The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
DEATH IS DUE
 TO HIS DEBTS Congressman Adams
 Kills Himself. PLACED PISTOL IN HIS MOUTH  Representative of Second District of
 Pennsylvania. Left Note To Speaker Cannon In Which He Said His Resources Were Not sumcientt to Maintain His Position.

Washington, June 1.-Representative Robert Adams, of Philadelphia, of the second congressional district of Penn sylvania, is dead as the result of a self inflicted bullet wound.
 Mir Adams was discovered in a dying condition in his apartments at the Metropolitan club chambers shortly after o'clock this morning. He was sitting in chair. A bullet wound in his mouth and pistol lying near him made 1t clear that he had attempted to kill himself He was removed at once to the Emergency Hospital where Dr. White operated to remove bullet that had penetrated the roof of MT. Adams's mouth and crushed the top of the skull in such manner that the lead could be felt through the scalp. The operation afforded no relief.
 A letter received by Speaker Cannon from MT. Adams this morning ex- plained the cause of the suicide. MT. Adams said in the letter that his debts exceeded his resources and forced him to abandon his official position The act was committed some time between and o'clock this morning at the club chambers or the Metropol- itan Club, where Mr. Adams had re- sided for several years. It was not until 8 o'clock, however. that he was found by Horace Clark, one of the ne- gro bell men, whose habit 1t was each morning to carry hot water to the room Upon opening the door. Clark found MT. Adams entirely nude. sitting upright in an arm chair.
 Wound Pronounced Fatal.
 He immediately summoned the at l taches of the house and a doctor was at once sent for Mir. Adams then was unconscious and the physician who was summoned pronounced the wound ne- l afterwards removed to the hospital in a patrol wagon where the bullet and some fragments of bone were removed from his brain.
 rhastly feature of his act was the fact that after shooting himself MT Adams proceeded out into the hall and to the bath room where he wash cd himself and then returned to his room. The walls and bath room were snattered with blood In his room an unsigned note was found addressed 10 James Clark another bell man. reading as follows:
 Notify H G. Clement. 1928 L. street. Telephone Main 1888, and also frane,s P Adams, 1917 Wallace street. Lett money for breakfast bill. You can divide the things in the closet.
 Al the Metropolitan Club chambers if was recalled today that yesterday morning MT Adams did not act natur- ally and appeared to be under some r,AntaI strain before leaving for the can,tal he demanded his board bill. which he paid. He seemed himsef again last night and there was noth- ing in his actions which indicated that he contemplated taking his lire. Letter to the Speaker.
 MT Adams last night wrote the fol- lowing letter to Speaker Cannon It uras received at the capitol just before the hour of converting the House to- day: , q, ,ooe Hon. j. G. Cannon:
 .Mv dear MT Speaker The fact that my personal obligations exceed nv resources Is my only excuse TOT abandoning the responsible position l occunv Tn eSe House l am willing 10 hvrtad at its expense, but I ask that m committee be appointed or roanoor,al services held as I have new nr been in sympathy with the latter "xVith assurances of my high regard.
 Robert Adams
 Philadelphia. June 1..congressman Adams was prominent in society and club circles here.
 Francis p Adams, mentioned Tn the note left by the Coneressman, hrotber of the deceased. He left Tor moshjrqton soon after being notified as,,." shn sbnot,ne MT Adams was a
 u,h.r of the Society of the Clncin- natj. Society of the War of 1872; col oriaI wars: Sons of The Revolution; ond was q member of Governor BeaV-
 ,s s+oN during the latter's admins tration
 prominent and Popular.
 1ohart Adams was one of the most
 n,,iar Renresentatives in Congress oS he has been identified with many aaat+ors of worldwide importance His nosition as ranking member or the roa{oritv after the chairman on the IIo,,sn Committee on Foreign Anairs nu o,,,,re 10 the i'll health of Mir Hit, n,ode if necessary for him to largely strao+ the business nf that important oanoroittae and he was thus brought totn nIoee contact with President Roose- ,,a,t and Secretaries Hay. Root and Taft. .,,,,. ,,an and was at all prominent social | functions in this city. It was only yes +srdav that he as acting chairman Of | the House Committee on Foreign Ar | fairs managed the diplomatic and con- sulor appropriation bill to It's final pass age in the House AS this blll mas been hefore the House for the past week MT. Hdams has been the principal figure in +ha IIouse There was nothing in hls 1 denortuent during the consideration Of the measure to indicate an unusual con | ditjon of his mind,
 Mir Adams became prominent at the begInning of the session of Congress by introducing and chamDioning the mIrhinning post bill, which had been recomr,ended by the President, Mir. Ad- ans had to stand great deal of good natnred chaFng during the debate on tbe h1l The fact that he was hacbeIor and was trying to secure the Dassape of d bill to punish wife-beat- inc bv whipping the man found guilty gave opportunity for poking fun at the 1 Pennsvlvania member
 Lost Part of Fortune.
 MT Adams. like most members of Congress from Philadelphia, seemed to have life lease on his seat Tn Con- oress. although it was rumored a few years ago that he had been threat ened with opposition, At that time there was n suggestion that he had lest A large portion of his fortune through iniudicious investments and this is one of the possible causes of | inc act of destruction.
 | MT. Adams has always been a consist.