Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-21

NO ADDITIONAL LIGHT UPON
THE MYSTERY-SHE WAS VERY
MUCH AGITATED AND HER
CROSS EXAMINATION WAS
POSTPONED TILL TO-DAY-MRS.
MOLINEAUX WILL FOLLOW
HER UPON THE STAND-THE
CAUSE OF BARNET'S DEATH. .
New York, February 20.-The in
quest into the death of Mrs. Kate j.
Adams, who died on December %, from
the effects of poison which she received
from the hands of Harry S. Cornish,
was resumed to-day.
Seven witnesses were examined with
out apparently throwing any new light
upon the mystery. The feature Of the
day was the testimony of Mrs. Rogers,
daughter of Mrs. Adams, who told the
story of her mothers death as it has
already been made known. She was
on the stand when the inquest was ad-
journed. She will be cross-eXamined
tomorrow, after which Mrs. MOlineauX
will be put upon the stand. Mrs. Rog-
erS vas very much agitated, appearing
to be i'll and the attorneys were not
severe with her. DR.. H. B. Douglass,
who attended Barnet in his last ill
ness, told the jury that his patient did
not die Of poisoning, though he admit
ted that Barnet told him that he had
taken some medicine sent to him in
a Kutnow powder package. This pack
age DR.. Douglass continued, contained
cyanide of mercury. The doctor insist
ed that Barnet had had false diph-
liberia and that his death was due to
heart disease.
The district attorney announced late
this afternoon that he had not yet de-
cided when Cornish would be put on
the stand. Mrs. Molineaux will follow
Mrs. Rogers on the stand.
District Attorney Gardiner said to-
day that he did not believe the inquest
would be concluded this week. He eX2
pressed the belief that as a result of the
inquest an idictment will be found by
the grand jury. Public interest has not
lessened in the inquest. The corridors
of the c%orOner's office were crowded
with persons anxious to obtain admis-
sion to the court room, and all the
available seats in the court were filled
by 10 o'clock. For the first time since
the inquiry opened there were several
women among the spectators.
Harry A. King, a stock broker, was
the first witness to-day. He was the
first person to whom Cornish showed
the poison bottle and holder.
Mr.. King said he was a member Of
the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. On
Saturday, December "a, at the club, Cor
nish showed witness the bottle CT bromo
settler and holder, and said something
about it being a Christmas present.
Witness said: q have a slight head
ache and think I'll take some"
Cornish pushed the bottle and holder
toward him, and he took it over to the
water cooler. There was no glass there
and no water in the cooler, so he re-
turned the bottle and holder to Cor
nish's desk, saying: Il don't think I'll
bother with it."
Mr.. King said he talked about the
case with Cornish in Mr.. Yocum's room
at the club on the night of Mrs.
Adams's death. Cornish was very sick.
DR.. Henry Douglass, who attended H.
c. Barnet in his last illness, was the
next witness. DR.. Douglass told how
he had diagnosed DR.. Barnet's case as
one Of diphtheria. Barnet improved
under treatment, but later the witness
discovered evidences of murcurial
poison. Il asked Barnet about this,
and he told me that he took some Kut-
now powder, which gave him a sore
throat and put his stomach out of or
der. He said he had received it through
the mail. l found the box of hutnOw
powder and took it to a chemist, who
told me that it must be cyanide of mer-
curry. l went back to Barnet's room
and told him that the powder contained
cyanide of mercury. He told me to
keep the box and that he would attend
to it when he got well.
During Barnet's illness he p%ersis-
tently refused to carry out my instruc>
tons, over-exerting himself physically.
Thirty-six hours before he died he
showed marked evidence of heart fail
ure."
Mrs. Florence B. Rogers, daughter Of
Mrs. Adams, was called to stand. She
was accompanied by her friend, Mrs.
HOvey. Assistant District Attorney
Osborne invited her to tell all the cir
cumstances of her mothers death, and
she told almost the same story that
Cornish and Hovey had told of the oc-
of the morning of December
2S. She said Cornish was sick in the
bath room, and DR.. Hitchcock had
given her a tablet for him.
Mrs. Rogers told of the receipt of
the solder and poison bottle by Cor
nish as told by Cornish TO her. She
the handwriting on the wrapper
and said it looked to her like a lady's
handwriting disguised.
When Mrs. Rogers had reached this
point in her statement, Mr.. Osborne
said he would leave the cross-examina-
ton until tomorrow.
An adjournment was taken until to-
GOING TO EUROPE.
SARATOGA \. Y. February 21-AgOr-