Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-01
REP. R0bT. ADAMS
COMMITS SUICIDE
After Shooting Himself Went 10
Bathroom, WahSed, and Re.
turned 10 Room.
A NOTE TO SPEAKER CANNON,
Personal obligation, Exceeded Re-
sOurccs--Nilling to be Buried at
Houses Expense.

Washington June i.--Hepre'entst.Fe
Robert Adams. %, She Second congress
sIoua dlsui-t ~ Pennsylvania died
a. Emergencr hospital Boo this city to-
dsy - the resui, Of d pistol sho. fired
through his mouth ,nto bis head with
suicidal intent Tne act was ,ommit-
ted az The club chambers of the Met.
ropoIUau clGp. where Mr.. Adams had
resided FOR several wears. some time
between 6 and Z O'Clock this morning.
Il vas not until o'clock. however.
that he was found by Horace Clark
one ot the negro beilmen whose habit
Il was each morning 80 that hour 20
carry hot water to the room, Upon
opening the door Clark found MT
Adams. entirely nude. sitting upright
IN an arm chair
Mr. Adams vas then unconscious
and The physician Who was summoned
pronounced the wound fatal Mr
Adams WAS soon afterwards removed
to the hospital in a patrol wagon
whore the bullet and some fragments
Of ,he bone were removed from his
brain.
A ghsstly feature Of his attack was
the fact that after shooting himself
M Adams proceeded ont into the hail
and to the bath room. where he
washed himself and then returned 10
his room. The walls and bath room
were spattcred with blood. lu his room
am unsigned note vas found addressed
10 James clark. another bellmsn read
ug as follows
NOTIFY II O.. Clement. 1926 J. street.
Telephone main 1858. aud also Francis
=. Adams. 1877 Wallace street Let
money for breakfast bill. You can d.
/ vide the things irt the closet"
A he Metropolitan club chambers 10
f Was recalled TODAY that Yesterday
/ morning M Adams did not act natu-
/ rally and appeared 10 be under some
| mental strain. Before leaving for the
| Capitol he demanded his board bill
/ which he paid. remarling al the same
] time that the bellmcu could divide M
/ The change among themselves Hs
seemed himself again last uight and
there was nothing bon bis action which
indicated that he contemplated taking
! bis life
Mr. Adams became prominent az the
beginning ~ the session % Congress
by introducing and chsmploning the
whipping post bill" which had been
recommended By the president Mr.
Adams had 10 stand a good deal of
/ natural chatting dung the debate on
/ the hIil The fact that he was "a
bachelor and was trying to secure the
! passage ~ a bin 10 punish wife beating
by whipping the man.
Mr.. Adams has always been a con-
sisteut Republican Of the stalWart type.
I re was born In Philadelphia Feb IS.
| 1879, and graduated al the University Of
Pennsylvania 90 years later He prat.
| tiscd law for five years and spent some
| time ln scientific explorations as q
member 0f the United States geoloci.
/ cal survey i'm 1859 ne began his poIiti-
/ cal career as a member OF the state
/ senate Of Pennsylvania. where ~.
/ served four years and IN 1859 entered
! tho diplomatic service as American
minister 10 Brazil He filed This posi-
| tiou for a little over q year and then
/ came back Go mis- country 20 rc-cnteI
politics being elected "a member of the
/ Fifty-third Congress. BOO which body he
/ has served continuously ever since.
Mr.. Adams last night wrote the fol
/ loving letter 20 Speaker Cannon. Il
was received on the Capitol just before
the hour 81 converting the house today.
Washington. May 81. 1906.
Hon J, q. cannon:
My Dear Mr Spcaker-The fsCt that
my personal obligations exceed my re-
sources Is my only excuse for abandon.
! iug the responsible position 7 occupy m
/ the house. ! am willing to be buried
! az IFS expense, but ] ask that no con.
mittees BE- appointed or memorial SER
/ Vices held, as 7 have never been IN
sympathy with the latter custom
With assurances ~ uy high regard.
sincerely yours. ROBERT ADAMS"