 On the evening of November 20, 1921, Adams, along with Foster, Nellie Miles (a local madam and long-time friend of Adams), George J. McFarland (a local thug and bootlegger), and two alleged prostitutes, were joyriding around Wichita.Another car carrying Fintelman, his wife, Weisberger, P.D.Orcutt, and two unnamed ladies, followed at high speeds.