New-York tribune., 1899-02-17
OSBORNE SEES LIGHT.
THINKS DIR. POTTER WILL FURNISH
SOLUTION OF ADAMS MYSTERY.

SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SlChNESS-A9-
sIsTANT DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY MIN
TYRE TEsTIFIEs AND is CON
TRADICTED IN ONE POINT
BY POLICEMAN
The Kaleidoscope changes which have charac-
terized the introduction Of testimony at the
Adams inquest were continued yesterday by the
District Attorneys office and furnished de
oidedy varied coloring to the inquiry Accord
ing 10 the announcement at the adjournment of
Wednesdays session. DR.. Hitchcock was TO he
recalled the first thing yesterday morning. as
Assistant District Attorney osborne said he
wanted 10 talk with the doctor for two hours
more r. cad Of recalling the doctor, Mr. Os-
horne s,..,-~.,d as the first witness yesterday
Mrs Hovey. who is the wife Of Frederick +.
Hovey who was in the fat when Mrs. Adams
died Or Hitchcock not called at all yes
terGay. and the rest OF the day was given over
10 jumping from one portion Of the case to an
other in such a way thoroughly TO perpleX the
Coroner's jury. The original plan of the Dis
trict Attorneys Office yesterday was to discon-
t,nue the present hearing and later start new
INQUEST but for the first time since the nVesti-
CATION began Coroner Hart showed his author
ity and insisted on the continuance Of the pres
ent inquest
This controversy grew out Of tho excusing OF
Nr Mer,yin one Of the Jurors. on Wednesday,
Yesterday morning both Colonel Gardner and
Mr Osborne protested against continuing the
hearing before eleven men, but their protest
was overruled by Coroner Hart. and the inquest
was continued.
CORNISH NOT PLEASED
Like the testimony given on Wednesday,
large amount of that brought out Yesterday was
in direct contradiction to that given by MI
Cornish on the first day Of the inquest Cor
nish d.d not like this. and freely criticised the
work Of tie District Attorneys Office. Al one
tine he said to several reporters after some
rartcularly searching questions we've asked Of
witness. Say do you how hard they are
irving 10 hang me-" Criticism. sometimes
clothed in rrofane language. characterized ms
attitude throughout the day with the exception
Of the time when Assistant Distri't-AttorneY
MCINTYRE was on the stand. and then ne was
satisfied with the testimony and the questions
asked
Tho witnesses yesterday who attracted the
most attention were Dr Z Styles Potter, who
was called in consultation 10y DR.. Hitchcock at
the time Of Mrs Adauss death. and Assistant
District-Attorney John F. Mcintyre. who was
sent for hv Mrs Rogers when her mother died
Dr. Potter save some Of the most valuable
test rnonv furnished in the case, and was once
interrupted by Mr. Osborne. who said To him
Il am sure YOU can give us a solution OF TINS
mystery"
Among The striking points brought out by Dr
Potter were that Mr.. Cornish showed no signs
or Illness when he arrived at the house tnat
Mrs Rogers had asked both him and DR.. Hitch
cock to keep the case quiet and to delay inform
ine the Coroner He also declared that two
classes were used each containing a solution
and that when he was leaving the fat he heard
Mrs Rogers in an undertone, request Cornish
20 keep the matter quiet adding You know
the reason why"
Mr. Mcintyre was the next witness IN ~hom
the Jury and others in the courtroom took much
interest His name has been prominently men
toned in the case from the beginning, oWlhg TO
the fact that he the first officer Of the law
informed Of the crime. and also because It has
beon brought out that he was close friend OF
both Nj Cornish and Mrs. Rogers, and had at
owe time been Mrs RoRers's legal adviser
Another witness who attracted some attention
was Policeman Maher. of the West One-hun-
dredth-st station. who in some points contra
dicted Mr.. Mcintyre.
OF the other witnesses called Fred Z. Hovey
was again closely examined to the bottle and
. wrapper. He once more contradicted himself as
\ 10 the condition of the bottle when he saw it,
and the questions asked by Mr. Osborne would
give the inference that the District-Attorneys
used or that the bottle from which the poison
was taken was never in the holder. Mr.. Cor
nsh had said II
Mr. Osborne conducted the examination Of the
witnesses at the morning session with an occa-
slonal question being put by Colonel Gardiner
That the District Attorneys office has from the
beginning believed. and still does believe, that
some one person is on trial before the Coroner
for the crime was shown by Mr. Osborne. when
in the course of his examination of one witness
he said explaining a question: 1T is practically
conceded by both sides that Mrs. Adams died OF
poison" This statement. indicating both pros
scution and defence came a surprise to the
jury, which thought that ii simply inquiring
into the cause Of death Of Mrs Adams. and not
trying the
Colonel Gardiner took entire charge of the case
AT the afternoon session. far as the eXamina-
tion Of Mr.. Mcintyre and the policemen who saw
him at the house concerned. and after he
was through with these witnesses he retired
from the room, leaving Mr.. Osborne TO continue
the inquest.
MRS MCLINEUX MAY NOT BE CALLED.
Mrs Molineux who was according to the first
plans of the District Attorney to follow her hus
band. Roland B. Molineux. the stand. has not
vet been called Mr.. Osborne. when asked when
she would be called. II at ALL said Mrs. Moli-
neux has dropped so far out of the case now that
no one seems 10 whether she testihes or
not
Mrs. Bertha May Hoyey the first witness
called yesterday. She is the wife Of Frederick
I. Hovey. who at the fiat when the poison
was given 10 Mrs Adams. Mrs. Hovey told Of
receiving the telegram from her husband an
nouncing the death OF Mrs. Adams, and Of her
coming to New-York. She said she had known
Adams Rogers and Cornish a
number Of years; that Cornish separated
from, his ,.Ifn ard Mrs Rngers from her hms-