The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-14
THE BALTIMORE TRAGEDY.
Verdict OF the COrOBer,s Jury In the
Adams Case

BALTIMORE. Aug 1.-THE coroner's
July which enquired into the double trag-
| edy resulting in the death of Charles
Houck and Mrs. George Jane Adams. last
| night returned a verdict holding Joseph
Isaiah Adams, husband OF the woman.
! responsible. The case attracted general
interest because OF its highly sensational
features Long before the time for the
| inquest people began TO assemble in front
| Of the statiOnhOuse, and later they crowd
ed inside despite the efforts of the DO
icemen to keep them out. and in a short
while the police stopped trying to resist
the rush. By the time the Inquest began
there were fully 500 persons in the build
ing.
Nothing startliugly new was brought
out by the inquest. but several witness
es were produced who saw the shooting
Contrary TO expectations. the families OF
the victims and the man who did the
killing were not called upon TO testify,
and there were none of the charges and
counter-charses between the family Of
the husband and that of the dead wife
which had been hoped for by the curious.
and the prospect Of which had been the
principal cause for such a large attend
ance-
Mrs. Mary L. Adams. mother Of the
prisoner. was present. as were his five
/ brothers.
When Adams was tayeu before the
jury he was told that he could make a
statement or not, just as he chose. and
Gentlemen. have nothing to say"
his cell
Stephen J Lauer 1904 North Dallas
Street. testified that he was driving to-
ward the bridge through Druid Hill Park
and that he noticed a woman going in
the same direction followed by a crippled
man, who was about nifty feet behind
her. lie PAID no particular attention TO
| them until he heard a shot. Then he
looked up and saw man shoot the man
on clutches once after which the WON
an grappled with the man. when she re-
ceived three shots The man then ran
down into the Falls Road, and Laupr FOL
lowed IN the buggy. Keeping the man in
sight as well as he could. L-auer drove
until he found his way out into the street
again. and was but a short distance be
I hind Adams when he was arrested by Pa
trolman Kelly at Mosher Street and Flu
PatroIman Kelly told how ne had seen
| the man running and gave chase think
! ing be was burglar. and arrested him.
George Grant. q butcher who lives at
| 6ll ) street northwest Washington. said
he was near the bridge. heard a shot and
saw the cripple fail. The woman grap-
| Piled with the man. who shot her once.
whercupOu she fell 10 the ground and the
man kneolIug over her, fired twice more
into her PROSTATE form.
! George ". Robinson S3G3 Beach Ave
/ nue.. said ne was on a bench in tho r74rlr
near the end of tho bridge He heard a
| shot which whistled past his head. saw
the cripple shot, the man and woman
grapple and saw the woman shot
| DIT y q. keirle. DOst-mortem physi-
| clan. testified that careful examination
showed that three bullets had struck the
woman; that each one went through the
| left breast into the heart. which was
| completely torn 20 pieces. He said H0uck
I was shot under the right shoulder the
bullet piercing the heart
Mrs. Alleue stout l4J Fails Road. tes-
I titled that she was an intimate friend of
the dead woman and that. hearing Of the
shooting. she went 10 the spot and found
the lunch which Mrs Adams was said 20
| have been carrying 20 her daughter who
] works i'm the Woodbury. mills