The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
Capt. McClus-
ky Believes
He HAS THE MAN,


New York, Dec. SO.-The World to-
narrow will say: Capt George McClus-
~ chief of the detective bureau, firm
n believes that he has solved the mys-
.sw surrounding the attempt to Kill
Harry Cornish, physical instructor of
As Knlclerbocker Athletic Club, by
a1dtng him poison through the mails.
At o'clock last night Capt Nc
roszv stated that he would have the
rIprit in custody within T. hours. The
name of the suspected murderer is
withheld from publication lest it's an
,ajpcement should defeat the ends of
ngtice. The man under surveillance
was formerly a member Of the Knick-
.r5ocker Athletic Club He was at one
time a man Of high social and financial
rsadng in this city In later years,
though evil habits and evil associa-
tops his descent was rapid.
From being unpopular in the athletic
: dub he latterly developed into a per-
p1 with whom the members Of the
tub felt that they could not associate.
& twas the conviction that he was unfit
be q member Of the club. Finally
racial meeting of the club was called
4 % 2cU upon his case. He was igno-
mui0usly expelled.
It is well known that he from the
4 FIST associated Mr. Cornish with the
pyeIauou of facts which led to this
q acton ii is understood that Mr.. Cor
81 fVr nj. nd
8 mdn1t hesitated to express that send-
E Tegt
4 All who know the person in ques-
ton speak of him rs of the worst type
Of hopeless and malicious degenerates.
i IS said that he took the action of
he club in eXpelling MIN with bitter
rsanrmant 1t is also said that he had
aueutrated this feeling upon certain
n members of the club in particular, and
1sQeu0usiy among them was Mr..
81 Cornish. With these general facts TO
guide them the police set out TO ind
Evidence that would connect this per
son with the deadly parcel delivered
s. % Mr. Cornish by the postman at the
k1llkar50cker Athletic Club on sat
rlay night. The first definite clue
mas the tracing Of the little silver
o,hpick holder, which came with the
rarce Of poison from the manufactur-
e to a retail dealer and from him 10
purchaser by name to the dealer I'M
G6wn
This dealer, it is understood, has a
l8ea re business in HCbOken. The po-
81 lie visited him and obtained from him
g detailed description Of the man VINO
4 purchased the silver article. This de
Nrpion tailed with almost photo
graphic eXactness with the appearance,
oih.ns and general mannerisms OF the
nan under suspicion
AT the energies of the police are now
ens devoted to completing the cham
q evidence against the suspect. MI.
cornish was by no means the only man
ID the knickerbocker Athletic Club
@anst whom this degenerate is SAID
% have entertained a deadly hostility
Ems fact suggests startling differences
u connection with the death of Mr.
51Inet a member Of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club. Il is said that he was
unqualified In his expressions Of dislike
0t The man in question.
IN November last, Mr.. Barnet recelV-
e. at the club parcel, which came tc
ann through the mails. This paree
oaJained a powder which MI Barnet
-I4eSlldunglY took internally. IL was
a| by The almost suDerhuman eXer-
IONS of Drs Hudlas and Philips that
was saved from immediate death
'|eIya days later Mr.. Barnet died. The
arse Of his death was diagnosed under
another name, but it was an open secret
mat it was directly due to the deadly
POWDER
The last link in the chain of evidence
Ct N
l'eeeded in getting against the sus-
'' was by a comparison Of the
Y asadWn,ing with that upon the parce
''lInssed to Mr. Cornish. Although the
Htihe on the parcel was obviously
@gused, Its resemblance to that OF tht
expelled member of the athletic cllt
1as in many particulars striking. II
\ said that the police have submitted
a We two handwritings to an expert VINO
W. Pronounced them 20 be unquestloIl-
a0E the work Of the same person.