New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-02
ADAMS INQUEST TOMORROW
DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY GARDINER PRODS
CORONER HART.
ALI, THE PEOPLE MENTIONED IN CoNNhO-
TIoN WITH THE CASE TO BE CALLED
TO TEsTIFY-sOME MAY PRO
TEST AND CAUSE LEGAL
COMPLICATIONS

TEST AND CAUSE LtrAh
COMPLICATIONS.
The District Attorneys Office has finally de-
termined that some decisive move must ne maui
in the Adams poisoning case. ana Dls'ric'-A'-
tcrney Gardiner when he found out yesterday
that Coroner Hart had set February y rs 'he
r-lay for beginning the Inquest, sent the |oi'-
ner n rather sharp note. demanding that an
earlier date be fixed. The result OF TINS com
munication was that the Coroner announced
that he would begin the Inquest tomorrow III
stead OF waiting until week from to-day me
letter from the Distrlct-Attorney TO coroner
Hart Is as follows:
Sir. Referring to the demise in December last
OF Mrs. Kate j. Adams In your porousn,d me
fe-sor r A. Wtthaus yesterday hotlneu III
that he had handed you his report {" ny %
animation of her stomach. / presume '. .ho e..
port could have been made carrier III Wv 40 A.,
terest of criminal Justice have to request 'na'
Won now proceed Immediately with your III
yestigation according to law, ana 'nae yo .
notify me Of the hour fixed 50 that l MAJ , ne
sign n proper representative on po''''i "
people OF the State OF New 9TH .,o, ,.ou
Nv the morning papers it is stated that SoS 20
propose to hold inquest on .,' ino;,,ost
next week. That is TOO re'"9' hoye the honor
must be held without delay nave '"e "'"O
~ w. ' ASA BIRD GAftDINER,
District Attorney.
After receiving this letter CORONER ii''
on Colonel Gardiner. and after long c'n '"N1
decided that he would take the ptel'i'''"''
steps in the inquest tomorrow "nei "a, ''
will be empanelled. The Coroner VIII enuS"'O
80 oo, commemorative mon to serve on this jury.
ord ne soon as the Jury is sworn the taxing Vi
tast,,oonv win begin 1t is hardly expected tha'
any actual testimony will be taken neloIs -, 80 ~
day Blank subpnnas nave peen luI oe,ce
,hc Coroner n the District Attorney JIM
at-fpo an
nth tho case will be summoned 10 tesu!S' iS.
trict Attorney Gardiner intimate1 ,a rood IN
that some Of the witnesses IT. Sht w Uouse ~
der bail and If Necessary sent u INV i
Detention pending the inquest. ,,,rn4,.rs and
Assistant District Attorneys MCluyle an nnn
pIun,erthal have been assigned by Colohed u'l
diner to look after the interests OF MS ol'I ,ai
the inquest There promises 70 pe soa, o.o,7ed
complication at the inquest. OWING " INC C. 90
irter tion Of the Dstrict-Attorney oluTe ~
subpopnG several men who nave ptfh iieI .snn,a al
In tho newspapers as having been conheV'Vu
with the poisoning. As these men nay $3.50,
Swallowed hy the detectives ana even oIous ~
hsfora them TO answer questions. there Is soIile
douht "a 10 the right Of the Coroner 10 SupJeNl
men who have been under suspicion /" Ni -,
examination az the inquest II IS propap , .an
mono Of these men will testify When the uiqucs1
,okcs nlace and unless the police are Wllllng 10
give the Coroner the full details or tnelr uS ,
covercs in the case the verdict OF me Ju,S Me-
deal only with the cause or the uea'" VI '''
Harry Cornish. Mrs Rogers and others who
were in the fat at the time or MIS-. ADAMS
death will ~ course, be closely questioned as 10
All they know about the case IN,
Cantain NcClusky and his detectives are sun
WORKING on the case but say they have made no
great progress They are investtating inc re-
mort from Hartford, Conn. that jewelIer there
ssold a siIver 1natch-holder like that sent 70 MT
Corntsr The work In the city is being done IN
and near the Knickerbocker Athletic CIuD
where the detectives are frequent Nlslt0rs. ms
,,.nri, is along the line Of the new clews fur-
nlshed the detectives. and while Captain Nc
Cluskv is Silent as to its result he is most IN
dustriousy following mp that end OF the Case