The Washington times., 1920-09-29
ADAMS LAYS BARE
STORY Of HIS LIFE
Has Worked Only One Year in
Five After Squander-
inq Fortune.
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throughout her testimony. Mrs
Francis Adams, wife of the defendant.
broke down and wept when reference
was made to her by Attorney Garrett
as to who supported her and the twin
brother.
Ruth does" said Mrs. Adams, a.
she drew a handkerchief from her
handbag and placed 1t to her eyes.
Mrs. Adams, however. insisted that
the defendant was at his home in
Camden on April 26, the day OF the
bank robbery and killing, corrrob-
Grating in every detail the testimony
Of her daughter.
MY husband accompanied Ruth
and me to Philadelphia" She testi-
fed. I'm sure II was on April 26,
because l remember that Ruth wrote
Of a scolding she got that night from
her father in her diary
Although certain that her husband
was at home on April %. Mrs. Adams
was unable tot recall where he was
on other days.
READ STORY TO HUSBAND.
Mrs. Adams further stated that on
the day following the looting Of the
bank she read in Philadelphia news
paper an account of the affair.
II called my husbands atteption to
the article" testified Mrs. Adams,
telling him 4 thought it was ter
rible affair"
Mrs Adams also admitted that her
husband seldom worked, she testi-
flying that "he told me he was in
yesting in stocks" She said that be-
fore he was arrested, he seemed plen-
tifully supplied with money and that
she had no reason to suspect that he
got it through other than honest en-
deavors.
1t developed that when Adams was
arrested for the Sandy Spring bank
lob he admitted to Captain Schregler
that he had five sticks of dynamite in
the cellar Of his home. The police
official removed 1t an hour later,
after he had reprimanded Adams for
endangering the lives of his wife and
children by having the high explosive
in the house. Adams would not re-
late to what use he intended to make
of the dynamite.
SON A POOR WITNESS.
John Adams, son OF the defendant,
made poor witness for his father
Unlike his twin sister, Ruth, he be-
came entangled in a number or con-
ficting statements, and gave testi-
mony directly opposite to that OF his
mother and Ruth. He said the father
never stayed out after o'clock at
night, while Mrs. Adams admitted 1t
had not been infreauent for Adams
to remain away from home all night.
Mrs. Adams testified that on the
Thursday night before the Sandy
Spring Bank job her husband remain
ed away from home all night.
States Attorney Dawson attempted
to bring out that Adams was not only
implicated in the killing of Mr.. Hal
lowell and the looting OF the Sandy
Spring Bank, but that the defendant
was an auto jack" This was
brought out under cross-examination
when Attorney Garrett, in attempting
to further strengthen his clients
aIibi, brought out that warrant
charging the defendant with the
theft OF an automobile was in the
hands of Capt. William Schregler
chief o fthe Camden police.
CHARGES THEFT ON APRIL rs.
Dawson claims that on April 25, the
day before the Sandy Spring job
Adams stole an automobile from
Everett Andrews, a Philadelphian, and
that the car was sold the next day
April 26, by Adams to Charles Au-
eustus Buehl. proprietor of a hotel
at Beverly, ~ j., for $500, although II
was worth 81 500.
Buel was placed on the stand by the
defense, the defendant being willing
to admit the theft of the car in his
efforts to save himself from going
to tho Esllows for the killing OF Mr.
Hallowell. Buel told OF having been
introduced to Adams under the name
OF Waters, after he had told George
Murphy, a member OF the town coun-
ell OF Fairview, ~ j., that he wanted
to buy a good car, cheap" The
transaction was made at 2 o'clock In
the morning, Buel giving Adams 800
on deposit and later the other s4o0.
The car was recovered weeks later
by the police, and Buehl lost the $500
he paid Adams for IT, Despite this
faot Buahl vA ukllins to coma to