The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-05

that any of the facts were known. and
even now the case Is shrouded in deep
est mystery.
The story OF the facts leading up to
the murder began some time before
Christmas. The vial holder MAS receiv-
ed at the Knickerbocker Athletic club
on Saturday, having been mailed from
New York postoffice and addressed in
q woman's hand.
Took IL For Headache.
Wednesday morning Mrs. Adams COM
| planned Of feeling sick. She said she
| had a headache and wished to get
| something for 1t. Mrs. Rogers. who
had seen the present. said she would
get some Of Harrys bromo seltzer."
| Mrs. Rogers went into Mr.. Cornish's s
| room and got the bottle from the hold
er. She carried 1t to her mother who
! took a dose OF II. A minute later
she screamed and ran into the bath
| room. her face distorted with pain. her
| eyes bulging and her hands clasped to
her stomach. She said between her
| screams:
What is the horrid stun you gave
me?"
Mrs. Rogers and Mr.. Cornish stood
by. He picked up the bottle. looked at
| 1t, tasted some Of the powder and was
soon in a condition bordering on that Of
Mrs. Adams.
DR.. E. F. Hitchcock. the first physi-
clan who reached the house, also tested
the poison and was considerably affect
ed, though he but touched a grain OF
the substance with his tongue. The
poison was OF the deadliest kind. ne
said later.
Fearing that he might go the way of
the other two and seeing that Mrs.
Adams was dying, he sent for DIR. E.
Stiles Potter. who promptly responded.
When he reached there Mrs. Adams
was dead. DR.. Hitchcock. who was Ill.
was bending over her and had just
ceased his efforts to keep up an arti-
fetal respiration.
The police are busy on the case, but
have thus far only a slight clew upon
which to base a suspicion OF guilt
Thursday Mrs. Rogers was taken to po-
lice headquarters and closely question.
ed by Captain McClusky and Assistan,
District Attorney John F. Mcintyre fol
about 20 minutes. She was not placed
under arrest and. according to Captain
McClusky, will not be arrested. She
was asked to 60 to police headquarter,
and went willingly. While she was un
/
Of the poison she gave the police q clear
er idea OF the events leading to Mrs
. Adams death than they had before.
, Edward F. Rogers. the husband Of
: Mrs. Florence Rogers, and an insuranc,
} adjuster Of Buffalo, may turn out to b,
the most Important witness for thu
. state that the detectives have yet found
: Mr.. Rogers arrived In New York OIL
> Thursday night and went to the Impe
) rial hotel, but did not register. He tool
! a room on the third floor. and he sen
r for Assistant District Attorney McIn
tyre. Rogers and Mcintyre held a lonl
consultation.
At District Attorney McIntyre's Of
! fee 1t was learned that Mr.. Rogers ma,
: be able to throw considerable light OF
the tragedy. inasmuch as he has beel
e separated from Mrs. Rogers for q mum
/ ber Of years and that their relations
a contrary to published reports. wer
I never very pleasant. He Is reported {
n have said that since the separation
e Cornish. being a friend Of Mrs. Rogers
i had aroused the jealousy Of severa
= other women. one Of whom may hav
sent him the poison Mrs. Rogers
0 | suing for divorce. the papers havin
= been filed in Hartford.
. The manufacturing jewellers VIII
e made the match or toothpick holde
- which came in the box with the brom
k seltzer bottle and the cyanide Of 20
: tassium have been found. They ar
{ Lebkuecher 4 Co. Of Newark. n.
8 Frank A. Lebkuecher. the head Of tn
: firm. has identified the holder as
o product Of his factory. 1t was one q
= 10. one Of which was sold to Blacl
= Starr & Frost Of 43s Fifth avenue. Ne
York; another to Moses Straus Of n
e Fulton street, Brooklyn. and the bal
d ance to jewelry houses in various par,
Of the country.