The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-21

contagion. He had not refrained at the sug-
gestion of any one connected with tne
ntimated to him the desirability of not re-
porting the case.
Edward p. Hughes, a stenographers read
from his notes the statement Cornish made
at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club on the
afternoon of the day of Mrs. Adams death.
1t was substantially the same as Cornish
testified to on his examination. After this
statement witness read another made by
Cornish at police headquarters to Captain
McClusky, at which time Cornish accused
MolineuX of sending the poison.
When the witness had concluded the read
ing from his note book Coroner Hart asked:
How sick did Cornish appear to you when
you took his statement in his room?
HE did not appear to be very sick.
j. Herbert Ballantine, of Newark, N. j.,
one of the governors of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club, testified that he had never
heard Of any trouble between Molineux and
Barnet.
BARNET'S NURSE TESTIFIES.
Miss Ada Bates, the nurse who attended
Barnet in his sickness was examined. Bar
net, she said, never spoke to her about poi
son. He told her he had taken a powder
which disagreed with him. DR.. Douglass
told her later that there must be something
wrong with the powder and asked her to
find the box. After the analysis DR.. Doug
lass told her that the powder contained
mercury. Witness was asked if she remem-
bered having heard a conversation between
a number of members Of the club about Mr..
Barnet's death. She replied: Il heard some
body say he had heard that Barnet said in
the dining room that he had been poisoned.
I did not hear Mr.. Barnet say So" Witness
said DR.. Douglass told her Barnet had tax
en- mercury.
The note written by Mrs. Molineux, then
Miss Cheseborough. was shown to witness
and she said it was received with a bouquet
of flowers. Barnet said: Il wonder how she
knew 1 was sick?" She never heard any
rumors in the club about Barnet not hay
ing received proper medical treatment. Wit
ness said she had taken the death Of Mr..
Barnet very much to heart and had cried
about 1t. Barnet said to her about forty-
eight hours before he died: Il think L am
growing weaker. Let my friends know;
She asked him if she should notify anybody
beside his brother, and he shook his head.
David Murdoch, a bookseller ana sta
toner, from whom Mrs. Rogers, the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Adams, rented a private letter
box under the name or MISS Addeson'
letter box from him for three years prior to
1897. She received a great many letters,
which were regularly collected. Through a
friend Of his, DR.. Vedder, he subsequently
learned that Miss Addeson's name was
really Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers became In
dignant when she discovered that her lden-
titv was known and withdrew her patron
age from Mr.. Murdoch. This happened on
April 10, 1897. A number of the letters ad-
dressed to her bore the winged foot OF the
New York Athletic Club. Mrs. Adams fire.
quently called for the mail
Mrs. Florence B. Rogers, daughter or Mrs.
Adams, was called to the stand. She was
accompanied by her friend, Mrs. Hovey. AS
sistant District Attorney Osborne invited
her to tell all the circumstances of her
mother death and she told almost the same
story that Cornish and Hovey had told Of
the occurrences Of the morning or Dec. 70.
She said Cornish was sick in the bathroom
and DR.. Hitchcock had given her a tablet
for him. Mrs. Rogers told of the receipt of
the holder and poison bottle by Cornish, as
told by Cornish to her. She saw the hand
writing on the wrapper and said 1t looked
to her like a lady's handwriting disguised.
When Mrs. Rogers had reached this point
in her statement Mr.. Osborne said he would
leave the cross-examination until to-mor-
row. An adjournment was then taken until
tomorrow.