The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18

AS' II WIS 50 rare that Il was
chemical curiosity. 1t could only b
made by an expert
Being asked whether he knew an,
other chemists who are intimate friend
or Cornish he said that Peter T. Austin
and Mr.. Clements We're chemists an,
members Of the KniCkerbocker club
cornish was not accustomed to y-isi
witnesses laboratory frequently. HI
nad been there perhaps three. four o.
nve times within the last eight months
Nornlsh never talked with him on tn
QUESTION Of chemistry.
witness continued; Il went 10 tn,
ADAMS nat the night of Mrs. Adam:
oeath Mrs. Rogers told me how he-
mother died. She brought me a glas.
IN which there was about . IL ounce.
OF water. On the side of the glass wa.
a White crystal. l looked st il ana
Sn1eIt II, but could not detect any odor
Ny smelling capacity is not good
1'here was enough crystals in the glass
70 cover the end Of a. knife. Il looked
90 ME like mercury chloride, althoush
nave read in the paper il was potRs.
sum cyanide. ! concluded this because
II had dissolved readily in water. rs
pota sSium does I told Mrs. RoSers my
suspicious, and she asked me how could
ahat set in bNono settler. I said chat
euch things were not made in the same
Factory and that the contents OF that
bottle must have been put up some
Where else"
he told Mrs Rogers the glass ought
20 De turned over TO the police, and She
said she thought SO. too.
p.d YOU see Cornish that night9"
Yes. he was in my room at the club.
lie came 10 see me about l O'Clock in
the afternoon in the laboratory NJ l..
looked 50 drawn and played out that I
asked him what was the matter. Mrs.
Adams is dead he said.
sehzer.'
What hroplo ssltzer?" asked
what ! got in that bottle" he an
ewered. then took him around to a
saloon ana gave him a drink Of milk.
egg ana WhlSkey mixed which he i'm,
mediatley vOmEed up. 7 then gave Mn,
tne key Of my nom and on nay return
tneI'e NJ Q O'Clock that evening 7 found
shm lying upon the bed with two doc
SoIS IN attendance upon him. He an
nesred TO be externally sick HA ss5s
9e wanted To 50 10 the Adams fat ans
! tod aim no. that would SO up. I eot
pack about 10 o'clock and talked O-i-b
= cornish in q general way"
Cornish did not tell YOU that he hss
peen rold by TWO doctoNs that Ms.
ADAMS had been poisoned. "
No. ne d.O not. He was Sick and
me subject Of poison was not men
understand you to say Cornish told
you Ne TOOK some q the mixture: Tell
~ WAat ne said, said Mr., Osborne.
ne stated that when ne save her the
mixture she complained that il was nor
I'Sht, that it was bitter and burned
Aer mouth, and SET the glass dow, ar,7
walked out, Then he took the sIssS
and tasted il. He conveyed 1ba ;,,,-
preston To ne he had taken one or
TWO teaspoonfulS"
Mr.: Iooum further said that when
cornish called up2u him on the 57sz-
SITTER Mrs. Adams death. he ssjs ~.
haa seen Mr., Mcintyre, and he cnr,-
NteNeo the Impression that he thnurht
Inc Iautt was with the broD,o sslT-a~
tie didn't say anything about cN-snf,5a
o. potassium
ne proceedings were INTERRUPTED nv
a',slFlSt Attorney Gardeners secretary.
VINO brought into court the -,sFr,
Charles Bates. DR.. Pottar's ss-T.s,,,
ar, osborne asked Nj. Yccuro to sfen
Ssloe Ior moment and PUT Bates ~,
me stand, and asked him 10 5asrr;b.
the call fer DR.. Potter on the rsorrj,,e-
OF the sSth. INNS
~ the request Of Nr. Osborne. Cor
hlSh stood UP and Bates idanrifs7
S me man who had lefr the rrasssss
Tor DR.. Potter To 80 70 The ASs-,ss -
hateS said Cornish came 10 ire ho,,ss
home "@s -
said Go you want 70 see him per
seAa4ly or 70 leave 8 caM9"
II said he wanted the doctor 10 ra,r
anu gave me the address. He sai5 M,
1il.CheocN had SENT him. and that me
case Of poisoning.
Ne one had any questions 10 ask
1lA,sS, ana recess was announced .
!, UFlDs the recess Coroner Hart sass
max cornish had sent friend - him
20 ask thar he tCoruiSh0 b suov-ss
10 g On me stand to6ay.
- N2.a MIN, S21G Coroner Es-- .
-'"s r must see the district after
hTE. 4hs man said Cornish wanted T., .
see ne personally. and ths- II sr1---.,s
90 Sc on The stand he was orars-as
u give 4 clue thar would c1as- M, ~
~ StssE. io-G him that I did not rs-a
% interfere with the order in v-rITS
-, -. .--S,rieI attorney was calling MS
" .'hSSSeS' ana he must see the 5isr~irr
s, -. ~. 'sgE. sent him s message thar
stand eng witness
Mr. Osborne said that Cornish voy,s
: 81 .atil-E De called again and b -fys-,
very Opportunity - talk. He 59nr,E
l.e' sesl exactly whsa he would can m
~ v.
- t s,',''-l se$ll1-6 ,ha stand after
,.ss,S.sEt' ne Sa-1 cs had IooDed 81 the .
,.ss-,,s al - SFenCe Wt;h Ms. &
rss ~, -, -. -. '1s months He
q '.fEtt a|cnS the nsiShaa~s h ans .
!, - -. ' .,s. MS. ADAMS and Mrs. Eo,
~ me So-a oc@apa0;S os zha r7a-.
4, -. -< ,.- H. edward Adams. was
t.'7ts para ~ me time and Mp. Eov-v-
-. 80 .-.i',, Howard Adams 1anree
80 49, -.t q '.,r,a when Adams
taN sa-.& KID W.Er = mr0sz4-- w.