The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-30
ADAMS CORNISH
POISONING CASE
The Affair still ShFOuded In the Deep
est Mystery.
NO ONE UNDER SUSPICION
Though The Police Believe q Woman
Sent the Drug.
Mr.. CORNISH NOW OUT OF DANGER
Capt. McClusky Denies That He Cor
templates Placing the Physical In
structor Under Surveillance of
Detectives-Autopsy Held.
MR.. CORNISH NOW OUT OF DANGER

Now York. December 29-The Adams
Cornish poisoning case remains as great
mystery as ever. When the detective pu-
reau, the, district attorneys office, the
coroner's Office and others seeking to hnd
solution of the strange case ended their Ia
bors for the day all said nothing had been
learned that might assist in bringing the
guilty persons to justice.
The police are inclined to believe that the
person who sent the poison to Cornish is a
woman, although the evidence is of the
most 1imsy character and is largely based
on opinions of more or less responslple
parties. Mr.. Cornish, who was also poi
soned at the time of Mrs. Adams death, is
now completely out of danger, thoughAeon-
fined to bed at the Knickerbocker Athletic
club.
Detective Captain McClusky, Assistant
District Attorney Mcintyre, Chief of Police
Devery and Coroners Physician Weston,
were at police headquarters this afternoon
in consultation on the case. Acting under
their instructions detectives went to the
Adams fiat and requested Mrs. Rogers,
Mrs. Adams daughter, and her friend, Mrs.
Hovay, to accompany them to headquarters
to give their versions of the case.
Nothing Learned from Them
Arrived there they remained in cousulta-
ton with the authorities for about an hour.
Captain McCluskey said after the women
were taken home that he had learned moth
ing from them. He said it was deemed
best to get the versions of the poisoning
directly from Mrs. Rogers and Mrs Hovay.
But they told us nothing we did not
know. The case is much a mystery as
ever. Nothing has developed. I have no
theory. have no person under suspicion"
Captain McCluskey denied that he had
placed or contemplated placing Mr.. Cor
nish under surveillance. He sent word to
the Knickerbocker Athletic club, however,
asking if Cornish were able to come to
headquarters. DR.. Coffin, who is attending
Mr.. Cornish replied that his patient would
not be able to leave his bed for two days.
He is undoubtedly out of danger, but he
did not want him to take any chances. Dr.
Coffin gave an interesting statement of
how Cornish escaped death while Mrs.
Adams, drinking from the same glass, was
killed by the deadly poison.
Cornish mixed the poison said DIR. Cof-
fin land gave it to Mrs. Adams. She drank
but little, complaining that it was bitter.
Cornish then took the remainder and
drained the glass to the dregs.
Cornish Drank the Dregs
'I think that the reason Cornish was not
killed is that he drank the dregs and Mrs.
Adams took the poison in solution. The
quantity of powdered matter acted as an
emitic and cleared his stomach"
to them, Captain McCluskey and Mr.. Nc
Intyre, accompanied by a stenographer,
went to the knickerbocker Athletic club
and were in conference with Cornish for
more than an hour
Captain McCluskey said little had been
learned that has not already been published.
Cornish told him mat the silver holder had
evidently been used, and that while it was
marked Sterling" was plated. 1t was not
a Tiffany article, but came in a Tiffany
uox and had Tiffany card in the package.
That the contents of the bottle were cy-
anide of potassium Is generally believed by
physicians and police alike, but only
chemical analysis will determine this point
TO a certainty
Late this afternoon an autopsy was held.
ed and the parts Of the body desired for
analysis were sealed in jars, Coroner's Ply
sician Watson issued a report, In which he
reiterated his opinion expressed yesterday
that death was due to the use of cyanide of
potassium.
No date has been fixed for the holding OF
the inquest in the case by the coroner.
Cornisb's Divorced Wife
Boston, December 29-Mrs Addie ]. Cor
nish, the divorced wife of Harry Cornish,
the Knickerbocker Athletic club manager,
by whom a bottle Of poison was received
as a Christmas present, the contents of
which caused the death of Mrs. Kate j.
Adams last night, stated today that her
only knowledge of Mr.. Cornish of late has
come to her through the newspapers or
letters written 20 her 9-year-old daughter
Edith. Mrs. Cornish declares that she is
not acquainted with Mrs. Adams, describ-
ed as the aunt of Mr.. Cornish, and the
victim of the Christmas package of poison.
Mrs. Cornish added that little Edith went
to New York some time ago and on her
return told of having been to the house
of Mrs. Adams but beyond this Mrs. Cor
nish has no knowledge Of the woman.