Adams before the court this morning. ' Adfms's story was in substance as H; follows: ")v- the sixth day after 1 was taken Bl to Base and put in the cell with Harry Kj Orchard I was taken io the office of Al the penitentiary and introduced to Dc-Hfi Dc-Hfi leetivo McParland. He told me about Hft:( "Kc3y the Bum" and other men who HC" had ttnyicd State's ovidence and had flr been seturec. He told be some Bible stories, fVw, but. I cannot remember what they were, as I am not familiar vith tho Bible.. He kept me there until W"r ? o'clock 'n the morning, fn-ing to jot me to coniess. Wanted to Oonvict Leaders. "HcParland told me that he wanted to cunvuet ZiOyer, Hey wood, PcLtibone, St. JohAand Simpkins, whom ho called cutthroats. If would not help to con-vict con-vict theuitr said, 1 would be taken B; back to "Colorado and either hung or mobbed If I did help, T would only B he takeb to Colorado as a witness. bout 2 jo 'clock in t lie morning they KC stVied us n -nice luncheon, and when tc parted about 4 o'clock McParland . told me he was my friend and told mo to think bf'fn.iv family. They put me. H ' back in the cell with Harry Orchard, K" "who talked to ine about the need of M: hacking up his story. 1 was, somewhat frightened. The next, day McParland called again, and as he was leaving mc 1 called him back and said I would do r what he wanted me to do. He told mo B,( to think well what I was doing., to think m' of my family and save myself. He said 1. lie would see that my family was cared 1' for. "He told me if J was still obstinate I Would be taken back to Colorado. Hp.i .'"Was Told What to Say. When 1 he confession was made Mc- Parland led me on step by step and showed me ? t that ho wanted me lo B. sa.V. He tol no thnt what 1 said about tho Tyler a Boule murders was only taken with t idea of making a strong chain of evidence to convict the officers of the Western Federation of Miners. He wanted the names of the officers of the Federation used as much as possible K- ail through the confession. McParland asked mc if I knew Ed. Boyee. T told Bi mm I did not,aud knew nothing of any Hfr, money being sent to him. All these statements regarding money were made with tin idea of implicating the West-em West-em Federatioi. of Miners. Two or three Hl" ,l3's later Warden Whitney brought H;y ,ie oonfessipn to me to sign' H'. Confirnied Part, of Confession. B;. Adams confirmed all the early part of RB the confession, as to his family and past. BK; history-, but denied that part relating MB- to tho plot tj kill Steunenbcrg, nnrl as BBf t his life in tho Marble Creek country, j Adams testified that when the copy BBf oi Ins confession was brought to him H y tlj w-arden, he told Notarv Public. BK Huebnor it was uot the sam as what BB tie had staled, but he supposed that he BHi would have to sign it. and he did sign BV it. He denied the testimony of De-BV; De-BV; tective Thiele regarding the relics al- I' leged tohe buried on the Oregon ranch and nls4 the testimony of Bulk- .ey Wells as to his oral confession whilo on route to Colorado. The witn stated that he had at different lim.-s heen visited by W. B. Borah. Gov. Gooding and. Attorney Hawley, but ho was not allowed to detail the conversations. conversa-tions. Adams slated r.hnt wheu lie was arrested under the habeas corpus proceedings pro-ceedings and returned to tho Wallace ; jail, he was not. allowed to see his attorneys, at-torneys, but. was compelled against his , "n-'ll talk to Detective McParlaud. |