The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-24

Mrs. Adarns's death. asking him many ques-
tons regarding his sickness, seeming to
throw doubt upon Cornish's symptoms.
Finally Cornish said: u. certainly had no in
tentlOn TO deceive"
Mr.. Osborne drew attention to Cornish's
failure to make mention of his visit that day
TO Mr.. Yocum, his chemist friend. Suppress
siOns and inaccuracies were then pointed out
by Osborne in the various statements made
by Cornish. Cornish seemed to think the
matter a joke.
DR.. L. A. Coffin. who attended Cornish
when he was taken i'll after Mrs. Adamss
death, was called and Cornish's testimony
was temporarily interrupted. Coffin said that
at that time he considered Cornish was not
in a critical condition. He did not treat
Cornish for poisoning. He related various
conversations which took place between
Cornish and himself, but the only important
point brought out was that Cornish had
said: IF Douglass would only tell what
he knows about Barnet it would throw more
light on the case than anything else could
Cornish was recalled, and IN answer TO
the question why he le said that ABOUT DR.,
great dead more about what passed in Bar
nets room. 1 still hold that opinion of
you can't think of any man that you
had trouble with besides Molineux?" asked
Osborne.
MOLINEUX TRIED TO INJURE HIM.
L can't think of any other nan that tried
to take the bread and butter out of my
mouth replied Cornish.
'You mean Molineux tried to deprive you
of your job?"
Il do. He did it persistently."
You never tried to get anybody out Of
his position?'
NO" said Cornish.
Did you not say hat Molineux was a
pervert?"
II may have said I heard it,"
Did you not do all in your power to de-
pr1ve a man of his positions
Il don't know. It's no good wasting time
like this. Tell me the name of the man and
ask me direct questions and III answer
them"
MIR. Osborne showed the witness a letter
and asked him If he wrote it. He said:
Yes; that is my handwriting. l wrote it
some years ago; in 1897; 1t was a personal
letter to c.. c.. Hughes"
Mr.. Osborne then read the letter, which
contained abuse of Ford, former secretary
of the knickerbocker Athletic Club.
asked Mr.. Osborne.
Cornish did not answer the question.
Recess was taken, after which DR.. Hitch
saw only one glass from which he thought
Mrs. Adams had taken the poison. An
other glass was brought in" said DIT.
Hitchcock, lin which, there was simply
plain water. This is the glass in which DR..
Potter said l saw other sediment. / am
sure it had nothing but pure water in l"
MIR. Osborne examined DR.. Hitchcock as
If trying to throw doubt upon Cornish being
Ill. DR.. Hitchcock admitted he had not ac-
tually seen Cornish Vomlt, tnOugn ne was
going through the motions of retching.
DR.. Witthaus then entered the courtroom,
having in his hand the famous bromo-seltz-
er bottle. DR.. Hitchcock identified 1t.
DR.. Witthaus testified to finding cyanide
of mercury in the bromo-seltzer and a very
little of that poison in the stomach of Mrs.
Adams.
what is a poisonous dose?' asked Mr..
Osborne.
IT do not think that can be answered. In
one case ten grains caused death. Probably
less than that amount will cause death. The
mixture of the cyanide of mercury with the
bromo-seltzer would naturally produce
death more rapidly than would the mer-
Curial poison by itself"
D you think there was a layer of poi
son on top of the bother"
1T is impossible to say for certain. In my
opinion the top layer was not pure cy-
anide."
LIT. Wltthaus sald a chemist couid not
have much trouble in making cyanide of
mercury. The inquest was then adjourned
until tomorrow morning.