The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-29
HARRY CORNISH
TAKES THE STAND


dIlouul OL mucous winch ndu Deen OD-
tanned from the patients stomach
could not be produced, he said, by any
other agency than mercurial poisoning.
J. D. ADAMS ON STAND.
John D. Adams was next called to
the stand. He said he was private
secretary of ]. Herbert Ballantine and
that he was also secretary of the
Knickerbocker A. G. He said he knew
Harry S. Cornish and saw him in his
(Cornishs) room on the 2Sth day of
December, 1898.
Cornish remained in bed all the time
he was in the room, excepting once
when he was helped to get up and go
to the bath room. He said Cornish
looked pale and seemed to be very sick
Witness was then asked to tell what
he knew as to any trouble between
Cornish and MolineuX He answered
that the first trouble came up in the
spring of 81. There was trouble over
horizontal bar, and there was a dis
pute between the two and much talk
He also spoke of letter by Cornish to
Bernard Wefers, the well known sprint
er.
The letter was read to the jury and
was addressed: my dear Wefers,''
mentioned Weeks and was signed
Harry"
Mr.. Adams was asked to tell all he
knew about this letter, and said that
Harry signed to the letter was Har-
ny S. Cornish, and that the Weeks"
referred to was counsel for the defense
in this trial. The letter said that the
writer had lit in for Weeks and would
get even with him if it took years"
Mr.. Adams told then of Molineux
complaining against Cornish because
of having written this letter, he having
SAID that man who used such lam
guage should not be retained as an en-
ployee of the club. 1t was considered
at the time, however, Adams said, that
Cornish had been punished severely
enough, as some of his powers had been
taken away from him, and the demand
or Molineux that Cornish be no longer
retained was not needed Molineux.
SAID the witness, then declared that if
Cornish remained he would resign.
cornish was not discharged and Moli-
neux resigned.
number of exhibits in the hand
writing of the defendant were identi-
NED by Mr.. Adams. They included let
tiers that Molineux had sent the wit
ness relative to the clubs matters
DISPUTE OVER CORNISH.
Mr.. Adams then told of a converse
ton that he had had with Molineux
over his resignation some six weeks
before Molineux sent in his letter with
drawing from the club
Did you ever tell him you would dis
mss Cornish?" asked Mr.. Osborne.
Il never told him would dismiss
him." was the reply
ana you had no conversation with
Mollneux about the charges Cornish is
SAID to have made against him?"
Not that I can recall"
Mr.. Weeks then cross examined the
Nv
now long it was after Molinellx smoke
about resigning before he resigned. If
was not long, Mr.. Adams said. He
was then shown a letter dated March
IL, 1888, addressed to Molineux and
written by Adams and stating that the
board of governors had accepted his
resignation. The letter was Identified
py the witness and placed in evidence
by the defense.
sMr. Adams said that the letter of
Wefers first came out in the fall of '97
IN connection with charges against We
Iers. Mr.. Weeks asked him if he knew
that Mr.. Weeks referred to was the
Barlow S. Weeks one time president
OF the New York A. c.. and at that time
captain OF the club team. The witness
said he had that information.
Mr.. Weeks had the witness repeat the
story OF the trouble between Cornish
and Molineux up to the time the latter
resigned. Witness said he did not at
tempt to dissuade Molineux from re-
signing. AT Mr.. Weeks request, the
cross-examination was suspended until
tomorrow morning. Mr.. Weeks re-
quested the witness to bring with him
tomorrow the minutes of the house
committee of the club
CORNISH CALLED ON.
Harry S. Cornish then took the
stand. Cornish said he was 80 wears
OLD. he told of having only a common
school education during his younger
Gays, tnen a business schooling, a term
OF Two IN the physical training school
at harvard and of having studied
physical anatomy at the college of
physicians and surgeons in this civ
he stated that he was connected with
the Chicago Athletic club for two wears
and the Western Athletic club for five
years.
He was shown several letters, all of
which ne identified as having been writ
ten by him. These letters were offered
IN evidence as standards of comparison.
MT. Weeks objected, but they were adj
mitted. The letters admitted nearly all
pertalned to athletic matters, and were
addressed to different people. One
written since the death of Mrs. Adams.
dated July II, 1899, and addressed to
cornish by Mr.. Osborne, was also Of
Tered, and admitted.
7 show you exhibit "A (the poison
package address), Mr.. Cornish. and ask
II you wrote that?" said Mr.. Osborne.
II did not
Did you ever have letter box at
1920 Broadway
81 did not"
Witness said that in December, 1898,
ne lived at 81 West seth street. Mrs.
Adams, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Hawords.
all related to Cornish by marriage. lived
there also
He had known them in Hartford.
where he formerly lived. He came to
NeW York in 1896, and in April. 1896.
went to live with these people, at 81
West Seth street.
PACKAGE THROUGH MAILS.
On the Goth of December, 1898, he re-
ceiyed package through the malls
He got 1t in his mail box at the Knfck-
erbocker Athletic club, and opened it in
his ofiice at the club, between 10 and II
O'Clock He identified exhibit "a" as
portion of the outside wrapper When
he tore off the wrapper he said he
found small holder, which he took at
the time to be silver toothpick holder.
In another part of the box he found
what purported to be a bottle of
bromo-seltzer. He had previously
thrown the wrapper into the waste
basket. He found an envelope in the
box and supposed it to contain a card.
but there was none. He put the en-
velope, the bottle holder and the bottle,
which had revenue stamp on it. in
his desk.
He had a conversation with a Mr..
Finneran, at the club, about it, who
suggested that the address be cut out.
They specialized as to who sent 1t and
wondered why the sender did not en-