New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
ADAMS IN SING SING.
H4NDCUFFED TO n THIEF.
Has To Be Dragged from Tombs
Fan at Grand Central Station.

Albert ]. Adams the convicted policy king
arrived at Sing Sing Prison a few minutes before
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, handcuneo 10
another convict. and followed from the tram by
Deputy SherifIs Bell and Kelly, of NeW-hork-
The four men walked down the track from lhe
railroad station to the prison Adams ana ms
fellow convict were at once taken TO the cierk
Office. where their pedigrees were recorded
Adams went through the ordeal with composure'
but his face deathly pale. After his pedlgree
was taken he was made TO take bath, and
went through the BARRIERS hands His hair was
cropped close and he was shaved Clean Then
he donned a suit OF prison clothes. He VIII
undergo medical examination to-day and IN
day or two will be assigned 10 some kind OF
work In the mean time he viii be a member or
the idle gang
The policy king" was taken from the City
Prison to Sing Sing yesterday afternoon like
any ordinary criminal and chained 10 a common
thief. It was 1:32 Pa m when. in the City
Prison. he was temporarily united by means of
handouts TO Frank P. Price who had served
years sentence in the penitentiary, and had
been convicted and sentenced to three and one
half years in Sing Sing for obtaining money
under false pretences. The prison door swung
open, and Deputy Sheriffs Bell and Kelly gave
the order 10 walk out.
Adams hung back. seeing the prison van IN
the street surrounded DN a ETedL NAcNA VI iAASAA
who were curious to see him The deputies
dragged him along. AS he emerged from the
prison he pulled his hat down as far as possible
over his eyes and lowered his head TO escape the
gaze Of the crowd. He was led TO the Van
chained TO Price and thrust in without cere-
rnony. Then the door of the van was shut ana
locked the deputies climbed on the seat beside
the driver and the vehicle ratified away toward
the Grand Central Station.
When the door of the van was unlocked at
the vanderbilt-ave. entrance to the railroad
etation the two convicts inside did not imme-
diatelv obey the order to get out Price was
willing but Adams hung back
'eYou might as well get out and have 1t over
with" said Deputy Sheriff Kelly.
Still Adams would not move. and after Few
minutes wait Kelly got into the van and
dragged Adams out, with the assistance Of
Price The face Of the policy king was ashen
white and he seemed to be bewildered- Deputy
Sheriff Bel assisted Kelly in leading the two
convicts TO the train. Inside the station Adams
seemed to gain strength and walked without
urging 10 the smoking car Of the train.
Before the train pulled out Bell went to the
telephone to talk with some in the Sheriff's
Office. Before he got through talking the gates
had closed and the train was ready to start
Bell was identified, and permitted to pass
through the gate. At the same time John D.
Rockefeller. carrying golf sticks. passed through
on his way to Tarrytown-
Just before the train started James Oliver, OF
Adanls's counsel, who was one Of the passengers
said dolefuIly: Adams IS a sick man. and this
is an absolute outrage
Adams went to Sing Sing because his counseI
failed 70 get a writ in the federal court after
the writ of habeas corpus issued by Justice
C;iegcrich in the Supreme Court last week was
dismissed. The law firm Of kellogg & Rose nao
?
securing further delay to keep Adams out OF
sing Sing but Justice Giegerich. after listening
TO arguments by T. j Oliver ana "A J. rose @ IoL
aseree and Assistant District Attorney Gray
for the people dismissed the writ