The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-18
COL. MATT ADAMS'S STORY.
His Life in Portland and Trouble with
First Wife.

His Life in Portland and Trouble with
First Wife.
He is Now Laboring as a Miner. With
Pick and Spade.-He Says He has I Sent
Money ReguIarlyito His Divorced Wife.
Denver Repu blican, Nov. 1l.)
The fury of a woman scorned-wh1ch
surpass es any thing hades can produce in
that line, according to Shakespeare-is
responsible for the return to Denver last
evening of Col. Matt Adams, ex-clerk OF
the Arapahoe District court, inathe GUS
today of an officer, for the secon d tim
in his checkered Colorado career. Under
Sheriff Perry A. Clay reached the Unto a
depot with his prisoner at o. clock. He
met Col. Adams, who was already on his
way TO the city, in Idaho Springs early
in the morning, and the two took the
next Denver bound train. The ex-Dis-
trict court clerk was only nominal
prisoner last night. He expressed his
Willingness to pay the cost of maintain
ing guard over him, and as he will
robably have his bond renewed today
Sheriff Webb did not insist upon his
sleeping in cell.
Col. Adams is not at all the well
dressed, well groomed person he was
when he returned with Undec Sheriff
Clay from Southampton. England, last
summer, on an extradition warrant from
the President of the United tates. His
hands are calloused ON steady use of
the miners steel and hammer, and his
garb is that of the typical prospector.
THE WOMAN SCORNED.
He owes his re-arrest to sensational,
and apparently wholly fabricated publica-
tion which appeared few days ago in
one of the Denver. papers, setting.forth in
effect that he is guilty Of biaamy. 1t
was very vague story, based on an al
legged lJter from the woman scorned,"
the divorced wife of Col. Adams, who
now resides W it'll her m arried daughter
in Melrose, Massachusetts,. The publica-
ton accused Col. Adams of having de-
serted his wife, who was not represented
as having been divorced from him, and
her two children in New England II
years ago. and having since failed to
contribute to the support. of the family.
When Patrick fancy, the chief surety
on the ex-Distriot court clerks bond,
read the lurid publication referred to, he
naturally grew worried. Mr.. fancy is
devout Roman Catholic, with strong
predictions against bigamists, and after
waiting until Monday in tine hope of
hearing from Col. Adams concerning the
bond he had signed when the accused
man lay in the county Jail last July on
charge Of being defaulter. 1t was then
that Sheriff Webb sent Under Sheriff
Clay to Idaho Springs after the arbltra-
rily made Fugitive from justice.
Since July last Col. Adams has been
working mine on Santa Fee mountain,
two and one-half miles above Idaho
Springs, and living with his wife in
tent near the shaft house. He snys be
set out for Denver as soon rs hs heard of
the new charge that had been made
against him, intending to drive over the
range in a horse and buggy he had Dor
rowed for the purpose. Sheriff Webb, his
attorneys and at least two of his bonds
men, have known of Col. Adams loca-
tion all the time since he left Denver.
MIR. TANEY RELENTS.
On his return to the city last evening
he called on Patrick fancy, under GUS
tody of an officer. To MIR. fancy be told
ths inside of his early domestic life,
which is entirely contradictory of tbs
bigsmy story. 1t appeared to thoroughly
satisfy his recreant bondsman. Mr..
fancy assured his caller that If he had
known the truth concerning the manu-
featured scandal, ne would never have
Withdrawn from the bond. It is thought
the bond will be renewed today. The CO.
sureties With Patrick fancy are DIR.
Cbase and Attorney Gaines Nj. Allen.
In the sheriff's Office last night Col.
Adams narrated the full story of his life
In New England before he came to this
state and all about his marriage there
1t accounts in great part for the shortage
left In his accounts when he so suddenly
resigned the Office of District court clerk
nearly year ago.
From the narrative it appears that Col
Adams former wife procured divorce
from him, with his consent, about 10
years ago. Since then, he says, he has
been contributing from S10U to 5000 a
month to the support of herself and
children. These children are not at all
the babyish tots they were made to ap-
pear in the pictures of them which illus
trated thenewspaper sensation" of last
Sunday. Maud, d daughter, is 80 years
old, and the mother of child of years.
Paul, the SOD, is 23 years old and an
officer in the Melrose Young Mems
Christian association. He rides 2.40
gait horse. owns bicycle, and is other
wise accoutred in the style uf the Massa-
chusetts fashionable set of young men
all at the expense of his father, accord
ing to the telling of Mr.. Adams, Sr.
A LETTER FROM THE SON.
AS proof of the statement that his
children we're not suffering, Col.
Adams last evening exhibited letter
from his son in Meliose, under date of
November 4. 1t was most filial and
friendly in tone, and was in itself COM
plete refutation of ths charges made here
against the writer's father. Col Adams
declined. however, to consent 60 a publi-
cation of It's contents This son snent