Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-29
HANDWRITING run DOWN.
Experts Sure They Know Who Adj
dressed Cornish Poison Bottle.
CNew York Sun-2Sth)

Adams poisoning case. This latest letter
bears the date of June !. 1S9S. was sent
to a firm in this city dealing in medicines
and medical works. and was signed III.
c. Barnet, 257 west Forty-second street,
New York" The letter was a request TO
the firm to send to the writer a certain
book which the firm had advertised. This
makes three letters written to patent
medicine firms signed III. G, Barnet 81
west Forty-second street New York"
This letter is now in Captain McClusky's
possession, and the Chief of Detectives
will have to-day other letters Of similar
nature written by the same person to
New York firms.
As fast as these letters are received
they are sent to the experts i'm hand
writing in the employ Of the Police De-
partment TO be compared with the hand
writing on the wrapper which inclosed
the bottle of poison labelled promo
Seltzer' and sent TO II. Cornish. and to
be compared with one another. In refer
ence to the reports made by the hand-
writing experts, the Sun Is permitted 10
state the following facts: The letters
signed III. Cornish" and III. c. Barnet
were written by the same person, who
was also the person who wrote the adj
dress on the 'bromO-seltZer' bottle
wrapper. The writing in the Barnet" ana
Cornish" letters and the address on the
wrapper Is not the handwriting or
young man whose name has been ire
ouentlv mentioned in connection with the
case.
POSSIBLE SURPRISE.
II Is possible that this statement may
come as a surprise 20 some of the anna
teur sleuths who have been doing their
hest 10 fasten the crime on this nan.
The handwriting experts say that the
chirography of the Barnet" and cor
nsh" letters and of the superscription IN
closing the promo settler" bottle strong
" resembles the handwriting of n man
formerly connected with the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club. In TACT, the ex-
perts are willing TO say that the writing
in the letters and on the wrapper is the
writing of this man. lie has not been
arrested because he has not been identi-
fed as the man who hired the letter boxes
al 1929 Broadway. at 2j7 west F0rty-second
street or at 753 Sixth avenue. branch
of the west Forty-sec0nd street concern.
II IL should prove that this man is the
man who sent the poisoned brOmo seszer
TO Harry Cornish, then one of two things
IS certain: Either he was the accomplice
Of some one else. or a motive other than
| the crime. The police 10 not incline 70
! the BELIEF hat the person who wanted
| 10 make away with Barnet and Cornish
ever got ANYBODY 10 do this work for
| him. or. indeed. ever made The attempt
| 10 get anybody.
| GALLAGHER UNDER ESPIONAGE.
Felix J. Gallagher, the auditor Of the
| New York Athletic Club, and former
| stock clerk Of the Knickerbocker Athletic
| Club. has been under the espionage OF
| Central Office detectives for several days.
| When he was clerk fer the knickerbocKer
Athletic Club he was a partisan friend
OF Roland b. Molyneux, and when the
trouble occurred between Cornish and
| Molyneux Gallagher ceased 10 De EN-
| plOyed by the Knickerbocker Athletic
| Club. Molyneux and others saw that he
| got his present place with ;he New York
! Athletic Club. Learning that the pohce
were watching him, Gallagher went 10
| CAPTAIN McCusky. Of the Detective Blu
reau. on Thursday, and said h was WILL
| ing TO go anywhere. confront any one,
/ or do anything that would tend toward
clearing up the mystery.
CAPTAIN McClusky wanted 10 learn who
| the man was who hired the private letter
box from Morris Koch, of the CONNER
cial Advertising Company, Of 1920 Broad
way. under the name Of III. Cornish ~
and who the man was who hired SINH
lar box from y. A. Hickman. Of 25l west
/ Fortv-second street, under the name OF
III. c. Barnet" On Thursday night Cal
/ lagher accompanied Captain McClusky
TO Koch's store. and Koch promptly de-
clared that Gallagher was not the III.
! Cornish" who had rented the letter-boN
from him. He reiterated the statement
made the day before that the pseudo cor
nish resembled the real Harry Cornish.
GALLAGHER NOT THE MAN.
At o'clock last night Gallagher went
uptown with Captain McClusky, ana was
confronted with Heckmap. Hickman AZ
ter observing Gallagher closely, declare u
that he was not the III. G. Barnet who
rented a box from him. As Captain Nc
! Cusky WAS anxious for Hickman 10 be
positive Hickman talked with Gallagher,
/ and then said positively that Gallagher s
voice is no way resembled that OF the
| man he had known as VI. g.. Barnet
Gallagher and Molineux and captain
NcCuslv and Barlow s Weeks Counsel
/ for Molineux. were all nj the New YORK
! Athletic Club last night Captain Nc
| Cluslxv and Mr.. Weeks said. when they
! came out AT 1890 o'clock A. NJ, that there
was nothing new.
| II was learned NcStethdt rum a."
! tboritativs source that not even in the
| case of another nan. who has been said
a. he under suspicion. have the police
| ever thought. when considering MIN al
| ali that his motive for making away
| with Cornish was the same as that Tor
| making avav with Barnet. In fact, they
| knew long ago that II this man sent pol
| SON 70 both Barnet and Cornish, ne dlo
| co from different motives in the Two
| cases A reporter Of the sun was tolo
Yesterday that IL has been established
| mat this man had absolutely no reason
| IN he Jealous OF Cornish. He may nave
had reason to be JEALOUS OF Barnet, ano
| probably was. The first alleged suspect Il
| not under surveillance by the police, anc
| has not been for at least two weeks.
The Alvin A. Harpster, about whon
| Ell Cornish" wrote 10 the Detroit ilrn
of Frederick Stearns & CO., last Deem
Der. was formerly employed in the knick
erbocker Athletic Club. and Is now EN-
Moved in the New York office, 1874 Cedar
street of the Ballantine Brewing com
pany. IL was learned yesterday that NJ
Is a practical chemist. and that ne MAJ
travelled for several firms dealing II
drugs or chemicals.
PRIVATE POST-OFFICE SYSTEM.
Postmaster Cornelius Van Colt issue
an order Yesterday 10 the superintendent
OF the branch post-offices, directing then
IN prapare a careful and complete list
everv cigar store. stationery store. or otne
Mace OF business that has private letter