The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14
{. ADAMS KILLED
Keith Fired Two Loads Of
Buckshot into Him.
EI1B WITNESSED THE TRAGEDY
"a for Divorce and the Man
was Killed Was Her Fri End
and Adviser.

Texas, January lo.-ODe OIL the
,ockinr and deplorable tragedies
a. the history of this section Cor
q enacted this morning about 1890
inst outside the city limits on tho
road between Temple and Bolton,
n Nj. Keith instantly killed Cap
n c. Adams, one of Bell county's
ovn farmers and citizen OF Teri-
istory leading UP to the terrible az
q back to several years ago, when
rms sued by his wife. Mrs. Fannie
for divorce. Mrs. Keith is a
In the public schools and has been
past two yeIis. She has many
In the city ana is most estimnblt
he iived unhappily with ner nus
Id they parted, a divorce suit iollow-
k,ch has been in the courts Tor sew
inns. Keith is said TO have made
threats against his wife. and also
a numper OF citizens, including the
y school trustees, VINO made every
3 protect Mrs. Keith and To keep
trouble. These threats have been
Tor a year and were directed espe-
against Captain Adams anu lew
N Mrs. keith's friends who knew
their old home In Geneva, Ala.
eth and his VIE and Adams ana
'mlly were natives OF that place.
WAS subjected to the strongest in
. at times to leave Temple and avoid
| but he repeatedly refused, and fire.
| met his wife on the streets and
q and frightened her.
use If Mrs. Keith against her hub
& set Tor today in the district court
bn and Sheriff Tankersley came over
Iple and summoned Captain Adams
lar In the case as witness. He
arranged to take Mrs. Keith to
this morning in his family surrey,
Ianied by Mrs. q. c. Sullivan, a
friend of Mrs. Keith. Accordingly
h at about 7:15 o'clock this morn
Hhcn they reached the water works
br in the edge of town Mrs. Keith
he'd horse hitched in the lane near
warned Captain Adams, who was
In front OF the surrey driving. tine
btiIH VII tllt iGIi SNol, thnt lfei IhIS
Was near at hand. While Captain
was assuring the ladies no dan
,uld be apprehended, Keith stepped
phind telephone pole and. with a
barreied shotgun. fired at very close
upon Captain Adams. the first load
off the left hand and the contents
second entering full in the breast,
shot in all going into his body.
is was one OF the largest men in the
weighing nearly 300 pounds and
r six feet seven inches. His enor-
weight. as he fell from the surrey
barbed wire fence head first, turned
icle over and the frightened animal
ay with the ladies', but they were
sentangled from their perilous po-
md ran 10 the home of Mr.. G. C.
!, near by.
followed the ladies on horseback
sisted ON seeing his wife, but she
to see him and he rode away, but |
again and was persuaded to leave
Dickson. Keith then rode to town
mt to the home of Mr.. Jeff Leak, |
V home Keith formerly roomed. He |
nder the house and remained there |
= Marshal Williams and Mr. Leak
him to come out and give up hts
or long time no refused to sur
saying he had five shells loaded
ckshot, and he would kill five men
ley killed him. All kinds of prom
to be made to induce him to come
ich he finally did, and was hurried
elton In charge of Constable Roper
putty Sheriff Frank Ray.
meantime group of friends with
oner went out and picked up the
body of Adams. Keith in going to
kson's house to see his wife passed
body of Adams in the road four
md must have ridden very near it.
Dad is but fifty feet wide.
expressed great satisfaction to the
that he had killed Adams, and said
come out of the trouble all right
ms Adams made motion as II to
pistol, but the ladies in the surrey
was unarmed, and those who first
the remains say there was no pis-
It the place.
was a very popular farmer. own
&c place near town. but resided In
and had been until recently en-
the livery business. He was about
Old and leaves wife and two
about IL and IA years old. He
eat many friends here and the peo-
emple are stirred UP and excited
lever have been before.