Show ANOTHER confession IN THE CASE steve adams one of the alleged con said to have made a clean breast of it poise idaho the announcement Is made that steve adams arrested at balne halne ore on february 20 in con with the assassin nation hae made a full and sweeping confession confession Is tar more important than that made by harry orchard this statement was made by james the famous detec alve in the presence of governor gooding and J H hawley who is in charge olf the prosecution mr added that adams confession fully and exactly cor abed that made by orchard at every point touched upon by both moreover mr con linued adams knows tar more of the workings of the inner circle than orchard dad and was able to give a mass of detailed information that or chard tes slon did not cover the confession of adams he said corroborated that given by orchard in every substantial point connected with the assassination of ex governor adams however was not at caldwell at the time ot the assassination nor was orchard at ahe time of the unsuccessful effort in no vember the man who assisted ard on that latter occasion as set forth in orchard s confession was jack simpkins still another statement made by the detective was that the adamison Ad bession gave the details of a large number of murders that were not re berred to in any manner by orchard it was further stated that the confes sion had been reduced to writing signed and acknowledged it was a volumn itous document covering greater field and in more detail than that made by orchard the further statement was made that adams had made this confession without being promised anty hing when talked with about the matter he simply made a clean breast of all he knew of this case and of the secret work ings of the western federation |