The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-25
AL It HOUGEI "A BAD MAN HE
LOVED WIFE AND CHILDREN

SHERIFF TELLS
PATHETIC STORY
CHARLESTON, Sept 25.-wlthin
The next twcnty.iour hours G, E,
Adams will be onhis way to the State
penitentiary to serve a sentence Of
nine years for the embezzlement Of
$4,000 and also for the burning Of the
depot at Kayfor. At little after three
O'Clock Monday afternoon Judge Black
sentenced Adams to the penitentIary
for that length Of time.
Sheriff Melton and Detective Payne
arrived with their prisoner over the.
rC. and o. late Sunday afternoon, hay-
Ing gone to New Mexico about twelve
days ago for the purpose of placing
him in custody, The convicted emf
bezaler was found at a place called
Anchoe, which is on the El Paso and
Southwestern division Of the Rocls
Island railroad about 15s miles south
of sante Fe, He was night operator
at the place and was receiving sal
aFy Of $50 per month.
story Of Sheriff.
The story as told by the sheriff, ia
as follows; adams left the jail as
you are aware on the Sth of May. He
went to Ohio on the 9th, travelling
two nights and two days, He then
stayed at the home of his friends
about a month and went to see his
wife, who lives near New Lexington
and from her he secured enough mon.
ey to pay his passage from Chicago
to Fl Paso by way Of the Sante Fe.
Arriving there he applied for a posi-
ton as operator, passed an examine
tlon and was sent to Corona the same
evening. He worked at this place
about a month at $50 a month, and
was then transferred to Anchoe about
2S miles from Corona. Here he was
given a night job at $50 per month.
He drew from the railroad company
for services during July the sum of
$500, of which amount he sent his
wife $1,000. He had arranged to send
her all of his August money less his
board. He had also arranged to mort
gage his September time SO that the
amount would be an even 10000,
which she would have received by the
25th.9r
Wearing same shoes.
adams was still wearing the same
shoes and clothes that he had on when
he left Charleston. His theory seems
ed to be that bis wife and children
needed all the mopey he could make,
and when / arrested him he told mo
that his life and liberty was worth
nothing without his wife and children.
He was therefore perfectly willing to
return and, face bis sentence, hoping
he might be able to make a good rec
ord and get some time for good be-
havior. He will get eight days off
Of each month for good behavior, SO
days in the year and If he is in the
proper class at the expiration Of two
years he will be entitled to parole.
Sorry for Prisoner.
II made 1t a point to have some
one on the lookout for Adams and
Just as soon as he got any intorma-
tlon I was to be advised of the fact.
Adams was followed all the way from
the time he left New Lexington until
he located an Anchoe. have spent.
quite a sum Of money out of my own
pocket and i would do the same thing
again, but l feel sorry for this fell
low, because with all his faults, he is
devoted to his wife and little family.
I hardly think he VIII live through a
nine year term, but he was gaining
weight while he remained in New
Mexico. I am graahed, Of course, to
make the capture and I never had
any doubt in my mind that Iwould
re.capture him some day.