The Washington times., 1904-08-04
Jealous Lover Murders
Girl and Kills Himself
George Long SIashes Nora Adams Throat
With RazoB Then Sewers Arteries in His
Own NeCk-They Die Together.

Supposcdlv in q "a of jealousy. George
NJ I.ouE murdered his sweetheart, Nora
Adams. az IlC5 Fourth Street southeast.
cutting hey throat with razor. and
then cutting his owu throat and wrists
with the same weapon. The crime was
committed I'm the kitchen but the Ur-
fortunate girl ran to a Woodshed IN the
rear OF the house, where she fell. Fol
lowing her. Long fell across her body.
Both were found dead there. wrapped IN
each others arms.
The tragedy took place between $50
d1G Z o'clock in the evening. The only
witness was little Freddie WooLsum.
the siN-year-old son of Frederick Wood
sum, at whose house the victims of
the double crime boarded. He saw Long
cut Miss Adams threat in the kitchen.
and then ran crying % the front Of the
house. Returning from a nearby to
baccO shop. wucre he had gone to buy
cigars. Mr. Woodsum stumbled across
the two bodies IN the woodshed. He inn
mediateiy gave the alarm and the police
were called.
A Maryland Gil.
Nora Adams was a daughter Of George
Washington Adams. a farmer and
miller, who lives at Malcolm, Charles
county. Nd. She came TO Washington
about five months aSo to get work.
After visit 10 relatives she procured
employment at the Palais Royal where
she worked at the jeWelry counter So
far as can be learned she was a woman
| of exemplary character. and her friends.
with whom reporter for The Times
talked. had nothing but good to say of
her. She was twenty-three years OF age.
George NJ. Long, the murderer and
suicide, was a native Of Canada. and
hailed from Quebec Five years ago h.
enlisted in the American army. serving
IN the Seventh Infantry. He saw service
in the Philippines, ana was honorably
discharged after "a little more than a
years service, with surgeons certih-
cate saying he had heart disease. This
was September Il, 1872.
Worked in Navy Yard.
Long came L Washington and soon
after received a pension Of Sl2 a month
Until few weeks ago Long was en-
I ployed at the navy yard as "a laborer.
/ He was a member of the local Spanish
/ War Veterans Association. The only
member Of his family he WAS over heard
! 20 mention was "a married sister. She
! lives IN Canada. he said, but where he
did not know. He had not seen her for
/ fifteen yesrs.
/ Mrs. Wcodsum. VIII whom ne board d.
1 told a Times reporter this morning that
1 when Long spoke of his sister he did
not mention her name.
/ Long came to board with the Wood
sums early in April last. The account
l given by Mrs. WOodsum Of the events
( that led up 10 the murder is as follows:
/ Mr.. Long came tO US early in April,
said Mrs. WOodsum. He worked at
/ the navy yard and seemed 10 be a man
/ of good disposition. He told US here
/ he was twenty-eight years old. but from
/ his discharge papers I know him 70
/ have been about thirty-thTee He was
/ quiet and never quarrelsOme. In the
! early summer ne met Miss Adams, who
/ was boarding next door They both
/ seemed very much in love with each
! other. and he used TO 20 over to see
/ her nearly every evening Early in June
/ Miss Adams went TO her home in Mary
I and for a vacation. She told me before
| she went she wanted TO come and board
/ with me. ] told her ! could take hcr
/ for while as my two daughters were
/ going away soon and she could stay
/ with ne until she made other arrange
| ments. She came back on July Is, and
| for awhile occupied the same room with
/ my girls She was very quiet and re-
| served, and her behavior was always
| II the best
/ she and Mr.. Long used 10 go out to
/ gether in the evenings, sometimes. They