The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-18
POISONER NOW KNOWN
SENSATIONAL RUMOR IN CONNEC-
TION WITH INQUIRY INTO
DEATH OF MRS. ADAMS
MURDER WILL BE AVENGED
District Attorney Said to BE In Po-
sftion to Convict the Guilty Par
ties - Harry Cornish ProRers
New Testimony That May Assist
In Clearing Up the Case-Win
Likely Be Recalled Monday.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17-Without max
ing very great progress towards the
solution of the mysterious Adams pois-
oning case. the coroners inquest this
afternoon adjourned over until Mon
day. The most important developments
connected with today's sessions were
the testimony of John D. Adams, the
secretary Of the Knickerbocker Atn-
letic club. who went upon the witness
stand and told how he happened 70
mention Roland B. Molineaux in con-
nection with the sending of the bromo
seltzer to Cornish; the request of Cor
nish to again go upon the stand and
the statement of DR.. Hitchcock that
If he were again put upon the stand
he could clear up the mystery of the
two glasses.
Shortly after the noon recess today
Harry Cornish sent a friend to Cor
oner Hart. asking for a private con-
ference. The coroner sent back word
that he saw no need of private con-
ference. and that he could tell all he
knew from the witness stand. Cornish
announced his immediate readiness to
testify again.
What 1 shall disclose will help i'm
measurably in solving this mystery"
he said.
1t is very probable he will give his
evidence on Monday.
A report emanated today from the
district attorneys office to the effect
that the persons who had murdered
Mrs. Adams and Henry C. Barnet were
known, and that the state had suf-
ficient evidence to convict them. This
evidence has not yet been submitted
to the grand jury, nor will any of the
lawyers at the district attorneys Office,
nor Col. Gardner himself, explain the
delay.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
said today that Mrs. Roland B. Molin-
eaux would certainly be placed upon
the witness stand.
TODAY'S TESTIMONY.
Undertaken Thomas B. Browne, who
was the first witness today, testi-
fed that when he went to the Adams
apartment in response to a call he
found DR.. Hitchcock and Cornish eat
ing apples. He did not see that Cornish
was i'll.
John H Yocum testified that he lived
at the Knickerbocker club. was a pro-
fessional chemist and that he was an
intimate friend of Cornish. He said he
did not know that he had ever seen
cyanide Of mercury. It was so rare
that 1t was a chemical curiosity. It
could only be made by an expert
Cornish was not a frequent visitor at
his laboratory. and never talked with
him on the subject of chemistry.
John D. Adams, secretary of the
Knickerbocker Athletic club. was the
next witness. His testimony was con-
fined principally to the relations of
Cornish and Barnet and Molineaux and
affairs among the members of the
knickerbocker club, but in that respect
was of little value.
Did the suggestion that Molineaux
did this thing come from you?" witness
was finally asked.
II do not know if Cornish thought OF
1t or not. had been studying the
facsimile of the handwriting published
in the newspapers. and when l was
clearing out my desk I came across
some scraps Of Molineaux's writing. l
was struck with the resemblance ana
asked for Molineaux's letters from the
club files. I laid the letters before
Cornish. He said he would go to the
police. AS he was sick I suggested that
he let someone come to him. That
was done"