New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-25

his request 10 give him recommendation II
they heard anything about the Dohu'
Detroit February 10 1897.
A A H,rnster Esd care Knickcrbocker Athletic
Dear Sir have yours OF the ,th nst,, ",u I GS
its contents by referring 70 our BOOKS we nhu
that In IS you were with us on ana on .ha, SeaI
and until October 49, Your more recent for
ment was made In October s ana oohti'lue . t ~,
six months at the end OF which time you got iosI
in the shuttle as Il were ana don reny ynnty
SATISFACTORY believe you had the proper qnalihca-
tons FOR successful salesman az VIZ hnsincss
detailed worker. had you attchd.H 20 III ,ti,5s
properly. but you got mixed up win athieuc uInkS
anvthing against You other than Dissatisfaction at
your non-attentlon to business at that TINE ,,,.
In regard TO the position you occupy now; thlnk
Won are the right man I'm the right place. You Ger
tanly have the necessary qualifications ana thihK
Won ought to succeed.
10 / am not keeping Up at all in athletic mat
tiers but am glad to hear OF the success or me
nsh's direction. ! don't expect TO be East THIS
year but II am will not fail TO call ut the CLUB
am glad to hear Of your success. and wish to
Yours T' Very truly F. X. sTEARNs.
Harpster further testified that he was friend
Of Felix ]. Gallagher, and denied positively that
he had said his handwriting resembled that on
the poison package or on the II. {. barnet
and II. Cornish" letters
Harpster in reply to some questions which
were submitted. said that he had last been
with Cornish on Wednesday evening, when ne
Cornish and Yocum were in the SiXth-ave.
saloon rather late.
DENIED BY WOTHERSPOON.
Henry Wotherspoon. jr. was then called. &C
cording to Cornish's plea, Mr. Wotherspoon
would positively testify that Barnet ana MIS-
Nolincnx. then Miss Chesebrough. were in Bar
nets room alone on the night Of the amateur
circus and no other person was around. Mr..
Wotherspoon. on the stand. said that Barnets
room was about ten feet from the balcony OF
the theatre where the circus had been held and
where dancing was then going on, and that ne
saw Miss Chesebrough in Barnets room me
door was wide open and one Of the hallpoyS OF
the club was standing in the door win haI''e"
CORNISH RECALLED.
Hsr,-, Cornish was then recalled and denti-
fed the original address on the poison package.
Then Mr.. Osborne said. Il have been requested
10 submit these questions to you:
= D,d Won have any disagreement with Kate !.
Adams between December and December - A
NG'"Did you tel any members Of tho club that
YOU had disagreemcnts? A.-NeTer. - r,ooor,
w 90 1esS the day before you received the poison
package;
Cornish hesitated n moment That was on
Friday. was in Park Place I went to MI
yocum.s office and then to Mr. Sullivan's
office
o-who did you see there? A-sam Nelson and
some OF the o orhI f General Postofce did you go?
A'~About nifty feet. / should jude o,od q, the
Q.-You know that pack%sg, ~'S mr. y."e ~
GIWhat route did you take 70 Park ace q. Al
We'll lunched m FMton-si' a"1 i,rc ,ig and
cross right over. am not sure TOO" 'n"' ""''
o9 Ut WRIT vhN time were you in Park Place? A-from
g until about 8.
Mr. Osborne excused the witness saying; /
nav have other questions TO ask you beiofc '''o
inquest is over. but have none just now
c. c. HUGHES TEsTFIEs.
= e Hughes was the next witness. He said
he had been fifteen years inspector Of the Wag-
nor Palace Car Company. which place he still
holds and that he had lived for the last six OF
seven years at the Murray Hill Hotel lie Was
originally chairman Of the Admissions com
rnittee Of the KnickerbOcker Athletic CIup' anu
resigned 10 take the chairmanshp or the House
Committee. Molincux was secretary. Al ms
suggestion made because his business took him
out Of town so much. Molineux was MADE 'he
executive member Of the committee.
Q-As chairman Of the House Committee o mI
oI N MA Won peleve the charges Cornish made
believed that Cornish made the remark. - ,,o,,
Q.-What remark? A-iie iqld me That = I am
sure Of lie qualified rs remark, mini icct 1--we
spoke Of BROOKLYN ana JeTS wb ' inc saloons
OLThen when Cornish on the stanu u'nl's no no,
he said % any IN ,4 sne9 H nnS n doS So"''
Go on. A-Ou another occasion cornish saii
knew a woman who told him Barnet was eui!ty
Of Improper and immoral pracllces / sh9 qoii !
believe H. ana Cornish rcpled' u"H "eil'' I
it either. bat woman would say j Il S'e "'''
Hf GIBnt he do say IT, and you considered It Of
e cnrnsb A'HCertainy did prefer tho charges
Molineux said he should nave a eHan1' ~, 49, o
cate himself against such charges ana askfI me
to repeat what Cornish had told me 10 the House
'3 o. ni5 Won 90 So? Al ala.
die committee did not ae? Adh' m2,,sf
was passed on 10 the Board OF Governors "lu.ger
comment. They did nothing. They lat the matter
di. a natural death. e..
Q.~They did not reprimand Cornish? A-Not to
Q.HYoa feii their action reflection on you. and
YOU resigned? Al resigned as chairman ana
member of the House Committee.
| Odd YOU ever any reason why Cornish
! Wi he had made previous complaints. He had a
way OF making false accuSaions "hlcn "erc ODD
nrcferyod ae1inst any one by Cornish true.
! They emanatcd from bis own mind 800 ~.
O-Is h. true. what Cornish sad. That barnet
nrt.r made charges against Cornish about the con
diton Of the baths? A-Wel they came up oei9 ore
/ tbo House Committee. and were RECORDED on the
| minutes. Cornish was absolutely IN charge OF the
pa 4 ms he continually making charges against
! Cornish concerning thc condition OF me oatns
! A-Ycs me kept making the same charges untll
| some notice was taken Of them.
BY Coroner Hart:
! O-Vas f. the duty Of Cornish 10 keep the baths
| in GOOD condition? Al think II was
| az Ma Won ridicue IN, idea OF Barnet being
! poisoued? Al may have done 30. never thought
| he was very sick. was In and OUT OF ms room
/ continually up 10 october ~ or 81
! Odd you telephone 10 MoineuN on NoyenheT I
/ I or . that sick with dipnt RIA, ana
| that his room was duarantncd? Al ga telephone
10 MIN on that date that DE was III with dlpntheTa
! but am not certain that told him that the room
/ was guaranteed. to, -
| Odd YOU hear that Barnet was poisoned be-
! fore the death OF Mrs. Adams? Al ga n"'.
! BARNET'S KUTNOW POWDERS
Odd you know that Barnet had receiy yea
! LrtuoV powders? Al heard that he had taken
an overdose Of powder but ! did not know they
/ were KutnOw pow PR.
! frequently? Ayes; went often 10 the Atlantic