Evening star., 1899-02-10
Declaration of Harry Cornish at the
Adams Inquest.
THROWS LITTLE LIGHT ON CASE
District Attorney Thinks He is
Withholding Facts.
DODGES SOME QUESTIONS

NEW YORK. February 1O.-The coroner's
| inquest in the case Of Mrs Kate J. Adams,
who died on December 2s, after drinking
poison anonymously sent to Harry Cornish,
was continued today by Coroner Hart.
Previous to the commencement OF the pro-
ceedings Cornish visited the district at
torney's office and endeavored to see Colo
mel Gardiner The latter however sent
word that any communication Cornish had
to make must come through Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Osborne, who is conducting
the examination on behalf OF Colonel Gardi-
ner's department. Cornish then had a long
consultation with Mr. Mcintyre. who. be-
sides being a personal friend of Cornish, is
said to have knowledge of many peculiar
ramifications which the mysterious poison
ing has brought about.
Cornish declined TO say anything regard
ing District Attorney GARDENERS remarks
last night-that il now behOoVed him to
clear his skirts" 1t is understood that
Colonel Gardiner made this remark in con-
nection with CornIshs apparent unwilling
ness to tell everything he knew regarding
the state of affairs at the athletic club, and
regarding his relations with those persons
who have been brought into the case
more or less in the guise of suspects.
His Testimony Today.
The first question that Assistant District
! -AtltTlltN OSboTUe dSheu NDfIllSn was SUllt-
what abrupt:
"Will you tell me- he said. slowly. "all
your reasons for supposing Molineux COM
mitted this crime?'
Cornish answered as he did yesterday
that the idea first came to him when he
examined the handwriting on the package
containing the bromo-seltzer bottle and the
poison.
You don't believe now that Molineux
wrote that address, queried Mr. Osborne.
No, L don't replied Cornish. shortly.
Cornish also denied that he thought Felix
Gallagher wrote that address.
Cornish said that his present reason for
suspecting that MolineuX had something to
do with the poisoning came from hearsay
and from the police Developments and be
cause. Cornish added. he went further in
quarrel with me than any one had ever
done before" Cornish said that he had
/ learned from the police that whoever pre-
pared the bromo settler bottle must have
| been a chemist Besides Molineux there
were in the Knickerbocker Club TWO chem
ists-Jokum and Tuttle.
Telling All He Knows.
"JolIum,' said Cornish. 'is an intimate
friend of mine" But when Mr.. Osborne
insisted upon knowing whether Jol1um had
suggested that Molineux had sent the bot
tie Cornish fenced and finally he lodged the
direct question and said that Jokum had
| told him that it was evident that the poison
compounder was only half chemist. The
question, How did Jokum see the poison"
brought out the fact that Jol1um had board
ed with Cornish in q fiat that the late Mrs.
Adams lived in some time ago. Jokum ap-
parently was quite intimate with the
Adams family, and he had examined the
poison before the police took IT away. Mr..
Osborne then seemed to think that Cornish
was not telling everything that he knew.
Now, look here, Cornish" said the as
sistant district attorney, you came to my
Office this morning and told me that / was
not treating you fairly. l told you then
and tell you now do not suspect you OF
the crime, and | wish to give you every
chance to tell all you know. Are you
being perfectly candd?'
Il telling you all I know said
Cornish,