The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-11
NEW YORK'S MYSTERY.
The Adams-Barnct Poisoning Cases
Grow in Intcrcst-COrniSh Makes n
Very Flat Statcmcnt.

Grow in Intcrcst-COrnisl Makes n
Very Flat Statement.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1ESThe two men
whose names hive been most intimate-,
ly connected with the death OF Mrs.
Kate ]. Adams, were on the witness
stand to-day before Coroner Hart and
jurs' and were pu, through Il rigid
| cross-eEamination by Assistant District
Attorney Osborne. who is conducting the
case. Harry S. Cornish. who gave the
poison to Mrs. Adams, was the first wit
ness called this morning, and at the
afternoon session r. E. Molineaux, who
mad been named by Cornish on the
stand as the man he believed 10 have
sent the poisoned bromo seltZer through
the malls, was called.
Cornish was again to-day somewhat
reticent and cquivocal in his answers to
questions put to him by the assistant
district attorney and in one instance at
least, occasioned n good deal OF sur
prise. In an Interview with a number
OF newspaper representatives previous
to the commencement Of the eXamina-
ton, Cornish, when asked IL he knew
Mrs MolireauX, and II she could have
any connection with the case. said that
he wished the assistant district attorney
would ask him that question on the
stand. "A man is supposed TO perjure
himself for woman" said Cornish. =
butI am here TO tell the truth II they
ask me such question"
This seemed Il significant statement at
the time and Assistant District Attor-
ney Osborne put those very questions
to him, which Cornish made the follow
ing answer:
Il never saw Mrs. MollneauX TO know
her. and never saw her when She was
Blanche Chesebrough."
lie made the statement that he hud
suspected MolineauX of having prepared
the poison. because 4 chemist, a friend
OF his, had suggested on account of 4
sediment having been left in the glass
rom which Mrs. Adams drank that the
bromo seltzer preparation had been put
up By 9 half chemist, a man who had
some knowledge OF chemistry, but not 4
complete knowledge. and that as Molin-
eauN knew something OF chemistry. his
name naturally suggested itself. This
was The reason. Cornish said. and the
tact that ne had had 4 quarrel with
MolineauN was another reason.
Cornish gave way on the stand tenn.
porariiT 20 MolineauN. Mr.. Osborne
asked the witness abruptly il he was in
nocent Of the poisoning Of Mrs. Adams.
MolineauN replied: Il am absolutely
innocent"
Mollneaux told of his connection with
the kHickerbocker and New York Ath-
letic clubs and said that he had left the
former club largely because OF his
quarrel with Cornish. He was asked il
ne had known Henry C. Barnet and re-
plieu that he was warm personal
friend OF that man. Il friendship that
hnd lasted several years. He could sng-
Sest no motive why anyone should send
poison 10 Barnet,
MotineauN then described the rooms
at the knickerhocker athletic club on
the second floor occupied by himself,
Barnet, Cornish and Adams. after which
the yachting trip on y. j. Morgan's
yacht Fiator, which has recently been
introduced into the case. came up Tor
consideration. MoliaeauN said that he
had been on several cruises on this
yacht, but that Barne; had never been
with him. He met Miss Chcscbrough
on one OF these trips. being introduced
TO her by her married sister.
At this interesting point the hearing
was adjourned until Tuesday morning