The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-29
POISON DOES DEADLY WORK.
NEW YORK WOMAN TOOK CYANIDE
OF POTASSIUM by MISTAKE.

Hottie Sent Anonymously to Harry
Cornish Causes His Cousins Death.
SeItzer-Mrs. Kate }. Adams a
WeII-tO-DO New York Woman, the
Victim-COrOner's Physician Pro-
nOunces 1t Murder
New York, Dec. 2S-NIrs Kate j. Adams
well-to-do woman, was poisoned to-day
in her handsomely furnished apartments
on Eighty-sixth street.
Her death is connected with a curious
chain of events. Mrs Adams was q widow
50 years of age, and lived with her son-in-
law, Edward w. Rogers an insurance
agent. Harry Cornish Il well-known ath-
lete and physical director of the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club, boards with the
Rogers.
Mrs Adams awoke this morning with
bad headache. Her daughter, Mrs. Rogers,
advised her 10 take some bromo seltzer.
Mrs. Rogers hunted around, but found
none of the required medicine 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 q few seconds Mrs.
Adams was in great pain and evidently
suffering from the effects of a strong poi
son.
DR.. Hitchcock was called In and he
tried to counteract the effects of the poi
son, which he declared to be cyanide of
potassium Mr.. Cornish and DR.. Hitch
cock both tasted the poisonous stuff, and
an few minutes both were Frustrated by
the effects of the slight quantity they had
taken Mr.. Potter was called in. He re-
vived the two men. but Mrs. Adams died
Was an Anonymous Present.
Mr.. Cornish states that on Christmas
day he received a neat package addressed
70 himself containing a sterling silver
medicine bottle holder in a Tiffany box
and in the holder was a bottle marked
"Bromo Settler" This package was
anonymously sent, but Cornish says he
thought nothing of this, as he frequently
gets presents in this way. IL was this
bottle that Mrs. Rogers got for her moth
er 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
Harry Cornish is a cousin of Mrs. Ad-
ans, and is 40 years of age. He has been
the physical director of the ,Knickerbocker
Athletic Club for three years Prior 10
that time he was the physical director
Of the Chicago Athletic Club, and prior
10 that, a well known figure in foot ball
and other sports, and a coach for many
college teams.
On the morning OF Dec. a. there came
to the desk of the Knickerbocker Club
office a package wrapped in manila paper
and sealed with wax. on the fiat sur
face was written in a feminine hand, uls-
suised to cause the impression that the
writing was done by a man, the address.
MIR. Harry Cornish. Knickerbocker
Club, Madison avenue and Forty-ffth
street, New York"
The package had been mated at the gen
eral delivery Office down town. In the
wrapper of manila paper was a pasteboard
box marked Tiffany" in the box the
usual cotton packing, and in the center
wrapper in white tissue paper a vial hold
er of polished silver.
On the bottom of the holder Is marked
Sterling Silver No. S14."
Poison Put Into the Bottle.
The receiving cylinder Of the holder was
a ten cent vial of "Bromo Seltzer" The
bottle was wrapped in the usual label of
the drug made in Baltimore The stopper
was unsealed and packed down hard on
a level with the neck of the bottle, an I'M
usual thing with walls of Bromo Seftzer Of
this make. The vial with its contents were
placed in Cornish's room There It rested
until this morning.
CorOner's Physician Weston called Al the |
house tonight. He took the vial-holder and
the bottle Of poison lie also took the |
wrapper containing the address. After
careful examination Of the contents of the
bottle, he said 1t was his opinion that the /
contents were cyanide Of potassium, Al /
though he could not say for "a certainty. he |
was sure that this Is what caused Mrs |
Adams death. and that IA was murder.
lie was Of the opinion thai the victim |
intended was Cornish. ne stated that the |
sranuiu5 OF bromO so,zer were courses.
ana that the drug IA the vial Was OF |
brighter Crystals and very nne.
Cornish disappeared soon after visltlna
The district attorneys Office. ana could
not be found anywhere. His divorced viii,
lives ip Boston
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