The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-11
POISON CASE DRAGS
HARRY CORNISH MERCILESSLY
QUIZZED BY ASSISTANT DIS
TRICT ATTORNEY
WILL NOT ANSWER FREELY
Subject Upon Which the Wit
ness Maintains Reticence-De-
Claiming He Merely Quoted Opin-
ions of Experts.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-Two men,
whose names have been most intimate
ly connected with the death Of Mrs.
Adams, were on the witness stand
today before Coroner Hart and jury
and put through a rigid cross-examina-
ton by Assistant District Attorney Os-
borne, who is conducting the case.
Harry Cornish, who gave the poison
to Mrs. Adams, was the first witness
called. and at the afternoon session r.
B. MolineauX, who had been named by
Cornish, on the stand, as the man he
believed to have sent the poisoned
bromo-seltZer through the mails was
called.
Cornish was again somewhat reti-
cent today and equivocal in his an
swers to questions put to him by the
assistant district attorney and in one
instance at least, occasiOned a great
deal of surprise. In an interview with
a number of newspaper representa-
t1ves, preliminary to the commence
ment of the examination, Cornish, when
asked If he knew Mrs. Molineaux. and
If she could have any connection with
the case, said that he wished the as
sistant district attorney would ask him
that question on the stand
"A man is supposed to perjure him
self for a woman" said Cornish. but
I am here to tell the truth, if they ask
me such question:
This seemed significant statement
at the time, and Assistant District At
torney Osborne put those very ques-
tions to him. to which Cornish made
the following answer:
Il never saw Mrs. Molineaux to know
her, and never saw her when she was
Blanche Cheseborough."
He made the statement that he had
suspected Molineaux of having pre-
pared the poison because a chemist. a.
friend of his, had suggested that be-
cause a sediment had been left in the
glass from which Mrs. Adams drank
that the bromo-seltzer preparation
had been put up by a half chemist, a
man who had some knowledge Of chem
lstry, but not complete knowledge
and that as Molineaux knew some
thing Of chemistry his name naturally
suggested itself. This was the reason,
Cornish said, and the fact that he had
a quarrel with Molineaux was another
reason.
Early in the day Cornish sent word
that he wished to make a statement to
District Attorney Gardner. The latter
replied that any communication Cor
nish had to make must be through AS
sistant District Attorney Osborne, who
is conducting the case, on behalf of
Col. Gardner's department.
Cornish then had a long conference
with Mr.. Mcintyre, who, besides being
a personal friend of Cornish, is said to
have knowledge of many personal
ramif1cations which the mysterious
poisoning has brought about. After
consulting Mr.. Mcintyre, Cornish re-
turned to the inquest room. None of
the other numerous witnesses sub
poenaed were present. Cornish declin-
ed to say anything regarding District
Attorney Gardner's remark last night.
that 1t now behooved him to Clear his
skirts. 1t is understood that Col.
Gardner made this remark in connec-
ton with Cornish's apparent unwill-
ingness to tell everything he knew re-
garding the state of affairs at the
athletic club. and regarding his re-
lations with those persons who have
been brought into the case more or
less in the guise of suspects.
SOMEWHAT ABRUPT.
The first question that Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Osborne asked Cornish
today was somewhat abrupt.
will you tell me- he said, "all YOUR
reasons for supposing Molineaux COM
mitted this crime?'
cornish answered, as he did vester
day, that the idea 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 MoIi-
neauX wrote that address ?''
No, l don't" replied Cornish short
ly.
Cornish also denied that he thought
Felix Gallagher wrote the address
cornish said that he had learned from
the ponce that whoever prepared the
promo seltzer bottle must have been -
chemist. Besides Molineaux there were
In the Knickerbocker club two chow,
lists, Jocum and Tuttle.
"Jocum told me-" continued cor,i.,,
that II was evident that the com
pouhoer was only half a chemist, ),
Ihe question, how did Jocum 500 +bo
polSOn, BROUGHT ont +lo