The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-11
PROBING THE
POISON CASE.
Cornish and MoIineux Both on the
Witness Stand,
CORNISH NOT A GOOD WITNESS.
His Evidence Throws Very Littic
Light on the Casc-MoiincuN Tells
ofHis Relations With Cornish
and Henry c. Barnet.
CORNISH NOT A GOOD WITNESS.

NEW YORK. Feb. i0-Thc two men
whose names have been most intimately
connected with the death OF Mrs. Kate
]. Adams. were on the witness stand TO-
day before Coroner Hart. ana jury ana
were put through q rigid cross-cNamina-
ton by Assistant District Attorney os-
borne who IS conducting The case.
Harry :. Cornish. who save the poison
t. Mrs Adams. was the FIRST witness
and al the afternoon session X. Il. Moh-
neux. who had been named by Comm
on the stand as the man Dee believed 10
have sent the poisoned bromo selizer
through the mails, was called. Cornish
was again to-day somewhat rcuccnt ana
squlyocul in his answers TO questions
put 20 him hy the Assistant District Al
torney. and Ia one instance. at least oc-
casloned e. good deal OF surprise.
SINGULAR STATEMENT.
In an interview with @ number OF news
paper representatives. previous 70 the
commencement of the examination, Cor
nish when asked II be knew Mrs Moi-
ueuX. and if she could have any cone
nection with the cssc. said that hc wished
the Assistant District Attorney WoWu
ask him that question on the stand. a
man IS supposed Go periurc himself for
20 tell the truth ID they ask me sucn "a
question"
This seemed singular statement at
the time. and Assist ant District Osborne
put those very questions % him. % which
Cornish made The following answer. 81
never saw Mrs. MoineuN 20 know her,
and never saw her when she was Blanche
tnee borough
Didn't YOU" asked Osborne. "say 20
two men this morning when asked II
! would ask you that CUES ton. and ai-
though some men would Deriure them
selves YOU would tell the truih2'
Cornish denied this az first. but later
he admitted that he might have said 10,
as he had said so many things and that
he was verv r0rfoh ~af.iod ~ the time
A POOR WITNESS.
As a matter Of fact Cornish did not
prove TO be very good witness. mas
much as he threw bu, little nght on the
case. He made the statement that he
had suspected M0llneuX Of having pro-
cured q poison. that a chemist. who was
friend % his. had suggested that on
account Of the sediment having been left
IN the glass from which Mrs Adams
drank. that the brOmO-scltZcr preparation
had been put up by a half chnmist-a
man who had some knowledge Of chem
istry. but nor "a complete knowledge
and that as MolineuX knew something or
chemistry. his name naturally suggested
Ma
and the fact that he had had a quarrel
with Molineux was another reason.
Cornish gave way on the stand 70
Norneux. Air. Osborne made the state
rnent IL could 70 on record that MouneuN
had appeared as q witness al his request.
and then asked the witness abruptly II
be was innocent OF the poisoning OF MIS-
Moiineux replied. "I am absolutely irno-
Molineux told Of his connection with
the l<nicFerbocker and New YORK aih-
lotIc clubs. and said that he bag iett tne
former club largely because "l MS Q""i
rel with Cornish
A FRIEND OF BARNET.
lie was asked II he had known Henry
C. Barnet and replied that ne was
warm personal friend OF t lla. ii ~,
friendship that had lasted several years.
lie could suggest no motive why any one
should send poison 20 Barnet ana ue-
ciared that he had not known Barnet WIS
sick until q few days hetore Barnet
death and this ne learned. ne explained
bccause ne was 10 give a dinner AT
which Barnet was to be present.
mutual friend told him Of Barnets iH-
moss.
the KnIckerbocker Athletic CLUB on the
second floor occupied hoy himself barnet
cornish and Adams. after which the
yachting trip on the yacht Victor. Which
mas recently been introduced INTO tle
case. came un for consideration. Moh-
neux said that he had been on seNeial
cruises on this Yacht but that Barnet
had never been with him. lie met Miss
Cheebrourh on one of these trips be-
ing introduced 20 her bp her married
sister at this interesting point the
herring was adjourned until Tuesday
morning next