The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 28-Mrs. Kate T.
Adams, well-to-do woman, was pois-
ohed today in her handsomely furnish
| eo apartments on Eighty-sixth street
| Her death is connected with a curious
| chain of events.
Mrs. Adams was a widow. fiftv vears
of age. She lived with her son-in-law.
Edward Rogers, an insurance agent
Harry Cornish, a we'll known athlete
ana physical director of the Knicker-
oocker Athletic club, boards with the
| Rogers. Mrs. Adams aWoke this morn
| Ing with a severe headache. Her
| daughter, Mrs. Rogers, advised her to
take some bromo seltzer. She got some
IN Mr.. Cornish's room, and gave to her
mother fair-sized dose. In a few
seconds Mrs. Adams was in great pain
and evidently suffering from the effects
or strong poison. DR.. Hitchcock was
called In and tried to counteract the
ehects OF the poison, which he declared
! to be cyanide of potassium. Mr.. and
MRS. Rogers both tasted the poisonous
stuff, and in few minutes both were
Frustrated. DR.. Potter was called in.
He saved the two Rogers, but Mrs.
Adams died
| Mr.. Cornish states that on Christmas
day he received a package addressed
to himself containing a sterling silver
medical case. In the holder was a bot
tie marked bromo seltzer. The package
| contained no card Mr.. Cornish said
he thought nothing Of this as he fire.
/ quently gets presents in this way. II
was this bottle Mrs Rogers got for her
| mother and out of which Mrs. Adams
drank with fatal effect
| Mr.. Cornish says he cannot think
who had any designs on his life.
TOOK THE DRUG LAUGHINGI,Y,
Harry Cornish is a cousin of Mrs.
Adams and is forty years of age He
has been the physical director of the
Knickerbocker Athletic club for three
years Prior to that time he was phys
| ical director of the Chicago Athletic
club, and prior to that a we'll known
figure in football and other sports and
a coach for many college teams.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Adams, escort
ed by Cornish attended a theater They
| partook of light supper before re-
turning home. While breakfast was
! being prepared this morning Mrs.
Adams appeared i'll. She complained of
| a severe headache. Mrs Rogers then
! that Cornish had in his room. Cornish
went to his room and got the vial of
supposed bromo seltzer He poured
out a small quantity in spoon and
mixed it with water. Laughingly, Mrs.
Adams took the mixture. Cornish also
took some of the mixture Suddenly
all were attracted by the screams Of
| Mrs. Adams calling for her daughter.
|
/ Mrs. Rogers rushed into the bath
| room and found her mother writhine
In pain on the floor and gasping for
breath. Cornish himself grew i'll. He
| Immediately sent the hall boy for a.
! doctor, and DR.. Hitchcock was brought
in The doctor saw that the woman
had some violent poison and gave her
nitro o-glycerine to stimulate the heart
action. He applied other remedies and
! gave a powerful antidote to Cornish.
| DR.. Hitchcock tasted the poison. which
! he said was evidently cyanide of DO
tassium. He began to feel the effects
! of the poison, and DR.. Potter was sent
for. Before he arrived. Mrs Adams
| was dead. DR.. Potter gave it as his
| opinion that the poison was cyanide Of
| potassium. Mr.. Cornish went to As
! sistant District Attorney McIntyre's
office and told the details concerning
Mrs. Adams death. At the advice of
the assistant district attorney three
detectives were placed in the hallway
of the house. No one was allowed to
go up to the apartments of the Rogers
without permission Of the district at
| torney's office
Cornish disappeared soon after visit
ing the assistant district attorneys Of
fee and could not be found anywhere.
His divorced wife lives in Boston.