The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-02

HE news that Walter c. Adams had declared him.
self bankrupt calls attention anew to the
curse that is commonly believed to Turk in
never sticks according TO common adage and by
another we are informed that what comes easily goes
In the same way.
Walter C. Adams is OF Al j. Adams the pol
ICY KING, who starting his earning life as brakeman
on railway train, ended with fortune of So 900 600
eAtortco from the poor and credulous a policy shop
d naams, after serving term in Sing Sing swim
ding said angrily to friend who wished to effect
reconciliation with his aienated family:
Tho Don't a.ta tax to me about them hate them ALL
ln T waste my money They'll never have any Iuck!"
ne man whose heart was filed with hatred fer his
own, and who cared nothing for the poor families whom
ne mao mace poorer and more wretched died by his
own hand less Than years ago tader the curse
that turks In gamblers gold ard tie family curse he
uttered the millions he accumulated by fraud are
melting away mich faster than gamblers gold usualv
vansAes For besides having the rate of vanishing Of
Sahlpiers gold dishonesty and accumulated If
te expense OF isery in wretched homes It's speed in
disappearing is doubled by the AL Adams himself
iald upon Whatever his family handled
After seven years, Waiter Adamss share Of tho mill
o h, mas goL" as late Winter snowhank mes under
by al mpatien chili le has gaInbsG swsy 8 ' ra
ber's gains. ''' q sa'"'
me share that came to his daughters has gone by
way OF taer several husbands for each has had w.
anu one mas been twice divorced. the other was d.
TO one OF them will be dissipated IN tho Cn
White way for She has abroad intending to 90
will star Al Adainss daughter as cns rs nag
her fathers money remains. '"s u
exempt from the i'll luck that followed me lsajr ei
Eoiu. nor the curse OF tho old gambler himself for
49, - , 4e portion mas been wasted in litigation and
IN huge lees 10 psychic" persons whom shn 4rn,,a1
to follow her children try 70 keen thnn ON ~ "a
company NP ''e4i OUT OF pad
Mrs Lillian Rosentha mourning over the murder o.
Herman Rosentha grieving ne r,,ch -, W usi o
tutoA when followed said: None but had luci 81
lows gambling" "' D'u luck iol'
Fat Sheedy, gambler CT international notor,otv ar
lrleno OF the late Big Tim" Sullivan Of traec fat INV
sau while the gambler lay on his daa RI oS ~ ,te
ought ever take any but the straght WI 90 ooy
1ut oad uc: waits for him in the other io, Sh lis
o!ct po2r herman Rosenhal left his widow in ac,naI
eeu ne olsslpatng II the Adams nillio,e &c h",
another proof OF the truth that &c in no,,1. - put
Trace the measurable truth in the hisor 80 saws
and his family. vac 'of! OF Al Adams
WAile Al Adams was brakeman on a freipb, ,r,,,
~ .tG NV 9TH New Haven Hartford Railrnad
ne called easy money" he met Iac,ornh "hat
slih mons watching the gigantic system ~ ,i
- "eeu' conceived The idea ;hat another ,ro,ns
~ oullulhs UP fortune could he devised ~, ,ri 49,.
'Ae pennies from the poor and gnoran, " c; ,n!slns
established policy business and rocnpni1i o''ho!iS
d soui as INSCRIPTIONS his own ,aol ~ r
nan lnto ms poicy shop Adams was from ,h ~ en-
rncbo5 NE misery his penny viafny wrought in
"!etched MONIES. He only knew tbat bSn. ~
trickiing streams formed river Of cola ,b, snail
ihto MS POCKETS. Taught well by his ,e,r,c,nnp Gu
Adams: '''OiS leit cursinS
:lake the money" he said as no slammed ,ho 49,.
uhtii me copper pennies his former nar,no pPr
latteQ and may IL choke you!" II did ~ t"'ie
40 EtudhiS fortune grew and grew the nilo ~ ~.
Ma ioHs ana rose about him and though he
hau them changed again again 10 gold ~ .Ie
rose higher and higher until they onnraes, nc pres
but suffocated him. 'PP'ehSed ana all
mats the man that steals from }itt,e chia ,
1 ~ eiihnoLs' ana Al Adams shrugged his shnnI
heTs Inc shoulders covered WITH n f,r 20 o ,aouI
earned by what known as His ~ o oncacoai
sane3 re sent MS agents to the boys IN he nnh,;
scnoois ana enticed them into roulette games Hs