The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-29
TWAS A CHRISTMAS GIFT
Mr.. Cornish Received q Bottle La
beled "Bromo Seltser."
CYANIDE OF POTASSIUM
Mrs. Adams Tried Some for . Headache
and Now She Il DeadAA Strange
Case That Reminds You OF the
Murder OF Mrs. Dunning.

New York. Dec. 2s.-Mrs. Kate Adams
apartments at 26S S6th street. Mrs.
Adams was a widow 80 years old. she
lived with her son-in-law, Edward
Rogers, an insurance agent. Harry
Cornish. a well known athlete and phy-
sical director of the knicxsrbocker
club. boards with Rogers. Mrs. adams
awoke this morning with a severe head
ache. Her daughter, Mrs. Rog ms, ad-
vised her to take some bromo-seltzer.
She got some in Mr.. Cornish's room and
gave to her mother. In few seconds
Mrs. Adams was in great pain, end
evidently suffering from the effects Of
a strong poison. DIR. Hitchcock was
called in and tried to counteract the
effects of the poison, which he leclar-
ed to be cyanide Of potassium. Mr.. Cor
nish and DIR. Hitchcock, both tested the
poisonous stuff, and in a few minute 8
both were Frustrated by the effect of
the slight quantity they had taken. DIR.
Potter was called in. He revived the
two men. but Mrs. Adams d.ed. MI.
Cornish states that on Christmas day
he received a neat pacKlge addressed
to himself containing n sterling silver
medicine bottle holder in a Tiffany box,
| and in the holder was a bottle marked
''bromo seltzer." The package was
anonymously sent to him, but he
thought nothing of this. as he fre-
quently gets presents this way. IL was
this bottle that Mrs. Rogers got FOR
| her mother, and out of which Mrs
Adams drank with fatal effect. Mr.
Cofnish says he cannot think who could
/ have had any designs on his life.
Harry Cornish is a cousin of Mrs.
Adams and Is 40 years of age. He has
been the physical director of the Knick-
| erbocker Athletic club for three years.
Prior to that time he was the physical
director of the Chicago Athletic club
and prior to that a well-known figure
| in football and other sports and coach
| for many college teams. The package
containing the poison was sent to him
at the Knickerbocker club Office and
was wrapped in manila paper and
| sealed with wax. The address was
4 written in a feminine hand. disguised
TO cause the impression that the writ
ing was done by a man. The package
had been mailed at the general delivery
| office down town.
After the physicians in attendance
had expressed their belief that Mrs
Adams had died from cyanide of potas
sium poisoning. Mr.. Cornish went q
Assistant District Attorney McIntyre''
Office and told the incidents connected
with the TRAGEDY. At the advice of th'
district attorney three detectives wer'
placed i'm the hallway of the house. NJ
one was allowed to go up to the apart
ments of Rogers without permission
from the district attorneys office. Coro
ner's Physician Weston called at tn
houAa tonight. He took the vial hold
er and the bottles of poison. He als'
took the wrapper containing the ad
dress. After a careful examination o
the contents of the bottle he said ]
was his opinion that the contents wer
cyanide of potassium, although h
could not say for a certainty. He wa
sure that this was what caused Mrs
Adams death and that II was mur
der-murder cold -blooded and premedi
tated. He was of the opinion that tn
victim intended was Cornish. He stat
ed that he would perform an autops
on the body OF Mrs. Adams tomorrow
He had no talk with Cornish. but ha
consulted with Assistant District AT
} torney Mcintyre. Cornish disappeare
soon after visiting the assistant dis
trict attorneys Office and could not b
, found anywhere. His divorced wifi
lives in Boston.