New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-18

| hottie He never TOOK promo III iiS nv '
he had seen the bottles in drug stores
| Mr. osborne submitted the holder ana RIM
noran said 1t looked like the one he saw Cornish
| receive. ,,
| Cornish was called and said to the best or hl'
| knowledge and belief it was the same hoioer
Mr. Osborne then produced bromo-se''~ei
bottle and showed It to Finneran The witness
recognized II as n bromo-seltzer bottle anu '''''
Mr. Osborne placed it on top of the ho'ue'' "n'
showed ,riumphantly that 1t did not nearly IL
Tho Hottie was so much larger than the hoide'
that 1t could not he forced in
you saw it fitted in yourself. didn't you
Il did" ,.,
rho hott,os and holder were then put in evil
| dence
the witness reiterated that the bottle he saw
| fitted in the holder ,
Mr. Osborne then had the witness go o"'N
49,. his testimony. and during this asked a
r,,,,hor of questions In this review OF wha'
! occurred the witness said that Mr King diu ho'
! toLe a dose Of the bromo- settler because tHe'e
| WAS M water in the cooler in the hau anu NV
| because the glass YVES missing.
Tho question whether the reason was tha'
there was no water in the cooler OF '""' -,
glass WAS missing was dwelt upon for some '''''e
bv Mr. Osborne. who held newspaper c"pP,"e
- bic hand which contained Mr.. Cornish STATE
| mont as well as that of Mr.. flhheiaii '
! MIR King had not taken the Dron'o-Selee
| cause there was water In the Cooler i"e w.
roee bocomc confused and Mr.. Osborne SAID TO
him. Now. what did you say water io'
Won, had testified twice before that it was De-
s',sa - tho absence Of the glass. Did you
change YOUR opirion because you saw me PICK
up this clipping?
HOWE TAKES A HAND
r.
Howe. an attorney interested IN 'he case
Now. Mr. Osborne, that IS eh'leS u''''
How can YOU suppose man at the ois'ai'cs
which separates You and the "''ne''
know what you are reading?
This caused tilt between the two attorneys
- which Nr Howe said: Mr.. osborne, you are
roid nv the people to conduct this case properly
and why don't you do IT,
NJ osborne replied do you represent any
body here" ~ ,,ou.a
please put that on the record MI 0'e'0e'N
pher," replied Mr. Osborne
| r,,a testimony Of Finneran was then cohuhueu
| and he explained that as RUE '"e''
rever any water in the cooler at thal hou' va
the dav. He also said that he did not INV"
Henry C. Barnet and knew nothing OF HIS IL
ness except from talk with other emploSe' VI
| he club after Mrs. Adams was FV'~
THE rXDERTAKER TESTIFIEs.
THOMAS T Browne. Of No 121 West Ninety
nrst-st. was then called. He was the uHuei
teker who took charge OF the pooy VI 'N''
Adams after her death. He told about returh'he
49, x,ooa ~ business and finding Dr. Hitch
cock and Mr. Cornish there.
~ ro,bar surprised the Coroner and jury ny
declaring that when he saw the two, poth Dr
t1,+cbcock and Mr. Cornish were eating apples.
Mr. osborne was quick to seize on TINS point
~ nrove that Mr.. Cornish was not III al the
time and said: ..
How many apples was Cornish ea'ihs
"He eating one
"I1e was not vomiting at that time?
"No"
Mr. Browne went 10 say that DR.. hitchcock
said that woman was dead. and he wanted
hin, 70 tako charge Of the case. II said would
go and see IL she was dead" the witness SAID.
Didn't you believe Dr. Hitchcock?
"Weu YOU can't take charge OF the case until
YOU are sure the person is dead"
Mr. Browne said that he told Cornish the
nroner thing 10 do was 10 inform the Coroner,
and Cornish said he knew the District Attorney
and would speak to him, and that would make
it all right Mr.. Browne said that wasn't neces-
sary and Cornish said 1t would expedite mat
ters. Cornish told him later he had tried TO
reach Mr. Mcintyre by telephone, and could not
connect Mr. Browne told Hovey and Cornish,
who were together in the apartment, that he
would want authority from the nearest Of kin.
He wrote an order, and Cornish brought IT back
to him signed by Mrs. Rogers. Then he tele-
phoned the Coroner that Mrs Adams was dead
from poison. evidently a corrosive poison. He
was positive that he did not say anything about
suicide although according to Mr.. Mcintyre
that was the way the case was first entered in
the Coroners office.
Odd you talk to Cornish about how the death
ODD you hear Cornish say a word about It?
Q.-You did not hear him say how dreadfuly
sorry he felt at having poisoned his frends You
Vas there only few minutes with me.
Odd he go TO the funeral? AINot that !
in court this morning.
YOCUMS TESTIMONY.
John H Yocum was the next witness He
testified that he lived at the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club and professional chemist,
with laboratory at No. 80 Ferry-st.. where
, he had large assortment Of drugs. He is
an intimate friend of Cornish.
Q-Do YOU know anything about cyanide Of rner-
curry? A. i do not know that ever saw 1t. II IS
Oft could not be made by halfway chemist?
A-No: il would need the knowledge Of an expert
Q-Is IT used in the arts at all? A-Not 10 my
knowledge
Q.-Do you know any other chemists. intima te
| | friends OF Cornish? A.-Peter r. Austin and Mr..
Clements chemists and members OF the Knick-
erbOcker Athletic Club.
Q-Was Cornish in the habit OF visiting your lab
oratory frequently? A.-Not frequently. Perhaps
three. four five times within the last eight
months.
Ole was quite interested in chemistry? A.-No
O.-Never talked to YOU the subject? A-Never
Q-Then he did not call at the laboratory on
business but socially? A-sociay, yes. He would
drop in at lunchtime and we would 90 TO lunch to-
gcther.
Q-Give me the names OF your assistants? A
Charles caches. William J. Alison and James Male
Male is a helper and not chemist.
Q.-You were acquainted with Mrs Adams and
g Mrs Rogers? A.-Wen, ! took a room from them