The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-17


Some Persons Who Were Cog
infant of the Cause of the Death
of the Unfortunate WOman--Mr.
HOvey is Recalled to Clear Up
Some Discrepancies in Memory.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16-Developments
IN the inquest as to the death of Mrs.
Adams are growing sensational. There
were numerous sharp exchanges be-
tween attorneys and witnesses today.
Perhaps the most sensational state
ment Of the day was that Harry Cor
n1sh showed no evidence of Illness
when the physicians first arrived at
the Adams fiat. This is in direct con-
f1ict with Cornish's statement.
The first witness today was Mrs.
Bertha Hovey, whose husband was ex-
anhned yesterday. Questions put to
her brought out the fact that Cornish
and his wife were separated, ard that
MIR. and Mrs. Rogers were living apart.
Aside from this the essential portions
of her testimony were to the effect that
when she was called to the Adams fiat
after the death Of Mrs. Adams, there
was no mention of poison or of plot
Mrs. Rogers did not say Cornish had
given her mother bromo seltzer
Coroner's- Physician Weston, who per-
formed the autopsy upon Mrs. Adams,
gave evidence that was largely techni-
cal. Death was caused, he said, by
cyanide Of potassium. He thought the
presence Of poison should have been
detected by the odor of the contents
of the bottle. A feature Of the testi-
mony that developed interest was DR..
Weston's statement that he told Hovey
Mrs. Adams death was caused by pois-
on, contradicting the statement made
by Hovey yesterday, that it was three
days after Mrs Adams death before
he heard talk of poison.
Following Dr. Weston, Mr.. Hovey
was recalled. but he persisted In his
former. statement, adding that he did
not recall the statement testified to by
DR.. Weston.
All these circumstances, then, form
ed a small impression on your mind %
asked the district attorney.
Yes
.'Will you kindly tell the jury why,
poison and you had seen one person
fall down and die, and another claim
(and Mr.. Osborne put a strong en-
phasis On the word) to be sick, it did
not form a great 1mpression?''
Hovey replied: 1--WE all supposed it
was an accident"
"YoQ said yesterday you examined,
with the greatest possible care, the
package that contained the poison bot
tie, the wrapper and seal and wax, and
expressed an opinion that 1t was done
SO well that it would take an expert
to declare it was not the original pack
axe. Then you swore there was no
wrapper"
"I was mistaken"
= rs it not true that there were two
bottles, one with wrapper one with
out?'
Not that I remember I did not
see them. anyhow"
did not Cornish show you bottle
with a wrapper"
mo; I was perfectly willing to make
my statement here, and have corrected
the incorrect statements I made 1
made the mistake conscientiously"
That concluded the examination Of
Mr.. Hovey, and Mr.. Osborne called
DR.. Stiles Potter, who was called by
Cornish to assist at what proved to be
Mrs. Adams deathbed DIR. Potter
said that when he arrived Mrs Adams
was dead. Mrs. Rogers told him that,
upon her advice, Mr.. Cornish had Civ
en- her mother dose Of bromo seltzer.
Mrs. Rogers expressed a desire to have
the matter kept from the papers. She
suggested to Dr.. Hitchcock and wit
ness to delay the notification of the
coroner until she had an opportunity
to see Assistant District Attorney Nc
Intyre, as he already had charge of
her affairs. AS witness left the room
there was q remark made by Mrs
Rogers to Cornish to this effect:
You know the reason why7'
1t was said in an undertone and not
intended for witness to hear.
Witness did not see any sign Of sick
Less on the part of Cornish.