Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-29
PARALLEL TO B0TKIN CASE
POISON WAS A CHRISTMAS GIFT IN
NEW YORK ATHLETE.
rs Supposed to Be Bromo SeItzer
anu His Landindy Took Some of
IL for Her Headache,
Which 1t Cured Too
Well.

ADAMS. 4 Weli-to-do woman, was poisoned
'o-HaE IN her handsomely furnished apart
lhehts on Eishty-siNth street Her death
Is connected with a curious chain OF
events
Afs. Adams was . widow, 20 years old.
She lived with her son-in-law. Edward
rogers an insurance agent. Harry Cor
n.sh' 5 well known athlete and physical
clrector of the Kn:ckerbocker Athletic
Club, boards with Rogers. Mrs. adams
aWoke this morning with a severe head
acne. Her daughter. Mrs. Rogers, ad-
Siseo her 10 take some bromo-seltzer. She
got some III Mr.. Cornish's room and gave
TO her mother a fair sized dose. In a few
seconds Mrs. Adams was in great pain and
evidently suffering from the effects Of n
strong poison. DR.. Hitchcock was called
ana tried TO counteract the effects of the
poison, which he declared TO be cyanida
OF potassium. Mr.. Cornish and DR.. Hitch
COCK ooth tasted the poisonous stun. and in
= .e" minutes both We're prostrated by the
effects OF the slight quantity they had
taken. DR.. Potter was called in Ha 70
NiEed the two men. but Mrs. Adams died
MT, cornish states that on Christmas
Gay he received neat package addressed
10 himself containing a sterling silver
thed!clfe oottleholder in Tiffany box. and
III the holder was Il bottle marked ..broro-
settler. The package was ANONYMOUSLY
sent, but Cornish says he thought nothing
OF this, as he frequently gets presents in
TINS way 1t was this bottle that Mrs
rogers got for her mother, and out of
" H4ch MRS. Adams drank with fatal ef-
iect. MI cornish says he cannot think
who could have had any designs on his
life. '+'9
Harry Cornish is a cousin of Mrs. Adams
and is 10 years old. He has been the phv,
7lcal director Of the Knickerbocker Athletic |
~lup Tor three years. Prior to that time.
ne was the physical director OF the Chicago |
annette Club. and. prior to that, a well |
Known nSure in football and other sports, |
ana a coach for many college teams.
oh the morning Of December q there |
;ame TO the desk of the Knickarhoclar |
-luo office a package wrapped in manila
PAPER and sealed with wax. On the r.r
Iiace was written in feminine hand
disguised TO cause the impression that the
writing was done by man, the address.
-hr. harry Cornish, KniCkerbocker Club
4aH!son avenue and FOrty-fifth street,
<ew York city
ne package had been mailed at the gen.
raj delivery office down town. In tho
wrapper of manila paper was 4 nas,ehosr4
OK marked Tiffany" in the box the
suaI cotton packing. and in the center
'Fapper Of white tissue paper a vial holder
f polished silver.
On the bottom Of the holder is marked
STERLING silver. No. Sl4." The receiving
Hhuer OF the holder contained a l0-cent
iat or promo seltzer.'' The body Was
raped in the usual label of the drug
flch Is made III Baltimore The stopner
as unsealed and packed down hard on
lf, "it' the neck OF the bottle. an un-
suai thing with vials Of bromo seltzer of
us make The vial, with its contents. was |
'':eu III cornlshs room. There it rested
ntil morning.
Tuesday evening, Mrs .da,,. ,.,.u..,
cornish, attended Il theater. They mar !
OK OF light supper before returning ;
2me; ,inl While breakfast was being prepared {
= i!5 morning. Mrs. Adams appeared III, 5
I, I'M Rogers sf, then mentioned the bottle OF
0r1o om setter setter thar Cornish had in his
d, al oI supposed bromo seltzer He poured
It "a a Iinai quantity in spoon and mixed ,
OK the mixture. Cornish also took some
Ihe mixture. Suddenly all We're attracr ,
!. ~ T.,. the q screams OF Mrs. Adams calling 4
Mrs; Rogers rushed into the bathroom
q found her mother writhing in pam
me, She noor 1!1 sasPIng. for breath. Cornish
II boy for a doctor. and DR.. r =. Hi,ch
ch was brought in. The doctor said MT "
woman fah some violent poison and II
We her nltr0-glycerlne to stimulate the F
art action. He applied other remedies and =,
ve powerful antidote TO Cornish A II
Or Hitchcock tasted the poison which II
sald was evidently cyanide of potassium, .t'
: htsdn TO feei the effects CT the poison Il
q DF Potter was sent for. Before he ar | s
cd Mrs. Adams was dead. DR.. Potter | M
We II as his opinion that the poison was "
anide of potassium. Il
ir Cornish wen! to Assistant District Il
lGfntS connected with the tragic death |
MIS-. Adams. At the advice of the as II
tam district attorney. three detectives | al
re placed in the halfway of the house | 81
one was allowed 10 go up TO the apart "
hts of the kGgsrSes vii hout permission , fo
IN the district attorneys Office. w
oroners Physician Weston called at the es
use Tonight. He took the vial holder pl
7 the bottles of poison. He also took the
apper containing the address After III
tie. he said it was his opinion that la
contents We're cyanide of potassium. Ol
houSh he could not say for a certainty lit
WAS sure that this was what caused tn
$ Adams death ard that it was murder W,
lurd"r, cold hiooled ard premeditatcd W
wa> Of the opinion that the victim in de
d.l WAS Cornish. He stated that ths
mules Of bromo selt2er were coarser and
t the drug in the phial was OF brighter
stalls AMI very fine. He said he would
ans tomorrow. He had no talk with 'e
niSh, but had consulted with Assistant
trict Attorney Mcintyre
ornish disappeared soon after visiting
assistant district attorneys Office and
ID not be found anywhere. Ills divorced Iia
f lives in Boston.
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sprogle in January Lipriuco,t's. no no
he most grewSome incident of This kind as