New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-04
FEUD OVER THE ADAMS CASE
MCLUSKY WILL SUBPOENA NOBODY
FOR THE INQUEST


it began to he a matter Of public investigation
has now developed into feud between the two
owing to Distrlct-A Attorney Gardeners action on
Thursday. The situation as It now stands IS
that the detectives will allow the Distrct-At-
torney to have full sway in the case. and they
viii not subpoena witness to attend the
Coroner's inquest next Thursday. Coroner Hart.
who has charge OF the case, informed the police
Yesterday that the taking Of testimony at the
inquest would be begun at 10 a. IN. on Feb
ruary g. and at the same time offered 10 furnish
the detectives with blank subp~nas. which they
could in calling any witnesses they desired
These subpnnas were declined with thanks. and
Coroner Hart was told that he could look to the
District-Attorney to assist him in the case.
The Coroner will summon only such witnesses
as we're IN the house when Mrs. Adams died or
came there before he took charge of the case.
Others who may have some knowledge Of the
incidents leading to the poisoning will have TO
be called by the Distrct-Attorney.
The Coroner has finally decided that Assistant
Dstrict-Attorney John +. Mcintyre shall be
called as a witness. along with others who were
at the house before the Coroner arrived. Mr.. Nc
Intyre was al one time counsel for Mrs. Adams
and frequently called az the apartments which
she and her daughter Mrs. Rogers. occupied in
Park-ave., before they moved 10 the fat In
which Mrs Adams was poisoned None Of the
suspects who have been mentioned In the case
will be subppnaed by the Coroner, bur The DIS
trict-Attorney may ask them to appear ana tell
what they know Of the situation But II is eN-
pected that their testimony Will be OF niue
value. and. in fact, It is felt by those who have
been following the case closely, and especially
the lawyers who are often about The criminal
Courts Building. that the inquest ITSELF VIII
throw little light on the mystery.
Suspicious have been cast upon and even open
charges have been made against, several people
in connection with the case.
NO SUSPECT. M'CLUSKY SAYS.
The hints and intimations against them rs
published would seem to warrant an lmmeui''7
arrest. as they We're made in some papers On
the apparent authority Of Captain McClusky'
of the Detective Bureau. The captain IN an IN
teryiew with a Tribune reporter yesterday az
ternoon said: II have never IN any way either
publicly or privately expressed an opinion lh
the case. and have not given ont any lnHica-
tlons that any certain person or persons are
connected with the poisoning. or course we
have followed all cleVs furnished us. but even
now am not in a position TO say that any OF
the people mentioned IN the case are suspected
and / 90 not Know on Nlldt dNN'''I''' ~''
are being mentioned"
The rumcrs that outside influences have been
brought to bear to prevent solution Of the
mystery. and the known friction between the
police and the District-Attorney's office, have
caused many people who are closely watching
the case to believe that there VIII be no con-
viction I'm the case even II an arrest is made.
The trouble between the two departments which
are supposed TO protect the people against crime
was much commented on yesterday.
The friction began as soon "a the case be
came one for police investigation. The rcla-
tons between the two departments became de-
cidedly strained when Assistant Distrct-Attor-
ney Mcintyre tool, charge Of the case before
the police were even informed of the crime.
Temporarily the breach was healed. but on sun
dav last Il became 50 wide that there was no
hope of bringing the two departments together
again. This trouble was caused AT confer
ence 1T the Broadway Central Hotel, in which
the Dlstrict-Attorney. chief Deyery. Captain
McCluslSy and n fourth person were together for
several hours
According 10 the tales told, the fourth person
presented a strong argument Why one man
should he arrested at once. The police rcpre-
sentatives said that they had carefully invesu-
gated his connection with the case, and could
him Following this Interview came the care
fully prepared statement Of Distrct-Attorney
Gardner. in which he said he had come in pos
session Of new facts at the conference, and WAS
therefore led to believe that the crime was COM
rnitted by two. and possibly three. persons
against whom he did not as yet have sufficient
evidence 10 warrant their arrest. This state
nent was O surprise TO the police who felt
tnat after they had worked hard ou the case
for a month they should he informed or any
now evidence that had been obtained. As yet
Captain NrCMsky is ignorant OF Colonel Car
diners new evidence and while he VIII not dis
cuss the strained relations between the TWO
departments he intimates that 80 is not prop
able that tho District Attorney VIII furnish him
with the additional facts. At tho same time
Captain McCusky says that he VIII sunpHua
no witnesses for the inquest ana this is taken 10
mean that the police will continue 20 work
along their own lines. bat Will furnish no evil
dencc for the inquest
CORONER's JURY CHOSEN.
Coroner Hart intends to start taking testi-
mony In the inquest on Thursday next and
has already selected his jury. He win not make
public the names of the men selected until the
day Of the inquest. There was 10 session Of the
inquest yesterday. although it was announced
that the inquiry would bee opened then.
The Coroner has certified 20 the Disrict-At-
torney that the undertaken who buried The body
of II. c. Barnet did not use mercury I'D me eh-
balming fluid. on receipt OF the affidavit the
District-Attorney said that he might present q
petition to the supreme Court on saturday ask
ing permission 20 eXhume Bdruets body. but
that certain points would have 10 be investigated
first.
one Of these is as already indicated in The
Tribune that Barnet took medicines containing
mercury. which mieht do much 10 void the re-
suits of an analysis
in no instance in the history of the Coroner's
Office. iu this city has the Coroner been so
deluged with applications from men who want
10 be- Jurors. Ordinarily there d. an aversion
and a dislike on the part of most peoulo 90 sit on
Coroncrs jurlcs Iu this case thorc is no such
aversion. Every mail fairly mandates Coroner
Hart with requests. one man stood On bis great
pot,cr FOR fath0m!ng motives Motives which
are apocryphal are made as clear 10 the ordin-
ary understanding by his cogent reasoning as a
problem IN geometry 10y a school teacher Mo
lives are my stronghold" " be- writes. In order
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