The Portland daily press., 1899-02-10

Physical Director Cornish on the
Stand and Tells of Ills Relations
with MIR. Molineaux who Has Been
Mentioned In Connection with the
Case.
New York, February e.-Coroner Hart
began today an inquest into the death
Of Mrs. Kate j. Adams. who died from
poisoning on December rs last This
case has occasionod much comment and
given rise 20 many theories Tho most
generally accepted theory Is that some
person or persons with secret to hide
had attempted to dispose Of those having
knowledge of tho secret and that Henry
c. Barnet, former member OF the
Knickerbocker athletic club, who died
November 10. 1928, had fallen victim
to poison sent to him anonymously in
the mails.
Coroner Hart has subpoeuaei as wit
uesses every person whose name has been
in any way connected with thu case. In
all It is expected that nearly 80 persons
will be called to the stand. Among those
to be called to testify are Mrs. Rogers,
daughter OF the murdered woman; Har'
~ Cornish and Frederick Hovey, who
were in Mrs. Adams's apartments when
she died; the doctor called to attend her;
the coroner's physician, who made the
autopsy, the chemist, who proved that
she had died of poisoning ana the nature
Of poison that killed her. ROLAND Burn
ham Molinea and his wife, nee Blanche
Cheseborough; Herbert Ballentine Of
the knickerrocker Athletio club and
Felix j Gallagher of the New YORK tn
letic cluh. Mollnenux and Cornish are re-
ported to have been on unfriendiy terms
for some time and Molineaux is said to
have quarreled with Mr. Barnet for his
attentions to Mrs. Moineaux when she
was Miss Chesborough. IL took less than
half an hour to complete the jury. and
District Attorney Gardiner then made
an address in which he gave an outline
OF the case.
Harry Cornish was the first witness 70
90 on the stand. He tod the story OF
the poisoning Of Mrs. Adams
On cross examination be said be know
of nothing about his private affairs which
would throw any light upon the place
Con tfnuinR he said that he never had
any personal quarrel with any member
OF the Kniekerbocker club, but he twice
had had charges preferred against him
-AnGe that he knew Of aud once that he
was informed Ct. He was accused. he
said, Of saying things about two mem
lers o. the club to "a third member The
charges were made By {. Hughes and
the names Of the two members involved
IN the quarrel were MolineauX and Bar
net.
What did Hughes say to you of Mol
ineaux or Barnett asked Mr.. Osborne.
He said that l said that Moiineaux
had made his money hyathe improper use
Of house property he owned in Newark.
ID. suf * aFnHf of inlDVuDFT
practices with women.
did that mean that Molineaux let his
house for purposes Of prOstituttonf'
- hat ana his gambling l should think
is what he meant. The charges were
dismissed
Mr.. Cornish was asked IT he was &C
cused of saying that member OF the
knickprhocker Athletic club was in the
habit Of sending women to a disorderiy |
house kept by "a Airs. stern in i-d street |
lie said be had heard 1t said. He knew
there WAS such place and such IA WON
an. He had visited the house once.
He denied again and again that there
was any truth in the charges preferred |
against him
lie said ne understood that at "A conference
held after q dinner at the Union League |
club, Mr. Moiineaux had declared tina
he would leave the knickerhooker Athle- |
tic club unless re (CoEnish) was DIS
tlhtEFu from It's tllIAhN
Mir. q 5borHe's cross examination was
meroiless and Mr. Cornish got mixed up
in his dates
Witness said h. was not discharged |
from the club. MulineauX did not re- |
sign from the club. Witness old not
know that Moiineaux was onsted from |
the chairmanship OF the house comm ttan |
''Did you not tell Capt McCiusky : |
reading from the typewriter statement, |
1T came over ms in an Instant when l |
thought Of Mathematician just the
fellow who sent TINT box to meY
CCrnlsh replied that must have been |
his impression when he made the state |
inent to McClusky. He could not think |
OF any other man on earth with whom !
he had had any Kind of quarrel that |
could lrave feeling Of vindictivensss.
MOiineaux had tried 70 cause him to lose |
his position When witness heard about |
the handwriting II struck him that the
writing Oh the wrappers was ne the |
writing OF MoIineaux. lie had not the |
original Of the wrapper. bu, the fac-simile |
In the newspapers remlnded him OF
writing Mr.. Adams. had |
shown him some Of Molineaux's hand
writing and nsked if IL was not like the |
fac-simile. Adams was really |
ems llrst man to put the thought into |
bis mind. Witness did not know OF any !
disagreement between Aloilneaux ana !
Adams.
witness had never had quarrel with |
Mouneaux in his life.
Then the only points you had against |
NoHucaux, said Mr. Osborne were that |
bee demanded y0ur discharge from the |
Is nickeI booker Athletic club ANA that
air. Adams suggested that this hand
writing was like that published In the |
"1hnt is true.
''Noll Aafore you made tbs charge.
~ did not make any charge
d" Don you think it was "A charge when |
YOU told the chief OF Detectives of New |
\ ork thar the only man in tho world who |
could nave done il was Moliueaux?"
Mo, / made no charge Anything | |
S id to McCiusky was made ms a sugges- |
ton 70 AID MIN IN his work.
The hearing adi Jurned at the conclu- |
sion OF Cornish testimony.
After thu adjournment, District Attor- |
ney Gartiiuer was asked how he liked
Cornish S attitude as "a witness
~ WAS only in tae court room for "A |