New-York tribune., 1899-12-30

Mr. Weeks asked the witness II he had ever seen
any evidence Of marked friendship between Hehes
and Mo,ineux Adams replied that he always con-
fidered them to be good friends and was theh al
lowed 10 leave the stand. much to his relief.
cORN1sHs TESTIMONY CONTINUED.
Harry s. Cornish resumed the stand Just before
moon and Mr. Osborne took up the examination al
the pont where It was broken of at the adjourn
ment on Thursday. Resuming his story OF the
circumstances attending Mrs. Adamss death Cor
nish said
D Hitchcock arriysd at i5e r I1goScoes 1Sgfs es
asked me to go for DR.. Potter. which Gd. ran ran
al the Gon III n5s 5s the he %e d s
| medately after his arrival the question was
brought up by pr as 10 bsm han the Sote
and told them about giving some or the GOnseea ad M
to MRS il Rnk b efG SP% % the
stun on tho point OF his knifeblade. Dr. Hltchc0Sh
said that probabIy nobody would come from the
Coroners office until or o'clock IN inc evening. I
| oner to come as soon possible. that the Dody
might be removed from the place where 1s IL iag. ag
Guainted with Assistant District Attorney Mcin, to
| tyre and DR. Hitchcock thought he might be able
! 10 get The Coroner TO como at once. accordingly
! teephoned to Mr.. Mcintyre
Cornish went on to describe in detail his move
nents during the rest OF the day. He said he went
| TO Mr. McIntyre's office saw him. and he told MN
what had occurred. The Coroners office was theh
Informed OF Mrs Adams's death. On the way
downtown on the train. Cornish said he had 10
leave the train five times because or the ac loh oi
the poison He and Mr.. Mcintyre left the Dlstrle'
Attorneys office together and had a drink MI
MCINTYRE told him he ought TO go to the cub ana
go 10 bed. He took the key 10 Mr.. Mclntyres
ROOM but instead OF going home went downtown
and told his cousin. Louis H. Cornish. OF the death
OF Mrs Adams. He then described his own Illness
how he went TO the club and sent for DR.. Phillips
Later that afternoon Captain McClusky called on
,,,oAa afe
tain matters connected with the case
The next day. Cornish said. he dressed and went
downtown to his Office He sat there thinking
things over when John d. Adams came In with
newspaper clipping purportng to be fac-simile
Of the address the package. He did not know
then where Adams got the clipping. Cornishs
direct examination closed with the statement that
he was acquainted with Helles. Harpster and Gal
lagher and that he and Harpster were pretty good
friends
Mr.. Weeks's hrst question In cross-examinaton
was to ascertain that Cornish. when he first came
TO New-York went TO live at boarding house In
West Forty-sixth-st. or an adjacent street He
could not exactly remember the number. he ex-
planned
QUESTIONS ABOUT FAMILY EXCLUDED.
"Werc you a married man them
81 was"
Where your wife,"
Mr. Osborne objected and was sustained, the Re |
corder saying that 1t made difference 10 the case
whether the man lived with his wife or not.
Did you know that Mr.. and Mrs Rogers were |
separated"
Mr. Osborne objected and sustained.
do you or do you rot know that you were in
any sense the cause OF that separation
Mr. Osborne objected and was sustained.
Cornish told Mr.. Weeks that he received the pack
age on the morning OF December "a. 1898. He was
in the club the night before. but knew the package
was not in his mail box during the night. II would
depend on what time the mail came In as TO who
would handle II. There were two clerks one in
the morning and one in the evening He had never
investigated 10 what clerk had handled this
package He said his ofice was on the fourth floor
OF the club building.
He took the package with the rest Of his mail
and went 10 his office. lie opened his desk with
his keys and put the package and other mail down
He did not show the package to any one. according
to his Interpretation OF the word SHOW" 2. l.
Finneran was in the room. and saw the package
as he placed It on his desk. Cornish could not re-
member the exact szo OF the box, and could not
tell just how 1t was tied but knew the paper about
[ was not sealed. He loosed the wrapper and
brew the wrapper in the waste basket underneath
he desk.
Mr. Weeks questioned the witness as to the con-
ents OF the box lie told. and then examined the
exhibits In the and identified them He said
he had never seen a bottle OF bromo-seltzer be-
ore and had taken It only once. that time being
vent on and told OF the wrapping around the
,ottle the seal t. and the revenue stamp on Il.
is near he could remember.
He also repeated the story OF taking the things
,ut and showing them 10 people about the club.
The portion from the wrapper containing the ad-
lress was in his desk. and the bottle and the silver
,rtcle were also there. They remained there until
he following Tuesday evening. He had never
made practice Of going away from the desk and
.aving It unlocked He was in the club on Sunday.
,ut could not say II he had or had not been in his
,flcc. When he left the club Sunday evening he
vent home He had spoken about receiving the
ackage TO the people at home.
TOOK BOTTLE AND HOLDER HOME.
Cornish said he did not think his desk was open
fonday because he had lost his key Sunday night.
was found later on the floor OF his in the
adams fat. and. he thought returned to him Fri
ay night after Mrs. Adams's death. His desk
vas broken open Tuesday morning by tho engineer
nd carpenter employed by the club. Cornish was
resent when the desk opened 1t broken
pen again the night OF the 27th. but had been
astened all day. lie had some laundry at the
lub he taking home. and accidentally thought ,
( tho bottle and holder. and decided to take them
ONE with him. He repaired the desk that night ,
a makeshift fashion. He had no hesancy in
,av!ng the desk only partially fastened because
he door OF the office locked. He reached home.
No 81 West Eighty sixth-st.. about II 40 o'clock.
he family in a few minutes later. He
howed them the bottle and bottle holder There
'ere four bedrooms In the fiat, and Cornish thought
% was lying on the bed reading in his room when -
hey came In.
At this juncture Mr. Weeks sent for a large dia- 7
ram of the Adams fiat. When It came he held 1t
p before Cornish and had him point out the room J.
occupied by him. 1t marked ''2'' the dia-
ram. Howard Adams was in No. 1, Mrs. Adams
nd Mrs. Rogers occupied No and the servant
lad No. g.
Mr.. Weeks after questioning the witness about
he bottle and bottle holder. read statement !
Which Cornish had given the press shortly after -
1rs Adams's DEATH and in which he said that
vhen he was asked to give Of the bromo-
eltzer to Mis- Adams he went into Mrs Rogers's
Dom and got the bottle from her dresser. In his
irect examination Cornish said that he had the
ottle in his room and In his desk In answer to y
dr. Weeks he said that he had made n mistake -