The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-09
4 YORK POISON MYSTERY.
rr FROM BLANCHE NOW
lsB VIZ r-,RsIN EVIDENCE.

Rarnet with Flowers
vs. ''n ',ore He Died-McClusi&y Is
Jri p' CIue-AIiss Bates, the
rd's Il r.onaht Barnet Had Diph-
pHf rsse Did Not Appear to Be
If poisoning-No Light
%' on the Adams Case. 800
prov" Jan. S.-No apparent prog
Us i', made today in the solution OF
p %, ,.-r attached to the Adams poi
esa9 ,-'' F. Bates, the trained nurse
Na 1 1s5 Henry C. Barnet the
Iho a''rJ rsr club member, who is al
Er'i'i'SS. WV died from poison, called to
t'' = Ncclusky to-day. Capt Nc
81 capt - ont the substance of her
Co ~ T.ts him as follows;
"A wi 'i,og to Miss Bates statement she
So''.' f,r nv DR.. Henry B. Douglass
'i' S r.st TO take care of a case. She
'~ Dr. Douglass office, and was
alA o. him 10 go to the Knickerbock-
d'''g -. club TO attend diphtheria
80 man The patient had sore
Tl"' and DIR. Douglass came in the
ul"' and cave directions for giving
H .. and spraying the throat. The
p' also tod her to admit no one to
,sn,.s room during his illness. She
~ Ann medicine at different times and
..3 10 let any one see him. Many
- came to him, but they were am
.ibr her over the telephone.
~, #4ersnt times, the statement con-
,..5 "a gentleman having a room on
...ms floor in the club called to inquire
:. nn and also sent him flowers. On
rr3,r afternoon before he died Che died
7sors5ay. Nov. 100 some flowers came
an. Barnet. with a note. He was sleep
h, al he time When he awoke I told
,1 some flowers were there and also
,ns He requested me TO read the note
,rs T did so. After reading the note he
,na closed his eyes and said: 1 wonder
sag she knew ] was ill
seemed to Have Diphtheria.
afIer 1 had been there two or three
hy, Or. Douglass asked me if had seen
Inv marked 'Kutnow.' I answered that
Thai and We found it on the dresser in
M bath room and DR.. Douglass took it
,r,r with him. He afterward said that
h contained mercury. At the time of his
es5 there were in the room DR.. Doug
his myself and Miss Jennie Calender,
n. 0.her nurse His brother had been
ffr. TOO but at the particular time he
isj he was not there.
During Mr. Barnet's entire illness he
KS in such a condition as a man suffer
rg from diphtheria. At no time was l
g;Ddous that his illness was due to any
yAs- cause He was communicative
through all his illness. I paid no attention
bhe sores on his mouth and sprayed his
ti0at'
Miss Bates denied that she had ever
si 20 any one that Barnet had been pois-
6d before the poisoning with which he
vas Affected just before his final illness.
The most important part of the inter
view with the nurse is that which relates
to the sending of the flowers to Barnet,
and The note which accompanied them.
This is supposed to be the note signed
Blanche about which much has been
written and about which there has been
much SPECULATION as TO the identity of the
sender Capt McClusky now has this
ne in bis possession. He would not per-
nit 10 De seen or to tell whether it is
now in the hands of the handwriting ex-
part He would not admit that the note
VS. signed Blanche" but when in dis
cssng some point, one of his listeners
Sked if the note referred to was the one
sss1 Blanche, Capt. McClusky replied
hGe Affirmative He quickly corrected
nsslf, however.
70 Light on the Adams Case.
III captain said that the interview with
As Bates had not had any effect in
M'Fing light upon the Adams case, and
~ nat he had not requested Miss Bates
@nse statement. He said that Miss
@ss could moi recall the name of the
aA Who had sent flowers to Barnet at
Eeu0 on two or three occasions.
san asked as to the time when Mr..
ASfy, The expert in handwriting, might
ais his report upon the specimens in
possession, Capt. McClusky said that
tlsAj he within 4S hours. With relation
lie possible elimination of the body
S6alet, the captain said that that mat
a vas m the hands of the district attor-
Wand the coroner.