The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18


had been manufactured by chemists. Wit
ness continued: Il went TO the Adams fiat
the night of Mrs. Adams's death, Mrs.
Rogers brought me a glass. in which there
was about two and half ounces Of water,
and said Mrs Adams had drunk from it.
Inside Of the glass was a white crystal. l
looked at it and smelled it, but could not
detect any odor. My sense Of smell capa-
city is not acute 1t looked to me like mer-
curry chloride. 1 told Mrs. Rogers my sus-
picions and she asked me- How could that
get in bromo- -seltzer?' I said that such
things are not made in the same factory,
and that the contents of that bottle must
have been put up somewhere else"
Witness told Mrs. Rogers the glass ought
to be turned over to the police, and she
said she thought so, too.
Did you seen Cornish that nght?"
Yes, he was in my room at the club.
He came to see me about 1 o'clock in the
afternoon in The laboratory. He looked 50
drawn and played out that l asked him
what was the matter.
." Mrs. Adams is dead" he said. I gave
her some of that bromo-seltzer.'
What bromo- -seltzer? 1 asked
"'What l got in that bottle he answered.
1 took him around to a saloon and gave
him a drink of milk, eggs and whisky
mixed, which he Immediately vomited up.
1 then gave him the key to my room, and
on my return there at 6 o'clock that even
ing L found him lying on the bed with two
doctors in attendance upon him. He ap-
peared to be very sick"
SAW ONLY ONE GLASS.
Witness said 1t was after jan that he
told Cornish that it must have been
oh
ness saw only one glass at the house In
relating the circumstances of Mrs. Adams's
death Cornish had said that when he gave
her the mixture she complained that it was
bitter and burned her mouth, and that he
took the glass and tasted it's contents
The proceedings were interrupted here by
the bringing into court of Charles Bates,
Mrs. Potter's servant, who told of Cornish's
call for DR.. Potter to attend Mrs. Adams
When Mr.. Yocum resumed the stand he
said he told Cornish that the precipitate in
the glass was bichloride of mercury on the
morning after Mrs. Adamss death.
by that time" asked Mr.. Osborne, you
had reached the conclusion that she had
died by the act of a poisoner?"
THAT she died from poison, yes"
Did you suggest the name of Molineux
as a half way chemist who could have
done it?'
Il did not. I never knew Mr.. Molineux
at all, and had no knowledge Of his chem
ical requirements"
You said this morning that the poison
must have been sent by an expert chem
ist"
NO. 1t might have been bought. 1 said If
it was made it was made by an expert. Ger
tainly no thorough chemist would have ad-
minstered that poison, knowing the abso-
lutely certainty of the determination of
mercury. No skilful poisoner would admin
lister mercury. Lots of alkaloids kill as
quickly. Lots of poisons leave no trace"
John D. Adams. secretary of the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club. was the next witness.
His testimony was confined principally to
the relations of Cornish and Barnet and
Molineux and affairs among the members of
the Knickerbocker Club, but in that respect
was Of little value.
did the suggestion that Molineux did
this thing come from you?" witness was
finally asked.
II do not know if Cornish thought OF it
or not. l have been studying the facsimile
of handwriting published in the newspapers
and when l was clearing out my desk 1
came across some scraps of Molineux's writ
Aiio' l. Neto 81 uNh Will Tic resemblance, and
asked for Molineux's letters from the club.
I compared them with the facsimile and
showed them to Superintendent Gustanoby.
of the club. 1 said to him Does not that
look like the facsimile? AS 1 recall his re-
ply he said: This is too horrible to believe.
I have some letters up stairs I'll show
you"
mo name was mentioned" interrupted
Mr.. Osborne.
THE POLICE SUMMONED
mo; after dinner Gustanoby gave me a
package containing two letters from Mol
ineux. The resemblance struck him. l took
the letters home and thought over it a good
deal. 1 did not wish to believe that Mol
ineux had done it. In the morning laid the
letters before Cornish. He said he would go
to the police. He was sick and 1 suggested
he let some one come to him. This was
done"
Did he or you recognize the gravity and
Importance of the charger"
Il recognized the enormity of the crime"
did you connect in your mind the poison
package sent to Cornish and Barnet receiv-
ing Kutnow's powder?"
Il think l did. am not sure If it oc-
CURED then later
you would not have made any such sug-
gestion on a mere fac-simile in the news
paper unless you could think of some COM
mon motive against Barnet and Cornish?"
"As l said before, the same idea had oc-
Cured to some one else. l remember the
feeling of Molineux against Cornish, and re-
membered L had heard Molineux accuse
Cornish of making charges against him.
Mr.. Adams went on to tell the story already
told of Moneux's resignation.
Did you base your suggestion of Moli-
reux as the poisoner on a fancied resem-
blance of his handwriting and his quarrel
with Cornish?"
1.-The first suggestion came that way"
You had nothing else in your mind?'
mot then"
Mr.. Adams said he had no reason to think
that Molineux was Jealous of Barnet; he
did NOT know they had ever quarreled.
'You never heard that Barnet's relations
with Mrs. Molineux were such as to excite
Molineux's jealousy?"
Mr.. Adams said he never knew Mr.. Bar
net to bring Mrs. Molineux to dinner on
Thursday, or to bring her there on ladies'
day.
ITO your knowledge did Cornish make any
charges against any man in the club?"
Il remember one man, but don't know his
name. The charge was of such a nature
that 1 do not care to discuss 1t. The man
was asked to resign and he did"
WAS it of a similar character as the one