The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-15
Denial of Frank Adams That
Woman Suicide Was His
Wife Is Being Thoroughly
Investigated.
INDIANAPOLIS NEWS
INSISTS HE is THE MAN
Allegation Made That the Pro-
moter Has Wife at Della
ware, O.-Mystery Is At
tracing Interest.

Richmond people are taking much
interest in the case of Frank r. Ad-
ans, travelling man who makes this
city his headquarters. Despite denials
made by Adams the Indianapolis pa
pers insist that the woman who COM
mitted suicide in that city last week
was his wife. This afternoon the Pal
patch in which a description OF the
man who attended the funeral Of the
Indianapolis woman last Sunday at
Logansport. and who. 1t is alleged,
represented himself to be the husband
of the woman. This description tai
lied perfectly with the description of
the Adams who is known in this city.
A sketch Of the peculiar case is as
follows:
Last week an Indianapolis woman,
who the indianapolis papers insist
was the wife. or supposed to be the
wife. of Frank r.. Adams. committed
suicide at the Pasadena apartment
house in that city, for the alleged rea-
son that she preferred death to the at
tentions of an undesired suitor.
Enters = Denial.
The first account Of the suicide
| stated that the woman's husband was
in Richmond when he was notified of
her death. The following day Mr.. Ad-
| ans was seen In this city by Palla-
dunn reporter and asked to confirm
the story. Mr.. Adams admitted that
he had been notified over the long
distance telephone of the woman's
death, but he insisted that the woman
was not his wife and, furthermore,
that he did not know her.
Adams stated that his wife lived in
Delaware, O., and his local friends
substantiated this statement. There
appeared to be no reason to doubt Mr..
Adams's story, especially SO when an
Indianapolis lieutenant Of detectives
informed the Palladium two days after
the suicide and while Mr.. Adams was
still in Richmond. that a man. alleged
to be the husband of the woman, had
arrived in Indianapolis to take the
body to Logansport for burial.
Last evening the Indianapolis News
published a dispatch from Delaware.
O.. which reads as follows:
Delaware Account.
Delaware. O., July 14.-Frank r. Ad-
ans, of Indians/olis. whose alleged
wife committed suicide in Indianapo-
lis, at the Pasadena flats last Thurs
day, has another wife in this city.
Frank r. Adams called a Delaware
newspaper by telephone Monday after
noon from Richmond, Ind. and insist
ed that he was not the husband of the
Indianapolis woman who killed her
self. She was the wife. he said. of
Frank B. Adams.
1t seems that the first reports of the
suicide gave the name as Frank B.
Adams, but the husband. it was after
ward learned, was Frank r.. Adams. a
wealthy man and a member of the Co
lumbia club. Mrs. Adams in this city
says she is sure her husband is not
the man in question. She says she
called up the Colonial" club. in In
dianapolis, and was told that the hus-
band of the woman who killed herself
was Frank B. Adams. Mrs. Frank r.
Adams has lived here for years, in
cluding the time when her husband
was professor of organ at Ohio Wes-
leyan university.
Story in the News.
The News also printed a local story
In which it is stated that notwith-
standing the fact that Adams had a
wife living at Delaware. O., he had
married the woman who committed
suicide at Logansport. The story in
the News referred to is as follows:
Frank r. Adams. of Indianapolis.
could not be found today. He is out
OF the city much of the time. Friends
Of his have learned much in the last
few days about him that they never
knew before. One friend, when told
that there was report that Adams
had another wife in Delaware, O.. said
it was true. and that the Mrs. Adams
who killed herself could not have
been married to him. It seems that
she was however. A telegram to The
News from its correspondent at Lo-
gansport says they were married there
March Is. 1904, at the home Of the
brides mother. The minister who per
formed the ceremony was the Rev. J.
H. Craig.
This marriage was illegal II Adams
already had q legal wife in Delaware.
o. Adams. Of Indianapolis. seems to
be, without doubt. the Frank r. Ad-
ans. Of Delaware, O.. for his friends
say he was ut one time . teacher Of
organ at Ohio Wesleyan university
The Colonial" club. Of Indianapolis.