New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-14
NCNTSKY rs CONFIDENT.
HAS FAITH IN THE NEW cLEws HE IS
FOLLOWING.
RESULT OF THE CONFERENCE BETWEEN MEssRs
WEEKS CARvALHo AND THE DETECTIVE
cHIEF-TRAcrSG THE CYANIDE or
MERCURY SOLD BY G b SMITH
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co. IN NEWARK
Many rumors were a1cat yesterday as to the
mystery surrounding the Adams poisoning case.
These the scale from the report that an ar
rest would he made any moment down 10
yarn that the police had definitely decided TO
abandon the case as one OF those mysteries
which could never he solved. That the Is
rapidly drawing 70 an end there Is no question.
The police since they have received new evi-
dence working along lines entirely opposite
10 those which they have worked previously.
and have Obtained much evidence. which Will
aid them closing UP the within the next
few days.
The handwriting expert employed by the police
has utterly failed to connect the handwriting Of
a who has been mentioned in the with
that the package which was sent to Harry
Cornish at The Knickerbocker Athletic Club
containing the poison which. instead Of causing
his death. intended. was taken by Mrs.
Adams. His report has been in the possession
o; the police for several days and may be made
public to-day or Tomorrow
AS told in yesterdays Tribune Barlow s
Weeks. attorney for Roland b Mollneux. whose
name has been dragged into the case. accom-
panied by Mr.. CarvalahO. the handwriting
pert who employed by Mr. Molneux TO
assist in unravellinR the mystery. visited Cap
tain McClusky Thursday afternoon. and pre-
sented some evidence in the case which caused
Captain McClusky to devote considerable OF
his own time 70 following up the new cews
furnished.
The result Of the conference was so salts
factory that Captain McClusky sent for Mr.
Weeks early yesterday morning and by appoint
rent they met at Police Headquarters just after
rolcall. They were together for over an
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discuss the case for publication the con-
ference was OF such importance that 1t started
Captain McCluszy out again yesterday on his
personal work in following up the cIews
which may fastan the crime on some hitherto
unsupported person.
Captain McClusky refused 10 say anything as
10 his interview With Mr.. Weeks. but his actions
showed that he 'et that at last the police were
on clew which might produce sJme result
While the Captain would not say directly he
intimated that the solution Of the mystery was
no longer far stant but that in few days
something would develop which would warrant
the police in making an arrest. That the greater
part of this new evidence was brought 10 the
attention Of the police by the handwriting ex-
pert who was employed by Mr.. Molineux TO as
sist in running down the person who sent the
poison to Harry Cornish is freely admitted by
the police.
Some work is still being done in Newark on
the case. Detectives McCanerty and Carey Oh
the Central Ofic. were there all day yesterday
following up the cews 70 the sale or cyanloe
of mercury by the drug firm OF c. b smith q
Co. This firm had lately sold four bottles OF the
| poison three Of which had been accounted lot
but as yet they had not been able TO trace the
fourth The bottles sold were nearly two inches
long and Of a deep indigo in color and resemble
closely the bottle in the possession OF the
police which contained the poison sent TO Mr.
Cornish
The Newark police say that they nave known
for ten days that the one bottle OF the poison
sold in Newark could not he accounted for' ana
that the New-York detectives were trying 10
trace It.
c. Smith said yesterday that an exhaustive
search had been made for the fourth bottle but
without success Two bottles were sold to Pro-
eessor Som. Of the Newark High School for
experimental class purposes. and one bottle was
sold 70 W H. Sayre a druggist. at Rosevile
ONLY about a grain had been used out OF this
single bottle Mr. Smith said yesterday; We
bava instructed our drummers 10 inquire every
u,bere whether a pOttle of the stuff that we may
have sold is still retained in stock II we can
trace that fourth bottle 10 one OF our customers
then we will be sure that all the cyanide OF
mercury which we took In stock in the last Few
v,eeks have been accounted for None of the
clerks can remember having sold the single bot
tie and although have looked over all our
reouisitions il has been Impossible Tor US 10
trace IL down. I do not believe tnat chelsIsl c
would purchase the drug under any CiOu'il III
stances because while We dispose OF II az 10"
figure. a chemist IS able to compound II al
trifing cost.