New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
.0NLY ONE CLOTH
 IN ADAMS KILLING
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she is nice 10 him, he is nice to me" she continued in her lonely writing and wondered, on another day. What will winter briBs? How long shall l live like this?"
 The late weather man. whose TO- mantle side has been linked with a lover from outside" Miss Dorothy Y. Collins, of West Hartford, state highway department employe, had no love for his son, 11-year-old An anda, after he became acquainted with the other woman a year ago, it is shown from the little book now in possession of the defense counsel and from Attorney Freedman him. self. who has talked with Mrs. Adams in the Hartford county jail
 Fed His Child Alcohol
 Adams on the evening of March 16. one week before his death, made an experiment" on his only child. Amanda, by giving him alcohol and watching his reaction, the accused told Mir Freedman. Because she re- volted at this practice, the father beat her.
 on June 13. 1928, for "the first time in IS years" Adams took his wife 10 a public dance. at Colts Park, according 10 her diary. He gave her only one present in three years. his own watch, which was giv- i-it 4f ryif h,tt T C a warning that she should be at home when he ordered, win no ex- cuses about not knowing the correct time.
 she was his slave" said Freed man.
 on the evening when Miss Collins, who has been revealed as a possible wife" of Adams under the bigam- ous rites and customs of Buddhism, was entertained regularly at the Adams home, there were two req sons for sending the wife off to the Hartford public library. she alleges according 10 her counsel It involved no expense and secondly the library closed al D. in.. so that she would come home early. Never having money, she would be given about 50 cents on the evenings when she went 10 the movies with Amanda.
 Adams Diary Also Found
 Authorities lnvestiga ting effects left by Adams today were also piec- ing together his diary to learn of his movements in the past few years.
 This diary tells of his interest in Buddhism, his philandering for other women, his desire for reading murder mysteries, and a craving for pleasure. L
 Nearly every entry made in his private diary spoke of reading either mystery or murder stories of prose or poetry relating to Bud dhism. His diary also had the ad- dresses of many followers Of the Buddhist religion in California and in the Orient. particularly India.
 Miss Collins is mentioned fre- quently in the private life of Adams in the past four months, although four other nan es Of women appear, Alice, May. Claire and Rose. Dur ing his entries in the four months preceding his death the former weather bureau meteorologlst men, tlons his wife but once. on an oc- casion when he inscribed pretty sick"
 Adams interest in Buddhism IS re- ,ealed in little book in which he wrote the following: Christians say Buddhists arc pessimists. What Of it? A cheerful pessimist is better than an optimist with a perpetual grouch."
 Further along he again wrote wouldn't it be better 10 spend ones time after death making a OuiJa board wiggle than 10 spend all eter- nifty twanging a harp
 Several letters from Miss Collins were found among Adams belong ings yesterday. couched in endearins terms and telling the slain weather bureau man Of her love for him. Chemists have taken the various personal belongings of the dead man to analyze. The bottle of chloroform the handkerchiefs using in produc- inE sleep after they had been satur-