The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29

John A. Adams plot to defame littlo
Rosa REM, vile enough for the exs
ploitation of the most perverted Va
lain In the lowest and most brutal
grade OF cheap melodrama, va lnf0>
bare, Thursday, In Judge Couno1lyso'
court where Adams II on tr161 -on ~
charge Of Turing Rosa into . fake
marriage
Adams lost his self-satisfled, leer-
Ing smile when Waldo w. Robinson, q
sea-going engineer from Boston. took
the stand. Adams paled. then flushed
deep red. During Robinson's trip
hammer testimony. the defendant fair
ly wrfthed In his chair with nervous
ness. It was a triumph for the prose-
cution, and for little Rosa Renx,
whose face went strangely white.
though she held her head proudly, a.
one indicated by that very vile story
that was being told for her, instead
or against her. as had been planned.
Robinson, man Of about AZ, had
the typical sailor bluntness.
Il met Adams on the levee In Gin.
cinnati. March IL, just at dusk" he
said. Il was looking over some boats
when the stranger accosted me. H0
told me that he wanted me to make
some dispositions for him, and took me
over to the Rand hotel to his room.
after getting me lot OF clothes, In
Guiding a shirt that was too big. and
a red necktie.
Practices writing Names.
He had me practice writing a lot
Of names In different writing. 1 wrote
my own name; then Walter Grin
M
cided that the Grinnell name was done
the best for his purpose. He explain
ed that l was to be witnesses for
him In case, and he wanted to use
me right. practiced writing all even
ing. Then he bought me a 10-cent sup
per. 15-cent bed. and the next morn
ing bought me a 10-cent breakfast OF
coffee and rolls. Then we resumed
the practice OF writing fake names In
Adams room. He showed me a demo-
sition that he had all made out and
was going to have typewritten. was
to sign the name OF Walter Grinne1l
to II. and was to swear that used 20
know Rosa REM in Louisville, KY:
that | had often seen her In a .free-
and-easy and that had seen her pick
up men In the place and take them 10
resort on Second-ave. I was to 10
before justice OF the peace and
swear to that.
Then | said TO Adams, Why n
haven't been In Louisville since 1874.
and IL the justice should ask me any
questions, I would get into trouble
right away. But Adams said he would
fix that. by getting a Louisville city
directory at the public library. n
could look up the names OF streets
and people and be able to act A
though knew the town well.
Flend's Plot Revealed.
adams was going to get me
Prince Albert coat. and dress me an
up, and l was to tell the justice thar
was commercial traveller, and i0af
repeat that, over and over, n he asked
me about myself.
Then | was to come to Detroit snd
appear as W. w. Robinson, q commar-
cial traveller. I was to be witness n
court here. I was to swear that I met
Rosa REM on train between Louis
Vile and Cincinnati and that A.
preached her. telling her that ne
TO know her In Louisvflle: and shot
| had asked her to stop on IN Cincin-1
natl for the night. I was to swear &
that she replied she had no mon6y,
whereupon I suggested that I'D
plenty. Then. was to swear. W von1
to hotel. and registered ~ mn 81