Evening star., 1905-11-11

Mr. ana mrs. VIM. Adams,
to Prices drug store whence she was con-
veyed to the Casualty Hospital DR.. Jarboe
removed the bullet from near the shoulder
blade shortly after the wounded woman
reached the hospital, and dressed the
wound in her hand. The police found the
dead body of Adams on the floor of the
hall on the second floor. His arms were
folded across his chest, he having fallen
near where the weapon rested. His shirt
was burning when Lieut.. Daley and Po-
liceman Frank P Smith of the ninth pre-
cinct reached the house. in response to a
telephone message received from Price s
drug store.
There's been a murder committed at
1911 II street-come quick was the mes
sage received by Lieut.. Daley over the
In less than five minutes the patrol
wagon stopped in front of the number
stated and the lieutenant and policeman
rushed toward the door
Don't go in there" shouted man who
stood upon the pavement, the man Will
kill YOU
He'll have to KILL" responded the lieu
tenant, who did not stop to discuss the
question with him.
Body in Pool of Blood.
Hurrying to the second floor over the
barber shop of Amoroso Bros. the home
of the Adams family. the lieutenant and
policeman found the mans body lying in
a pool of blood. The blaze was eXtin-
guished and the lieutenant gave orders that
nothing should be touched until the arrival
of the coroner. Learning that the two
year-old child of the participants in the
tragedy, Alice Adams. was in the mouse,
the lieutenant went in search of her, ex-
pecting to find that her father had ended
her life. He was agreeably surprised When
he found the tot standing beside the CRIB
in the front room.
lieutenant.
The lieutenant took charge Of her and
turned her over to relative. he then
had Mrs. Adams conveyed to the hospltal.
Unhappy Married Life.
Adams was employed by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company as a car
cleaner. his father, e. W. Adams OF " ii
street northeast. being employed by the
same company. Four years ago he mar
ried Miss Bessie Whitmire, who had for
merly lived at Forestville, Va. Adams was
also from Virginia. Their married life had
been so unpleasant that the wife recently
threatened to leave her husband. Since ne
suffered an attack of typhoid fever, the
wife says his conduct at times was nn-
bearable. Last Sunday night when she re-
turned home from visit to relatives IN
the city she says, he locked her out of the
house. and she repeated her threat to leave
him. Since that time he had asked her on
several occasions If she intended to leave
him and she told him she would If he did
not change his conduct toward her.
Last night when the husband reached
home about 6 o'clock he asked his wife If
she would go to the theater with him, but
she objected to going because she was sick
She finally yielded TO him. however, and
went to the Academy with two friends and
their child After the show was over they
went to Chinese restaurant and had some
thing to eat. 1t was almost midnight when
they reached home and retired. This morn
ing their two boarderS, Charles Riley and
Walter BloXton, were at home, but there
was delay caused in getting breakfast be-
cause the fire was out. Riley went away
but BloXton remained about the house and
got some wood for the fire after Adams had
refused to get it for his wife. Mr.. Adams
went away from the house, returning short
ly after . o'clock. 1t Is thought that his
leaving the house was for the purpose of
getting the weapon. he had no revolver
at home.
Locked Themselves In.
Upon his return he bolted the front door,
leaving Bloxton outside putting wood In
the cellar.
And so you are going to leave me?' he
asked his wife in an apparently friendly
way.
Not unless you conduct yourself IN the
future as you have in the past was the
wife's response
The husband then asked his wife to a
room on the upper floor, saying he had
something TO show her 1t was when this
room was reached that he attempted the as
sat.lt throwing her down and putting a
cloth over her mouth to prevent an out
cry being made. Failing in his attempt,
he drew the weapon and fired at her. She
reached the third floor in her effort TO get
away from him and he had followed her
The husband evidently thought he had
killed his wife and then fired the shet
through his own heart. Mrs. Adams ran to
the lower floor and succeeded in drawing
the bolt and getting TO the sidewalk. There
she said: MY husband shot me and killed
himself
The boarder referred to assisted her to the
drug store He then returned TO the house,
but was afraid to enter because he feared
Adams was there and might use his weapon
upon him. In few minutes large crowd
of curious persons had gathered about the
entrance to the house, and remained there
until the body of Adams had been taken
to the morgue. The father of Adams
reached the house shortly after the tragedy
was enacted, but the police would not let
him go to the upper floor to view the
ghastly sight. He said he had heard state
ments made about the trouble between his
son and Mrs. Adams. but did not know
much about their affairs
Police Investigation.
When the police reached the house the
condition of the premises was such as to
cause them to believe that persons other
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