New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
THE STATEMENT.

HE SIAIEME-Nl' l.
Under the advice of my counsel have hitherto
refrained from making any statement 10 'ly
public in regard to the charges against od me
feel now, however, that the time mas aIIlNeu
when | should make some statement III NY . oNi.
behalf / am sure that the people OF TINS EIeHO
city desire only fair play in any matter OF pupnc
or private interest. ! also feel that nave pcoil
placed in a false position by the pubic prose
cutor and think that the time has come 10 can
the attention of my friends and the puphc ~
my situation. -,
On January 2. 1890. early in the morning my
attention was called TO an article In Inc Nem
York Journal" stating that was wanted oy the
police upon a charge arising out or the 9eatu noS NJ
Mrs Katherine J. Adams on December % looo.
and Immediately and before consulting any
counsel went to the residence Of Captain NC
Clusky the Chief of the Detective Bureau anu
offered 70 surrender myself in case such suTreH-
der was desired. Captain McClusky dlo hol "oI ue1
sire to 6etain me, and. on the contrary recelNeu
nv offer without making any charge Whatever
against me. ,... ,oo ,bo+
I then consulted counsel and have since tnS' ma
time acted under their advice Cnder lhelt aG
vice and instructions / saw Miss Miller, VINO u
said to have sold the silver bottle holder "Icl,
II is said contained the alleged poison supposeu
TO have been received by Mr.. cornish, MISS
Miller stated positively that I was not the per
son who had purchased the bottle holder from
her. AS IL reported In the press ma - ue
nerson whom il is alleged purchased the pottie
holder had a beard and was presumably uls-
grised | called upon Mr.. tlsher ana MI Eli'-
norman who were stated TO nave SOFA ~ ldlSe
ard about the time that the aleSeu crime va
committed and who were dealers IN raise ped.u u'
in that neighborhood. Both Mr.. flsher ana MI MI.
Zimmerman positively stated that hau never never
bought any beard or other DISCUSSES II0' tho
During ALL this time l placed myself al the
advice Of my counsel and pursuant to my own
wishes under the direction Of the police, allowed
myself to be weighed and measured anu ,odp+nd pa
rnitted nv rooms and laboratory 10 De lhspeC'eu
nv the nolice Of this county. In every way pos
sible assisted the police in their investigation
OF the supposed crime
HICKMAN REFUSED TO IDENTIFY HIM.
7 also presented myself to one Nicholas a;
Hickman at the Sinclair House. IN the clly oI
New York in order to give him an opportuhl'y
90 IDENTITY me as having rented certain letter
box from him. He refused to identliy me- a. a.
though l am Informed that ne supseq 1 rorsn ques[y
stated that he would identify me as the person
Who had rented a private letter box from MN.
I am also informed that he oi1erea 10 se" Ne to
several different newspapers III Ine n uhS bad
story Identifying the person VINO mao
rented letter box from him. Furthermore
am informed that he is now under indictment
and that this indictment is ddnoIed st Pe4Gs of
II Is claimed that the letter box rented IRON on
Nicholas A. Hickman was rented uhuVI @ tiIe
name Of H. G Barnet ana i,t 1nti The name II G.
Rarnet were sent with a request that ,vn ahsMeis
he addressed to the letter box OF MT Hechh'ah
In Forty second st -. ,o,,ors
which we're put in evidence before the CRAM
Jurv and which purported TO be signed Dy tle
/ nF " III,
.hat answers should be sent TO the name oI
III Cornish at a certain private letter Dox 10
Gated in Broadway. This broadway let.e! ~ 10
was owned by Mr. Koch VINO sta,eu pus,s'' s no, NJ;
-, ,ha norson who rented the box was hot
mvself At the COroner's inquest the DS.IIS' E,t
Attorney did not elicit this fact from MI; a 49,;
! although he we'll knew that MT koch hau s1". -
altnoe an mas NOT the person who had rented the
box from him. ,.,o-o ,ha Coroner
At the time of the inquest before the , EoLo,ro ~,
T answered every question that was dskeu , I'e
- .ba Dtstric, Attorney, and wrote huhlpeI
! ~ snecimens of handwriting at the request rq VI ~
| ~ D,etrict Attorney. / also wrote speclihehss
| OF handwriting corresponding 10 ie" s,,or,,av
! other documents which the Dlstrlc' 80 -. ~ ~
| oiaIn,ad IN he relevant to the case uhue1 ..e
/ ta.r,,ctions OF the District Attorney anu M. VI
KinsIev the expert in handwriting enipioSeu W os 80
! him making these specimens as hee'IS % 1t III
/ sible ac-similes OF the specinens ~ h,torrev
So s shoun 10 me by the District ATTORNEY;
1 These specimens were written IN an ,I un 80, -
} and false vertical or back hahu -
the direction and instructor oi "a Mr. Kins-
tbe Assistant District Attorney, ana ana sl, .,,o5-
80, ,he expert employed by the Dislrict , ht.oi
Nv have never refused 10 Wrl.e any e. tbo
,nene of handwriting or 10 90 ahy,hls rs Sc ,ha
either the police the pissi sSn nistrct Attorney
handwriting expert VI wv
have requested ,,,,,
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ATTITUDE
NIL o.,i,ude OF the District Attorney to"aru
~, tHsrosecution nc Of the case against me VIC. ,
hou,n nv his attack upon the S~hai ~ a. ~ Corn
.iSe in his address to the jury ,,s,iaed and
W. Tbis attack was wholly uHJueonVu ~ @
het -. foundation whatsoever cahnot @ c@oIn
,ant upon this action OF the I DstliTe ~ ragard "a
~ ,.ords can express my lteHhs9 ~ rsarried
/ NO W In he remembered that was ma ~
1t. ~ ,,her WI, % 1895 and that the aleseu
crime crime ~a On December 2s of that year, rns ns
miltssc, Attorney has seen NJ 10 ma sV ssnnr. or
,ith this alleged crime anu ~
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