The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-09
FEARED ADAMS
PLANNED FLIGHT
Reason Prosecutor Has Man Accused
of Deceiving Rose Rentz Rear
rested and Bail Boosted.

A rumor that John A. Adams. await.
ing his second trial on the charge Of
deceiving Rosa Rentx, a Louisville,
KY. girl with fake marriage, was
preparing 10 fee to Europe was what
led to his re-arrest. Wednesday after
noon. and the boosting OF his bail
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The story reached the ears of Prose
cutor Van Zile In New York. where he
and Detective Bert High have been
investigating some OF Adams wit
nesses with sensational results. 1t Is
said. He at once telegraphed Judge
Connolly. and on the latter's orders
Adams. alias DR.. Wiechers. was
brought In late Wednesday afternoon.
Assistant Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
asked that the bail be increased from
$4,000 to $1,000. He gave no reason
except that, In his judgment. the ex.
listing bail was not sufficient. Atto--
ney Frank r. Bumps. who has been
retained by Adams since Messrs.
Navin and Sheehan withdrew from the
case. vigorously opposed any increase,
declaring that there was no occasion
for 1t and that Adams could not fur
nish bail In any larger sum. Judge
Connolly. however, decided to tack
on another $1,000 temporarily and
Adams was taken over to jail In de-
fAult OF It.
Adams at once telegraphed his sis
Mnln NJ
waukee. asking her to come on at
once. She arrived In Detroit Thurs.
day morning and went at once to the
jail In company with Attorney Bumps.
She was not allowed to see her bro
Their at that time, however. Turnkey
Coopersmith told her to come during
visiting hours and refused to make
any exceptions to the rule In her case.
why did send for my sister? I
need money" said Adams IN reply
to a similar question.
But you are supposed TO be very
wealthy"
"Oh, that's all hot air, like the rest
Of this stun they are telling about mo
They say I am rich. / wish they
would tell me where could get some
Of that money they say have in the
bank"
Adams brands as "tommyrot" the
story that he was preparing to skip
to Europe. He has been out OF the
city since Monday and pointed out
that he returned Wednesday, day
ahead of the. time Judge Connolly or
dered him to be back. II had been
planned to 60 on with the trial Thurs
dav hut Judge Van Tiles investigat-
ing tour interfered with the plans.
II will probably come up next week,
however. Prosecutor Van lille Will
try IN have II set for the earliest pos
sible moment.
at am anxious about this case" he
said. Thursday, more anxious tnan
have ever been about any case In my
experience, I think
For that reason, he explained, he
aid not care to talk about his trip TO
New York. declaring that he did not
wish to play into the hands Of that
scoundrel. Adams" by warning MN In
advance what to prepare for.
However, II Is known that Judge
Van Zile secured full confession
from q Mrs. Williams. who gave Ad-
ans a deposition seriously rejecting
on the character Of Rosa Rentz. that
her testimony was frameup and the
charges made against the Rentz girl
were groundless. She Is also said to
have acknowledged receiving sum OF
money from Adams about the time she
gave the deposition.
This woman, 1t Is said. claims she
once lived with Adams and that the
latter is the father OF her children.