The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-31
IA[E OF RICHES
THAT FAILED
How Wealthy Family of New
York Is Snubbed
FATHER, A POLICY KING
Sins of Father Visited on His
Children

"And visit the sins of the fathers upon
the children, even unto the third and
fourth generation
These words were no truer more than
four thousand years ago, when the PatTi-
arch Moses put them IN the PentateEcn'
than they are today, says the New York
Norid The last to find them 50 are the
six Children Of AZ J. Adams-2oiicy king
convict. millionaire. They have been for
ced 70 drain the bitter cup 10 the last lees
Adams. now convict No. 70, worshiDs
his children. We'll may this "meanest man
in the world" DO so. His sons are me-
handsome and well educated young men,
well able 10 take care OF themselves ana
leading lives OF the utmost proDitX HIS
daughters are two as handsome young
women as any father could wish to have.
Clever. carefully sch9oled, distinguished
IN bearing. patrician in feature, always
dressed in the mode. they are typical New
York girls.
IT knew this blow wouldn't fail heav-
flv on those fine Young boys of mine and
those splendid girls said Adams when
the cell door cianSed on him, Il could
stand it without a murmur. Bat it is
they who are being forced to bear the
humiliation that has been heaped upon
me
Just when the six children We're begin
ming TO hope that the future had opened
out for theu-that their fathers misdeeds
might not be used against them to the END
OF their lives-came Adam conviction and
gentence to Sing Sing. The world Of clubs
and society and house parties and dances
and dinners seem closed to them now.
And it is through no fault of theirs.
Theirs is the story of the wealth that
failed.
There is nothing which the Adams mil
lions could not buy in the way Of yachts,
Jewels. houses in town and country, auto
mobiles. opera boxes travel. What hun
dreds of thousands yearn for the Adams
family has-but to what purpose? The
81. 100000 of the father is as the piuful
penny Of the poor when it comes TO buying
and UNFOLDING the position that their cul-
ture refinement education and wealth
should bring the children who never have
harmed a soul
Twenty years ago Adams was rich
man-ten years ago he began to count
himself a millionaire. The pennies that
made his fortune were rung from the
poor. All this time these six children
were growing up. They had all the
advantages that belong to children whose
fathers are rich men,
The sons went to the best schools ana
IL, 1,l,f r,fN.s
a Fifth avenue finishing school where
there fellow pupils were the daughters
Of men known the land over-sirls Of
wealth position and family.
Lawrence was the first to feel the blow,
the eldest of all. He entered Harvard
with every prospect. as he hoped, of a
successful social career among the sons
of the best families in the United States
This fne-loolling. manly young freshman
had no trouble in making plenty Of
friends. The professors liked him be
cause ne entered into his work with Zest
and proved himself an apt and promising
student.
But there came the dak of reckoning
Somebody in his class who lived in New
York happened TO see Adams with his
father stroIling along Fifth avenue. lie
nodded TO his classmate and then ran
plumb into his uncle, a wel-known law
yer.
Didn't know you were acquainted with
adams, the policy man. said the elder
gentleman.
I'm not" said the young man; Il
nodded TO Larry Adams. one of the men
In my class at Harvard
Wei. the other is Az Adams, the
greatest crook in New York; he makes
his wealth by robbing the poor" said the
uncle
So the story got around Uarvard's
shades. Some stuck Loyalty TO their stu
dent friend, asking no more than that
he be the pleasant wholesome gentleman
he clearly was. Others, more particular.
asked the name OF their friend They
dropped Adams. Many. willing to be-
friendly with young Adams themselves.
wouldn't ask him TO meet their mothers
and sisters.
But the policy kings son bore his snub-
bing like the manly fellow that he is.
Never a word Of complaint escaped him
when he found his position at college
different from that of his classmates.
NO Harvard college for me" said
Louis 3. Adams. the second son. when
st came to his turn TO round out his edu-
cation.
His older brothers experience at classic