Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-05
CLOSING ON PRISONER.
Police Believe They Are Clearing up
the Adams Mystery.
BALKED BY BEARD STORY
The Man They Suspect wears ""
Heard, and Miss Miller, VINO soio
Bottle Holder, Says the
Buyer Had One.

New York, Jan. 5.-But for one fac'
the police would have already arrested
the man who, they are certain they can
prove. sent to Harry Cornish through
the mails the poison that killed MIS-
Kate Adams. They had everything
ready for the arrest when the story told
nv Miss Miller in Newark came out.
| She said the man who bought the hold
| err from her wore a beard. 1t IS the
beard that has prevented the arrest Oh
the man the police think murdered MIS-
Adams.
The man under suspicion answers 10
the rest of the description of the pur-
chaser Of the silver holder as given by
Miss Miller, but he has no beard. He IS
clean Shaved and has never had
beard so far as the police are able 10
find out, at least not for several years.
He is of medium height and ordinary
build, is young and nervous and has
light brown hair
Another important development In
the case is the result of the analysis of
the poison made by Professor Witt
haus. He reported t4at the poison that
was in the bottle sent to Harry Cornish
was cyanide of mercury, and in conclu-
sion he said that in his judgment the
person who sent the poison was I'M
doubtedly chemist or had an intimate
knowledge of chemistry.
Professor Witthaus added that cyanide
of mercury has not been used here since
1870 and that no mention Of it was made
in current works on the subject. Re-
cent works on therapeutics and materia
medica have not mentioned the poison.
Only In Old Drug stores.
He added that it would be impossible
to purchase the poison in modern
drug stora and that only a drug store
that had had a stock for 25 or 30 years
would have it. The only place where
it could b., found, he said, would be an
old time drug store or in a chemists
establishment.
MY examination" he said, "shows
that the bottle used is not genuine
bromo seltzer bottle 1t is not the kind
of bottle used by the Emerson company
of Baltimore. Their bottles have their
name blown in the glass This is not
the case with the bottle used"
The police have the name of the man
they want, and they know where to lay
their hands on him the very moment
they feel justified in making the arrest.
There are several others who know the
mans name and who know what the
evidence against him is. Harry Cornish
is one. 1t was he who supplied the in
that is leading up to the ar
rest of the suspected man.
Major Gardiner and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John Mcintyre it is also
said, know the mans name. Mr.. McIn-
tyre denies the knowledge, however. j.
Herbert Ballantine of Newark, it is
said, knows the mans name and knows
all the particulars in the case, and of
course Captain McClusky and his most
trusted men know the name and par
ticulars. The greatest efforts have been
made to keep the facts secret, but sus-
picion is generally pointed at one Of
three men.
One of these three men is VIGOROUSLY |
of bad moral character. If his name |
were mentioned, it would be recognized |
by nearly every clubman in this city. |
Very little is known of the second man
except that he was not on good terms |
with Cornish. AS to the third man, |
who it is said fits the bill in almost ev-
cry particular, he has no beard.