Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08

grains Ia tho water. and thereby gave It
"A Write appearance. II never would have
occurred 20 me that u did not efervesce,
even though / knew nothing about the
preparation. Mrs. Adams must have left
about an inch OF the mixture in the glass.
and as soon as she had swallowed Il made
some such remark: My how bitter that
is and then Immediately started 20 walk
toward the kitchen when she took IL
zap to drink IL / had reached for tho pa
per, which was on the table beside me.
and when she made that remark and put
the glass down i said something like:
why. that's an right and / took II Up
and tasted it. taking good-sizsd sval-
low. 1 noticed that 1t burned little. but
paid no attention to it, and started to
read. 1t was then that l heard Mrs.
Rogers cry from the bathroom. Cons
here and help mammal
IL Immediately Jumped up from tho
table, and as did SO my knees sort OK
gave out under me. but l Strengthened
up and went 70 the bathroom. and Just
as / arrived there Mrs. Adams dropped
in a heap on the door. j attempted 20
raise her from the floor and could not
/ do Sc, but the moment l made an effort
/ TO raise her from the floor l began 70
| vOmit. / found that l could make no
| progress in lifting her, and th9n called
| loudly for Mir. HOvey. He came running
! TO the bathroom IN his night dress. and
! assisted me to carry Mrs. Adams 10 the
! couch On the dnlng-room. / remember.
| distinctly. that all this time l had this
feeling Of sickness I ran TO the door,
| and going out into the hall. called Henry,
who is the hail boy. Fortunately. be was
! ia the lower hall, and as he ran part way
| up the stairs 90 whore hs could see me,
| ] told him To- 'rup and get "A doctor, quick,
| because Mrs. Adams ,s very sick
Il then ran back into the house and
went 90 tho bathroom, where L was sick
CT than ever was IN my life. As
soon MS / could get there I ran 10 my
room, and put on my shoes and trousers,
and then pat on my overc3at right over
| my paJamas. and. taking the bottle ran
down and across the street 90 the drug
store. | remember distinctly being sick
while / was going downstairs going
across the street. and In the drugstore.
During an my running around that morn
ing / was continually vomiting. In the
drugstore J put the bottle on the counter
ana told the clerk that a woman had just
drunk some OF that. and then asked him
what I should rive her. He looked az a..
and asked me 81 we bad amy sweet spirits
. OF ammonia, and ON my saying, NO no
put some mp, and / ran back 20 the house
with it. taking the bottle with me. When
: I arrived there the doctor had not come,
, and again ran t0 Che hall, telling Henry
that he must 90 after him. as some ono
was poisoned / started down the stairs
myself, and around the corner with
Henry. and as we came near Eighty
seventh street DE pointed to a man who
. was coming down the street saying:
| There comes the doctor now. l waited
d, for him. and went back 90 the house with
: ! him
\ when we arrived at the house the
- | Doctor did what he could. and during tha
- | short time b. took some Of the powder
y from the bottle and placed 90 on his
Il tongue, and Immediately remarked that IL
a ! was bitter. Tie finally said t0 me that tho
a case was SD serious that he would llka
i | very much for me TO so To- Or. H.. styles
- Potter. who lived at thc corner OF Eighty
/ seventh street and Amst erddm avenue. I
3 ran oown-st1lra again and ran all tho
T. way 20 the doctors office. and was still
e. troubled with nausea. ON arriving at tho
a. Doctors Office "a c0lOred boy answered tho
o. bell and 4 asked him 20 tell the doctor
that Dr. Hitchcock had a severe case of
= poisoning. and wanted him 90 como right
away. Dr. Potter was apparently IN an
j. Inside room ion bed, and J am quite suro
e, that B dll not see him az all ass imme-
b. diately ON his assuring me thar he would
~ | come ] started and ran back 20 tho
~ house alone. lie came In "a very short
time. however, and then DO WAS 600 late.
% | WHY HE CALLED IN MIR MINTYRE
AFTER we were an satisfied mat Sirs.
e Adams was dead. ON my own NOlltiOn |
n explained the entire circumstance 20 tho
"a doctors. They had previously tod mo that
n 10 WAS case FOR th8 Coroner 10 look
- into, and 1 think they asked me %
.e make statement. Anyway / did 20.
Up 90 That time j have no recollection OF
.O Mr. 81 utyrc's name being mentioned.
.o | and ana positive that WIS the first one
N TO mention 10, and / think DO came about
h. ! by the doctor saying that % would pro-
badly he very late when the Coroner got
" / luelt, ana iN1t li was Impossible iO move
d the body until he came. AS ! know how
30 lnH.t. DO lIls would De- For the other
b members Of the family % pass and repass
IL through tns room curing the day, my
h. ! thought was 20 see Mr. Mcintyre and
see IN no could NOT use any influence no
'' might have with the Coroncrs Office 20
s get thom 10 attend % this at once. That
IN was my sole Idea lu going 90 him. and [
ld saw no reason why i should not DO 10,
.d / as be was a personal friend OF mine, and
% ! certainly dld not think OF anything be-
" You'd the COroneTs connection with tho
~ case. Not being abio Co get hr Mcintyre
III On the phone that day | won't 10 the
r. Criminal Court Building and there saw
~ him. From there / went 10 inform my
-o | cousin and then returned 10 the club
81 nad bCeu very sick an during The
day, but folt that } ought 10 keep on mS
feet as long ass possible ON my reriiri
az 90 the club, however. round II 1eceas,tr,
"a To- send Tor physician, ana both Or
g. Phillips and DR.. Coffin attended me.
it was severely sick from wednesday nigh
M until about Thursday noOn ana was con
,a, uUfl 10 my utA Nt lit hbti'i p blANt'
- until Friday morning. / lost twew
II pounds in weight during that time and
~ understand that my physcaus think ina
1t tho amount OF running around / did wa
IN what saved me from the fatal effects o
-b tho poison"
a. HANDWRiTING EXPERT AT WORK
=. (NeW York TrlbuneJ
~ The wrapper which was around tn
AT package containing tho match-hOlder nm
ls tho poison was turned over b. tnc polio
10 several days ago 20 "a handwriting cSper,
&c. Al the same time he received numbe
Z | OF letters OK suspected persons. Thes
. letters were furnished TO the police b.
p" ! Harry Cornish. While Captain McClusk
a would say nothing about the result OF tn
he investigation of handwriting, another pa
H., Ice Official who IS familiar with the cas-
be- ! suid yesterday afternoon:
I THE fac-similcs OF the address Uhcl
h. have been pictured Ia some papers are no
- | correct by any means. The Wrdppe
~ which we received from Mr.. cornish ma
ed been carefully guarded and only show
be 90 the expert While not telling ali ina
IN tho cxpcrt mas found 30 the case, / wou
he say that the pen with which tho within
10 | 0n the wrapper was done was cOars
n steel pen. The writer is used 20 writin
y with "a fine pen. The pen was evldentl
" held between the third and the i0uru
id, | fingers according 20 the expert, ana IN
writing is half-backhand. and hait-fronl
re | THAT is to De- told from the way In while
nd some of the letters are shaded. The hrs
ia strokes and the last strokes are shaded
Il. lu the address. Harry Cornish etc, n
~ Joss than three different capital 'C's' ar
l used. Some have peculiar curves o.
ne them some have not. Some arc wha
De- | Might be called ornamental; others ar
b. | rarffcularly crude. The same remark