New-York tribune., 1899-02-06
LULL IN THE POISON CASE
POLICE WORK QUIETLY-NO DEVELOP
MENTS ANNOUNCED.
TORNEYS OFFICE STILL sCOwLING AT
CAPTAIN MCLUsKY DENIES.

TORNEY'S OFFICE STILL SCOWLTNG AT
EACH OTHER-Two STORIES THAT
CAPTAIN MCLCsKY DENIES
There was an absence Of the circus parade
work on the Adams poisoning yesterday
which characterized the efforts OF the District
Attorneys Office and the Police Department
week ago Instead the police worked quietly
as possible in following up the ciews which
they believe are the proper ones. although they
are not the same those followed by the Dis
trict-Attorney The police had no information
which they would make public as TO prog
In the case.
Captain McCIusBy and his men are making
an extra ordinary effort to work out the solution
Of the mystery before the District-Attorney has
an opportunity to make his promised arrests
In order to perfect his plan the captain called
in all his detectives who have been working on
the case. and had long conference with them
yesterday afternoon.
The District-Attorneys office now seems to be
the source Of all general information as 70 clews
and as a result the breach between it and the
Detective Bureau continues 70 widen. Two
stories came from the District ct-Attorncy's Office
yesterday which II true. promised 70 add con-
siderable interest 10 the already absorbing mys-
terry. one Of these was that one Of the persons
suspected by the District-Attorney was break
ing down in health. and now willing 70 con-
fess his connection with the crime and give evi-
dence against others who planned the poisoning
II immunity from prosecution was granted to
him. According 10 this story. the Dstrict-At-
torney had refused to grant this mans request
but was confident that he would finally confess
and do it on the terms made by the District
Attorney.
The other story was that a sample box OF
Kutnow powder found in the letterboX rent
ed by II. Cornish" at No. 1920 Broadway had
been analyzed and found 70 contain cyanide OF
mercury.
Both Of these came from sources closely con-
nected with the District Attorneys Office. and
We're said to have been given out to show that
the active work in the case was being done by
the District-Attorney and that the police We're
practically at standstill Captain McClusky
while still silent on thu feud between the two
departments, took time 10 deny the stories Of
the new clews. saying:
Il know that none Of the suspects are break
Ing down. as alleged. and | am sure that no
person has yet come forward with an offer 10
confess take no stock in such reports. As
70 the cyanide in the Kutnow powder found ID
the Broadway letter-boX, know positively that
the story IS not true
The only public move in the case announced
for to-day is the promised application of the
District Attorney to the Supreme Court for
permission 10 eAdume the body Of Henry G..
Barnet. This may be made. and then again
there are certain things which have already
caused delay in making the application and may
lead the Dstrict-AttOrney TO abandon entirely
this branch OF the case. II he does, there VIII
be no excuse for further delay in the Adams
inquest. but If he finally decides 70 exhume the
body OF Barnet he will have TO await the chem
ical analysis of the stomach This, as already
told in The Tribune. may cause further delay
OF the inquest As result, Coroner Hart mas
not yet summoned a jury for the inquiry on
THURSDAY and will not do SO until he receives
instructions from the Dstrict-Attorney
II. c. Barnets brother and DR.. Beaman
Douglas, who attended Barnet when he was ILL.,
declare that Barnet died from natural causes.
and not from poisoning. and 1t is intimated that
| Barnets brother may object 10 the Distrct-At-
tOrneys application To eXhume the body. II
this is done and the Court refuses 10 grant the
/ permission owing 70 lack Of evidence Of a crime
having been committed. the best part OF the
contention made by the DistrctAttOrney In his
published statement that ne knew who poisoned
both Barnet and Mrs. Adams viii fall through
The police declare that these allegations or the
District t-Attorney were made on cleWs which
/ they investigated and then discarded. and say
that he has no new facts in the case. with the
exception Of the theories furnished him by
Harry Cornish who is now a frequent visitor al
the Dstrict-Attorneys Office.