Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
CRAzED LOVERS DEED
Horrible Double Tragedy in
Southeast Washington.
CAUSED BY JEALOUSY
GEORGE LONG KILLS SWEET
HEART WITH A RAZOR.
Then Cuts His Own Throat and Dies
by Her Side-Inquest
Unnecessary.
CAUSED BY JEALOUSY


A horrible double tragedy was enacted at
the home of Frederick Woodsum. llO6 Attn
street southeast last night. shortly before
7 clock and claimed the attention or the
police and coroner George NJ. Long,
Spanish war veteran committed the double
crime He first cut the throat or Miss Nora
Adams and then ended his own life with
the razor he had used on his sweetheart. IL
Is said Miss Adams had promised to De-
come his wife next month.
Miss Adams was twenty-three years Old
and her parents live at Malcolm. Charies
county. Md Long was ten years oider
than Miss Adams. He was native Oh
Quebec, and until few days ago had peen
employed as a laborer In the navy yaru.
This position he surrendered last week III
order to accept a better situation at the III
tration plant seven-year-old son of the
WOodsums was the only person IN the
house besides those who figured In the trag-
edy at the time the murder was committed.
He was so badly frightened that ne Is un-
able to give an intelligent account OF what
really occurred.
From what the police were able to learn
of the couple and the crime they are satiS-
fled that the motive was Jealousy. ne
couple boarded with the Woodsums, ana II
was in their home that Miss Adams met
and fell In love with the Canadian. she
had come here from her country nome ohiy
a few months ago and had obtained EN-
ployment at the jewelry counter at the
Palais Royal Recently she went nome 10
spend a short vacation, and while She was
there Long corresponded with her. She
had told the people at home OF her lntenoeu
marriage. for a letter found among tne
dead mans effects showed that MISS
Adams sister was aware OF the reiatioh'
aviSted between the two.
When about the house the couple were
together most Of the time. and the man
showed signs of jealousy when MISS ADAMS
had friends call to see her. They naa nau
lovers auarrels, the police were told put
their disagreements had never passed pc
yond that stage" No threatening language
had ever been heard and there was no,i'ais
in Longs conduct to give their friends an
idea that such deed as that committed
yesterday was contemplated.
Regarded as Member Of Family.
Miss Adams and Mr.. Long. while board
ers I'm the woodsum home. were more ike
members of the family than boarders. and
made themselves perfectly at home at all
times. Miss Adams was so familiar In the
family that she sometimes relieved Mrs
Woodsum of work about the house. Yes
terday she consented to wash the dlsheS
after the evening meal, in order that Mrs'
WoOdSum might be able 10 go 10 ner louse
meeting early.
About the time Mrs. Woodsum went out
of the house to attend the lodge meeting
her husband went to a neighborlng store 10
purchase smoking material. This lelt the
couple and the young son of the Wood
sums to take care OF the mousse MISS
Adams was in the kitchen washing the
dishes when the deadly attack was MADE
upon her by her jealous lover. Wnat
words II any, passed between them Will
never be known. The frightened boy says
he heard nothing said before Long walked
up from behind the young woman. grabbed
her hands and began using the razor. WIN
her head severed almost from her BODY she
ran from the house to the shed in the rear
and fell dead.
Long pursued her to the shed and Just
what happened there Is not known. 1t Is
thought that he renewed his attack upon
the woman before he cut his own throat
and wrists. The sef-intiicted wounds
caused his death before anything could be
done for him. The position of his body
showed that he was anxious to be with her
in death for he had put his head under her
arm and rested 1t upon her chest. 1t was
in this position that he died
Young WOodSum ran from the house when
he realized the seriousness of the affair and
shouted for assistance. He met his father.
who was returning from the cigar store. and
the latter hurried to his home to make an
investigation and have the police take
charge OF the case Policemen came in a
short time and did hundreds of curious
people from the neighborhood in which
much as the police could do to keep the
crowd from taking possession of the prem
ses. When a physician stated that Long
and his victim were dead the police remain
ed guard and did not permit the bodies
to be touched until the arrival of Acting
Coroner GlaZebrook.
Detectives Burrows and Trumbo had ar
rived from police headquarters In the mean
time and questioned witnesses regarding the
couple. The acting coroner was shown the
razor that had been found behind the door
by Detective Trumbo He questioned the
boy and others and concluded that II would
be unnecessary to hold an inquest. In the
case of the young woman the certificate sets
out briefly the nature of her wounds and
gives the additional information that she
was murdered The certificate In Long 8
shows that he committed suicide.
Prompted by Jealousy.
There seems to be no question that jeal-
ousy prompted the crime. Last week. when
he resigned his position In the navy yard
and accepted another one at the filtration
plant he notified Mr.. Woodsum that he
would move from the latter's house. He
had made arrangements to board with
George Brown. at 7th and streets he
stated. and Miss Adams said he tried to
persuade her to go to the eth street house
to board. 1t IL believed that Long made
the move for the purpose of getting Miss
Adams out of the southeast section of the
city, where she would probably not see so
much Of the man of whom he was jealous.
This man. 1t Is stated Is street car con-
ductor. who formerly lived In the neighbor-
hood of Malcolm. He was merely friend
OF the Adams family. 1t Is said. and had
given the Canadian no cause to become 1eal-
He had visited Miss Adams several
times and she had gone out with him for a
stroll
Papers found In Longs room show that
he served In the Philippines with the 18th
Infantry and was discharged September IT
1902 on accdAnt of heart trouble. He was
in the service for about eighteen months
After receiving his discharge he came here
and succeeded in getting through a claim
for a pension of $40 month. Then he re-
mained here and obtained the position In the
navy yard.
Disposing Of the Bodies.
cOrouer had 3ISpnsa5 Of tbe