The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-25
C%ONTRADICTING CORNISH.
MoLtNEUx, cor. lUsTEN and @ O
HUGHES TAKE A HAND.

case inquest yesterday. Roland B.. Molineux.
&C Hughes. formerly Chairman OF the House
Committee OF the Knickerbocker Athletic Club.
and Col. David +. Austen. Receiver OF Taxes.
participated In IL. One Of the first witnesses
was Herbert O.. futile. a chemist. who ia a
member OF the club. He testified that he had
not, before the death Of Mrs. Adams. spoken to
Cornish about a rumor in the club thnt Barnet
had received poisoned Kutnow powder.
Odd Cornish ever visit your laboratory 2
Ale never did.
Odd he ever seem to you to be specially
Interested in %poisons2 Ale never did.
Q.-Now. isn't II a fact that you tried to make
cyanide OF mercury Al did. Just after New
Years.
Odd you succeed in making It? A.-No,
] couldn't get the reaction.
Odd you try to make 1t Just TO prove that
you couldn't? A.-No: 1 wanted to see what 1t
looked like, and to see II l could make II.
Q.-Didn't you once say that whoever tried
10 poison Cornish did 1t In a very awkward
manner? Alt is no such thing.
Q.-Didn't you say It could be done much
better and easier. and that the job reflected
very little credit upon the chemist Al GER
tainly did not.
Q.-Iou simply tried to make cyanide OF mer-
cury out OF curiosity Ayes. sir.
o.-When did you discover that Mrs. Adams
had been poisoned? Al didn't know OF Il
ullhll u ''hd 10 III Nllt htNSpdDtTH.
BY Coroner Hnrt-Did you ever talk with
Cornish about a possible enemy he might
have? Al told him certain facts about a
certain person.
u Give the particulars? Al told him Mr..
MolinenX had circulated certain stories detri-
mental 10 club members. and | told Cornish
that had heard that Mr.. Molineux had written
a letter to one Of the members Of the club
making detrimental statements about him
Cornish. | heard that Mr.. Molineux had
made n great many remarks that I didn't con-
slider at all nice.
Can you mention the name Of any person
who told you that Molineux had said these
thinEs? Al heard about the letter Mr..
MolineuX wrote from a gentleman named Cole,
smember OF the club.
col. AUSTEN DIsPosEs OF SEVERAL STORIES.
Col. Austen was the next witness. The
names Col. Austen "Dr. Austen" and DIR.
Peter 7. Austeu" have been used frequently
since this inquest began. There are two
Austens who are members Of the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club. One is Col. David
+. Austen. who testified yesterday. and
the other is his brother. DR.. Peter r.
Austen. who Is said to be a chemist. In
the course OF the long statement which
Cornish made on Thursday he referred
to Col. Austen as the person to whom Barnet
was alleged to have said Just before his death.
1 ulun L JlllIk mDlly WOulu 10 SUCH II JtllnH.
The stenographer's minutes also show, that
Cornish said that Col. Austen could probably
give the name Of the person to whom Barnet
"TIwent to the boat and found that MMtof1ineuasx
was invited. and / didn't 60"
Col. Austen, was asked yesterday II he had
been dissatisfied with the medical treatment
piled that he didn't know very much about
either Bar1et,s illness or the tireatment Of it.
When asked what he did know. he replied:
THE first [ heard that Barnet was i'll was
from Barnet himself. / met him downstairs at
IT, f Hs REMARKED %ns Red' that he he had had re Received GIVE ie some
powders through tbs mail. and my 5ecSolleetiog,
them up his nose. l asked him why he didn't
get 2 BE- d22f ito t S,1f he he S said that nth he t had G called
quite understood his case. Just then DR..
Rangev came int the room, and asked Bar,
DR.. F FAM ey about tie matter. and the Doctor
rreferrel not to hnye anything to do with tho
short time afterward DR.. Douglass came in.
and Barnet had a talk with him; AS a result
OF that talk believe DR.. Douglass took tho
Q.-Did Barnet tell you that he had received
rad received some kind. Of powders through
the mail, and thought he had been poisoned.
Bs%rn mRF'ia having yS y ever ree !eie T'r pois Sn%ySd3'Ek u nRS%s
r"wdeEsI A..InsyeT did; con,., ,,,u. -,
o.T DID hG you 7 t dohFt k mita G corniish about I NEVER isr
spoke to Cornish in my life.
,n e. to P, GET 'mys S4 sGsF S iay fN did P3 no', F1 ns yer
heard that he was.
2,Didn,t you say that tn Barnet FSIy ett and T NSoIi1 %Srs
very warm friends. so far as 1 know; / know
}tdhnsstGMI q line p x ki 9ERsn his room to- Int at t Bsr g1,b m m@fh
secure the lease Of 1t; the best room in the
house: and Barnet wanted it very much.
ofGfhe Ser a ySq c II Rsf IN 1857 sSS'Rln .S II til the best
Of my recollecti9n was was in his room
"'iUSH@oP6jtd you ever meet Mrs, MLollneux there2
I hipl IN N n0naGinD / did mont hnr
''QTwas there any one else there at the time?
Al think {. {. Hughes. Chandos Fulton and
IBID you ever say that Barnet refused to
It is absolutely untrue.
Odd you say Barnet was expected, to go
was there he, would not 90? Alt is not true;
never heard any such thing. No one c Snr said
time I ever heard Of any such thing was when
read i in last nights papers: ,rnc
even indicate any unfriendliness, toward Moli-
neux? A.-7Never. believe they were the
"Sot,mmpid you ~ ever see Mrs. Moiineux at the
club at any other time than the on yf3HI have
was at a dinner given by Mr.. Molineux in honor
Of his father. | remember to have met her at
The club once after that with Barnet in the
dining room; avor s.v n Won that he didn't
befieye Moiineux would do this thing 4? A.
Never. lie never referred to it,, ] do not think
bMn2}wEeen Barnet and me after Moiineux left the
"O.Just one more question in reference to
Barnet's remark about that yachting trip, DO
you know the yacht referred to? Al do;
was on it.
because MolineuX was there. would you nave
known IT. Al think | most certainly would.
MoLINEUX RECALLED.
Molineux was next called and Identified some
specimens of his handwriting Three OF me
Were. not in his handwriting. To oblige tx
pert Kinsley he had written them in an angular
satisfy the expert.
A lot of questions submitted by a newspaper
ware asked Of Molineux. They had reference
to the hour that the witness arose on the morn
Ing OF Dee. II. 1879; how. long Il took him 70
dress; what time he had his breakfast what no
ate for breakfast where. he slept on that night;
-hara ba awnko. whore he went after he leftthe