Goldie Adams
Cincinnati Enquirer, Thursday, 11 November 1909, page 13
RIVER GIVES UP
The body of Goldie Adams, the wife of William Adams, a rolling
mill man, who committed suicide by jumping from the Fourth street Licking River
Bridge, was recovered yesterday morning near the mouth of the river. Charles
Unglesby, a river man, made the discovery and coroner Digby was at once
notified. The remains were taken to Funeral director Betz's morgue.
The act of the young woman has completely unnerved her aged mother, Mrs. Bell, and she is under surveillance at her home, 133 West Fifth street, after having made two attempts to do herself bodily harm. No cause is assigned for Mrs. Adams rash act, except that she was despondent because of family troubles.
It was learned that her husband is seriously ill at Ironton Ohio, where he went after leaving his wife. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon with interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, Wednesday, 1 December 1909, page 11
The mother of Goldie Adams, who committed suicide, yesterday applied to the Circuit Court for permission to adopt Nina, the six year old daughter of the dead woman.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, Friday, 3 December 1909, page 11
Attorney Howard Benton, representing William Adams, will file an answer in the Circuit Court today to the petition filed by Sadie Bell for adoption of the latter's six year old granddaughter, who is the daughter of Adams.
Goldie Bell, mother of the girl, committed suicide by jumping into the Licking River several weeks ago. Later Sadie Bell filed a petition alleging that the girl's father was addicted to drunkenness and that at his wife's grave he had asked the grandmother to take charge of the child.
In the answer the father denies the charge of drunkenness, denies that he is not a fit person to have the custody of the child and asks that the little girl be given into his keeping.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, Tuesday, 14 December 1909, page 11
NEWPORT
In the contest between Sadie Bell and her son-in-law William Adams, for the custody of the latter's six year old daughter, Nina Adams, an agreement was reached yesterday in the Campbell Circuit Court by which Mrs. Bell will have the custody of the girl until she is 15 years of age. At that time she will be allowed to elect as to who shall be her guardian until she becomes of age. Mrs. Bell is to bear all expenses with her maintenance and education.