Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-26
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1899.


The inquest IN New York upon tho body
OF Mrs Adams. who IL believed TO have
been killed by poisoning. drars Us slow
length along. The police and the prose
cutting onicerc are supposed 20 be at
ioggerhoads. and little porceptible head
way has been made IN oliclting evidence
OF value
About the only thing that has been
positively ascertainod IL that Mrs Adams
was killed by a dose Of bromo soltzer,
into which a great quantity Of cyanide
OF Mercury had been placed. II also ap-
pears that tho vial containing this com
pound came through the mails addressed
20 Harry G. Cornish. who lived In the
house whore Mrs Adams also resided.
And he u was who gave the "bromo" 20
the old lady when asked 10 do 10 by her
daughter. who said her mother had
headache.
Cornish has been more or less under
suspicion from the beginning. and but
for the fact that he took bic taste ~
the "hromo" himself and became very m.
no would probably be under arrest at this
moment AZ It Is. n Is argued that he
never would have tasted the "hromo."
rs he ala. had he known that a terrible
poison was mingled with A. Cornish.
however n not In favor with the prose
cutting attorney. who treats him with
much contempt Cornish. though ne may
be innocent, has. 60 some oNtcnt Justified
such treatment by his vaoillation and ter
givorsation IN the case
day or two ago Cornish polntedly
accused Molineux OF being the poisoner
Cornish evidently thinks Molneux sent the
poison 60 him; also. that Mouneux sent
Hike poison TO Barnet az tho Athletic
club. Barnet took the mixture sent him.
in Kutnow's powder. and died from the Of
fscts Of u. though his disease was dag
nosed a. dlphthchs Molineux like Cor
nish ~ a great athleuc-club man. but he
In engaged IA business as O. manufacturer
of dye oolors while Cornish is a trainer
81 athletes MclineuR has factory IN
Newark from which place the poisoned
package was mailed 60 Cornish. The
deadly packago-a sort Of sample pack
ege-sont Barnet was mailed from the
general post-ofnce In New York
II II positively known that Mrs. Adams
died from cyanide of mercury. and n "a
believed that Barnet was killed by ths
use ~ the sans rare poison. but the post
norton IN has case has not been CON
Guided yet
The testimony taken by the Coroner hat
lal A. 20 I,.tt
life. but ii counts little as convictinl
evidence Molinjirx ~as certainly a
enmity with Cornish. and probably will
harnet also. Barnet 81 supposed TO hav
been IN love with the handsome younl
woman who afterwards became Mr'
AIolneux. on the other hand. Cornis
may have been unfriendly 60 Barnet q
ne Is, In a most marked degree 10 Moli
neux Their trouble grew out Of dam
aging report which Cornish had circn
lated at the club. tending 90 disgrae
Molnoux. Various circumstances, NOR
or less important. would seem TO impl
cate Molineux. Some. likewise, seem I
implicate Cornish; but. as We have sais
OF actual proof there Is none.
MOlinthA N SOU VI u hi~h VIM N1S
major general in the United States arm
during the civil war. The son has prob,
bly, lived at a lively pace. but his soci,
standing is much better than Cornishs.
The two women IN the case are Mr.
Melinenx aud Mrs Rogers. the latter a
daughter OF the old lady who was poison
ed by taking what she believed was
harmless dose OF hTomo seltzer. MIR
Rogers is separated from her husban
hut nothing worse has been proved again
her.
Altoge;Aer. the case IS one OF gre.
mystery and numerous ENHANCEMENT
The pending investigation Is really aimir
at discoveries IN both cases--that OF Mr.
Adams and that OF Mir. Barnet. N
greatest possible latitude is allowed vi
nesses. aud the proceedings are frequent
eniivened by spats between counsel III
handwriting experts are yet 20 be e
amined. ana Il may be that they will
able 10 agree IS TO who wrote the wTa
per which was On the package address
20 Cornish This wrapper on BarnsI
package WAS not preserved.