Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-07-25
ADAMS IN JAIL AND
GLAD He DID IT.
Double Murderer Shows No Contri-
zion Fer Crime.
MEANT TO KILL -FOUR OTHERS.
Says That Shooting Of Wife Was
Unintentional as he Though Her
Lighton's Wife Whom He Meant to
Kill-Coolly Planned Crime.

yesterday Monroe Adams, with hands
still red with the blood of his wife and
daughter, talked as unconcernedly of
the horrible crime as though he had
killed couple of rabbits instead of
two human beings.
So far from showing contrition, he
rather gloried in the deed and said he
only felt sorry that he did not murder
four others as well.
The names of these intended vic
Tins he gives without restraint.
The homicide was deliberately
planned and executed with terrible ac-
curacy. Jealousy was, undoubtedly,
his motive, and with his passions
aroused Adams went forth to kill with
no fear of the consequences.
The generally accepted theory of
the homicide is about as follows.
For several years past Adams, the
negroes here say, had been living upon
terms of criminal intimacy with his
own daughter, Bobbie Adams, whom
he murdered. The officers make the
same statement, though they could
never secure evidence to convict.
Bobbie Adams was to have been
married this week to Hardy Robinson,
and it was, no doub', the thought of
giving her up that prompted the in
human father to kill her.
The girl, on Wednesday morning,
left her own home and went to that of
her aunt, the wife of Will Nightor,
about block away.
1t is said that Adams made dire
threats when he learned of her de-
parture. He believed that Nighton
and his wife, Hardy Robinson and
Henry Sapp were instrumental in get
ting the girl away, and it was these
whom he says he intended to kill.
Will Nighton was slightly shot in
the arm, but lodged before Adams
could kill him.
Adams says now that he did not real
ly mean to kill his wife. He suppos-
ed he was shooting Nighton's wife, a
sister of his (Adams0 wife, making
the mistake under excitement,
The killing of his daughter, how
ever, was cold. blooded and deliberate,
and for this Adams expresses no re-
morse or regret whatever
1t was fear of lynching at the hands
of the other negroes that prompted
him to surrender.
When searched in Jail Adams pock-
cts contained seven shells loaded with
buckshot, and it was these he intended
to use upon Nighton and wife, Hardy
Robinson and Henry Sapp. He also
had half bottle of whiskey and a
small phial of strychnine.
Adams told Sheriff Bell that he inH
tended to swallow the poison and end
his own life after he had murdered the
others.
The gun used by Adams was a fine
breech loader which he had hired
from Henry Bagley. He stated to
Mr.. Bagley that he wanted the gun to
go bird hunting. He had hired the
same gun on former occasions and
nothing strange was thought of it.
After killing his wife and daughter
Adams tossed the gun into ditch
near the old cemetery.
Adams is we'll known here as a cook,
and only few hours before the homi-
eide hai prepared barbecue dinner
for picnic party.
He bears a bad record and, it is
said, terrorized his family to the ex-
tent that members dared not tell of
the skeleton in the closet.
Several years ago Adams was tried
and convicted upon the charge of
burning Hamil's store here, but upon
second trial came clear. He is
small, stout built muIatto, and not o
few of the negroes here feared him.
Adams told Sheriff Bell yesterday
that he did not care what became of
him just 80 he was not sent to the
penitentiary. And it is not believed
now that he will cheat justice by get
ting of thus lightly.