The age-herald., 1899-12-29
CORNISH ON THE
 WITNESS STAND Tells of the Peculiar Death of
 Mrs. Adams. HE DENIED THE LETTERS Witness Graphically Describes Receiv- ing the Famous Promo Seltzer Bot AIo a1;a sl A1,a s-k

New York, December 2S.-Interest is now lent to the trial of Roland B. Molineux by the appearance on .Jhe witness stand of Harry s. Cornish, to whom the poison whach killed Mrs. Adams was sent through the mails. Cornish was on the stand late th!s afternoon, and his examination. which promises to develop many things not yet made public, will probably continue flor seN eral days. Several letters in Cornishs admitted handwriting were placed in evi- dence as standards for comparison. He was shown the poison package address and the Barnet letters, and denied having writ ten any of them. He tod of the receipt by himself at his rooms at the Knicker- booker club of the famous e.lver holder and bottle marked .bromo seltzer" and ideDtified these exhibits, including the Wralper which came on the package. He told of taking the things home, giving the siiver holder to Mrs. Adams aud placing the supposed promo seitzer and the wrap per in h.s desk. The rext morning Mrs Adams was suffering from a headache and asked for some promo seltzer He broke the seal on the bottle and poured out what tlo termed a good, big dose," and Mrs Adams drank it, remarking at the time Cornish testified that it ''tasted sour and queer"
 "I told her." continued Cornish, "tbat the stuff was all right, and took dose of 1t myself, though maybe not so large a dose as she did. She then went out and l sat down and commenced reading my paper It was not more than two or three minutes af-
 terward that she cried out to me to come and help her. I jumped up and ran to
 where she stood in the dining room At the
 time l had felt no effects of the stuff, but as
 soon as l got up my knees failed me- Just
 as l got to Mrs. Adams she fell to the floor.
 l stopped over and tried to lift her. but could not do 1t. She could hardly talk and hor face was drawn and ashy. I left her
 lying on the floor and ran to the hall and
 called to the hall boy to run for doctor.
 Mrs. Rogers and then laid Mrs. Adams on the lounge and 1 went out to hurry the boy but found he had gone"
 Cornish said he then went to a nearby drug store, but the clerk could give him
 nothing to relieve Mrs. Adams, because he did not know what sine had taken. After
 wards he returned to the house.
 Had the doctor come then?" asked Mr. Osborne.
 No. the doctor had not The boy had gotten back and said he had asked Dr. Hitchcock to come, and that he said he would." t~
 At this point in Cornish's testimony the recorder adjourned court until tomorrow. Before Cornish took the stand, Drs. Phil lips and Coffin, who attended both H. c. Barnet before his death and Harry S. Cor nish, said they attributed the illness of Cornish to mercurial poison and the death of Barnet to the same agent
 Another witness today was John D. Adams at one time secretary of the Knick- erbocker Athletic club. His testimony dealt with the relations between Cornish and MolineauX, and with the various quar- rels that had occurred at that club MT. Weeks will probably take up the cross-ex- animation of Adams tomorrow before Cor nish goes on the stand.