The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-12
THINK Mr.. ADAMS
WAS Unbalanced
IMPRESSION PREVAILS THAT re
TERsBIRG MAN WHO COMMIT
TED SUICIDE WAS TEN
roRARILy INSANE.
DIR. BRYAN FOR BISHOP
GENERALLY RELIEVED PRoHi-
NEWT DIVINE Will BF
NAMED To SUCCEED REV.
uEanyMAN GREEN.


tspeciaf TO The Richmond Nirginien)
PETERSBURG VA, MAY Ia
r,Arey Adams proprietor Of the
westoVer restaurant, committed sui
eide Thursday shortly after noon by
shooting himself through The head
with a S2-caiibre revolver. Mr.. Adams
IA believed to have been temporarily
insane
The statement that mis- business be-
ing in an unsatisfactory condition was
the cause Of the suicide was incorrect,
for il seems. according to relative
Ia Ice in good condition. tie hau heth
heard 20 threaten suicide.
The deed WAS committed IN room
where mis- sixteen year-oid son, Geo,
was asleep and hts wife just OUTSIDE
the door in the hallway.
Mr.. Adams left his saloon just he
fore u o'clock and vent upstairs
where his son was sleeping. Jusi
before he fired the fatal shot Mi
Adams called his wife. and AZ she was
entering the room she heard the shot.
Rushing in. she found her husband
huadled up In front of the bureau
with pistol shot through the TEN
pie.
lie had stood before the mirror In
firing. Death was instantaneous.
DARCY Adams was ferty-two years
OF age He has lived III Petersburg
All his life and he Was well known
for his genial disposition. He had
been conducting the Westover for
three or four years. but had formerly
conducted business on Old street He
ia survived by his wife. who was
Miss BESSIE Eanes. and by four chill
dreu. three boy and one girl Darcy
Jr George W. and Koenig and Viz
Sinia.
Mrs. Adams is a niece Of Detective
Sergeant Peter. Eanes.
Coroner Leigh did not consider an
inquest necessary.
The funeral viii he held Friday af-
tcrnoon at o'clock from the under
taking rooms Of J. r. Morris a. Son
Fire Department Called Out
The fire department was called out
Thursday night about 9 o'clock in re-
ponse To an alarm on the corner of
Washington and Guarantee streets. A
bucket Of paint had become ignited
at the home Of Mr.. Charles Bowman
while he vas painting floor. Mr.
Bowman in endeavoring TO throw the
bucket out of doors had his hands
painfully burned
DIR. Bryan May BE Bishop.
NJ
cil meets In Winchester on May II il
is probable that DIR. c. Braxton Bryan,
-. d. rector of Grace Episcopa,
church, Viii he elected bishop coad-
tutor Of Virginia to- succeed Rev. Der.
rYrnan Green, who declined the honor
after being elected last fall on &C.
count Of III health. DR. Bryan re.
ceiVed flattering vote at the last
election and it is thought he will now
be chosen.
Brief Items of Interest.
Delegates from A p Hi caur
10 the Little Rock Reunion will leav,
the city Saturday FOR the convention
General Sufh Boiling, commandins
Virginia Division of the Il. {. VS.. vii
probably attend.
Ii. Andrews young man VIII,
lives near Matoaca. is being held her,
for the Chesterfield authorities on ,
serious charge. The father of tn,
girl in the case appeared before cour
Thursday and the youth was recon
nitted to jail
THE board OF directors OF TN
Matoaca Bridge Company met Tues
day night and decided to begin worl
preparing plans for the new bridg
across the Arpomattox river. BIZ
for construction will be opened IL
three weeks.
s. y. G. A. Holds Meeting.
A n interesting meeting OF the SO
ciety 'or the Prevention Of Cruelt,
10 Animals was held Thursday nigh
In the Offices OF the Coekade Cit
Coal and Cake Company. ,as wtiel
were the following directors and Off
GERS. President James NJ Quick
Vice President DR.. W. c. Taylor, Mis-
Julia Sully. Mr.. r. p. Barhan. Mis-
MAy Claiborne. treasurer, and Sam
uei u. Rodgers. secretary superin
tendent AGREE submitted the follow
ing report for the month ending Ma
8. Number OF cases investigated, 6
complaints received, Z; horses an
mules temporarily suspended iron
work, 10; admonition given to own
ers. 8.
One compliant, which was not In
vestigated. for reckless driving, wa
phoned Agent AGREE and he was un
able to get definite Information as I
the driver The treasurer renorte
that the collections from mem bers VIII
had Joined the society were rathe