New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-07
TO TAKE Up BARNET'S BODY.
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO EN-
HUME GRANTED.

TO BE DELAYED THOUGH JURY
MAY RE 1MPANETLED ON THURS
DAY-roL1CE DENY TALES
OF A CONFESSION.
prr,ors Of all sorts Of confessions IN the
Adams posoning case were ahoat yesterday
around the Dlstrct-Attorney's office. Accord
,,r to +bese rumors some person told somebody
else who in turn told man who went 10 the
District Attorneys office with III" story that
an accomplice I'm the case had told the first per
son that he was implicated in the crime. Inc
District Attorney. when asked about THIS CON
fession. said: IT cannot talk Of that The po-
lice however. ere rather free 10 express nj
opinion on the alleged confession. and say that
81 Is absolutely untrue that one has been MADE
and the argument Of the detectives can pe
summed ur as follows "If the District-Attor-
ney's office has received confession which is
81 any value It would warrant arrest at
once and none has been arranged TOT "
nrovcs that no confession Of any value has been
made"
While the District Attorney is reticent. It Is
generally understood that the rumor was put III
circulation by one of his assistants. and the
idea was that It was sent out for the purpose
Of bringing come person forward who would
Of advertising for bids The Observation-Disclosures
paid his compliments TO the police ana theif
work yesterday in these words:
Il DO not like to turn my department into
detective bureau. but I found IT necessary in
this case We were accidentally brought into II
IN the start We did not do much until Pro
fessor Witthaus made his report. Then, be
ginning with the newspaper evidence furnished
me-. devoted much ~ my time and All the
powers OF my office IN clearing the mystery IN
my investigation I have learned much. what
7 have brought 70 light must not he made pub
lie now"
In answer to this the police say that the
/ District-Attorney has no new evidence. ana
that he is really working on their CASTOR cieWs'
while they have discovered new and important
clews elong lines directly opposite TO those on
which they originally worked
A criminal lawyer in speaking ~ this con-
troversy between the Distrlct-Attorney's office
and the detectives. said yesterday: 1T may be
all pleasant enough for the two departments to
engage in dispute over the case but the people
would rather have them work on practical lines
and do something toward solving the mystery
II the dispute IS sincere and is only carried on
I'm n spirit OF friendly rivalry. It may do as much
| good as II they worked IN harmony. but there IS
no denying that there IS also chance for CON
siderable criticism from those who allege that
this apparent feud is an attempt n shield the
real criminal and detract public attention from
the case"
The District Attorney has at last made his ap-
plcation for the exhuming Of the body Of Henry
C. Barnet, who died at the Knickerbocker Attn
letc Club two months ago. The petition was
presented to Justice Gidersleeve in Part II Of
the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon by AS
sistant District-Attorney Hennessey. The afii-
davit was made by the District Attorney. and
set forth that he believed that Barnet had
come to his death by unlawful means. the
/ felonious act Of another" and therefore asked
| permission to exhume the body. and have 1t eX-
amined by medical and chemical experts
The District Attorney gave no specific reason
why he believed that Barnet had been poisoned
| in a manner similar TO Mrs Adams. The plans
are to exhume the body to-day in the presence
Of an Assistant District-Attorney, Dr. Weston
| Of the Coroners office. and an expert. Such
| parts Of the body are needed FOR analysis Will
! be removed and the remainder put back IN the
! grave at Greenwood Cemetery. Just how sue
/ cessfUl the experts Will be in proving that bar
/ ret was poisoned Is n problem which Is causing
the Distrct-Attorney's office some worry. Inc
J phvsicians who attended Mr.. Barnet while he
/ was Ill assert that he did from diphtherla- Ihey
also say that he had been taking medicine con
| tanning mercury. lie had taken this medicine
for some time His brother also confirms TINS
last statement of the physicians, ana says
! further that Barnet died from diphtheria The
nurses who attended him are Of the same opin-
ion The burden is on the Distrct-Attorney TO
| prove his own theory and that OF Harry Cornish
! that Barnet was actually poisoned by cyanide Of
mercury sent through the mail mixed with
/ Kutnow powder. The fact that there was
! mercury in Barnets system taken medicine
/ will make It almost impossible for the experts 20
show that any was administered with intent 10
/ Kill him.
for the Adams poisoning inquest Thursday
| morning and at the same time will subpoena
witnesses. The real work Of the inquest Will not,
however. be undertaken until some report Is
made as TO the examination OF Barnets body.
and this may mean an adjournment for several
| weeks
There is considerable speculation as 70 the
! number Of witnesses who VIII be subprnaed,
! and while the Coroner viii call only those who
| are known 10 have direct knowledge OF Mrs.
| the time or took part in the autopsy or the
| analysis Of her Viscera-the Distrct-Attorney
| win attempt 10 command the attendance Of all
nersons who have been mentioned in the papers
| as being suspected Of having knowledge OF the
| crime and endeavOr to make them commit
/ themselves on the stand. This method OF ferret
ing out the crime IS likely to meet serious legal
affections owing 10 the fact that by the state
| rnents already given out from the District At
/ tOrneV's office these persons are placed under
/ suspicion. and therefore would have n perfect
/ right to decline TO answer questions. Then.
| again If they answer that they know nothing OF
the case. they cannot be subjected 10 cross
| examination for the purpose OF bringing out In
| formation against some other person. As a re-
suit the inquest II held Thursday, does not
/ promise 70 be as exciting as the Dstrict-Att
/ ney has predicted.
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