Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-22

SEPARATED = ROGERS STILL
SUPPORTS HER-NO EVIDENCE
OF IMPORTANCE AT YESTER-
DAYS SESSION.
New York, February 1.-The Adams
inquest, which is supposed to be slow
ly fastening upon some yet unknown
person the guilt of the murder of Mrs.
Kate J. Adams and Henry Barnet, was
continued to-day. The first witness
was expected to be Florence Rogers,
daughter of the dead woman. Mrs.
Rogers was one of the rev witnesses
to the administering of the poison by
Cornish to her mother. Mrs. Rogers
commenced to tell what she knows
about the case yesterday, but her testi-
mony was cut short by adjournment.
Her evidence up to that point had
brought out nothing new, but it was
thought that when she resumed the
stand there would be developed some
interesting facts connected with the
poisoning
David Murdoch, the stationer and
private letter box keeper, was called
to the stand to-day and verified his
evidence of yesterday, in which he
stated Cornish and Mrs. Rogers had
dealings with him in 1897. Then Mrs.
Rogers resumed her testimony. She
answered questions in a self-possessed
way. She said she had lived in Hart
ford, Conn, all her life until four years
ago. Cornish's uncle had married her
fathers sister, and Cornish was her
cousin by marriage.
"How long did Cornish live in your
hOuse?" asked Mr.. Osborne.
Since March last, replied Mrs. Rog-
ers.
How long since you had letter
box?"
Not in a year and half"
She had letter box as Miss Adde-
son at Murdocks' place. She never had
any other letter box. She was living
with her husband at the time and hav-
ing trouble with him. Her mother was
always friendly with her husband.
Asked if he was not in Buffalo, Mrs.
Rogers said:
Il can't tell you We don't commun-
icate. He sends me money for my sup
port monthly"
Coroner Hart asked:
Your mother and your husband were
very friendly?"
Every friendly" said the woman, en-
phatically. She added that her mother
was much grieyed over the quarrel with
her husband.
The line of questioning was evidently
intended to bring out whether or not
Rogers could have had any possible
motive for an attempt upon the life
of his mother-in-law. There was never
any trouble between herself and her
mother, Mrs. Rogers said
why did you have that letter box?"
was asked.
Because" replied Mrs. Rogers loud
ly, Il have business of a confidential
nature with man who is making in
vestigations for me. The communica-
lions were of such nature that I did
not wish a member of my family to
know about them"
Mrs. Rogers said she was legally
separated from her husband
Coroner Hart asked her if the letters
she received at the private box were
written by a member Of the New York
Athletic Club, Mrs. Rogers declaring
that she had 1S<rs met any member of
that club. Neither had she received
any letters from the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club.
Her mother never had any trouble
with Cornish.
Mr.. Osborne then endeavored to
show that her. mother and the agents
objected to the way in which life was
led at the Adams apartments, but Mrs.
Rogers absolutely denied this.
DO you know any reason why any
body should want to kill Cornish?"
Il certainly do not" replied Mrs.
Rogers.
Mrs. Rogers said she had known
Cornish Since she was a girl. She had
never seen Mrs. Cornish.
A new point was brought out when
Mr.. Osborne asked:
did you ever hear of any enemy that
Cornish had?"
81 know one man Cornish spoke of
as being intensely hostile to him. said
Mrs. Rogers.
What was his name?"
Barlow S. Weeks"
About year and half before her
mothers death she had heard Cornish
say that Weeks had threatened to run
him out of town within a year.
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