Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-02
Congressman Robert Adams Of Pennsylvania
Commits Suicide.
TRAGEDY IN WASHINGTON CLUB HOUSE
Unconscious Man Removed to Hospital
Where he Dies.
LETTER LEFT FOR SPEAKER CANNON
Suicide Says his Obligations Exceed Hi ,
Resources
-ETT[R LEFT FOR SPEAKER CANNON
DECEASED PROMINENT IN sOcltT
He was a Member of Several Club
and Was Acting as Chairman of
Committee ON Foreign
Amntrs.

WASHINGTON, June L-Representa
Robert Adams of the Second CongressiG
district OF Pennsylvania died at Er
gency hospital in this city as the re
of a pistol shot fired through his me
into his head with suicidal intent.
act was committed at the club cham'
OF the Metropolitan club, where
Adams had resided for several years. s
time between and CLOCK this morn
1t was not until o'clock that he
found by Horace Clark, one OF the NJ
bellmen whose habit It was. each morl
al that hour to carry hot water 10
room Upon opening the door, Clark 10
Mr.. Adams, entirely nude, sitting upr
In an arm chair. He Immediately
moned the attaches of the house an
doctor was at once sent for. Mr' Ad
then was unconscious and the physl
who was summoned pronounced the wd
fatal. Mr.. Adams was soon after1
removed to the hospital in a patrol wa
where the bullet and some fragment
the bone was removed from his bralI
chastity Features of Affnir.
A CHASTITY feature of the affair isl
fact that after shooting himself
Adams proceeded out into the hall and
the bathroom, where ne washed hi
and then returned to his room. The
and bath room were spattered with
In his room an unsigned note was
addressed tc James Clark, another be
reading as follows;
Notify H. G. Clement, 1926
Telephone main 1865, and afso Fran
Adams, 1917 Wallace street. Lett
for breakfast bill. You can dlvid
things In the closet.
At the Metropolitan club chambers
recalled today that yesterday morniT
Adams did not act naturally and sp
to be under some mental strain.
leaving for the capitol he demand
board bill. which he paid, remark
the same time that the bellman
divide up the change among then
He seemed himself again last mig
there was nothing In his action whI
dicated that he contemplated taxi
life. 1
Mr. Adams was one OF the most
representatives in congress and
been Identified with many matti
worldwide Importance. His posi-
ranking member OF the majorit,
tho chair on the house COMMITTEES
eign affairs, has, owing to the i'll
of Mr. Hit, made It necessary
TO largely direct the business
important committee. and he was
into close contact with President
Welt and Secretary Root, Hay and
Prominent In Society.
Mr.. Adams was a society and cl
and was at all prominent social II
In the city. II was only yesterd
as acting chairman of the hous
mittee on foreign affairs he mana
diplomatic and consular appropria
TO its final passage in the house.
bill has been before the house
past week Mr.. Adams has been I
clpal figure in the house There W
ing in his department during
sideration of the measure to ind
unusual condition.
Mr.. Adams became prominent al
ginning of the session of congress
Producing and championing the
post bill, which had been recomm4
the president. Mr.. Adams had
a great deal of good natured chant
Ing the debate on the bill. The !
he was a bachelor and. was tryint
cure the passage of a bill to pun5
beating by whipping the man founL
gave opportunity for poking fun
Pennsylvania member.
Mr.. Adams, like most OF the
from Pennsylvania, is said to hal
life seat in the house, althoughI
rumored that he had been threate
opposition. At that time there ws
Restion that he had lost a large
OF his fortune through injudio
Vestments. and this is one of the
causes OF the act OF self-destruq
Always = Republican
Mr. Adams has always been a
republican Of the stalwart type.
bern in Philadelphia. February
and graduated at the University
syivania twenty years later. He
law for ave years and spent
In scientific explorations as a
the United States Geological $
1888 he began his political ca
member Of the state senate of
vania, where he served four HeS
In 1889 entered the diplomatic
as American minister to Brazil. i
this post for a little over a lyd
then came back to this cOuntE EyI
enter politics, being elected a ubel
the ffty-thlrd congress. in which
has served continuously ever sih hc,
Left Letter 20 CannOI
Mr Adams last night wrote The ID
letter to Speaker Cannon. Il was
at the capitol just before the
convening the house today.
WARRINGTON, May 81, l9O6-Hol
Cannon. My Dear Mr.. Speaker--Tl
that my professional obligations ~
ing the responsible position occupl
house. / am willing 10 be buriet
expense, but ! ask that no conHI
appointed or memorial services Id
have never been in sympathy n
With assurance Of my higltF
suieides 10 Pay Debts
Mr., Adams purchased the p
which he shot himself In a Ped
avenue store two weeks ago. Het
by an acquaintance making the
II Is generally known by Mr.. Adj.
eiates IN the house that he was
In the stock market and had been
years. He had met reverses In thil
tion In the past and had also
past been a successful OPERATOR
into account his sensitive temI
his colleagues explain that II ,
heavily In debt he would eonside
of taking his life the most
means OF vindieation.
Several times during the console