Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1935, Page 25

of which was inclosed in one of the letters. . Snyder and Wells are to be sen- tenced today, at which time Federal charges will be placed against Hurst. Mrs. Wells will be held as a material witness, MRS. EDNA F. ADAMS’ FUNERAL CONDUCTED JALBREAK PLOT LEADS T0 ARREST Member of Coast Guard Ves- sel Crew Held as Aide at Norfolk. A member of the crew of the Coast and Geodetic steamship Oceanograph- Wife of Coast Survey Official Is Buried in Arlington—Came Here in 1910. er was in custody of G-men today at Norfolk, Va., in connection with an attempted jail- break by two con- victed extortion- ists which was frustrated Satur- day. Special agents of “the Federal Bureau of Inves- tigation claimed their prisoner, Oscar Hurst, has confessed to de- livering & pack- age containing an automatic pistol and 35 cartridges to Lee Snyder Lee Snvder and Ernest M. Wells in the Norfolk Jail A search of the cells of Snyder and Mre. Edna F. Adams, 53, wife of Or. Oscar 8. Adams, senior mathe- matician of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, died Friday at Sibley Hos- pital. Funeral services were held tb's afternoon at the Lee funeral home, Fourth street and Massachusetts ave- nue. Burial was to be in Arlington Cemetery. Mrs. Adams, whose home was at 727 Massachusetts avenue northeast, was a native of Centerburg, Ohio, where she married Dr. Adams in 1900. She came with him to Washington in 1910 when he joined the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Dr. Adams was a lieutenant in the World War and also served in the Spanish-American War. Mrs. Adams was an active member of the Eastern Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Catherine A. Nolan, | Wells disclosed a hacksaw blade, & |of this city, and Mrs. Jane Van Tine file, a pair of pliers and some wooden | of Aurora Hills, Va.; a son, George D. keys, one of which was fashioned with | Adams of this city, and her mother, | sufficient skill to open the door of the | Mrs. Jane Peardon Fuller of Center- cell. -| burg. Her father was the late George Hurst, according to officials of the | S. Fuller. F. B. I, declared he delivered the = package at the jail at the request of the two imprisoned extortionists and | that the package ! had been pre-| pared by Mrs. | Lovie Wells, wife of Emest Wells. | The pistol was| concealed in the | pocket of a Navy overcoat, while the ammunition was hidden in a | bag of Iruit. Fur-| ther examination | of the cells dis- @ closed an attempt had been made to saw some of the bars. €verybody wants to go hom for Thanksgiving Dinner Help yoursell to these low round-trip fares. Snyder and Wells, " formerly sailors New York $8.75 Charlotte__$9.30 on the Oceanographer, were convicted | # Ebjladelohia 8.75 Atlanta___16.15 last week of sending extortion letters 3 to the D. Pender Grocery Stores, Inc., F i ¢ i E. M. Wells THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1835, / e i that endures—for ‘A gift of furniture i theg;\fif :‘;,gughtfumess of the usefuiness, beauty Il long outlast the hol each piece Wi idays. (photographed ABLE AUTOMATIC FOLDING CARD TABLR (RHiele s A), with Fabrikoid top. Walnut, jade, ¢0lors —mmm====""" SMOKER (photographed K), chrome toP X (p 2 ]:;%ec' il}xzx}\t:t?ofg{afig finish or solid maple BLE _TROUGH END TA BOOK: TRhogsny finish D), in ma tograph E TABLE (pho! %?AEE;?I Phyfe pedestal *10”;5 : hotographed M), Windsor 53.50 base in mahogany A Get details for your trip @t and to the W. G. Swartz department Bus Center in mahogany $|5 hed B), . Ave. NW. : BLES (photograb | tables_---- oI ,’,P‘;z?,”m S hv%%&gsk'rfiasé tops. Three very flsef“h o i e wil g (photographed E)f’r::xte o4 attractive blue S nfield chair with mahofaly o "o, pull-up $13.50 store, both of Norfolk. The pair was | captured by G-men as they attempted | to collect a package of money de- | thanded from the Pender stores under | threat of blowing up the manager's | home with T. N. T, a small sample | A suitable desk oP et ae WonDWARD & LoTHE —The Christmas Store —. FINE FOooDs For Thanksgiving Day Stock your larder for Thanksgiving day with food from THE FOOD SHOP, for we are ready with an abundance of the good - things to make the feast - complete and long remembered. Visit The Food Shop and make your selections at your leisure while seated at an order table. All foods are of the finest quality—sure to please you and just as sure to be enjoyed by even the most discriminating guest. 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