The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23
A CLUE FOUND ON THE JUG.
rHs CoRoNER INTEs1shTNs THE
CHLORINE TRAeEDY IN ITHACl.

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watch the Deadly es- wss pe-srstsd-
Presise-t sehsr-s. says thss the Urivsr.
sity VIII Desperate wuh ths civil Az
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ITHkoA, Feb 22.-Excitement over the trae-
edy which occurred on the night OF the fresh.
man banquet grows rather than abatss as
clue after clue IL Investigated and found TO
! amount to nothing Prominent citizens are
about equally divided In sentiment a. TO the
best course to pursue some being In favor OF
hushing the matter up. while others indiR'
nantly resent such an idea aud are for full
Investigation without fear or favor, The two
| students. Mcneil OF Pittsburgh and Mccullough
Of Chicago are out on the streets and have
entirely recovered. The daughter Of the col
ored woman who was surocated has recov-
cred from the gas. but lie stiil Frustrated with
nervousness She will recover The dead
woman's name was Henrietta Jackson, not
| Mary M as previously reported.
| The Coroners jury met this afternoon at
| City Hall In the Aldermanic chant ers. but 90
great was the crowd In attendance that the
inquest was adjourned to the court house
The court room was full OF students and towns
people i've minutes after the doors were
|
was present to assist the Coroner. He was.
however. opposed to a public inquest The
question was brought before the jury and left
| for them to decide President Schurman was
sent for aud asked what he deemed best to do
| He informed the iurymen that he thought the
best interests OF the university demanded
full Investigation. public to all who might
choose to hear IL. A vote was then taken and
| the jury stood ak for . secret session and six
| h. aaeN al ha
dispute by ordering that the inquest be public.
A large number OF witnesses were examined.
| The first witnesses we're the doctors who
| m ade the autopsy. They were three In num-
J Der. They examined all parts OF tho body. exc
I cept the brain. They testified that the condi-
| tons OF all parts Of the body we're normal and
in an unusually healthy condition. with the ex-
ception Of q slight disease In the apex Of the
| left lung. which. however. they declared was
OF no CONSEQUENCE. The heart was In an ex-
tremoly healthy condition. The blood in the
lungs was congested. which condition could
be caused By gas poisoning. This testimony
left doubt that tho woman died from tn Q
| effects OF chlorine gas.
except that It knocked in the head several net
II did not prove who bought, the chemicals "
| where they were bought; II did not prove how
the room M in fact. it did not prove anything
The hest witness for the Coroner was the rug
this T Jug ia lend pencil was the address
Cook street" No . Cook street 10 y student
Ss. fosr we
summoned. and testified that they were pot
town on tn. nghs al the ,s ss1; cay
and nsTg ss shi
+. l. Taylor OF Spring field. II. j.. who iss
freshman. These two are roommates. and It
:hoaid both 70 out 81 town At the same tins.
The other four students In the house te s
Ing. 4 piees, Of paper. IN which was a
sSn. Bore aSs stamp ~ 1ames %ccrseGy
Co. Sey York and was addressed s,hIt tS C.
name appears in the Ithaca directory or Cor
| nell register.
ip the Ss .s ShSf ss' iae
Mrs. Jackson was Killed by chlorine gas In the
Gs Sas ~ 4. address %ea ss' two sss
on the tug have LEFT town This established.
at aSW sP ms to
collect new evidence and to learn the where:
"a ss. sasn ofdss S on
the Dean ascertain who is away from college
with lesys Of absence and and r shall give the
President Schurman gave the following In
tsrvisw to tho reporters; The stat, statements s
| colored cook Is dead No student wnsseriously
scarcely made itself lett in the dining room.
Fenced any deisterious effects. The matter is.
who are ii invssticatinE It. and the university IL
DESTROYS Of COOPERATING with them In avery
I'm connection will this sad and deplorable
circumstance two facts should DO stated
the act are me N bers Of the university; second.
! IL Is known that the act was not the act
the "ni Tn The Individual Offenders. Who
they may be- will IL Il hoped Be aiss9y
Of he ofrsnes. It has been Tie policy Of cor
nell University to treat its students not rs
sSS U Hc law S tor as Thss a.. .%
authorities have ior years rast understood
that, no immunity wa; expestsd or de-
students guilty OF violating the law or
OF conduct upbecomlnG men or gentle
high standaId OF character and conduct among
Cornell students. and this reputation cannot
more individuals. whether msm' ers of the
untyarsity or not. who are responsible for tho
When District Attorney Jennings was made
aware that the inquest would 10 held 10 public
room declaring that he would have nothing
to do with public hearing. as Il Was bound to
prove q farce. the witnesses being sure to
Your, correspondent. after diligent search
/ SINCE tne OF tno Jury
has been able to locate the {. T. Mitchell
whose name was on the paper found wrapped
| around the package OF permanganate Of pot
ash found In the room with the lug. His real
name is e.. II. Mitchell. His father lives in
| New York city.
| He Is not student OF the university, but is
studying In Stiles preparatory school. He re-
members the brown wrapping paper with his
| fathers name on 1t, but does not know how
| Il came in the room with the Jug. He says
that his mother traded at McCreery 4
| Co.'S and package had been sent TO
tho paternal home in New York. lie recently
had his mother send him his dress suit
| She wrapped the suit in this brown wrapping
| paper and shipped IL to him. 1t arrived here,
and he took his suit out Of the paper. and
whore this paper went after that m ON ent he 10
not aware. Early in the morning after the
| tragedy number OF his friends aroused lin
from a sleep and yelled:
For Gods sake get out OF town as quick as
you can. as paper with your name on 1t has
been found with the deadly chemicals which
have Just resulted in murder"
This was his first knowledge Of the affair.
He got up and dressed, and they talked the
! matter over and concluded not to say anything
| about il. but TO await Developments
| lLNour correspondent has Alse been able to
| tra unf y \ Tay ~ al aaI1 u kn