The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-21
Seven Witnesses Examined Yesterday.
but No New Light Shed on Either
the Adams or Barnet Case.
MRS. ROGERS ON THE STAND
REPEATED OFT-TOLD STORY OF
HER MOTHERS DEATH.
Handwriting ON the wrapper of the
Bottle Locke Like a Woman's-Mrs.
MOIineux to Testify To-Day.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-Seven witnesses
were examined to-day in the coroner's in
vestigation into the poisoning Of Mrs. Kate
J. Adams. without apparently throwing any
new light ON the mystery. The feature of
the day was the testimony Of Mrs. Rogers,
daughter of Mrs. Adams, who told the story
Of her mother's death as it has already been
made known She was on the stand when
the inquest was adjourned. She will be cross
examined tomorrow, after which Mrs. Mol
ineux will be put on the stand. Mrs. Rogers
was very much a~gitated, appearing to be i'll,
and the attorneys were not severe with her.
DR.. H. 3. Douglass, who attended Barnet in
his last Illness, told the jury that his pa
tient did not die Of poisoning, though he
admitted that Barent told him that he had
taken some medicine sent to him in a Kut-
now powder package. This package, DR..
Douglass said, contained cyanide of mer-
curry. The doctor insisted that Barnet had
had false diphtheria, and that his death
was due to heart disease. The district at
torney announced late this afternoon that
he had not yet decided when Cornish would
be put on the stand
Public interest has not lessened in the in
quest. The corridors of the coroner's Of
fee were crowded with persons anxious to
obtain admission to the courtroom, and all
the available seats in the court were filled
by 10 o'clock. For the first time since the
inquiry opened there were several women
among the spectators.
Harry A. King, a stock broker, was the
first witness to-day. He was the first per-
son to whom Cornish showed the poison
bottle and holder. Mr.. King said he was a
poanber IF tho Kpfolapbocxar A+blo+;a nI,L
On Saturday, Dec. "a, at the club, Cornish
showed witness the bottle of bromo-seltzer
and holder, and said something about it be-
ing a Christmas present. Witness said: Il
have a Slight headache and think III a
some" Cornish pushed the bottle and holder
toward him and he took it over to the water
cooler. There was no glass there and no
water in the cooler, so he returned the bot
tie and holder to Cornish's desk, saying: 81
don't think I'll bother with it,"
BARNETS PHYSICIAN.
DR.. Henry Douglass, who attended H. c.
Barnet in his last illness. was the next wit
ness. DR.. Douglass told how he had dag
nosed Barnet's case as one of ~diphtheria.
Barnet improved under treatment. but lat
err the witness discovered evidences of mer.
curial poison. During Barnet's illness he
persistently refused TO carry out my in
structions, overexerting himself physically.
Thirty-six hours before he died he showed
marked evidences of heart failure. Witness
told DIR. Phillips as soon as the ANALYSIS had
been made and Phillips said: That explains
the vomiting"
DR.. Skunk, a juryman. asked whether
witness had diagnosed the case as one az
mercurial poisoning, and he replied that he
slightest part in the death Of Mr.. Barnet.
Barnet died from heart failure the wit
ness said.
IT douglass excused ms Iailurs TO re-
Health by saying that the patient was iso-
lated and there was 40 absolute danger of