New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-21
MRS. ROGERS on THE STAND.
TELLS HER STORY. BUT is NOT CROSS
EXAMINED.
no BE CALLED AGAIN TO-DAY-DR DOUG
LASS STORY OF BARNETs ILLNESS
THINKS POISON DID NOT KILL HIM.

Adams noisoninC inquest had another oppor-
tunity Yesterday to listen TO a varied assort-
ment Of testimony. presented In such
way as even to puzzle the attorneys VINO nave
charge OF the case for the county Beginning
with testimony bearing directly on. The receipt
of the package containing the poisoned hromo-
seltzer by Harry Cornish. the Assistant DIS
trict-Attorney jumped from that TO an inquiry
into the death Of Henry c. Barnet Back again
he went 10 Cornish. and then once more made
change 10 A witness who told about a letter
box rented by Mrs Rogers several years ago, and
finally he ended the days proceedings with
Mrs. Rogers on the stand.
This lightning change" work does not eN-
actly please the jury. which is anxious TO make
thorough inquiry into the poisoning OF Mrs
Adams and would prefer to have the testimony
presented 10 It in an orderly manner Jurors
and lawyers who are watching the inquiry are
rather free in their declarations that either the
District-Attorney's office rs not AT all prepared
TO try the case now or else 1t Is pdrposely con
Quoting the investigation in a way whlcS VIII
practically bring no result and leave the jury
in the dark as TO who actually committed the
crime"
Mrs Florence b. Rogers was TO be the hrst
witness yesterday. according to the announce
,nsrt made by the Dstrict-Attorney's Office
inquest +-NN'
hut she was not called until late in the after
noon. and then her testimony was IN no way
completed She will he the chief witness at to-
davis hearing. and may. if she is questioned as
closely as were other persons VINO were in the
fat when her mother died. give some Interesting
,estrnony As il was yesterday she gave little
new evidence and no Gue lions were asked 10y
Mr.. Osborne.
Mrs. Roland b. Moiineux was also to be
witness yesterday, and was told 10 be IN court
at 2:9O o'clock in the afternoon Accordingly
,he was at the Courthouse with her HUSBAND
and remained in one Of the private rooms OF the
Coroner AS on all previous days or the inquest
everything was changed at the last moment. and
Mrs Moineux was not called Whether she VIII
Ne called to-day or not or exactly who will be
called is a problem which even the DlSulcV
Attorneys Office seems unable to answer
BARNETs PHYSICIAN TEsTFTEs
Or Douglas who attended II. c. Barnet in his
illness was probably the most interesting Wit
ness Yesterday While the physician was sure
that Barnet had received poison he was equally
certain that he had died from diphtheria The
doctors testimony on the whole. tended to COM
plicate the situation. as he said that he ala not
know whether the poison had come TO Barnet
ANONYMOUSLY or not as Barnet had said that
when he got well he would attend to him.
meaning the sender Of the poison
Cornish's testimony was again contradicted
Yesterday. and this time by his own statements.
These given to the jury by EDWARD T.
Hughes. stenographer to Captain McClusky, who
took down all that Cornish said 70 the captain
on two occasions
David Murdoch another witness. furnished
some amusement by getting mixed UP in his tes-
timony and in his endeavor to conceal just how
he actually learned that Mrs. Rogers under tho
name of Miss Addison" had rented private
letter box He will go on the stand again ana
may furnish some interesting testimony
Colonel Gardiner out with another proph-
ecv YESTERDAY and said that he believed the IN
Quest would result in bringing out enough EVIL
dence 10 warrant the Grand Jury in hndlng an
indictment. He also reaffirmed his celebrated
statement made a month ago This mas oeeh
affirmed and denied so many times that " is dll-
fcult to tell just in what condition II is now
There IS one point on which the Distrlct-A'-
torney's office. the Jurors and the public agree
and that is that the present inquest Is gooo TOT
al least two weeks more. II not longer.
Harry A. King member Of the kncker-
hooker Athletic Club and personal friend OF
Harry Cornish. was the first witness called. MT.
King testified that he broker and han
been a member OF the Consolidated Exchange
since June last. He has been member or the
club for five years.
He said he knew most Of the members OF the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club, either by introduce
ton or 10y sight.
Q-Te US what you know Of the poison BOTTLE
went to the club at about 10 O'clock, and went 70
the gymnasium Cornisn's office was on me syn gym
nasium and went IN and sat down. C9I llsII
showed the bottle Of bromo-seltzer and holder 10
me. and said something about 1t being Christmas
Q-What did he say? Al can't recall what he
and | mink III faEe some" Cornish pushed the
bottle and holder to ward me. and ! took II over
no water in the cooler. SO | returned the bottle
and holder to Cornlsll's desk snd said. Il don't
think I'll bother with It,"
Q-Tha; was on Saturday. A-Yes .,..
incident that it occurred a Monday? Ayes.
that my impression.
was out OF town on Monday. and have therefore
altered your statement? NY hrst impression
that II could not have been Monday. Monday was
holiday ana all the banks were 5S h NOT
down. on that morning member, Of the club
the bank. I waited and We played racquets =
Q.-You first stated that there was no water IN
A~Thst is so; there was neither water nor glass.
Q-You haven't altered your statement TO NJ
the statement made by Cornish and Finneran
e-You , read al the newspapeEs say about this
case fsFe yo n9 o9 Tye Sdd mat Cornish said there
was no glass there? A-There was neither water
glass
QGWhen were you first approached about this
case? A.-Four or five days after Mrs Adams $
death.
DId you have any talk WITH Cq 9E a,g about
Mrs. Adamss death.
Q-Where? Am Yocum's room.
Q-Ten me what said2 Al cannot tell
exactly Cornish ILL., We recalled the IN
dent OF the bromo-seltzer bottle. and remarked
81 wac lucky did not take Il.
Q-Who present there Al can't tell.
Yocum FInneran and tho doctor and others
were in and in the early part Of the evening.
Q-What did Cornish telr you?
Mr. King told the story OF Mrs. Adams s
death as told TO him by Cornish in almost the
same words used by Mr. Yocum in relating what
Cornish had told him.
Mr. King also testified in answer 10 ques-
lions that ~ he had been anxious about taking