The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24

want to take another taste of it, TO see
what sort OF poison it is
Yes, that is about what he said"
Mr. osborne cross examined DR..
Hitchcock as If trying 10 throw doubt
upon COrnish's being i'll when the doc
tors arrived at the Adams fat DR..
Hitchcock admitted he had not actual
" seen Cornish yomit. though he was
going through the motions, ''retChing."
Dr. Hitchcock thought he himself had
taken about three quarters Of a grain
of the poison. About q grain was con-
Sidered fatal.
DR.. Williams entered the court room.
having in his hand the famous bromo
settler bottle. This is the first time it
has been produced and everybody was
anxious To get a look az Il. Dr.. Hitch
cock identified it.
! Richard Edward Moran testified that
ne was a member Of Knickerbocker
Athletic Club, and knew Mr., Mou-
neux. Mr.. Moran took part in athletic
circus in 1S9S. Asked if he knew why
Mr. MolineuN did not attend the circus,
ne said; "Nolineux had told him ne
had received no invitation and had
spoken as If he was hurt and had said
he would like 10 g"
Do YOU know why Riggs left the
club?" asked Mr. Osborne.
Il was chairman of the bicycle de
partmsnJ. l noticed that Mr.. Riggs
record showed five or six hundred miles
every two weeks, and that he was ap-
parently riding in Philadelphia. The
club vouchers showed that he was tax
ing his meals in the club house. When
taxed with il he admitted classifying
his records, and begged me with tears
in his eyes not to expose him. I felt
THAT had 70 he ~, ri,
committee. and Mr.. Riggs was allowed
to resign"
Cornish had nothing to do with that
case. them"
No, nothing. It was not in his prov
ince"
DR.. R, E. Witthaus. the analyzer en-
ployed in the case, testified TO finding
cyanide Of mercury in the bromo self
ger. and a very little of that poison in
the stomach Of Mrs Adams.
What is a. poisonous dose2' asked
Mr.. Osborne.
4 do not think that can be answered
There are only three cases on record.
In one case. 10 grains caused death.
Probably less than that amount will
cause death. The mixture Of cyanide
OF mercury with the bromO settler
would naturally produce death more
rapidly than would the mercuriaI poi
son by itself.
Do you think there was a layer Of
poison on top of the bOttle?'
1t is impossible TO say for certain
In my opinion. the top layer was not
pure cyanide.
Or. WitJhaus said a chemist would
not have much trouble in making eva
hide Of mercury. He said it was often
in certain forms of Illuminating pow
ders such as used IN the manufacture
Of percussion caps. DR.. Witthaus' ex-
animation ended without producing any
important features
Coroner's Physician Weston was re-
called. He identified the bottle
Dr. Potter was also recalled. He
said he had nothing 10 change. correct
or sdd to his former testimony. Dr.
Potter denied that he said there was
sediment in the two glasses he saw in
the Adams fiat.
You said in your former testimony
there was sediment in each OF the
glasses. said Mr.. Osborne.
No. I think not" replied DR.. Potter
7 said that there was a solution in
each glass
Dr.. Potter did say when ne first tes-
titled, that he noticed that in one glass
there was a large quantity Of crystals
and in the second glass small guam
tity Of the sediment.
The inquest was then adjourned until
tomorrow morning.