The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-29
Package Sent as a Present 10 Harry Cornish
a Physical Director.
ENCLOSED IN BOX MARKED TIFFANY
Authorities Believe Cornish Was, The Intended VIC
Tim = Case Resembles Very Closely Those Of
Mrs. barnaby and Mrs. 0unninG

New York, Dec. 29.-MrS. Kate j.
Adams, a well-to-do widow, 80 years
old. who lived with her son-in-law,
Edward Rogers. general agent i'm this
city OF the Hartford (Ct) Insurance
Company. was fatally poisoned in her
apartments yesterday.
Harry Cornish, a well known athlete
and physical director OF the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club, boards with the
Rogers family.
Yesterday Mrs. Adams awoke with
bad headache. Her daughter, Mrs.
Rogers, advised her to take some bro
mo-seltzer. Mrs. Rogers hunted around
but found none of the required medl-
Cine. Finally she remembered that
there was some bromo settler in Mr..
Cornish's room. This she got and gave
To her mother who took fair-sized
dose.
In few seconds Mrs. Adams was
i'm great pain, and evidently suffering
from the effects of a strong poison.
DR.. Hitchcock was called in by Mr..
Cornish and tried TO counteract the
effects of the poison, after tasting the
alleged bromo-seltzer, and declaring
it To be cyanide of potassium. Mr..
CArnish also tasted the poisonous stun.
In a few minutes both Mr.. Cornish and
DIR. Hitchcock were Frustrated by the
effects of the slight quantity of poison
they had taken. DIR. Potter was called
in and revived the two men, but Mrs.
Adams died.
Mr. Cornish states that on Christ
mas day he received "A neat package,
addressed to himself. containing
sterling silver medicine bottle holder in
a Tiffany box, and in the holder
bottle marked "bromo settler" The
flaplapa NmOIlSlN sent but
Cornish says he thought nothing of
this as he frequently gets presents in
this way. II was this bottle that Mrs.
Rogers got for her mother, and out of
which Mrs. Adams drank with fatal
effect. Mr. Cornish says he cannot
think who could have had any designs
on his life.
Cornish is 40 years OF age. He has
been the physical director of the Knick-
erbocker Athletic club three years.
Prior 10 that time he was the physical
director OF the Chicago Athletic Club,
and before that well-known hgure
in foot ball and other sports, and
coach for many college teams. Prob
ably no man is better known TO lovers
OF athletics than Cornish.
Last Saturday morning there came to
the desk of the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club office, by mail, package wrapped
in manila paper and sealed with. wax.
feminine hand. disguised TO cause the
impression that the writing was done
by a man, the address:
Mr.. Harry Cornish. Knckerbocker
Club, Madison Ave, and 18th ST., New
York city
The package had been mailed at the
general delivery Office, down town. In
the wrapper of manila paper was the
pasteboard box, marked Tiffany; in
the box the usual cotton packing, and
I'm the centre wrapper, in white tissue
paper. the vial holder. of polished sill
yer. on the bottom of the holder is
marked Sterling silver. No. Sl4." In
the receiving cylinder of the holder was
the ten-cent vial. wrapped In the usual
label Of "Bromo SeltZer." The stopper
was unsealed. and packed down hard
on a level with the neck OF the bottle,
an unusual thing with Walls Of bromo
seltZer of this make. The vial, with
its deadly contents. was placed in Corn
ish's room, where il rested until yes
terday.
Mrs Rogers was prostrated by her
death Of her mother, and is confined
10 her bed
DIR. Hitchcock telephoned To the cor
oner. and informed the police of the
West one Hundredth street station of
the. affair Mr.. Cornish went. on the
advice of DR.. Hitchcock, to Asst.-Dist.-
Atty McIntyre's Office and told the
incidents connected with the tragic
death of Mrs. Adams BY advice of
the assistant district attorney. three
detectives were placed i'm the hallway
of the house. and no one was allowed to
GO up To the apartments OF the Rogers
family without permission from the
district attorneys office.
Coroner,s Physician Weston called at
the house about 1:30 o'clock last night
and took the holder and the bottle OF
poison and the wrapper containing the
address. After careful examination Of
the powder i'm the bottle. he said IL
was his opinion that IL was cyanide OF
potassium He was sure that this was
what caused Mrs. Adams death. and
that 1t was a murder. cold-blooded and
premeditated. He was Of the opinion
that the victim intended was Cornish
lie said he would perform an autopsy
on the body OF Mrs. Adams today.
Dist.-Atty. Gardiner and Asst.-Dist.-
Atty. Mcintyre gave out statement
Of the case substantially as yelated
above.
cornish disappeared soon aftcr visit
ing the district atturne"s Office and
could lot be found anywhere. Ills di-
Norced wife lives in Boston. Mass.
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