Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-25
Young Suicide in Washington Was
StepSon of Former Gov
ernor Thomas.
WIFE'S DEATH Is THE CAUSE
Growing Dependent, lie Loses Hope,
Goes TO His Room ind Turns
ON the Gas.
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Washington. u. Co. Aug. 2j,-After
| writing three notes. In which he di-
rccted as to the disposition Of his body
| and offorts. Arthur u. Adams, 30 years
old bookbinder, turned OH two gas
Jets in his room on the third floor at q
roomng house IN this city yesterday
afternoon.
10 one of his notes Adams added.
Here goes nothins-a life spent in
misery Whatever faults had, / ann
my worst enemy"
while the fumes were getting In thclr
deadly work he wrote another note
telling of his sensations aud then, drop
ing his pencil, flung himself on his
bed to die.
His body was found at { O'Clock last
night. when Albert Basdckian detected
the odor of gas aud broke open the
door. ON table close beside the bed
four notes were found. Three We're
written in egible hand, bur The
fourth one written last, was so scrawl-
ed that it could hardly be deciphered
1t read as follows:
Il am sinking lower and lower from
the effects Of asphyxiatiou which has
killed so many people My head is
bursting. 1 am going now, good bye
ADAMS DEspoNDENr
Dependency over the death of his
wife, Mrs. Della Adams In salt Lake
City, Aug. 3. Is supposed to have been
the cause of his deed. Several letters
from relatives in Utah were found IN
his room telling of the death OF MIS-
Adams and OF the funeral and burial
few minutes before I o'clock In
the evening, Mrs Edmond, proprietor
of the rooming house, detected the door
of gas, At her request Basdeklan, one
OF the roomers started an Investigation.
He found gas escaping from the room
occupied by Adams, and when repeated
knocking failed TO bring a response,
he kicked open the door.
Basdekion waited an instant unul
a part of the gas had escaped and then
he rushed into the room and threw
open the windows. Finding ADAMS
body was warm and believing life
might not be extinct he telephoned for
the police ambulance. The patrol wag-
on from the first precinct aud an am
bulance from the emergency hospital
were both hurried to the house. Police
of the First precinct notified Dr. Glase-
brook, deputy coroner, who gave a cer-
tificate of death BY suicide and directed
that the body be turned over to local
undertaken and prepared for burial.
THREE NOTES WRITTEN.
Three notes written by Adams pre-
paratory to turning on gas were taken
10 the station.
The first noto read. ITO Whom it
May Concern; I, Arthur y. Thomas,
want Anna s. Adams of 105 b Street,
Salt Lake city, to have anything he
longing to me and my remains 10 be
buried in family lot with my wife
Della Good bye"
The second note, addressed in the
same manner, read:
Il hereby assign all my earthly be-
longings to Anna $ Adams, 105 b
street. salt Lake city. Please notify
her when / am found Very respect
fully"
The third note. which is supposed to
have been written Immediately before
Adams turned on the gas is as follows:
Notify at once the Hon. A. l..
Thomas Salt Lake city, respectfully.
Here goes nothing-a life spent IN
misery. Whatever faults 1 have, l am
my worst enemy"
search through Adams effects
showed that on Aug. 1. 1907. he was
appointed bookbinder at the bureau OF
engraving and printing. His letter
showed Senator Geo Sutherland, Utah,
and Arthur l.. Thomas, postmaster at
Salt Lake city. had aided him in get
ting his appointment
EFFECTS OF THE GAS.
While gradually losing consciousness,
Adams attempted to describe the effects
Of the poisonous fumes of Illuminating
gas, when he was found lying ON his
bed with a pencil gripped tightly in his
hand, the following unfinished note was
found scrlbblod on pad;
Il am sinking lower and lower from
the effects of asphyXiatior My head
Is bursting The room Is dancing be
fore my eyes. Good God, what sat
isfaction. / am being lifted. My Gua,
the light. am going-good bye bye,
-. -
Arthur Adams was well known In
this city. where he was born 80 years
ago, tho son of Mr. and Mrs, James
Adams Mr.. Adams was for many
years postal employee and an init
mate associate of former Governor
Arthur l.. Thomas Mrs. Thomas was
"a sister Of Mrs. Adams ana tho two
families were most intimate, Several
years after the death of Mrs Thomas.
Governor Thomas married Mrs Adams.
whose husband died about two yeas
prior to her marriage with Governor
Thomas II was very soon after her
second marriage that Mrs Thomas
| herself died survived by five children
| Miss Annie Adams, Arthur Adams. Wi
| liam Adams, Charles Adams and Mas.
| Adams an OF whom live ln tbIe 100.