The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-12
AL" ADAMS OUT OF sing sing
DRIVES ACROSS COUNTRY TO ES-
CAPE THE Newspapers.
Policy King. Met by Lawyer Jimmy"
Oliver. Enjoys q Hotel breakfast and
Gets Down to Business-Disappear
Later for Rest at His Home Near Carmel

OIiver, Enjoys Hotel hreakIast ana
Gets Down to Business-Disappear
Later for Rest at Ills Home Near Carmel
Albert j. Adams, once known as the
New York Policy King was released
from Sing Sing prison at e28 o'clock yes
terday morning. In a carriage which
had been waiting at the prison gate Adams
was driven to the Scarborough station,
about a mile below Ossining, where he
had planned to take the 70s train for New
York. On arriving at Scarborough Adams
saw two men whom he suspected to be
reporters. He wanted to dodge reporters,
30 he directed his driver to go over TO larry
town Heights on the Putnam division OF
the New York Central, two miles back OF
Tarrytown.
The driver did as directed, and the old
mamie was not young when he went to
prison and he aged rapidly while he was
there-took the first train for New York
At Adams 8 request, n O member OF his family
was waiting at the prison to escort him
home, but he must have communicated
in some way with New York before leaving
Tarrytown Heights, because Jimmy"
Oliver of Paradise Park, his counsel, met
him at the Grand Central station on the
arrival of the train, shortly before o'clock.
The two walked over to the Hotel Man
haitian, where they breakfasted in the mems
restaurant, and then drove to the
Office of Pocher Co., 40 West Thirty
fourth street, Of which firm Adams has
always been supposed to DO the silent and
moneyed partner and which manages all
his real estate interests and lends money
for him on approved bond and mortgage.
After remaining something more than an
hour at the office, Adams left. He Is sup
posed to have gone to Carmel. N. Y. on
the Harlem division Of the New York Cen
trail, where he has a country place and
where his family have spent the summer.
Under an indeterminate sentence Of not
less than one year and not more than one
year and nine months, Adams was taken
to Sing Sing on April 2s. 1908. The legality
OF this was questioned and he was re-
sentenced for a definite term. With the
communication received for good behavior,
he served just one year five months and
twenty-eight days. When he went to
Sing Sing he was suffering from diabetes
and is suffering from 1t still. OF the
months that he spent in prison, many were
passed in the hospital. He was not able
during a great part OF the time to do even
light prison work.
When, he began his prison life Adams
was rather a distinguished looking person.
Nearly six feet tall and portly, he had iron
gray hair and mustache. When he came
out Of the prison gate yesterday morning
he had bby gray beard and he carried
as Is usually the case with discharged con-
victs, no superfiuous flesh. He looked as
if he were. in fairly good health. He wore
a
carried over his arm a top coat Of dark
color. AS he came out of the prison he
was asked if he had anything to say.
Il have absolutely nothing to say for
publication. l have always tried to keep
out of the newspapers and have no desire
to get in now"
In business Albert j. Adams has always
been hard, cold and calculating. At home
he has been the embodiment OF anna bility.
He has wife, three sons and two daughters
to him and it was gratif1ed. When the
daughters were growing into young woman
hood he concluded they ought to have a
finer home than the one they had had for
many years, so he bought residence for
them at East Sixty-ninth street. 1t was
modern in all its appoint nents and furnished
regardless of expense. The daughters re-
ceived the best OF educations, as did also
the sons. When the oldest son was ready
for college he entered Harvard The story
Ii lIldt dS soOh Dc hL, cldbSLilhtSc lOulSl oul
who his father was he was ostracized and
left the university. Another son took no
chances with an American college and
matriculated at Heidelberg.
The family, on whom the Policy King
had lavished the winnings Of his poke
shops" has always been beautifully loyal
to him. The story is told that in the sum-
mer after he went to prison the family
went to some country place and the daugh-
tiers, while they we're very particular not
to court notoriety, never hestated to speak
Of their father in the most natural sort Of
way, and they never sought to hide the
fact that they were AL Adams daughters.
The engagement OF one was announced
two or three years ago. and a newspaper
sent to the house to get material for an
article. AS the story runs, Miss Adams
saw the reporter in person, and said:
Il shall have quiet wedding and desire
no press notices. ] am well aware, how
ever, that, to expect your paper to respect
my wishes would be expecting altogether
too much. Now, please say that the daugh-
ter Of al Adams, the Policy King is going
to be married. That is all have to say
Adams is supposed to be several times a
millionaire, some persons estimating hie
fortune as high as IS ,ooo.ooo He owns
many valuable pieces Of real estate on
Manhattan Island and in Brooklyn. and lie
also interested in one or two Of the large
breweries. When he left prison yesterday
morning, $500 was turned over to him
It was the money he had with him when
he went there.