The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-10-03
w. A. s. Adams Murdered an1
Robbed of his WaAeh Al

Robbed Of His Waaeh as1
Moasy
Last Wednesday l. N. Adams r..
ceived word that his brother, w. A. s.
Adams. had been murdered in EwsIi,
Va. Owing to delay in delivery he did
not receive it in time to attend the
funeral. which occurred Thursday.
Mr.. Adams lived at Aeadowville sever
al years and was 4 most highly esteem
ed man ofexcelIent character.
The Gazette published near his home
gives the following details of the hor-
rible affair:
One of the most brutal murders that
has ever occurred in this section took
place near Ewell Tuesday afternoon At
about four o'clock when w. A, s.
Adams who lived ON the Willie Taylor
farm in York County, was shot and
killed aid then robbed of his gold
watch and about 81 in money. His
dead body was found lying in the pub
lie highway by his wife three hours
later.
Mr.. Adams came to the station at
Ewell to get his mail Tuesday after
noon. A negro man of bad repute left
the station with him, carrying a gun.
When they reached a point about a
half mile from Ewell the report of
gun was hoard. but nothing was
thought of it until after the news of
the murder became known. Mrs. Ad-
ans was waiting for her husband to
return for supper, and at o'clock
lighted lantern and started toward
Ewell. At the point where the shoot
ing was done, she found the dead body
of her husband in the road. Horror
stricken at the appalling sight, the
poor woman hurried to Ewell with the
fesrfui tfdings.
People hurried to the scene and car
ried the body home. 1t was found that
load of shot had been fired into the
back of the mans head, making hor-
rible wound. His gold watch and about
four dollars in money we're missing.
showing that the object of the murder
was robbery. Messages were sent to
the deputy sheriff at Oaktree, the
murder having been committed in
York county.
Suspicion naturally points to the
man who left Ewell with Mr.. Adams.
He is a negro of bad reputation named
Ego Robinson and search is being pros
ecuted for him.
Mr.. Adams, who was IS years of age
lived alone with his wife on the Taylor
farm. He came here some years ago
from Pennsylvania and was Postmaster
at Hotwater. He sold out his store
there few years ago and moved to
Ewel. His neighbors speak in highest
terms of the dead mar, who was quiet
inoffensive old man. Deep sympathy
is expressed on all sides for the heart
broken widow.
Justice Schenck arrived on the scene
early yesterday and begun a coronor's
inquest, the verdict being that Adams
came to his death from gun shot
wound inflicted by negro youth about
IS or l9 years of age, known in the
neighborhood as doll Baby" The
coroner had not learned that the sus-
pected slayer's name was Ego.
Eagle" or Edward Robinson. but the
jury had in mind the negro who was
last seen with Mr.. Adams.
1t has since been ascertained that the
mans real name is William Beverly
hi, home being at Eagle Rock, Botte-
tourt county He IS part Indian, has
very small feet and hands. This is
about the only description now obtain
able The sheriff of York and his dep
uty are now at work on the case and
every effort will be made to capture
Beverly, alias Robinson. Rosewood
Nv. Va News.