New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-18
ADAMS THE CHIEF WITNESS.
TELLS OF SUGGESTING MOLlNEtNS
NAME TO CORNISH.
THE ATHLETIC INSTRUCTOR ASKS ~ DE
PUT ON THE STAND AGAIN AND PhOM-
IsEs SOME STARTLING REVELATIONS

PIT ON THE STAND AGat-N N~>D 49,
Uses SOME STARTLING REVELATIONS
Although Assistant District Attorney osooi"e
aid AZ the Adams inquest on Friday. when Dr
Potter was giving his interesting tesumon!'
Doctor | am sure YOU can give us so'u'.O"
Of this mystery" he dropped that hne "i III
vestgation yesterday and took up a lo' VI WV
,esses which aid not directly concern the orahV"
Of the case on which he appeared TO De "oIN-
ing when court adjourned on THURSDAY hs""
Everybody in the courtroom expected 'ha' ME-
Rogers would be called yesterday as she N"'
the witness who In ordinary cases would nave
followed the others who knew or what nap
n.nsd a. the house when Mrs. Adams took the
poison. .,.,..oa
the scene to the Knickerbocker Athletic Ciuo
ord called witnesses who testified TO the re-
ceiving OF the poison package ny MT Coin'S"
Then he took another jump and called the I'M
aa-,oker who had had charge Of the body OF
Nrs Adams The calling of this witness seemed
70 please the Jury as II for the hrst time
brought before them the fact in legal wa!
that Mrs. Adams was dead
Heretofore the District Attorneys once mas
been handling the testimony with the presufiip-
ton that certain things were admitted -
both sides" among them being the death OF
Mrs Adams and the actual giving TO her OIL d
dose Of cyanide OF mercury. Now that II Is
rroved ,hat she is dead. il is probable that IN
The course Of time the proof that cyanide OF
mercury was given her will he submitted 10
the jury.
The undertaken put a little unintentional sar-
casm in his testimony, which the jury app'e-
ciated. when he said that after he had Deeh
Informed by DR.. Hitchcock that Mrs ADAMS
was dead he went TO the house to see II she
wa. actually dead Mr.. Osborne asked him:
Didn't YOU believe Or. Hitchcock? ana MS
answer was: Well YOU can't take charge OF
.ha oesa until Won are sure the person is dead
While Mr. Osborne did not seem to appreciate
the point the jury did.
The undertaken also testified that Mr. CORNISH
was not III when he saw him. and. In fact' was
well enough TO eat an apple.
CORNISH PROMISES REVELATIONS
Other witnesses called told of Mr.. Cornish 3
trims around town during the day. ana the
Testimony tended to show that Cornish was not
very Ill at that time.
Cornish is not satisfied with the progress OF
the case and says that he wants chahce u
t.s,,,v again. when he promises to make some
startling revelations. Just what these are ne re-
+nses 10 say but he does say that the District
the stand again. and that promises made TO MN
have not been kept RE sent friend to Coro-
ner Hart at the recess yesterday, and asKeo
N he allowed TO 60 on the stand again III
.neakine Of this interview. Coroner Hart sald'
81 told him that he must see the Dlstrlc'-
ATTORNEY The man said Cornish wanted 10 see
me personally. and that II allowed to go on the
stand he was prepared 10 give Gle" 'ha'
would clear up the mystery. told MN mat
did not care 10 interfere with the order In which
the District-Attoney was calling his witnesses
and that he must see the Distr1ct-Attorney'
cent him a message that ! could only talk to
him on the witness stand
Mr.. osborne SAID that Cornish would certain
" he called again and get every opportunity 10
talk Mr. Osborne said he could not tell exact
w when he would call upon him.
The District Attorneys office was busy yes
terday denying the rumors II had sent out the
night before which said that the office positively
,rsw the murderer. This rumor was. it was
said ike the statement made by the District
Attorney several weeks ago given out for
nurpose Just what this purpose" is is a mys-
terv Of the office Just what plan Will be adopt
"a for the inquiry on Monday will remain Sc
cret until that time.
The witnesses called yesterday were nearly
\ all friends Of Cornish. Mr.. Fnneran. the first
witness. being his assistant at the club Mr.
Yocum. a chemist. and warm personal friend
Of Cornish. furnished some information indcat-
ing that it was not forty eight hours after
that Cornish believed crime had been commit
ted: John d. Adams. secretary OF the Knicker-
hooker Athletic Club, and private secretary OF
J. Herbert Banentine. attracted considerable
attention as a witness He suggested 10 Cor
n,sb the name Of Roland B. Molineux as the one
who sent the holder and bromo- settler
CORNISHS ASSISTANT CALLED.
The first witness called yesterday Police
man Sheehan OF the West One-hundredth- st
station. He gave no important information. He
was followed by Patrick j. Fnneran. assistant
athletic instructor at the Knickerbocker Ath
Ietc Club Mr. Fnneran testified that he hac
known Harry Cornish for ten years that he haC
worked with him in Boston and Chicago. anG
that Cornish had obtained his present place fol
him on October IL. 1898. He was also asked e
,eu who were Mr.. Cornishs intimate friends
and after considerable questioning said that Mr.
yocun. Mr.. King Mr. Salmon and himself were
all he could remember Finneran was then
asked TO tell all he knew about the Adams case
He said he was in the office OF the Knicker
booker Athletic Club reading paper when Cor
n,sh came IN with his mail and the box con
tanning the holder and bottle.
He started to open his mail and then ripped
the string and wrapper off the box and took on
the silver thing" witness continued. He said
What can this be- and ] said, 1t looks like
candle-stick' He said No. ! guess it IS fo
matches said No, It's for candles. and Their
is the candle He opened the other packag
and there was bottle Of bromo settler.
was in blue wrapper sealed at both ends Will
wax
He took the wrapper off and threw II in tn
waste-paper basket. The bottle fitted the hold
er nicely. I asked him IL he had any idea VIII
sent IT, and he said no. asked him II he didn'
recognize the writing and suggested that som
haA i'm n inke ~ that M