The morning call., 1893-07-17
A FALSE FRIEND.
Mr.. Adams of Antioch and
His Troubles.
WIFE AND MONEY DISAPPEAR
Mrs. Adams Takes Flight With Spir-
ituaIiSt Miller and $4,000 of Her
husbands Money.

Mrs. Jeanette Adams has run away
with her husbands friend.
She has also taken some $500 OF her
husbands money, which he had on deposit
in the Bank of California.
The hus band Of Mrs. Adams halls from
Antioch. Contra Costa County, where he
lived for many years with his aged m other
Every one in Antioch knows Andrew
Adams, and he is equally well known in
Martinez and other towns in Contra Costa
| County.
| About eighteen months ago the mother
of Andrew Adams died. leaving him sole
heir to the homestead property at Antioch
Up to the time of the old lady's death
Andrew had lived with his mother and
managed the little farm for her. In 1885
| he married an orphan girl living in An
tioch and took her home with him to live
! When the mother died Adams closed uL
| the estate and sold the homestead prop
erty, realizing $500 on the sale. He then
engaged in other business more cOngenlal
to his tastes In October. when the money
was received for the homestead. Adams
gave the $4,000 TO his wife. who came TO
| San Francisco at his request aud deposited
the amount in the Bank OF California.
Mrs. Adams had friends in San Fran
! cisco, among them being George h. Miller
and his family, who resided portion OF
the year at Antioch and the other portion
of the season in San Francisco.
| Mr.. Miller was a spiritualist. So was
Mrs. Miller, and likewise was their bloom
ing daughter. Miss Aggis Miller. Mrs.
Adams became very friendly with the Mi
| ler family, and then very Intimate. Her
| husband, mistrusting nothing, did not an
tagOniZe the intimacy.
Early in April Of this year the Miller
=
were packing up their possessions, both
here and in Antioch, preparatory to re-
moving to Denver. Colo. They wanted
Mr.. Adams to accompany them, and pre-
sented strong arguments. His wife plead
ed that the mountain air of Denver would
brace up her falling health, and uncer
much persuasion Mr.. Adams finally con-
sented to allow his wife to visit Denver
with the Millers for two or three weeks.
! During April Mrs. Adams wrote two
| letters to her husband. They were loving,
wifely epistes filled with glowing descrip-
tions Of Denver and telling how sne had
improved In health. He in turn wrote her
all the gossip from Antioch and from this
city, where he was working part of the
time. Then third letter was received by
Mr.. Adams that told quite a different
story. She informed him in the most cold
blooded way to consider himself like the
patent medicine, we'll shaken. She said
| she did not wish TO be known as Mrs.
Adams any longer. She renounced him
! completely.
Andrew was alarmed and bewildered
He was in Antioch at the time, but took
the first train for San Francisco. He
thought suddenly of the money in the
bank and went there to inquire about it,
| His gravest fears were realized. His
$4,000 bad been taken out by Mrs. Adams
when she first went 20 Denver. He was
surprised to find that he had no account at
the bank and never had. that the money
had been originally deposited in his wite's
name.
Then Mr.. Adams realized that both wife
and money had fallen into the hands of
MIR. Miller. the spiritualist. He fastened
TO Denver a few weeks ago and began
| searching for his wife. He finally traced
her to the home of the MilIers. on South
Miller residence well furnished and
| adorned with pictures and bric-a-brac.
| which. he learned afterward, had been
purchased with his own money, Mrs.
Adams having turned over the $500 to her
friend Miller. He was astonished more
than ever. for while In San Francisco Mr..
Miller had been scarcely able to furnish
the two small rooms on Mission street.
He demanded a settlement anu offered
Mrs. Adams a divorce and half of the
$500. Mrs. Adams refused. Then to add
insult to injury. Miller offered him the
beggariy sum Of $40 if he would return TO
San Francisco.
Adams. in despair, turned to the law.
He has secured damages both here and in
Denver. and has recently commenced suits
in the justices Court of Denver to recover
the $1,000 taken by his wife. He don't want
the woman, but he does want the money.