The Detroit times., 1916-10-18
Woman, Mourning for
Dead Spouse, Kills
Son and Self
SUICIDE LEAVES
PATHETIC NOTE
Lafayette-bl Hotel
Is Scene of Grue-
some Tragedy

Fearing the same fate which took
first the mind OF her husband and
Ehcn his lifr. Mrs Bessie Adams,
30 years old. cuddlcd her six ycarold
son Harold 10 her breast Tuesday
afternoon fired bullet into his
body as ne clasped his arm about
her neck, and then killed herself.
The boy died Instantly
Mrs Adams husband Philip. died
four months ago .n the county hos
pi,al an Eloise Tie had been insane
about three years. the result OF
motorcycle accident which injured
his head. Constant worry over her
husbands misfortune S. believed 10
have driven the woman 90 the act
Since the death OF hor mate. Mrs
Adams frequently had told noiCh-
tors that she was tired uf life and
would gladly die We're it not for the
fact that she knew her hoy would
Crieye over hor in h loneliness.
The tragedy occurred ,n the Ia
fayctic hotel. So So i3iaNeti'-hlNd.
Mrs Adams cam, to Detroit Mon
day night from EsseN. Ont whore
she had been visiting hcr mother.
Mrs James smith she purchased
. box Of cartridges in Canada, prob
ably ip Windsor Sine carried no
baggage and gave mo mixing 90 her
intentions when She registered with
the proprietor : r. Slaughter
The bodies ver, found at o'clock
IN tho afternoon n s. believed that
ne ,ho aoman o. *, 1I9a ,.o 1'r'l T.to-. and rST a@T
boy a'o'' Two h"l'- "''oI'. .'
bullets "cf" H'"a su'n clos"
anga trrt tna sound OFF iac cNplo-
sion- N'. ma''"9
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hay. 4'' W'r,9 ,i.,..le nc
t,d .r ,r.rrs come tu thr
wars' T' b"'n' ~" ~''i ..h." t',..E,rs
cars. 20 me- f- rrar. then ,,an ,ou
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dns'af"N 90 N ngt hurt me
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.r" we hay. been ''i"Ii'n''' ''
rIe-e t. .urre .r.usy ,a rc'r square
thing qp So Sod Eat' "'..r,
ie-s
.f N,'t '.' ,y'r N, a., 'R' 70 Z, ,., '.-n
Good.h> for an time and eternity.
r., ~, g.. ,,,.. bor hrs,,,rG '.,l.d
lrrs Adams and har bo, had l,ed
IN fhc home th,v owned af 80 i2iq
poly.dcre.ayc After the funer0l
The woman declared she was no
longer able TO looN upon tne scenes
NHtr' ., .,'' nau on'| l'l,u -, III "'If. ~,
a,d ,tr. Tob1 Am,
"knew Sometime Was Wrono."
"y. tn,o trarr w,s somrtI,ing
,yrcnr win nor said Mrs Antilla
"She looked ao worried and she of.
.p csro IN mo and saio slo would
he an clad IN die II sbo didn', think
bor bov would CRY about her when
sbe vas cone. Sometimes We would
sll .,a for,tIor and ovorvthIpP Nof,ld
.eom 70 ba bappv. Suddcnlv ! could
500 thai sometbing had como over
bor again 4 cloud would seem 70
cover her fare and she would walk
awav TuaIIy aho said somctbinr
about helnp tired of living n wa,
tho conetant. brnoding I'm sure tha,
finally drove her insapc"
Mrs Adams rad hcer befriendeJ
hy q n.igbbor. Mrs BESSIE Crawford.
of No ts,2 ReIvidere.,ve
81 know this would hapnon In
tho end said Mrs Crawford ~
oould see that pes,ie was SLOWLY
losing hcr reason sho had worricd