The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-04


upon his evident fitness for the profess
sion. Competent as a counselor. elo-
quent and effective as an advocate,
Isaac E. Adams quickly bounded into the
| very first rank of the legal fraternity.
Well established lawyers made him fat
,ering offers OF partnerships. and in less
than two years from the day he began
| practice he had good clientele and was
making money.
This was the turning point in his ca
| reer. Up TO this time he had merely
lived well without being wildly extrava-
CANT. He met people Of great wealth
and high social position and sought to
| initiate their mode Of life. With in
crease Of income came desire for more
| luxurious surroundings. Politics was an
. ailuring bait. and he had ambition 10 be
known as leader. As means 10 this
end Adams affiliated with the Uniou
| League, Chicago, and Calumet clubs and
entertained his associates and clients
right royalty. Pretty soon he appeared
as talker at public meetings. ana ere
long no gathering in which he was not
a prominent feature was considered COM
pIete. Smart fellow, that Adams was
tine universal comment. I'VE must keep
him in view for congress"
His personal belongings and appoint
ments We're superb. OF fine horses and
carriages Adams maintained an assort-
ment that would shame the stable OF
many a millionaire His turnouts were
| perfect n every detail, and when he took
his airings on the boulevards expert
judges admired his fine taste in selection
of animals, vehicles and equipment.
Every thing about him was conductei on
! the same elaborate scale. He knew no
| stint in his personal expenditures. either
in his home or as an entertainer at ms
| clubs. Only the best of wines and cigars
and viands would satisfy his taste. His
surroundings must be sumptuous and MS
! beaetactions to attendants, were king
| like in their largeness. Those Who were
informed as 10 his private affairs say
| that Adams at one stage n his Chicago
career spent in these ways fully $4,000
a year. In every particular he was the
dashing clubman OF unlimited means. 1t
was an extravaganza which excited COM
ment, especially among men who had
known him as a poor boy at college.
lawyer was making money hand over
| fist as the saying goes, satisfied the
| critics.
For such a promising young man en-
/ trance into society was easy, and Adams
was widely sought after. He was fine
| looking, witty, good dancer, could talk
sweet nothings to the girls, entertain
| elderly women with choice bits of gossip
and argue forcefully with paterfamilias
on the live topics of the day. Withal
/ he was supposed to be rich. Nothing
was lacking 10 make him a popular IA
vorite, and he basked in the sun Of social
/ prosperity Besides all this ne was an
eligible party in matrimonial way. and
many a scheming dame az the summer
resorts which he frequented set out to
! capture Isaac Adams as husband for
her maria geable daughter, but he kept
clear OF all such arrangements. One
! day Miss Tappan. daughter OF the pres
| dent Of the Gallatin National bank in
| New York City, came to Chicago en- a
visit. Adams met her a some social
| function and they became interested l
| one another at once. Later Miss Tap
pan went to Europe, and shortly after
| this Adams found he also had business
across the water. When he returned
! formal announcement of their engage
ment was made. and in due time the
wedding took place. There was some
loud wailing when he came back with
| his bride, for the idea of a New York
girl capturing the prize was not relished
But. although removed from the list of
eligibles, the national bank appeniase
| was too important an item to be over
! looked, and Mr.. Adams continued to hold
| favor.
OF the domestic Life Of Adams and his
| wife in Chicago nothing need be said.
She is sweet. lovable woman and model
Wife They lived in splendid style. as
! became people OF fortune. and NOBODY
was more astonished than Mrs. Adams
when the crash came.
| In June, 1892. Adams was made the
subjec, Of a decided sensation. He was
arrested on a warrant charging him
with the embezzlement OF $4,000, and
| the complainant told queer tale n JUS
| tice Glennon's court, where the exam
! ina;ion took place. This man said ne
was looking for an investment and that
Adams approached him with an offer to
| sell a railway property in Michigan.
| Price and terms were satisfactory and a
trip OF inspection was made over the
road. The complainant decided TO buy
| the property, and at Adams request de-
posted 1000 earnest money. the re-
mainder of the purchase price 20 be paid
when final papers were passed. Months
| dragged by and there were no signs OF
! closing the deal. 50 the prospective in
weston went TO New York and consulted
| The president OF the company. who told
| him the road was not for sale and that
| Adams vas not authorized 20 conduct
any such negotiations. Justice Glennon
! held Adams TO the grand jury and ne
| was indicted on the charge. but the mat
! ter was never brought 10 trial.
Bad news travels fast. and following
| this a number Of similar complaints were
made against the attorney. Mrs Martin
j. Leahy said he had defrauded her out
| OF 81, 600 by a bogus mortgage, and the
case was pressed by Hamline. Scott &
| Lord. with the result that Adams paid
back 81. 600 OF the money. Mrs. Emma
| A Elliot OF Toronto came in WIKI a de-
mani for 10000. and Mrs. Meyers al
| legged a loss OF 1000 through his manip-
/ ulat Both OF these women now hold
uIsat.sfied judgments for the amount %
| their claims. The court records are full
| OF smaller instances ot alleged misdo-
! ings. Altogether charges OF em5ezzle-
! uIent ana fraud aggregatlng si59. GO
| were made against Adams. but 50 far
as known Ms. Leahy - the only person