The sun., 1896-08-18
ASKS 100000 FROM ADAMS.
MYRTLE THURLOH sATs SITE HAs
ALREADP BEGUN SUIT.

She CharEes the MUiionairs Chewing 9uu
Manu- Acturer with breach o. Frou,tso
or M,rrinee-Bh~ Us~d 20 sell Gum, bat
IL Now = l.iEhtniug Change ArtisI
Myrtle Thuriow. q lightning change artist
and variety performer, known on the stage as
Lucky Thurlow." claims 100000 dam
ages from Thomas Adams. Jr.. one OF the
manufacturers OF tho Adams Tuttl Frutu
chewing gum and Treasurer of the Bergen Beach
Improvement Company, for breach OF Promise
Of marriage. She said last night that she had
already brought suit against him in New York
county.
Miss Thurlow lives with her widowed mother
At % Russell place. Brooklyn, in n house said
TO be owned bv the defendant. She came orig
inally from Virginia, and claims TO be related to
the family Of tho late Jefferson Davis through
her mother, who was Davis. She says she is
az years. old.
Mr.. Adams, acco riding TO Miss Thurlow's
statement, Ia SO years old. He 10 married and
lives at sS Eighth avenue, in one OF the hand
soonest houses In Brooklyn. He has wifo and
three grown children, the eldest of whom, Louis
Adams. was recently married. The other chill
dren are Florence. who made her debut
in Brooklyn society about year ago,
and George, who Is about 81. Mr..
Adams is member OF tho Montauk
Club, and his fortune is estimated at sa 600. 900
Mr.. Adamss partner is Percy q. Williams,
whose son. Victor WIN ans. was recently
threatened with a suit for $4,000 damages by
May Reynolds, another Brooklyn actress, who
charged him with opening one OF her letters.
Mise Thurlow says that the summons and
complaint In her buit against Mr.. Adams were
served ave months ago. and that his answer.
setting up n general denial Of the charges In tho
complaint; has been made. Mr.. Adams'e law
yer. Jere weinberg OF brooklyn says that he
npa "A IN ka
A c,e.k in his ofiice said yesterday that he was
been served. Nils. Thurlows lawyer, eI-senn-
tor Thomas o'suliivan of 25s Broadway, this
be quoted a. saying anything. about the case.
Misc Thurlow was more laxative. She said:
Adams WAS then IT, Thls snA sui, pss Wss ss bsaush;
ihs on me a dsfeTa.n a. he stood In the
nize him from photograph which had given
% to my LAWYER: l have kept very quiet
e vhsa am orosa to sS speak, ko'sss because sS
that this is an attempt on my part % bierkmail
him. Perhaps this is an evidence OF blackmail."
nans aSoSs ssf n.es and
the rep.rter to examine. 1t was in the shape of
hsrrt & and bors so The iins;s;p,icn; -. Tom 70
picture, which Mise Thurlow said was excel
lent likeness Of Mr.. Adams.
Miss Thurlow. "a letter came with Il which
eontained among other things the fol
!. 20 with this iocket j viii send later.
The heart liant much: but y is the symbol
sns of s 1sa1 s Sns Ss
Mr: Adama. II ir only sample Of more than
i2o whIeh ] have received since ! frat met
Adams display of chewing gum in the window OF
Brooklyndry good. store: had been employed
Hermann has been doing for years. Mr.. Adams
came into the store one day and spoke to me.
tsntion". He sen, m me IN no 'u end ' Of flowers and
candy. and IN innumerable other ways led me 10
bcisys ,ha. h; wa, I've very much IL love With me
day passed that i did mot see him. He
sa saes "' Darling ri ~hIsF i1,is rS..spGa Gs' e
Ard NY dear, ii,t, b!uebird; and Dear
iiissed bis love for me to that Of ti!,io giiiee
for Trlby. ! did not know that Mr. Adams
ess s.9 II Ai
Adams, Jr. had n,tsnded rsceptlon. When I
that s sSd a ;: he e.s.
sei,ed me. He .a!d that ! shouldn'. let that that
when ne got his divorce he would marry me,
Mr Adams 1oId my mother and myself ,s .hs,
eond that 1G1n me had told
s.s s@ .o@s that "sHs@ free" The eos ss9a
raid: Pooh! What can you dor | am . mil
lionaire. and tho Judges are my frienda. You
wouid be thrown out OF court so quick that
Il would make your head swim. There
10 not o newspaper or newspaper re-
porter who cannot be bought. so you
need expect no aympathy from rushing
into print. When he fnund that Was in earnest
he made three offers for settloment Of the case.
which were promptly rejected, don't want his
money. | want vindicAtion. and think that II
my mother and need friends we will md Them
when the time comes.
Mr.. AdGmss friends say that he has been
made the victim Of sharp practice. They
say that, in all probability. Misa Thurlow
learned OF him and OF his financial and
social standing through the Ah.aranth Dramatic
Society. of which Mr.. Adams's business asHoci-
ate. Percy o. Wiiliams. WAS at one time the
President Mr.. Ahams'S friends have urged
him to tight the suit 70 the bitter end.