The Washington times., 1905-11-11
SHOOTS HIS WIFE
AND KILLS HIMSELF
William Adams Spares His
Baby's Life.
HIS MIND UNBALANCED
Typhoid Fever Said to Be Respon-
sible for the Mans
Condition.
HIS MIND UNBALANCED

After a struggle with his wife, VIII
liam Adams. car cleaner for the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. shot her
through the right hand and left breast
and then killed himself by firing a bull
let into his heart in the hallway of his
home. 1871 II street northeast about
$40 o'clock this morning.
The woman - at the Casualty EIospi-
tai in a serious condition. At noon
she was fully conscious. but suffering
greatly from her injuries. although
both bullets We're extracted few mo
ments after her arrival at the institu-
tion. The doctors say she has an even
chance for recovery.
Mind Affected by Fever.
Mrs. Adams says her husband was in
Providence Hospital during July and
August suffering from typhoid fever.
and since ne was discharged from that
institution his mind has been affected.
Il is alleged by her that since his re
turn to their home he acted in strange
manner on many occasions. and mis-
treated her almost every time she failed
to agree with him on any subject
Last night ADAMS is said TO have acted
uueerly and did not go To the railroad
yards i'm Trinidad b. c.. where he
worked lie remained at home. and
arose this morning about cloc.
When Adams came downstairs he ask
Ell if he was not going to have any
brea kfast
The woman replied that his breakfast
was on the table lie ate heartily and
lcft the house saying he had some bust
ness TO attend to in the northwest sec
tion OF the city. Shortly after Q clock
he returned to the house and Went to-
back room on the second floor Mrs
Adams was cleaning the breakfast dishes
and heard him 90 upstairs, 4 few mo-
menJs after he entered the house he
called to hcr:
Bessie, come up here. I've got some
thing [ want 10 show YOU
Seized Her by Eeck.
Mrs. Adams went to the back room.
As soon as she stepped across tho
threshold her husband seized her bv
the neck and stamped wet cloth over
her mouth and she wrestled with him
FIe tried several times 20 trip her up
and throw her on The lounge. but She
finally broke away from him and ran
to u third Eoor room.
Drawing a revolver from his pocket
Adams pursued her to The from; room
on the third floor where the two-vear-
OLD baby Al;ce was sitting on the h5o-
| playing with a little Noahs ark and a
lamb. Adams leveIed the weapon at
his wifi, and was about 10 shoot whey.
! she dartcd into the rear room and got
| out of his range. lie followed her there
and shot hog in tEe right hand. near the
I base of the Istt!e finger. As she was
running down the steps, screaming fo-
/ assistance, Adams stepped 10 the rail
I ing and fred a ballet into her left breas 81
| about half an inch above her heart
/ with blood streaming down the front
/ of her dress, Airs. cdams ran to the
! door leading 20 the street, where size
was met by Joseph Amoroso. an Italian.
! who conducts barber shop under the
/ living rooms. Exhausted from loss on
! blood Mrs. Adams fell into Amoroso's 5
| arms. and he carried her on his shoul-
der 10 Prices drug store. at Thirteenth
and II streets northeast Later she was
removed 90 the Casualty Hospital in an
/ ambulance.
| After Adams fired the bullet into his
| wife-s breast he evidently thought he
/ had killed her. He followed her to the
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