The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30
No Light Yet
In the
POISONING CASE.
Police Name No Theory, No
Person Under Suspicion.

New York Dec. 2s.-The Adams Cor
nish poisoning case remains as great q
mystery as ever. When the detective
bureau, the district attorneys Office, the
coroners office. ana others seeking to
find a solution Of the strange case,
ended their labors for the day all said
that nothing had been learned that
might assist in bringing the guilty per
sons to justice.
The police are inclined 10 believe that
he person who sent the poison to Cor
nish is q woman, although the evidence
is of the most dimsy character, and IS
largely based upon opinions Of more or
less responsible parties Mr.. Cornish,
who was also poisoned at the time of
Mrs. Adams death, is now completely
out Of danger. though confined 10 bed
al the Knickerbocl1er Athletic Club.
C2p.. NcClusky, Assistant District
Attorney Mcintyre. Chief Devery and
Coroner's Physician Weston were at
police headquarters this afternoon in
consultation on the case. Acting under
their instructions, detectives went 20
the Adams fat at 81 West Eighty
sixth street and requested Mrs. Flor
ence Rogers. Mrs. Adams daughter
and her friend Mrs. Hovey, TO accom-
pany them to headquarters 10 give their
versions Of the case.
Arriving there they remained in con-
sultation with the authorities for about
an hour. Capt McClusky said after the
women were taken home, that ne mad
learned nothing from them. He said
it was deemed best 10 gel the versions
of the poisoning directly from Mrs.
Rogers and Mrs Hovey.
But they told US nothing We did not
know" ne said. The case is as
much a mystery. as ever Nothing has
developed. I have no theory. l nave
no person under suspicion"
Capt. McCluskey denied that he had
placed or contemplated placing MI.
Cornish under surveillance. He sent
word to the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club, however, asking If Cornish were
able to come 70 headquarters. Or.
Coffin. who is attending Mr. Cornish,
replied that his patient would not be
able to leave his bed for two days. He
said he was undoubtedly out Of dan
ger. but he did not want him to take
anv chances. DR.. Coffin gave an In
teresting statement of how Cornish es-
caped death. while Mrs. Adams. drink
ing from the same glass, was killed by
the deadly potion.
Cornish mixed the poison, said DR..
{ n.
drank but a little. complaining that it
was bitter Cornish then took the bal
ance and drained the glass to the
dregs think the reason Cornish was
not killed is that he drank the dregs,
while Mrs Adams took the poison in
solution. The quantity Of powdered
matter acted as an emetic and cleared
his stomach.
When they found he was unable 10
n
Mr.. Mcintyre, accompanied by a stem
ographer, went to the knickerbocker
Athletic Club and were in conference
with Cornish for more than an hour.
Cant. McCluskey said little had been
learned that had not already been pub
ushed. He stated that Cornish told
him that the silver holder had evil
IDENTIFY been used. and while it was
marked Sterling" il was plated. II
was not q Tiffany article, but came
in a Tiffany box and had TIFFANY
card in the package. That the contents
of the bottle were cyanide Of pOtaS-
stun is generally believed by physi-
clans and police alike, but only q
chemical analysis will demonstrate 10
certainty. Late this afternoon an au-
topsy was held When the anatomical
process was conf leted and the parts Of
the body desired for analysis were
sealed in jars. Coroner's Physician
Weston issued the following report:
II found the brain 10 be very soft,
the lungs congesIed and the heart
small. it having a calcerous deposit in
ii. The walls Of the stomach we're also
very soft and the mucous membrane
was congested and contained a dark
fluid. The stomach was also found to
be Iigated. All of the internal organs
were more or less congested. and the
hlOod was found 10 contain a. dark
fluid. The stomach was intensely con-
gested. and there was the Characters
tic odor of cyanide of potassium which
was noticeable particularly in the
cavities There was also disease Of
the valve Of the heart. The condition
of the kidneys was normal, but they
were dark in color. The condition OF
the stomach indicated an irritant pois-
on. and does not affect my opinion eX-
pressed yesterday that death vas due
to the use Of cyanide of potassium.
No date has as yet been fixed for
the holding of the inquest in the case
by the coroner.