The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-30
NEW YoRr<'s POISON MYSTERY.
Worst Puzzle the Detectives Have
Had in Some Time

New York, Dec. 29.-The Adams-Cornish
poisoning case remains as great luys-
terry as ever.
When the detective bureau. the district
attorneys office, the coroner's oflce, and
others seeking to find a solution of the
strange case ended their labors 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 flmsy character and is largely
based on opinions of more or less respon-
sibie parties Mr.. Cornish, who was also
poisoned at the time of Mrs. Adams
though confined to his bed at the Nnick-
erbocker Athletic Club.
Detective Captain McCluskey Assistant
District Attorney Mcintyre, Chief of Po-
lice Devery and Coroner's Physician Wes-
ten were at police headquarters this after
noon in consultation on the case. Acting
under their instructions, detectives went
to the Adams fiat on West Eighty-sixth
street and requested Mrs. Florence Rogers,
Mrs Adams daughter, and her friend,
Mrs Hovey to accompany them TO head
quarters to give their version of the case.
Told Them Nothing New.
Arriving there, they remained in consul
tation with the authorities for about am
hour. Capt McCluskey said, after the
women were taken home, that he had
learned nothing from them. He said it was
deemed best to get the versions of the
poisoning directly from Mrs Rogers and
Mrs Hovey.
but they told us nothing we did not
know" he said 1.-The case is as much a
mystery as ever Nothing has developed.
l have no theory. 1 have no person un-
der suspision.'
Capt. McCluskey denied that he had plac-
ed or contemplated placing Mr.. Cornish I'M
der surveillance. He sent word 90 the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club however.
asking if Cornish was able to come to
headquarters. DR.. Coffin who is attend
ing Mr.. Cornish, replied that his patient
would not be able to leave his bed for
two days. DIR. Coffin gave an interesting
statement of how Cornish escaped death
while Mrs Adams. drinking from the same
glass, was killed by the deadly poison.
How Cornish Escaped.
Cornish mixed the poison" said DR..
| Coffin, land gave it to Mrs. Adams. She
drank but a little, complaining that il
was bitter. Cornish then took the re-
mainder and drained The glass 20 the
| dregs. I think that the reason Cornish
was not killed was that he drank the dregs
| and Mrs Adams took the poisondn sou-
ton. The quantity of powdered matter
acted as an emetic and cleared his stom-
| ach.'
| When they found he was unable 20 come
| to them, Capt. 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.
Capt. McCluskey said little had beer
| learned that was not already published
Late this afternoon an autopsy was he'd
| When the anatomical process was com.
| pleted and the parts of the body desired
| for analysis were sealed in jars, Coroner
| Physician Weston issued a report In
which he reiterated his opinion expressed
| yesterday, that death was due to the use
of cyanide of potassium.