New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-27
PISTOL IS found
IN ADAMS BUREAU
Continued from First PaEe)

| Win JUN v. helIeueT VI lHe
states attorneys office they we're
conducted to the Jail and all talked
at considerable length with Mrs.
Harry Adams, who is held there
awaiting trial for the murder Of her
husband.
The trio left Hartford ut 1916
this afternoon for Stoneham. Mass,
nome town of both relatives.
The boy looked forward eagerly
! to the visit. as he has spent several
vacations there. Mrs. Adams stated
that she will have the boy under
her care. Storey procured a transfer
credential from the Chauncey Har-
ris school yesterday.
Whether Miss Dorothy Collins
will be discharged from the employ
Of the state highway department
had not been determined this morn
ing, according TO authorities there.
| No action had been taken by the
department up to this noon and she
is still technically employed there
although forced TO stop temporarily
because of her nervous condition.
Miss Collins was named in Mrs.
Adams confession as the girl with
whom her husband had been hav-
ing an affair.
Adams Called "Dr. Jckyll"
The Jekyll-and Hyde existence Of
Adams was summed up by Joseph
w story of Stoneham. Mass, faith
err of Mrs Adams. at the Grand
street cottage last night. Storey. aft
or two conferences with his daughter
at the Hartford Jail where she is
held for the murder finer husband
related weird story Of unbeliev-
able cruelty, fantastic religion. ana
almost incredible actions in the life
OF the respected meteorological.
when my daughter returned to
husband last September, she had
two great bruises on her arm from
beating Adams had given her. NY
wife and l decided that We would
not let her return to her husband
again. Emerson Harry Adams)
came up to the house at o'clock
in the morning to get his wife,
MY wife met him and maybe she
didn't light into him. Olive MRS.
Harry Adams), however, finally CAV
In to seeing him and they sat to-
gether in the dining room all
through that day and into the night.
He promised her everything under
the sun II she would come back and
she finally gave in TO his argu.
ments." Mr.. Storey related.
Mrs. Adams Confession
"And then I took and swabbed
another handkerchief with chloro-
form and put it on his face" Mrs.
Adams told police In her confession.
1T was a good way to get rid
Of him." Mrs. Adams confessed. II
took the one he had" meaning the
chloroform saturated handkerchief
Adams had used to induce sleep.
land stuffed the other one in and
then l went to bed.
II stayed in bed all night because
he moved when ! went to bed and
kind of groancd. and thought
maybe I didn't do it,"
Mrs. Adams told police she did
not want to kill her husband and
when morning came and she saw
he was stiff and cold. she became
frightened and called her doctor.
In her signed statement to the
police Mrs. Adams said. Il felt as
though there was nothing more for
me. ! didn't care if ! lived or died"
Attorney Fights Confession
Despite the confession made to
police, Mrs. Adams attorney. Jo-
seph NJ. Freedman, declared he
would fight the confession. on the
grounds it was made under duress.
He also intimated that his defense
will be based on whether or not the
amount of chloroform taken by
Adams to induce sleep did not kill
him.
In revealing the crime to police
Mrs. Adams told of Adams infatua-
ton and friendship for Miss Doro-
thy Collins of West Hartford.
As 10 Miss Collins who shared her
dead husbands scientific and philo-
sophical beliefs, Mrs. Adams said:
Every other night she came to
the house and the other nights she
would go to the office and he would
bring her lunch there at O'Clock. ]
would pack the lunch for him to
take out for her. They were going
thick then and the nights she would
come to the house he would send
me to the public library. He would
send me out SO they could be alone
together"
Dance OF Death
Speaking of the fatal night to-
gethcr, Mrs. Adams said they had an
early supper and then had few
drinks together. They danced to
the tunes of a radio orchestra to-
gether and then Mr.. Adams decided
to go to bed.
Adams went to closet and said
he was going to take some perfume
meaning chloroform. This disguised
her. as Adams had promised not to
use it again. according to Mrs.
Adams. She said a short time after
he was in bed he started to move
around and then she gave him the
additional dose, according TO her
confession.
The handkerchief she applied was
rot dripping wet, she said. but she
admitted she stuSed it close to
Adams face. According to police.
Adams died about 1870 Saturday
night or about an hour after he had
retired.
when / put It there I said Well,
he started it. ! will let nature take
its course"
II didn't care IL I swung for it
or not" Mrs Adams added.
The reason for her action Mrs.
Adams told police was tho way