New-York tribune., 1899-01-03
STILL FAR FROM SOLUTION.
DETECTIVES HAVE ANOTHER MATCH
HOLDER CLEW IN ADAMS CASE.

ING r. p. MoIINEUX WITH THE CASE.
After six days the actual mystery connected
with the death Of Mrs Kate ]. Adams seems no
nearer solution than II did the day she
killed by what is still believed to be cyanide
OF potassium which was sent 10 Harry S. Cor
nish. OF the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. All
sorts of theories have been advanced as to the
case. but what the police most interested in
is not theories. but facts, and as soon as they
get evidence enough they will make an arrest
AT present however, there is not sufficient evil
dence along any one line to warrant them In
apprehending anybody.
Captain McClusky of the Detective Bureau Is
still giving his personal attention TO the case
and has given up his customary New Year
holiday TO work il. He discovered Sunday
night through the private jewellers mark on the
bottom of the match holder in which the fatal
phal sent what he and his assistants con-
sidered an important clew. and as result he
sent two detectives to Newark 10 visit retail
Jeweller who sold holder similar to the one
sent to Harry Cornish With the hope OF finding
out who bought .he article. The captain re-
fuses to say whether the result OF this investi-
cation was satisfactory or not. but at the same
time he does not derry that he has trace of
where the nolder sent to Mr.. Cornish was pur
chased.
Among the theories advanced in the case yes
tcrday was one of rather an unfortunate char
acter so far as the paper was concerned which
made II public. This theory went so far as to
mention the name of Roland Burnham Moli-
neux Of No. 257 West End-ave.. who is in bust
ness at Newark and saws that he would prob
ably he arrested in the case. Mr.. Molineux is
the son Of General Molineux of No. III Fort
Greene Place Brooklyn. and is an active mem
Der Of the New-York Athletic Club
As soon as General Moneux saw the story he
started for Manhattan and went to his sons
home The two at once went TO Captain Nc
Clusky's house and asked the captain If it was
true that the younger man was wanted. Captain
McClusky at once informed them that Mr..
Molineux had absolutely nothing to do with the
case. and therefore not wanted by the
police.
General Molineux and his son then consulted
with Hugo Hirsh. Of Brooklyn. who is the Cen
erals attorney. and with Barlow S. Weeks who
acted as the friend and attorney Of Roland
Molineux. and it was decided that the paper
publishing the story would have to retract. and
that an action might be brought against IT.
The consultation also resulted in the decision
of Mr. Molneux's attorneys to take hand in
the solution Of what up to date has been one OF
the deepest mysteries which the. Police Depart
ment has had to grapple with. Their action was
based on desire to show by hunting the real
poisoner down that Mr. Molineux could In no
way have had anything to do with the case
: GENERAL MOLINEUX's STATEMENTS.
General Molineux's. in speaking OF the publ
cation in regard to his son. said yesterday;
1.-THE story connecting my son with the poison
ing of Mrs. Adams and Mr.. Cornish is most
diabolica lie from beginning to end. The story
has prostrated his mother and his young wle'
and has been great blow TO me. Inc person
who started it in malice and those who GRIM
finally published 1t Will have TO suffer dearly ior
A. In due time We will demand an invesugauon'
and nothing will be left undone 10 prihg lhe
guilty persons to punishment. AS Tor myself
would like to take personal account OF II ana
buy rawhde. but that suppose. would not De
wise under the situation. where the law can anu
will give satisfaction
"1 was awakened at ) o'clock this morning by
a friend. who called and showed me the printed
outrage NV wife was terribly shocked and
as have said 1t has almost Killed her. got
into nv clothes hurriedly and went over to my
sons residence in NewYork. at NO 2'' west
End-ave. NV son and his wife had been with
his bed. and told him to read the story and tell
- ,,ha, he had to saw He said exactly what
7 knew he would say. that the whole story was
on outrageous lie You can imagine what the
effect was upon his young wife. They were
only married on November % l told him 10
get m and dress and we would go at once to the
police Roland did He left his wife in a
state of collapse. / wanted her TO come over
here to her father-in-law's house and stay with
nv wife but she said that her place was In her
husbands home.
I'VE went first 70 Captain McClusky's home
and found him IN his bed. / handed him the
newspaper and told him who we were, and said
that II my son was wanted I had come to sur
render him The Captain read the paper and
said: That's newspaper stuff. and added that
the story was absurd and that he had never had
my under suspicion for one moment / told
him my sons address. and my own and said
that at any time they wanted they could
have us There We're two detectives at the Cap
tain's house al the time but they simply hap
pened to be there by accident. suppose.
From there we went TO Barlow Weeks s
house and told him to act with Hugo Hirsh
in this matter He said that he would, and
went TO see Captain McClusky and the District
Attorney AS To the story about my sons wife.
that is in keeping with the rest of the story.
Mr. Barnett was personal friend OF my son
and Of my whole family. He had taken dinner
here often. and we had known him for years.
Ny son introduced his wife TO Barnett while he
was courting her. I do not suppose they met
more than two or three times.
Now. we all hate poisoner and we are all
anxious to catch this one The fact that my
sons has been mentioned may cling to
hi-> 1t is frightful thing TO say about man,
no matter who he is. unless you can prove H.
II said to my son to-day that the trouble OF
the matter was that he was a chemist. l am
TOO. and in my paint works have ali sorts OF
poisons. cyanide Of potassium and every other
sort OF cyanide all around. My son has poison
,n his Place. too. He told Captain McClusky
this end that re could send over 10 his place