The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-17
Hovey and Cornish are Both Directly
Contradicted.
VICTIM OF DIAB0LICAL PLOT
Was Cornish's Statement When Mrs.
Adams Died Hoyey Denies That
He Heard Him Say This, But
His First Evidence was Diff
ferent - His Mistake
Unconscious.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE most i'm
portant feature in the inquest in the
Adams poisoning case so far was the
testimony Of Dr. T.. H. Hitch
cock. who attended Mrs Adams
in her last moments. which was in direct
conflict with the testimony Of Harry ;.
Cornish and Frederick L. Hovey both
OF whom were in Mrs. Adams fiat wnen
she died.
DR.. Hitchcock testified that the boy
who summoned him told him that he
was wanted Immediately, as "a party had
been poisoned"
ANOTHER CONTRADICTIONS.
Ono point on which Dr. Hitchcock con-
tradicted the testimony OF Hovey related
10 the condition Of the DOtte or poison.
fhe doctor stated that ne saw no pafaf-
fine about the cork or mouth or the Dot
tie while Hovey. IN his testimony, SAID
that the cork was covered with paraffne.
DR. Hitchcock described how Cornish was
taken sick with symptoms similar 10
those shown by Mrs Adams. cornish
asked. Can II be anything else but
bromo-seltzer?" and the doctor replied
nat Il certainly could
Mrs. Bertha May Hovey, the wife or
the witness who was examined yester-
day, was first placed on the stand to-day.
The questions of the Assistant District
Attorney brought out the facts thal Cor
nish had separaed from his wife, and that
Mrs. Rogers was living apart from her
husband. When Mrs. Hovey reached
Adams fiat she was admitted py po-
uceman. She met Assistant District At
tornev Mcintyre there. Mrs. Rogers
seemed heart-brokcn. She told them that
Mr.. Adams had taken bromo-seltzer' but
never mentioned poison. nor did she say
that her mother was the victim or a dla-
bolicaI plot. The fact that Cornish had
yiven the bromoseltzer 10 her mother
was not spoken Of by Mrs. Rogers
..Nhen was it first discovered that ME-
Adams had been poisonedF was AsAeu;
Il don't know. / did not discover II,
read it in the newspaper was tue
reply. ...,,h COR
witness said she had talked WIN O2r- or
rieb about Mrs. Adams death nut sue
''o,,Td NOT remember tnat Cornish saiu
~ her what a fool / am that sh'u'o
nave received that bottle and given So'"o
of the contents TO Mrs. ADAMS.
CAUSE or DEATH.
coroner's Physician Weston TOOK 'no
stand. Or. Weston testlneo iha1 ~,
reformed an autopsy upon MIS- ADAMS
bodv He at first formed the lmpress'on
that Mrs Adams came 10 her ueN'i'
through taking cyanide OF potassium
from the odor Of the bottle and from his
diagnosis at the autopsy subsequently
n chemical analysis showed that death
.as due to cyanide OF mercury Ihe
hottie was three-fourths full when he saw
A. The policeman gave it 20 him and
said he had got Il from Or Hitchcock.
ne talked with Hovey on arriving at the
fiat and Hovey told him about the case.
He smelled the contents OF the bottle
and told Hovey he thought that IL con-
tanned cyanide of potassium. NO one
else was present, but little later he
saw Mrs. Rodgers and asked her about
Mrs Adams age so as to nh out his
report He told Mrs. Rogers that her
mother died OF poison, and that he would
make an autopsy on the following day.
Frederick Hoyey was recalled TO the
stand. when Or. Weston finished and Mr..
Osborne asked him. How soon after
your conversation with DR.. Weston did
YOU see Cornish" Next morning"
HIS MEMORY POOR.
OR. Weston told YOU the woman had
been poisoned?' Il have just heard him
say so.'
"You told MS yesterday that il was
three days later when you first heard OF
the poisoning ~ Yes"
"Dr. Weston said he told you and DR..
Hitchcock says the same 81 don't Re.
call it,"
You say all the circumstances formed
a small impression on your mind"
"Will you kindly tell the jury why af-
ter the doctors had told you u was puis-
on. and you had seen one person fall
down and die and another claim (and
Mr.. Osborne put strong emphasis on
the word 10 be III. It did not form
gieat Impression"
Hovey replied: I'VE all supposed ii was
an cccident."
you said yesterday YOU examined with
the greatest possible care the package
that contained the poison bottle. the
wrapper seal and wax and expressed an
opinion that il was done so well that II
would take an expert 10 discover that II
was not the original package. Then you
swore there was no wrapper"
Il was mistaken"
1T IS not true that there were two
bottles. one with a wrapper and one
without
mot that remember. did not see
them anyhow"
did not Cornish show you a bottle
with a wrapper"
NO. ! was perfectly willing TO make
my statement here and have corrected
the incorrect statement made made
the mistake perfectly unconsciously."
That concluded the examination OF Mr..
Hovey. and Mr.. Osborne called DR. Es-
tile Potter. who was called by Cornish
to assist DR.. Hitchcock at what proved
TO be Mrs. Adams death-bed.
DR.. Potter said that when he arrived
az the Adams fiat. Mrs. Adams was dead.
There were present DR.. Hitchcock. Mr..
Cornish. Mr.. Hoyey and Mrs. Rogers.
The last named told him that upon her
advice Mr. Cornish had given her mother
a dose OF bromo-seltzer. Mrs. Rogers
was crying and hysterical.
CORNISH TRIED 1T
Cornish told witness how Mrs. Adams
had taken the bromo o-seltzer. and how
she had been taken sick couple OF min
utes later. Cornish further stated that
after Mrs. Adams had taken her dose he
mixed a small dose for himself to see II
Il really tasted bitter. as Mrs. Adams
had said IL did. The dose, Cornish said.
made him very sick. Witness said there
were two glasses standing on the table.
Was there something in each glass;
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