New-York tribune., 1909-11-22
RECLUSE A SUICIDE
FOUND DE1DIN HONE.
Eccentric Real Estate Man
Shoots Himself.

In rear room on the parlor floor Of mis-
home. No 81 Second avenue, the dead body
o. George w. Adams. sixty years old, an
eccentric real estate man. was found last
night Adams had committed suicide by
shooting himself IN the rigFr temple with
revolver
The discovery OF the body was made by
Adaus's business agent and Mrs Emma
Nhitlock. of No. IS ocean avenue. Ozone
Park- Long Island, the dead mans favorits
niece Adams was the owner Of several
Houses IN tie YOrkviIle section. and also
owned several other tenement houses IN
Manhattan and leased others lie was
puted 70 be worth about $4,000 He had
suffered from asthma and sleeplessness. and
from certain financial arrangements he
made with his niece on November 1 last, it
is believed that he had contemplated s'Ii-
eide for some time
Adams was a great lover OF flowers and
although he would have no servants in his
Second avenue house and seldom enter
tained = guest. he carried HIS admiration
for plants to extremes. and his rooms were
hlled with pictures OF roses. pinks and other
flowers. and artificial flowers He nearly
always counted his steps when he went oft
OF his home. and made accurate conputa-
tions OF the distances he covered in this
manner
Adams inherited part ~ hts money from
his father and mother who lived az No =
Rivington street for forty years. until they
died. Ar uncle contested the will of George
II. Adaulss father on the ground that the
younger man vas not educated and there
fore unable - manage large properly but
he tsiled 20 break the viii
-everzT Haf~ -4-h1 -. -,
contesting the will we're never recognized
by Adams after the case vas decided. Mrs
Whitlock did not Join with these heirs and
Adams. always remembering II. remained
on -hs best OF terms with her. Mrs Whit
lock said last evening that Adams had
made generous provision for her Cor sew
eral Years She said thar he had expressed
a belief on several occasions OF late that h.
would not I've long
Adans's business agent, Albert L. Adams,
OF No. IL 6th street was no relative. The
dead man had known Albert L Adamss
father for many years. had transacted
much business with him and so came 70
choose the son for his manager. Albert L
Adams said last night that his employer
must have nneditated suicide as he had ar
ranged al his business so that he could
leave it. even giving the manager power OF
attorney
George " Adams had been missing for
two dsvs. and this fact led 70 the search
that terminated in the finding OF the body
His business agent went - the Second
svenUe house several times Saturday. and,
unable 70 gain admission 70 the place he
went 70 ozone Yesterday and told Mrs
Whitlock of his. fears that something had
happened 70 his employer. Mrs WhitloCk
had ths KEYS 70 the house which her uncle
had left with her 40 she came - thi. CITY
with the agent
After the discovery n the body they n
formed the police Of The 5th street station.
The body Tas Viewed by Bellevue Hos
pital surgeon ard the Coroner's Office was
notified Mrs Whitlock said that her
uncle had left the keys OF the house with
her on November I. saying that he ex-
p@cted 20 Eo away soon for his health
The police believe that he had been dead al
least twenty hours and possibly longer.
While Coroner Shrady was investigating
the ease several men and women who said
they were relatives OF the dead man ap-
psared al the house and made an effort 20
90 through the Old mans apartments They
began 10 squabble among themselves about
the things in the rooms. each claiming va
rious articles Of brfc-A-braC and furniture.
Some OF Them seemed 70 think that the
eccentric old man had valuable papers and
other possessions hidden about the rooms
and started search Tor a viii.
Coroner Shrady informed them thar he
would not permit them 10 argue in the
rooms about the dead mans effects and
ordered them from the place. When they
had gone the Coroner directed the police 10
lock up the house. saying that the public
administrator would have 10 settle the dis
pute among the relatives. The body was
taken 10 the Morgue.