The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-26

IN A PULLMAN CAR.
Tho Decompassns usdy NJ Night yard-
Master Adams. % tho 81. Lonls uason
Depot Company. f.uni Ia D wash
Room ef q Temporarily unas~ss Pullman
ear With . Ballet Hole IA His Head
suicide ar Nurders
~. Louis. Jnly ia horrible discov.
cry was made in a Pullman chr at tho
Union depot this mornsng. +. l. Garland.
= fuilman-car employee. while walking
sioEg h . track near Eighteenth street.
noticed a horrible stencil all On investi-
cation found that il proceeded from the
palace-car Teliahoia- The doors u the
cer were locked. but Mr.. Garland called
assistance and had them oprn~d.
1hc smell drove the party back for 4
moment. hut as soon a fresh mir entered
they pursued their Investigation. The
door of the ladies' closet was found 10 he
stained with blood and locked. Garland
brokc in the door and was horriiel 10
discover the badly iecomposed body o. a
man. The corpse was IN such q cpndi-
tion that il could not be examined Tor
marks Of violence anu il was taken ~ the
morgue. There a pistol-shot wound was
found in the right temple.
The car has not beel used sincs July Z.
when il was taken of the Chicago route
ON the Chicago & Alton. The collar and
tir OF the deal man were found on the edge
Of the wash-ba>fn in the toilet room. by
their side was tie collar button. all indi-
eating that deceased had taken them OF
Tor the purpose Of washing himself. The
coat and vest Of the murdered man or
suicide were unhnttoned Ia a pocket ~
the vest were found half-dCzen 3>-caiIber
catfiiges. while in the coat POCKET was
found a pawn iickstfor a gold watch. -
sued from Walkers loan Office in this
city. In another pocket was found \
postal sent BY s.. LOUIS Council ~ the
American Knights Of Honor. calling for
the os an assessment. Tha card
was addressed - ID. v. Adams
The man was dressed in an alpaca coat
and YES. and jeans pants. Tne body was
in ahalf sitting. half reclining position.
Officer Heath was the first policeman to
near Of the terrible tragedy. and it was
only a few minutes before nalf a dozen
biueccats were on hand. A thorough
search was made for the weapon that did
she killing, and a pistol was found under
b seat covered with magsots.
A Pullman car pa>s-key was found IL
one Of the pockets OF n deceased. ap
pnrentIy indicating that he had obtainet
the ks J. and on Thursday obtained en-
trance to the car for some special par-
pose. possibly with a view OF sleeping
for the night.
Detectives Burke and Fitzgerald have
been busy working on the case all the
morning. Tn finding Of the pistol. the
chambers Of which were empty. would
pretty plainly indicate suicide we're il not
Tor the blood stains on the outside 81 the
closet door. That is what pnzzles the po-
lice. who are inclined TO The theory Of
suicide.
Could Adams have sent . bullet through
his brain while the door was open and
then have retained sufficient conscious
ness 10 shut the doory The streaks .;
blood were plainly visible on the door
alout FIVE feet from the foor and seem 10
have splashed there when the shot was
fred.
Adams va. single. forty years Of age.
and was employed a. night yardmaster
for the passenger department Of the
Union Depot Company. He lived with a
SISTER at Sutton. No. He frequently re-
sorted 70 the Lindell House. at Four
teenth and Poplsr. where be was last seen
niiye on Thursday night
John Wolf, the bartender OF the hotel.
states that he was on duty Thursday
night: that Adams was .-b:oke:', had been
drinking con siderably. ard tried 70 bor-
row eight dollars from him. H refused
q give il 70 him. and told him to 20 home.
Whercupon Adams siartes for the depot.
The sister OF Adams hal TO WOLF
while looking for her missing brother
thai Size feared be had made away witE
himself.