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Show CONGRESSMAN TMESIS LIFE IN K GHASTLY WHY IN WASHINGTON TODAY v - ' . - 4 - WASHINGTON. June L Representative Representa-tive Robert Adams of the Second Congressional Con-gressional district of Pennsylvania died at Emergency hospital In this city today, to-day, as the result of a pistol shot fired through his mouth into his head with suicidal Intent. The act was committed commit-ted at the club chambers of the Metropolitan Metro-politan club, where Mr. Adams had resided re-sided for several years, some time between be-tween 6 and 7 o'clock this morning;. It was" no' until 8 o'clock, however, that he was found by Horace Clark, one of the negro bellmen, whose habit it was each morning at that hour to carry hot water to the room. Upon opening the. doorr-1 Ciarlr fooTtff3rf."tliaamsT' entirely 1 nudK'sltttng upright In an arm chair. Wound Pronounced Patal. Mr. Adams was then unconscious, and the physician who was summoned pronounced the wound fatal. Mr. Adams was woon afterward removed to the hospital in a patrol wagon, where the bullet and some fragments of the bone were removed from his brain. A ghastly feature of the case was the fact that after shooting himself Mr. Adams proceeded out into the hall and to the bathroom, where he washed himself him-self and then returned to his room. The walls and bathroom were spattered with blood. In his room an unsigned I note was found addressed to James I Clark, another bellman, reading as follows: fol-lows: " "Notify H. G. Clement. 1326 L street, telephone Main 1863. and also Francis P. Adams, 1817 Wallace street. Left money for breakfast bill. Tou can di Mde the' things 1q the" closet" . AActed Queer ly .Yeaterday. , T . . , ; ' At the Metropolitan club chambers It was recalled today that yesterday morning Mr. Adams did not act naturally, natur-ally, and appeared to be under some mental strain. Before leaving for the Capitol he - demanded his board bill, which he paid, remarking at the same time that the bellman could divide up the change among themselves. He seemed himself again last night, and there was nothing in his action which Indicated that he contemplated taking his life. Prominent and Popular. Robert Adams was one of the most popular Representatives in Congress, and he has been identified with many matters of world-wide importance. He was a society and club man. and was ait all prominent social functions in this city. . Mr. Adams became prominent at the beginning of the session of Congress by introducing and championing the "whipping post bill." which had been recommended ; by the President. Mr. Adams had to stand a great deal of good-natured chaffing during the debate de-bate on the bill. The fact that he was a bachelor and was trying to secure the passage of a bill to punish wife-beating by whipping the man found guilty gave opportunity for poking fun at the Pennsylvania member. Financial Losses Cause. The probabfe cause of his act was recent re-cent financial losses. Mr. Adams has always been a consistent con-sistent Republican of the stalwart type. He was born In Philadelphia, February Febru-ary 26, 1849, and graduated at the University Uni-versity of Pennsylvania twenty years later. He was elected a member of the Fifty-third Congress", in which body he has served continuously ever since. Writes to Speaker. Mr. Adams last night wrote the following fol-lowing letter to Speaker Cannon. It was received at the Capitol Just before the hour of convening the House today: to-day: "Washington, May 31. 1906." "Hon. J. G. Cannon: My Dear Mr. Speaker: The fact that my personal obligations exceed my resources is my only excuse for abandoning the responsible respon-sible position I occupy In the House. I am willing to be burled at its expense, but I ask that no committee be ap-polnted ap-polnted or memorial services held, as I (Continued on page 8.) , yesterday was surcharged with animation. anima-tion. Following the reading of the letter Mr. Morrell presented a resolution directing di-recting the sergeant-at-arms to make the necesssary arrangements for the funeral and expenses, to be paid out of the contingent fund of the House, and then as a further mark of respect, the House adjourned. In view of the request contained In the letter written to the Speaker by Mr. Adams, no Congressional committee commit-tee will accompany his body to Philadelphia. Phila-delphia. An officer of the House will go, however, and it is understood that informally several members of the House will also act as an escort. The body has been placed in the hands of an undertaker, under orders fiom the office of the sergeant-at-arms of the House, and prepared for burial. It will not be taken to Philadelphia until un-til tomorrow. In the absence of Chairman Hltt of Illinois, Mr. Adams had been acting chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs during the greater part of the present session. He took this position by reason of being the ranking Representative member of the commlt-te. commlt-te. His removal places Representative Representa-tive Cousins of Iowa in the position occupied oc-cupied by Mr. Adams, and he will undoubtedly un-doubtedly assume charge of the committee com-mittee during the .remainder of Congress. i Congressman Takes Life. (Continued from page 1.) have never been in sympathy with the latter custom. "With assurances of my high regard, sincerely yours, "ROBERT ADAMS." SCENE IN CONGRESS WITHOUT A PARALLEL; THE LETTER IS READ WASHINGTON, June 1. A black draped desk In the hall of the House of Representatives, covered with June flowers, brought a shock to almost every member when the House convened con-vened today. It told, with a pathos all Its own, the story of the passing of Robert Adams, Jr., late a Congressman from the Second Pennsylvania district, from the scenes of a busy, active life. Not In years has there come to the membership of the House such a sudden sud-den gloom as came with the going out of Mr. Adams. But yesterday having charge of the diplomatic and consular , bill, he showed energy and activity, getting the bill through the House with less friction than usual, but few amendments amend-ments being made to the measure. The seat which today Is covered with black was selected by Mr. Adams for his late colleague, George A. Castor, of the Third Pennsylvania district, who, dying before he could occupy it. Mr. Adams selected the seat for himself, one of those unexplainable coincidences that come without warning. When the House convened there was an especially large membership present, and when the chaplain referred to the death of the late Congressman, members mem-bers were visibly affected. Immediately after the approval of the Journal. MrT Morrell of 'Pennsylvania rose, and amid a profound hush, said: "Mr. Speaker: It is with the deepest feelings of pain and sorrow that I have to announce to the House the sudden death this morning of an old friend, the death of one of our members,- one of my colleagues . from .Philadelphia, a gentleman whose personality was with us yesterday, and whose. conduct of the bill of which he had charge brought it to a successful passage In-the late hours of the afternoon: a gentleman whose characteristics were such as to be admired and emulated., -, "Mr. Speaker. It Is my sad duty to announce" an-nounce" to the House the sudden death in .the -early hours of the ' morning of Robert 'Adams -Jr.,' a Representative from the Btate of Pennsylvania'. Then came a "scene that has never had its. parallel in the historic chamber of the Nation's lawmaking body. The Speaker rose and asked that the House Indulge him while he read a letter from the dead, a letter received while the life of Robert - Adams was passing away. A. silence fell on the House that but Order Ousting Jockey Club. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. June 1. The Supreme court en banc today made an order ousting the Delmar Jockey club of St. Louts, ordering the corporation corpora-tion dissolved and the trustees to wind up Its affairs, and imposing a fin3 of tcooo. Louise Moreau Deported Today.. Immigration Inspector T. J. Longley left today for Ellis Island. X. Y.. with Louise Moreau, who has been ordered deported by the Oovernment authorities. The woman wo-man Is a native of France and landed In this country about a month ago. She came directly to Ogden. She is 35 years old. It is charged that she came to this country for Illegal purposes. On the. rip to New. York she was accompanied by a matron. Today's Temperatures. ( o'clock 45 degrees 7 o'clock 48 degrees 8 o'clock -.53 degrees 9 o'clock 56 degrees 10 o'clock 59 degrees lLo'clock ..v... SO degrees l! o'clock .i....- 62 degrees 1 -o'clock 65 degrees nSuit to Foreclose Mortgage. Suit has been brought by Louisa C. Ames for foreclosure of a mortgage executed exe-cuted by Sam P. Carlson in security of a promissory note for 1200. The plaintiff ulso asks for a refund from the defendant defend-ant of 338.19, . which she has paid out In taxes on the mortgaged property, and that 1100 attorney's fees be allowed. . ' ' ' |