The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-02
AL ADAMS SUICIDES
NEW YOR KPoLICY KING ENDS HIS
LIFE.
by Police Caused Formerly
Wealthy Gambler to Com.
init the Rash Act.

New York. Oct. ALBERT J. Adams
who made a large fortune as the head
of the policy gambling combine. shot
himself in the head last night at his
home in this city. His dead body was
found today.
Adams has been in poor health since
his release from Sing Sing prison,
hwere he served a term for having
conducted policy game in this city
Soon after his release he became pres
ide tnof the Guanat auato Amalgamated
Gold Mines Company.
He was reported to be the financial
hacker of the firm Of NJ. J. Sage &
Co. Of this city and New Jersey. the
Offices of which were raided in August
on a complaint that the company was
conducting a bucket shop. Mr.. Ad-
ams's son. Albert j.. Adams. however.
declared that the only Albert J. Ad-
ans connected with the Sage company
was himself '..= .-,
The fatal shot was fired while Mr..
Adams sat in a chair in front Of a
mirror in his room in his apartments
in the Ansonia. The bullet passed
through his head and embedded itself
in the wall. ....-
"Ar Adams took his life primai lily
because of the heuning he has received
at the hands Of the newspapers" said
w. E. d. Stokes when went to
Sing Sing. sent there by the Governor
to see what could be done for Sam
Parks, I found Parks on a hospital cot.
Nursing him was All Adams, who had
known me for years.
He said: Why don't you do some-
thing with the Governor to get me out
Of here? You know I am here under
an indeterminate sentence Think OF
the grief to my family. know you
will use your influence with the Gov.
ernor; he will do something for me. II
remain much longer here will die
Il told him I could do nothing for
him until he agreed to sever his con-
| nection with the policy business.
Mr.. Stokes said that Adams agreed
and~was released from prison
Lately. Mr.. Stokes said. Mr.. Adams
| told him that he had suffered losses
amounting to 100000. of which $40, 900
was lost in Union Pacific stocks. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Stokes Adams told him
that he had loaned 100000 to his
son. that he had loaned $4,000 to a
trust company and that he had much
money invested in stocks, from which
he could realize nothing at present
About six months ago. Mr. Stokes
SAID, Adams appeared to be greatly de-
pressed and Mr.. Stokes asked him II
he was worried by business troubles.
NO, 1t is not that" replied Adams.
nave been bounding me so long about
the policy and bucket shop business
that can stand 1t no longer and IL
| there Is not a let up / will kill myself
l can't stand 1t. old man; there has got
TO be stop to it. I am an old man
now and l might as we'll finish it,"
AT the office of the Colonial Securities
Company, Of which Adams was treas
urer, II was said today that Adams has
been Ill OF diabetes for a year and tina,
IL was inns illness which must have
prompted him to commit suicide.
An official of the company said tina,
Mr.. Adams did not end his life he.
cause he had lost his fortune, for he
dld not lose it. At the time of HI,
death he was very wealthy man
ne was one of the largest individua
holdets OF corner real estate in tn,
city. He WAS also Interested in otha,
! business ventures paying largo 70
turns.