Evening journal., 1895-09-07

The Now York Police Think That MIRA.
Fleming Is n New Borgia. and They Arc
20 Make out q Case Against Her From
This Standpoint.
NEW YORK, Sept I'm the poisoning
Of Mrs Evelna Bliss of which crime her
daughter, Mary Alice Livingston, other
wise known ms Mrs. Fleming, IS accused,
the police believe they have "A genuine
Borgla 60 doal with.
Tho combination Of poisons which
Chemist Soheoles report shows were
found in the stomach and intestines of
the dead woman have strengthened the
theory of the police that the poisoning
was the outcome of "a carefully planned
conspiracy, and that the accused, Mrs.
Fleming, had at least one, If not more
than one acoomplice. All day yesterday
the police worked on this theory.
They have the man under close surveil-
lance, and his arrest is liable TO bo ordered
at any moment
Tho police are also endeavoring TO trace
the whereabouts of Archibald Cornelius,
the coachnan who has at different times
played such an important part In tho re-
markablo and sensational history of the
ously disappeared, and up to this morn
ing no trace of his whereabouts has been
discovered. Cornelius has been living with
his brother-in-law, ID. r. Jeffrey at SOL
West Ono Hundred and Thirty-second
street. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey, who have
been away from the city enjoying a short
vacation, returned TO their homo Wodnes-
day. Since their return they say they have
seen nothing of Cornelius, and they have
no knowledge as TO where he is.
Acting Inspector Mccullough, who has
charge Of the case, is anxious to put a Sc
rics o. questions TO Cornelius. He hopes
that he can clear up the doubt as to whoth-
or Mrs. Fleming obtained possession Of
certain powders or tartar ometic, which
were put up by Druggist Otto Hoecker Of
Ono Hundred and Thirty-third street and
Eighth avenue on Aug. % last, five days
before the eating Of the clam chowder
which Il IS alleged contained poison which
killed Mrs. Bliss These powders were
put up ON the prescription of DR.. Liscar,
veterinary surgeon, of 1923 Seventh ave-
nuo for Exprcssman Disbrow of 2473
Eighth avenue TO be given TO two of his
horses which were ill.,
Were Horse Powders Usedg
Sixteen powders were compounded by
the druggist, and Dishrow received the rs
powders in two packages and says nc gave
them TO his stahloman with instructions
to give them TO the sick horses.
Whether all these powders ever reached
the ailiug animals or somo Of them were
diverted and came into the possession Of
Mrs. Fleming in some mysterious way IS
what the police are trying to find ont.
Those 10 powders contained 4S0 grains
of tartar cmetio and 4S0 grains Of sui
phato of iron. Each powder contained n
sufficient quantity Of tartar emetio TO kill
a human being Chemist Scheelo's report
of his analysis, now In the hands Of Coro-
ner O'Meaghor shows that his examina-
tion of the intcstines Of the dead woman
resulted IN the finding OF arsenic Of snili-
Client quantity to cause death tartar eme-
tic or antimony, the poison which is its
basic principle and sulphate OF iron The
tartar cmetic and sulphate of iron were
present in equal quantities
The police declare that when they
searched the rooms of Mrs Fleming they
found six powders I'm package bearing
the label of Druggist Hoecker These
powders they have turned over to Chemist
Scheole 20 find out what they contain.
The police believe they are the identical
powders which Druggist Hoockcr mixed.
They are now hard at work unrayelinq
the mystery as TO how, If their theory ho
true, these powders came into the posses
sion of Mrs. Fleming after they were Civ
en- by Expressman Disbrow 90 his stable
man.
Chemist Scheele's report shows that a
large quantity of arsenic was mixed with
the tartar emetic and sulphate Of iron. II
one or moro OF the powders put up by
Druggist Hoecker were used In the prepa-
ration Of the fatal dose which killed Mrs.
Bliss on the night Of Aug. 80, the poison
or, in addition TO antimony, obtained
large quantities OF arsenic from somewhere
and mixed il with the horse powder It Is
the opinion OF Chemist Scheele and DIR.
Bullman, who attended the victim of the
poison during her last Illness, that arsenic
was the drug that directly caused her
death
Mrs. Bliss Used Arsenic.