New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-07

and he said II would do. He refused TO nave IL
conformed to his head. He wore the hat and
put the old one In paper. .s &,
bill While the change was being got stood
at Mr.. Halletts desk and saw the man TAKE OF
the hat and press II on his head again. This
was the first view | had Of his back. and IL
struck me at once that he was disguised saw
the distinct outline Of the false beard he wore.
II was straight under the ears. The wig was
plain to be seen. for there was too much OF II
in the rear. | said to Mr. Hallett That man
not only wears a wig. but he Is disguised with
a beard | told him To wait and see what
should come out OF II. Just then the boy came
back with the change and the customer left.
He looked to be between forty and forty nve
years old. and seemed to have a yellOwish COM
pexion. The beard and wig were OF reddish
brownish color. The beard had been trimmed
and was thin. The man wore dark suit lie
was about five feet eight inches In height.
Charles Stein. the boy In the store. remem-
bered the occurrence and the remark OF the
salesman. James Stewart. one OF the partners.
said he could identify the hat by the shape or
the block
Detectives Carey and McCaferty. OF New
York consulted with Detective Captain COS
grove at Newark Police Headquarters yester-
day and Newark detective visited F'schers
establishment and talked for twenty minutes
with the proprietor, afterward reporting TO tap-
tain Cosgrove.
CORNISH HAS NOTHING MORE TO SAY.
Mr.. Cornish yesterday had nothing to add to
his statement which he gave out Thursday
night. That this statement was first seen by
Assistant Distrct-Attorney Mcintyre and Cap
tain McClusky he would not deny. His answer
To all inquiries was that he had given out
statement and that he would say nothing more
at present. As TO the difference between his
statement and the one first given out by MT
Mcintyre and later the statements of the physi :
clans attending Mrs. Adams. Mr.. Cornish wou'u
say nothing.
Dr Hitchcock Is still positive that ne took a
stomach pump with him to the apartments IN
West Eighty -sixth-st. when he was called W
attend Mrs. Adams. and that he sueses.eu l's
use. when both Mrs. Rogers and Mr.. Corhish
told him il not necessary owing 10 the
fact that Mrs. Adams had vomited freely ar,er
taking the supposed brOmo- settler. MI Corh'S"
is equally positive that this did not occur
Dr. f. STYLES Potter. who was called In for
consultation by Mr. Cornish at the request OF
DIT Hitchcock. would not talk about MT. Cor
nshs statement YESTERDAY further Ihah 10 Sd. sas
that his interview published In the tribune
Thursday was correct and that his report on
the case. which is now in the possession Oh e,ie
detectives. went into the details or all ne w
served in connection with the poisoning OF Mis-
Adams He did not at present care To say any
thing about the variance between his interVie"
and report and Mr. Cornishs prepared STATE
ment. ,.
A member Of the Knickerbocker Athletic C'uo
In speaking OF the case yesterday said -
While Of course ! do not know on what ines
the police working, must say ina i.o'il
the published stories they are not auemptlhs
10 trace up one man who had az great ino.iN =
/ in having revenge on both Harry CORNISH anu
Henry Barnet any other person mentioned
in the case | remember we'll being at the clup
one night a few weeks before Barnet was TAKEN
ill., Barnet and Cornish We're in the dlhlhe
room together. The man | refer To came up 1"
/ their table and was about To sit down with them
without invitation when in most emphatic IAN
guage he invited 10 leave not only ''e
table but the dining room. Both cornish anu
Barnet Joined In this request. and II was MADE
i'm such a way "a to cause considerable enmlty
/ between the parties concerned. Now. II X ~
true that poison sent to Barnet as well as
TO Cornish | consider the coincidence most re-
markable especially the man 10 WhoHl !
refer is as far as | know. not now member
OF the club and II this trouble when
brought about the severance OF his Clnnectoh
with it."
Handwriting Of various styles and OF various
people is figuring extensively In the case, ana
Captain McClusky Is anxiously awaiting the
complete report OF the expert on the various
specimens submitted to him. The captain sald
Yesterday that he had sent to an expert specl-
mems OF the handwriting OF several people VINO
were suspected of having addressed the pack
age containing the match holder and bottle to
Mr. Cornish but yet he had rece cd no
definite report which would place suspicion on
any person.