New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29
CAME FROM A GOOD FAMILY.

the bottle was driven in almost flush with the
neck, which Is unusual In putting up this par
ticular remedy
CAME FROM GOOD FAMILY.
Mrs. Adams came from wel-known family OF
Hartford, Conn., Her daughter. Florence. Is the
wife Of Edward Rogers the general agent FOR
the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Of Hart
ford. Conn.,, in this State. The company has Of
fees In ell parts Of the State. but the general
headquarters are In Buffalo. Mrs. Rogers and
her husband occupy the third floor Of an apart
ment-house at Coumbus-ave. and Eighty sixth
st. Mrs Adams and Mr.. Cornish lived In the
same apartments with Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers
CORNISH WELL KNOWN TO ATHLETES
Harry" Cornish--he was never called Henry
ty his friends-has been prominent figure In
athletic matters for many years. While ne Is a
good all-around athlete himself In that he can
SPAR run and throw the weights, he never made
a speciality Of any particular sport, and he Is
better known as trainer and physical director
than as an athlete. Cornish came from New
England. is about forty years old. hve feet nine
inches ir height, and weighs in the neighborhood
Of 10 pounds.
Cornish first became known when he served
assistant trainer to Lathrop. the veteran
handler Of the young athletes at Harvard Uni
versty. Then he went to the Boston Athletic
Association, ard about five years ago he took
charge OF athletic affairs for the Chicago Attn.
letic Club. His work there was so succesSiul '..n
that the owners Of the Manhattan Athletic Club
prevailed on Cornish to take charge or atnietic
matters for what is now the knickerpocker Atn.
letic Club. Cornish came here three years aso .o
as athletic director and trainer and under MS
management the Knickerbocker Athletic Clup
prospered.
Cornish is known in the athletic world as
practical man. little dctatorial, but man
who understands his business He Is popular
with his friends and is what is known as a good
worker Mrs. Cornish secured divorce ABOUT
two years ago in Chicago
CONSULTATION WITH MR.. GARDINER.
Mr.. Cornish went to the Office Of the District
Attorney late in the afternoon to consult ABOUT
the case. He and Assistant Dstrict-Attorney
Mcintyre are personal friends, and, on the ad-
vice of the Assistant District-Attorney three
detectives were sent to the house to take chars'
of the case The detectives, under Instructions
would allow no person to go to the rogers
apartments without special order from the
District Attorneys office. Late in the eVehns
Mr. Mcintyre called at the house ana was III
consultation with Mr. Cornish and MRS. hosets
When he went away he declined to discuss the
case. ,. r,s
District-Attorney Gardiner and Assistant DIS
trict-Attorney Mcintyre gave out last nisht a.
the Democratic Club a statement or the case
substantially as related above. Assistant us
trict-Attorney Mcintyre said that captain NJ Nc
Clusky would be placed in possession OF an tn1
facts in the case. including the connoentiat
statements made by Mr. Cornish, ana ne ha9 no.
the slightest doubt that the perpetrator OF the
deed would soon be arrested. he saia he hdu
instructed silence on the part Of the whoie
family and had stationed policemen IN the nall
way to prevent their molestation
Coroners Physician Weston called al the houss
about 7:30 o'clock. He took the vial-noioer anu
the bottles of poison. and the wrapper contain
ing the address. After careful examination OF
the contents of the bottle he said II was MS
opInion that the contents were cyanide OF potas-
sium. Although he could not say for certainy'
he was sure that this is what caused MIS-.
Adams's death, and 1t was murder, cold-piooa
Cd and nremeditated He was Of the opinion
that the victim intended was Cornish He stated
that the granules of bromO-seltzer were coarser
and that the drug in the vial was OF brighter
saw the drug was violent poison. Last night
he went II, search of DR.: LederIee. the chemist
Of the Board of Health. to analyze the drug
He said he would perform an autopsy vi tle
body of Mrs Adams to-day.