Show the A ante ute story county attorney whittemore tast last evening took adamas ante mortem statement was waa later carefully locked up it Is understood that tile the relation of adams was very complete comple lp covering not only tile alie incident of in the poisoned po lyond drink but also the testimony that he h would have given in tile the faier case adama told tills portion of tile story etory only after receiving Katl factory assum aft aurance nce only in case cane or of his leath death it be ba used the el ler t of the statement ui As to the poisoning 14 1 this shortly before I 1 oo 00 lock he was walking up the east cost side ot of main blain street from second south A ga rambler overtook him and w walked with ith him to a saloon south of the gobbo 0 abo I 1 iltis aills I 1 drug stor e pausing in fro front nt or of athla place the gambler inquired if ho he intended to testify in the vyler caw case adams replied that he did not know tile the habeas corpus proceedings not net having then been decided then the sport inquired what would be his hl course in case ho he was compelled to testify adams adam answered he would havo have to tell all lie ho knew the gambler said paid adams would be a tool foot it if he told it all adding come in and have a drink any avay and the two men drifted into the art saloon 1 oon both took whisky adams A asked ked ter for some soda water in addition lie with believe his liquor was tampered P ered with but remembered that the gambler pushed his bis soda poda to him tolling telling him to finish his drink this was waa the only time after 10 he had bad drunk anything neither had lie ee eaten ten soon after when going to tho the courtroom court roo room as he readied reached the front of the tribune office ho he was taken with violent pains the gambler he described iu fist a man whom ho he had known by sight tor for a couple of years ho he Is n t till slender well dressed fellow with light complexion find and llant colored mii stach tills statement corresponds very well with the story that adams told c ther other parties during tile afternoon |