The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-11
On The CORNISH CASE
Emma MiIIers Story Has Q
Strong Bearing.
SOLD THE BOTTLE HOLDER
Which Figured in Mrs.
Adams Death.
SOLD THE BOTTLE HOLDER


New York, Feb. 1O-The Journal says: Al
| Newark Sunday Charles Hartgeden's jew
elry store, at Nm. 6S3 Broad street, was
open for the first Sunday in many year
This was done so the ew York Journal
| could receive Miss Emma Miller's testi-
money on the spot where the unusual silver
holder, generally accepted as that which
was sent with the bottle of poison to Harry
Cornish. was purchased.
Behind the first counter from the door
as one enters Hartdegen's shop, exactly
as she had stood on that night, Emma
! Miller, at the request of the Journal stood
yesterday She had taken off her hat she
had removed her wraps. her hands were
ungloved She stood with her face turned
towards the door which opens on Broad
Street.
Il am now" she said, Gin exactly the
position L was of that night. I use the
word night because it was dark, although.
if I remember correctly. it was not yet 5
o'clock should say not quite 3, because
1 had not yet begun to think of going
home"
While relating the circumstances Of the
sale Miss Miller stood with her face lit
from the door by the full glare of day
Her hair showed golden under the sun
light Her eyes were of light blue, very
wide open and set far apart. They are
frank, honest eyes, that look you squarely
in the face. Above them she has a broad,
open forehead with high, arched brows.
Her chin is firm. Her brother stood at her
elbow yesterday.
IF she tells you a thing" he said, ''you
can swear its so. She is over conscien-
tious"
In placing herself behind the counter, in
order to assume the exact position she had
held in making the sale of the holder. Miss
Miller revealed her extreme caution. She
took the position several times.
Il think I stood little more to the right
-no-that is too far. There, now I have
it," she exclaimed.
She stood about three inches 70 the right
of an electric bulb which depended upon
the ceiling.
He" she said, "the man who bought the
holder of me, stood there"
The place that Miss Miller indicated
was couple of inches further to her right.
The representative Of the Journal assumed
the position indicated.
There" cried Miss Miller, you have It!
Yes. The electric light shone directly into
his face-when he raised it. But he didn't
raise it much
Miss Miller now began to enter com
pletely into the rehearsal Of the scene in
which she was one of the chief actors. Her
blue eyes sparkled in the excitement. Her
cheeks glowed with color.
''You see,'' she said, 81 get very nervous
when persons come in and question me.
That is one reason why have absolutely
refused to make any statement whatever.
When they ask me If I could identify the
man to whom sold che holder 1 immed-
lately begin to think I hold a mans life
in my hands. I begin to think-what if
should be wrong? What if 1 should make
a mistaken
4 believe" said Miss M!ner's brother,
"she could have identified the man in ;he
beginning If she had not been sea ed -
You see ne repeated, "sne is extremely
and rather than make a mis-
''Wel, TO begin at the beginning" cried
Miss Miller. Il was standing in the back
of the shop on this eventful evening of the
23d. The electric lights were all in full
blaze. There were perhaps half dozen per-
sons in the shop, some purchasers, perhaps
three or four, Mr.. Hartdegen at the cash
ier's desk, and a couple OF clerks.
Il saw a man enter. He looked about
him as though ne wanted 10 be waited on
quickly. 1t is not my business to act as
saleswoTaan. I am a stenographer, and
employed as such in this shop, 1 have
only been here a few months. having come
first to help during the busy holiday sea-
son.
when I saw that there was no one to
wait on the man. and that he seemed to
be in a hurry. I crossed the store and
placed myself behind the counter.
g Please show me a silver bottle holder
for a lady's dresser he said.
AT least" added Miss Miller, quickly
becoming more timid. as though she found
herself on the witness stand, sending a
man 10 expiate his life in the chair-"at
least l think he said that. 1t doesn't make
any difference about the words" she ask
~ -4C- bAOtutEs uQeS
He treasured his sister, who went on Il |
Illustrating the scene.
He stood there. she said, "about three
inches to my right. That electric light" |
she continued, pointing above her head, |
shining down upon him
As she spoke, by the pushing Of button.
the shop was flooded with a sudden blaze |
OF light. A Journal representative. a man
slim, and about five feet seven inches in
hight. stood in the position of the pur- /
chaser.
There" cried Miss Miller. there is the
scene exact. I could close my eyes and !
fancy myself back on the evening Of De-
cember sd.
In low voice. very low. I remember /
that. although for everything else it was !
unnouceable. ne asked me please 10 show /
hun silver bottle holder for a lady's /
dresser.
He seemed to me to be a gentleman in /
every sense Of the term. but A gentleman /
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