Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-30
7. NJ. ADAMS'S DEATH.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THAT DE.
PLORABLE OCCURRENCE.

Colonel Adams's Remarkable Energy
Course Of the Fatal Bullet-verdict OF
the COrouer's Jury-The Shooting was
Done With Criminal Intent,
The killing of Colonel F. NJ. Adams
by f. F. Brown, in this city, yester-
day, is the general topic of converse
ton, and the affair is greatly deplored,
as both Adams and Brown, being
mining men, and having number of
sales under way, the occurrence will
be likely to retard the development Of
a number of claims in which they
were interested for year at least.
When Colonel Adams was shot he
jumped on Brown, brought him down
with tremendous force, and would pro-
badly have killed him with his own
gun if Jno. H. Burns had not inter-
fered. This may appear strange to
the uniformed, but it is we'll known
to medical men that when the heart is
touched the wounded man is momen-
tarily endowed with almost superhu-
man energy, though he soon drops
dead. Colonel Adams was not arm
ed. No weapon was found on him.
The autopsy, which was made by
Drs. Miller and Milliken, proved that
the bullet entered about half an inch
to the right of, and below the left
nipple, between the fifth and sixth
ribs, fracturing the fifth rib; it then
cut furrow about half the thickness
of the ball on the left side of the heart
and severed the main descending
artery which supplies blood to the
lower portion of the body, and lodged
under the skin between the 18th and
18th ribs. The weapon used was a
5O-calibre Royal Irish Constabulary
revolver commonly called whistler
which is the only one known to be on
, Wood River.
Colonel Adams's wife, brother and
partner, in Chicago, Michigan and
Ohio, have been informed of the occur.
renee by tele grams from Blackfoot
their addresses having been obtained
from the subscribers mail list of the
!, DAILY TIMES. AS the gentlemen
operating with Colonel Adams al
called at this office when on WOOD
River, the name of the publisher o
the TIMES was signed to the tele.
} grams.
! Colonel Adams was we'll known il
all important mining camps on tn
Pacific Coast, and he is credited will
! having brought Lake district, Cali
fornia, to the attention of investors,
! couple of years ago. One of hi
, brothers, known among intimat,
friends as "Blonde Adams" to dis
' tinguish him from the dark feature,
F. NJ. Adams, died in Tombstone
e Arizona, last year, where the brother
: : were operating. Colonel Adams
i, body has been given in charge of H
T Ward, an undertaken, who will EN-
: balm and retain it until his relative
are heard from.
THE INQUEST.
An inquest was held on the bod
at 10 o'clock this morning, befor
: Coroner Burkhart, and jury com
posed as follows: J. B. Oldham
I foreman; Jno. w. Cannady, Charlie
H. Moore, Hugh c. Wallace, Dor
; Mckay, Jas. w. Dray, L. J. Dubruls
. J. S. Horner and J. L. Cederholn
The verdict was that F. NJ. Adam
came to his death from wound in
;. flicted by pistol in the hands of I
F. Brown, and the jury further fin
that the shot was fred with the Grim
!. nal intent of killing the said F. \
" Adams.
The preliminary examination of +
F. Brown will take place before Ju.
, tice Parsons at 10 O'Clock Frida
: morning, when number of witnes
" es will be heard.
= AS soon as Mrs. Brown heard
= the occurrence she fastened hel
=, from Bellevue, and has since done a
:" in her power to make her husban
" comfortable. She prepares his mea
=, with her own hands, and carries the
" down to him, in the County Jail.
:" Mr.. Brown deeply regrets the o.