New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05

pearance similar to a bromo-seltzer bottle. The
regular bottles IN which cyanide OF mercury or
cyanide OF potassium are placed are OF an AMBER
color so Professor Witthaus believes that the
purchaser OF the poison visited at least three
different drug stores. in one obtaining the
poison and in the others the bromo-setzer ma
the blue bottle. which was evidently purchased
after the silver holder was obtained IN Newark,
as II was lust large enough to FIJI the holder.
while a bromo-s settler bottle IL too large
There was no move made yesterday to e1-
hume the body OF Henry c. Barnet. OF the
Knckerbocker Club who is supposed TO have
taken a similar poison. Captain McClusky says
that he sees no reason why the body should be
taken up as Mr. Barnet died ten days after
taking the poison from purely natural cause.
although his death might have been superin-
duced nv the poison The bottle containing the
efreryescing salt which Mr.. Barnet received Is
in the possession OF the police. and the contents
will be analysed.
MAY ASK TO ExHUMD BARNETS BODY
Assistant D,strict-At.orney Mcintyre said yes
terday that no move had been made toward
.stinS tho court for permission to exhume the
body. and that while such petition might De
oresented to-day It would largely depend on
the request made by the Police Department II
IN. detectives felt that the body should be ex-
humed the petition would be presented
Under the Consolidation act the right Is given
a Coroner to apply TO the Supreme Court Tor
an order TO exhume body. The Penal Code
provides that the District Attorney may make
an application. and under the charter or the en-
Iarred CITY they must set forth In the applca-
,ion that in the opinion OF those who apply for
the order. there is good reason to believe that
a crime has been committed. ana the appnca-
ton must be made TO the Supreme Court
Mc('lMSkV
the case yesterday and said that he had moth
ing new TO make public as to his Investigations
"Of course" he said. my men are working on
the case but along what particular lines de-
cline to say and do not care to talk about the
progress made"
1t Is. however a well understood fact among
those who have been following the case closely,
and especially among members OF the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club. who are Interested from
the fact that Mr.. Cornish who received the
poison by mail. Is manager Of the club. that the
police have practically narrowed their investga-
ton down TO four people, three OF these being
men, In each case there is a certain amount OF
circumstantial evidence which is In possession
OF the police. but there is still lacking that
evidence which would convict any one person
The motives which would naturally cause per-
son 10 commit murder not lacking In any or
these instances according to those who seem
posted on the developments In the case. The
principal information TO one OF those suspect
cd was furnished to the police by Mr.. cornish
himself who according TO the club gossip. had
received a number Of threatening letters from
man with whom he had Quarreled VINO this
man was the members decline to say 1urther
than that Mr. Cornish has had difficulties IN
various ways with a number Of people over atm
etic and other matters.
HANDWRITING EXPERTS AT WORK
The letters received by Mr.. Cornish were
turned over TO the police and then given 10 hahd-
writing experts to compare with the ADDRESS on
the package. Specimens Of the handwriting OF
all the persons suspected in the case have also
| been given to the experts to report on
The Newark end Of the poisoning case was
| not neglected Yesterday by the detectives VINO
are still following the clews obtained there rom
| the purchase Of the holder and the promo
| seltzer A new clew developed yesterday whlch
the police believe may help solve the nys'eI!
| Of the man with the red beard VINO ala hOt
answer the description Of any or the peopIe
they suspected. This clew was oOtalheu iroIi
q u:ipmaker OF whom a man wanted to purchase
a red beard and wig on the day the mater
| holder was sold Oscar Zimmerman. wlgmaKer'
who gave this clew, has two establishments IN
| Tnwark-one at No 16J Market-st. and the
other on the second floor OF the building at
Broad and West Park SITS. Mr.. Ziininerlllah
said last night that about week before Cnr .nM
| mas-he thought IL was on December Ia wei,
messed man entered his Market-st store and
asked for a wig and beard. he DESIRED n1
said a reddish color for the hair. ana ne uiu
not wart the hair long zimmerman Walteu vi,
the man and remembers that he was lnchneu
to stoutness. above the medium height ana
had smooth face. without mustache. me
customer tried on a wig of the color wanted,
and found 1t did not fit. Then, as there was
no other wig Of the color in the store, Zlminer-
man told the that If ne would wait DAY
he would get what was wanted The customer
assented and left the store Shortly a1terWaru
he returned and told Zimmerman that he need
not go to the trouble OF getting the VIZ ailu
beard as he (the customer could get the art-
| cles elsewhere Il should judge" said ZlmIner-
man last night. that the man weighed 10
mounds I did not notice him closely as TO his
dress but l remember the general description
] have given. He tried the wig on. He had
| good head" 49,
! The drug stores OF Newark have been thor
oughly secured by detectives to find out whether
! there has been any sale Of cyanide OF mercury
but without result. Not druggist has been
passed over The two clerks at Garrigans drug
/ store were questioned over and over again: Dut
they could give definite description or the
man who bought the bottles or promo setzer.
| They could not agree as TO the mans apparent
age Mr. Callaghan said that there was cyanide
| of mercury in stock. but no reputable druggist
would sell It without a prescription. II sold by
a druggist he would most likely remember it.
| and also have some recollection or the person
to whom 1t had been sold. No detective visited
| Garrigans drug store yesterday, and none APP
peared at Hartdegen's the efforts Of the detec-
| tives being devoted to discovering. II possible
| whether any druggist nad Soiu tne pOlSoi' All
the dealers in masquerade goods were also Wis
| tied and questioned by detectives and reporters
One OF the stories printed Yesterday was TO the
effect that J. Herbert Ballantine, Of Newark.
who has a financial interest in the knicker-
booker Athletic Club. had been Informed by MI
Cornish as to who was suspected Of having sent
the poison. Mr.. Baantine arrived at his house
No. Is Westinghouse from baltimore last
night and seen in connection with the
poison case. Mr. Ballantine said he had seen
his name in an evening paper connecting him
with the case and he could not imagine why
He knew absolutely knothing about the matter
except what he had read in the papers You
cannot be too positive in stating that" said Mt
Ballantine.
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