The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14
Sen Adams in Critical Con-
dition.
GIACOM0 GA7TO'S SUICIDE
he Lelt Letters Stating that He Took
His Life Because Two Innocent Men
we're IN Prison in France for
Crime He Had Committed.
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4 County Constable B. +. Adams, who was
shot at West Norfolk last night by his
brother, Percy f. Adams. is now at ST
vincent's Hospital. this city.
Els condition is desperate, and 1t is
DOT believed that he can live through
tonight The bullet from adams bro
Tiers pistol penetrated his abdomen
and has not been found. I
The wounded boy, before being moved
from his home, in West Norfolk, THIS
morning, called to his bedside his bro
Their Percy and said to tho latter that
he forgave him for all he had done.
and told his brother that it was his
desire il death had to come. that he
f, (Percyo should never blame himself
pnce for the shooting. Ben exonerated
Percy freely. saying that, he would
most certainly have killed Percy had
the later not used bis pistol when he
leaped at him last night with the meat
cleaver.
percy Adams Is about q years
old and Ben is just nineteen. Percy
Adams will not be arrested He was
10 overcome by the tragedy this morn
h,g that he could not come to Norfolk
With his brother. and remained with his
mother and father at their home IN
West Norfolk
CAUSE OF SUICIDE.
Gacomo Cato, the young italian
shoemaker, who committed suicide UNI
der the street railway trestle over Ma
hone Lake Canal Wednesday by put
ting q pistol bullet through his brain,
left two letters. In which he stated that
two innocent men are now serving a
life sentence in France for q crime of
which he was guilty, and being unable
to stand the strain any longer he had
been compelled to put an end to his life.
One Of the letters is said to have been
adddessed to parties In France, where
the two men referred to are in prison,
and Cato asks in the letters that the
french, government be informed of the
innocence of those now in prison, SO
that they may be released. The second
letter was to a friend of the deceased
in Norfolk, telling him of the conditions
which caused the act. The crime In
France Is said to have been committed
six years ago.
Charles Cato. brother Of the suicide,
admitted that his brother lived in Mar
sellles at the alleged time. and that In
this year he had received n letter from
his father in Italy, asking him IL he
sid not want his brother to come on
here and help him. No reference was
made in this letter to his brother hay
ng committed any crime and he re-
,led that he did not want his brother
81 here.
None Of the Italians in this city can
live the names Of the persons who were
convicted Of the alleged crime, nor can
they give the name of the murdered
man. They maintain, however, that
this was the cause of Gatto's act and
that the crime had been preying on his
mind since 1896, which accounted for his
Excessive drinking and his morose man
Ter. #{s
4 DECLINES TO RESIGN.
Captain NJ II. Prince has sent writ
* ten,-answer to the Police Commission
which sent written request for his
s. resignation. He says that he will not
state the contents of the letter from cour-
tesy to the commissioners. They will not
state it's contents TIL there is regular
meeting to CONSIDER the situation 1T pre-
sents. There Is no question, however,
* that the letter is tantamount to re-
fusal to resign. and a request for charges
Or q demand for the grounds on which
The resignation is asked. That is the po-
stion the commissioners invite, because
& Il Is said by those who know that the
( commissioners have prepared case
against Captain Prince.
Captain NJ. II. Prince, for whose res
ignation the Police Commissioners have
asked, was attending to his usual duties
at police headquarters this morning
When asked what his intentions are In
regard to the investigation Of his record
and to the efforts of the commissioners
to put him out OF the position to which
they appointed him, he said: II have
nothing TO fear" He seemed thoroughly
confident OF his position, and said he
you'd see his lawyer to consult about
ihe situation this morning. The situa.
Hon will be interesting when the ularre
y q knt1r No mi q nna an Int,
.hief appointee begins in earnest and IL
public
NEGRO CAUGHT.
John Coleman was caught short tim
after he had held UP another negro an,
robbed him of So William Shelton ar
Dominion steamer this morning. lie wa
accosted by Coleman and robbed Of hi
pocket-book before he knew of the pre-:
snce Of Coleman. Coleman ran, but wa
pursued several blocks tn he ran Int
in Office building on Bank Street an
,arricaded himself in room on tn
third floor. The police broke into tn
room and found some of the money
coleman's mouth. On his hand was
severe cut and there was a pistol woun
n his leg, The police believe they hay
taught one OF the bold robbers who hay
given so much trouble of late. Sheldo
IS wel-dressed man, who says he III
been at work In New York and Is Q
M his way for n visit to his home In Ricl
mond. He Will be detained as a wines
Levy Walker was on trial for the THU
time to-day for murder. Twice he hi
had a mistrlal for killing Walter Ora
He accused Gray of running his siste
and was looking for him and for q,
~ other man for the same offensc who
seeing them together last February. !
4 'red at one man and hit the other. Thel
,ad been number of quarrels, and II
testimony is difficult and conGictin
Meantime the principal witness again
Walker has fled from the city, becau:
there are charges against him, which !
4 does not wish TO face, The jury aft,
considering the Walker case this afte
noon failed to agree and was discharge
COMMUNICATIVE Attorney Tilton h;
heretofore announced that he purpos,
to bring the Walker case to trial un,
@ a verdict OF some kind Is reached.
TRUANT HUSBAND WANTED.
Mabel Innlan. OF Seattle, Wash writ
to tho chief OF police to detect and d
n tam her truant husband Ed Inman S
Jays that ne has come here 10 be wi
fhs n s0rTrer wife, The letter Is patbetic3 n,