Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-01
FIRED BULLET INTO
 HIS OWN MOUTH Representative Adams Died at 11:3O at the Emergency Hospital
 in Washington.
LEFT MONEY TO PAY BILL
Man Who Introduced and Had Passed in One Hour Resolution
 Declaring War on Spain.

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 Washington, June 1.-Representa-
 tive Robert Adams, of the second con-
 gressional district of Pennsylvania is
 dear at the emergency hospital in
 this city, as the result of pistol shot
 fired through his mouth into his head
 with suicidal intent. The act was
 committed at the club chambers of the
 Metropolitan club, where Mir Adams
 had resided for several years, some-
 time between six and seven o'clock
 this morning. It was not until eight
 o'clock, however, that he was found
 by Horace Clark, one of the negro
 bellmen whose habit it was, each
 morning at that hour to carry hot
 water to the room. Upon opening the
 door, Clark found MT Adams, en-
 tirely nude, sitting upright in an arm chair. He summoned the attaches of the house and a doctor was sent for.
 Mir Adams then was unconscious and the physician pronounced the wound necessarily fatal. Mir Adams was soon afterward removed to the- hos pital where the bullet and some frag- ments of bone were removed from his brain.
 A ghastly feature of his act was the fact that after shooting himself Mlr Adams proceeded out into the hall and to the bathroom where he
 w1pshed himself and then feturned to his room. The walls and bathroom were spattered with blood. In his room an unsigned note was found ad- dressed to, James Clark. another bell man. reading as follows;
 Notify H. G. Clement, 1926 I street. Telephone main 1863, and also Francis P. Adams. 1917 Wallace street. Left money for breakfast bill. You can divide the things in the closet"
 At the Metropolitan club chambers 1t was recalled to-day that yesterday morning Mir. Adams did not act nat urally, and appeared to be under some mental strain. Before leaving for the capitol he demanded his board bill, which he paid, remarlling at the same time that the bellman could d. vide up the change among themselves. He seemed himself again last night and there was nothing in his actions which indicated that he contemplated taking his life.
 It was Mir Adams who reported, conducted through the house and had charge of in conference with the sen ate, the Cuban resolutions. and draft cd. introduced, reported and passed through the house of representatives in one hour the declaration of war against Spain.
 Robert Adams was one of the most popular representatives in congress and he has been identified with many matters of worldwide importance. His position as ranking member of the majority after the chairman on the house committee on foreign af- fairs has, owing to the i'll health of MT Hit. made 1t necessary for him largely to direct the business of that important committee and he was thus into close contact with Pres dent Roosevelt and Secretaries Hay, Root and Taft.
 Mir Adams was a society and club | nan and was at all prominent social functions in this city. It was only 1 that he. as acting chair 1 nan of the house committee on for | ign affairs. managed the diplomatic ! md consular appropriation bill to its | inal passage in the house. As this | ill has been before the house for he past week Mir Adams has been | he principal figure in the house. There was nothing in his department turing the consideration of the me/- | Ire to indicate an unusual condition | fl his mind
 MT Adams became prominent at the of the session of congress " introducing and championing the whipping post bill" which haa been recommended by the president. Mir dams had to stand a great deal of ood natured chafing during the de- ate on the bill. The fact that he was
 bachelor and was trying to secure he passage of bill to punish wife eating by whipping the man found uilty gave opportunity for poking un at him.
 Mir Adams. like most members of ongress from Philadelphia. seemed 3 have a life lease on his seat in ongress. although it was rumored a sw years ago that he had been threatened with opposition. At that Ime there was a suggestion that he ad lost a large portion of his for me through iniudicious investments nd this is one of the possible causes [ his act.
 Mir Adams has always been a re- He was born in Philadel- hia. February 2s. 1sis. and grad zted from the University of Penn Tlvania twenty years later. He prae- ced law for five years and spent ,me time in scientific explorations ' a members of the United States eoIoeical survey. h 1ss3 he began Is political career as a member of
 state senate Of Pennsylvania where e served four years and in 1888 en- .red the diplomatic service as Amer al minister to Brazil He filled the ost for little over a year and then sme back 10 this country to re-enter olitics. being elected a member of 1e F1fty-thfrd congress. in which \ piy he has served continuously ever