New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-15
WORKING TOWARD AN ARRrsc
CAPTAIN McLUskY HOPES FOR REsuLr
FROM NEW cLEws IN THE
ADAMS CASE

Captain McClusky is still actively working a. A.
new clews furnished him in the Adams polso,,s'
case. and while he will say nothing as to thu :.
suits OF his Investigations along the lines recon,
developed he will not deny that they are OF s,a,
Importance that they will soon give him an onno.
tunity to make arrest. He Is still dcyotng NJ,
personal attention to the and was A, ~
Office yesterday on.y long enough 10 attend to n.
routine business of his department He deciaas
not to make public the report Of his handsrIn.
expert yesterday and may not give II out until a,
arrest has been made. The reason was that follow
ing the new clews furnished him Captain Mcc.usky
had turned over TO the expert some handwri,nv
OF person not hitherto mentioned in the case, ana
the Captain wanted TO obtain a complete report IN
this handwriting from Mr.. Rinsley before he makes
anything publ, on that phase OF the case.
Reports OF various kinds as to the movements
NJ tho police we're literally circulated usual yea,
terdav one was that the mysterious red-beardea
man who purchased the match-holdcr In Newark
had been arrested. This rumor gained some prom
nence owing to the fact that man With Van.
dixie beard had been arrested on the Bowery BIZ
two detectives from the Central Office Unforu.
nately for the truth OF the report which printed
in some Of the afternoon papers the mans beard
was black instead of red. and then the detectives
hastened to explain that he was arrested sus-
pieion OF being connected with other criminal cases
and that he was wei known to the police, as his
picture was In the Rogues' Gallery.
The Distrlet-Attorneys office has received no new
Information in the case but is satisfied with the
work being done by Captain McClusky on the new
cleWs
Professor Witthaus will probably make his report
on the chemical analysis Of the contents OF the bot.
tie OF poison sent Harry Cornish and the viscera
Of Mrs Adams on either Tuesday or Wednesday
After this report is fled Coroner Hart VIII arrange
for the inquest which from present indications. viii
no. be completed until Captain McCusky has thor
oughly Investigated the new phase OF the case
on " hch ne IS working. The original intention was
to start the inquest Thursday next and continue
II publicly until all the testimony Is IN. This plan
viii be abandoned II Captain McClusky has not
completed his personal work by that time. and
instead the only testimony which VIII be received
will be that bearing directly on the death 81 Mira
Adams by poisoning, and the question Of who
mailed the poison to Mr. Cornish VIII De taken up
at an adjourned meeting or the coroner jury
after Captain McClusky has completed ms Work
Some work was still being done on tne Newark
end OF the case yesterday. {. b. smith. OF the
firm which sold several bottles OF cyanide 81 mer.
curry one OF which has as yet not Deen accounted
for as far a the public knows was In consultation
Win rho Newark police. While the police refuse
10 say positively that the missing bottle has been
traced IL Is understood that Mr. smith informed
them as to the record on the sales DOCK showing
who had purchased the bottle, an that the detee-
tives were following up this clcw with me nope
OF discovering whether or not this was the Dotts
sent TO Mr. Cornish.