New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
HAD REFRESHED HIS MEMORY.

HAD REFRESHED HIS MEMORY.
.,o.--Haye you refreshed your mind about any. Of
Yes; remember about the label on the bottle.
C.-YOu We're not asked what incident. I only
wanted 70 know II your memory had been re
freshSd A-Yes sir; about one incident .,,,-
morning is perfectly fresh in your mind IS It not?
morning with reference 20 the small bottle, in
which ihe poison was contained, and nat you
ascn6ed the bottle quite fully and minutely? A
Q-Was It correct as you testified this morning?
Q-Never mind except III come to that later
was correct except IN ono particular. That was
error? AT luncheon.
Q-Who told you about st? A.-Cornish.
The admission Of Mr.. Hovey. that he had been
in conversation with Cornish. and that Cornish
had taken It on himself 10 correct the testimony
Of the witness. caused more than the usual
amount Of interest among the spectators. who
looked upon # something IN the nature Of q
small sensation
Il was Of the impression" said Mr. Hovey
chat there was wrapper about the bottle
when gave my testimony this morning"
Q-You testified also that you noticed Laraffine
per. that there we're The words oroino-seszer On
the bottle, and that altogether IT looked natural
Now. tell Iue in what particular You have changed
your mind as 70 the description OF tnat bottle y
i did remember seeing label marked bromo-
seltzer the bottle. and this got confused with
the outside wrapper
On being further questioned Mr.. Hovey ad-
mitted having had q conversation with Cornish
in the recess hour, and that his memory had
been refreshed by him. Witness said. lightly.
that It was simply an ordinary conversation. IN
which Cornish remarked: "You must have for
gotten how that bottle looked The outside
wrapper was not on IT at that time" Continu-
ing the witness said:
81 want TO change my statement hat there
We're two wrappers on the bottle. one an outside
wrapper. As ] now remember It, there was no
outside wrapper. with the exception Of this
little detail ] want to have my testimony as to
the description OF that bottle go on record"
MIR HOvEY RUTTLED.
Mr. Blumenthal apparently considered the
change in the testimony more than little de-
tail" and confused the witness by series Of
questions concerning the description Of the bot
tie. Mr.. Hovey became visibly nctted and
aggravated. until he angrily remarked
you win have 10 change your Queens Eng
lish. sir. in order that I may understand you
sufficiently 10 answer your questions intelli-
gently"
Mr Bumenthal dwelt more than half hour
on this one point about the bottle repeating the
same questions over and over again until the
witness became confused that he did not ap-
pear 10 know what he was answering What
Mr Blumenthal was seeking to draw from the
witness o. why he wanted to establish through
him the description OF the bottle, was more
than could be con1cctursd at the time by those
listening 10 the testimony. Then juryman
took a hand in the Interrogation. and still FUR
ther rnuddled Mr.. Hovey's mind 10 such ex-
tent that his position appeared Ditable. His
attitude was Of Il man who wished 70 be any
where else than in the witness chair
After few more questions as 10 what oc-
CURED in the fiat and to what extent the
death of Mira Adams had been discussed by
those living IN the fat. Mr.. Hovey was excused
from the stand and told to be IN court to-day.
At this point Juror T. r. Merwin asked 10 be
excused as he had just received word that his
mother was dyng at NewHayen, Conn The
Coroner excused him. and the case will be con
tnued before eleven jurors
DIR. HITCHCOCK CALLED.
DR. e II. Hitchcock was then called. He said
ne had been practising physician for five years
] and that his ofiics al no. ~ West Eighty