The San Francisco call., 1899-03-25
GRAVE CHARGES
. MADE BY MRS,
ADAMS LAWYERS
Bottle of Poison Tam
pered With.
THEY PROMISE A SENSATION
SAND REMOVED AND ACID
POURED IN.
Second Day of the Examination of the
Woman Accused of Having
Murdered Her
Child.
THEY PROMISE A SENSATION
SAND REMOVED AND ACID
POURED IN.

The bottle containing the carbouc acid
which caused the death Of baby Adams
was formally introduced as evidence in
the preliminary examination of Mrs
Minnie Adams on a charge of poisoning
her child yesterday. and the attorneys
for the defense had the satisfaction OF
having 1t ordered into the keeping of
the clerk. Mrs. Adams lawyers are max
irs much over this bottle, or rather they
claim they Will later on. Attorney Swee-
Tey does not hesitate TO assert that the
bottle has been tampered with since it
was produced at the Corouer's inquest
1t now contains less than half a teaspoon
ful of carbolic acid, while a few grains Of
sand adhere TO the inner sides.
Mr.. Sweeney stated after adjournment
that at the inquest the bottle contained
no liquid but considerable more sand than
i does now, and that the sand was dry.
He said, moreover, that the metal stop
per that screws over the top has been
Jampered with, if not changed altogether,
for at the inquest the top was smooth
and slipped on without any difficulty
whatever, while now there is a dent in
Il that requires some effort to put II on
CT remove It. The theory of the defense
IS that this change would be made only
for the purpose OF disproving the claim
shat the baby had removed the stopper
and drank the contents.
Much Of the afternoon was wasted IN
useless Quibbling between the prosecution
and defense, and at the present rate or
progress the hearing bids fair to con-
sumo a week or more. After DR.. r. A
Crosse had been called 10 tell Wnat ne
did not know about the affair Miss Lena
Kenny took the witness stand. Miss Ken
ny lives next door to the Terrils ana she
testified that on March 13 one OF the Ter
riI boys called at her house and asked
her mother TO go TO his house, as his sic
,er's baby was sick. Miss Kenny Went ~
place of her mother, and Mrs. Adams told
her the baby had swallowed some car
bOic acid. They gave II a little salt ana
water and whisky and water, and witness
sent one of the boys after q doctor. Mrs
Adams told her about finding the Daoy at
the foot Of the stairs with the bottle IN
It's hand. and that she had thrown the
bottle over the fence into vacant !ol.
Miss Kenny sent the other Terr1u boy
out 10 ind the bottle, as she thought the
Coroner might want II IN case the oapy
Eddie Terrill, the 14-year-old brother OF
the defendant. testified that he was in the
basement during the forenoon; making 9
wagon for the baby. The little one was
with him. laughing and playing around
His sister came and took the child away
Five minutes later he heard the baby
.rving and his sister said: "Oh, look at
rba babv's mouth and ran upstairs
with IT, He followed and saw some stun
Tor Mrs. Kenny, and after. Miss, Kenny
arrived he was dispatched for q doctor;
Dr. H A Niemeyer testified that ne
went to the Terrill house in response 10
F5dy's request and found the baby un-
conscious. He treated 1t for carbollc acld
1ojsnning and remained at the house
i?9til after the child was dead When ne
reached the house the child was dressed,
hut afterward its waist was removed, as
II was wet He gave no instructions 10
Harrison TerriIl. the eight--year-old
brother Of the defendant, identlhed the
bottle in court as one he had taken from
a beam in the basement of his home on on
the day OF the poisoning, and piacE94aI on on
the ground back Of the outhouse. Ihere
vas some LIQUID IN It then and he did not
remove the stopper. He next saw the
bottle in the lot when Miss kenny sent
04 The h '"6Sc,: hearing goes on again Monday
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