The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-06

the "H. Cornish' of the Letter Boxes
Letter Was Intended to Make Trouble
,or u,r,.,., c,r,,.,,. Aux As.,,.s
.
"'"e"> !" '"o n"''A"roo'Her H'"'''
CIub-Answer Destroyed by Moiineu1s
Friend After Moiineux's Arrest, but the
writers Kent N Copy-Test,,pony Tnkcu
, y..,ora,v Aho,, NJ. Aa.m.,. heath.
The prosecution In the Moneux case
struck an unexpected blow yesterday. IL will
be remembered that letter. which the prose-
cution AYERS Is In Molineuxs handwriting.
was written to f. stearns Co.. Detroit. In
curing about the record OF A. A. Harpster. .
friend Of Cornish. This letter is signed
III. Cornish Yesterday the prosecution pro-
duced letter TO the same firm making .
similar inquiry about Ilarpster and produced
the man who says he had 1t written and had u
written Al ,he suggestion OF hohheuh. ,hs
object OF both OF them being to get a reply that
10 Inso hi. nl,co with BoIlnn,ineS 10 hrewer.
The new wItnes. was Rudo,ph Heiles. who
49,, h.,,, - ~, 49, U,,t.ha.,sa,. a..
lrtic Club When ITciles was called MolineuI's
counsel made strenuous efforts to have hi,
testimony .>c,ndeJ ,or III" limo doc,arIns
that the prosecution had made n promise 10
complete their rroof ofthe death Of Mrs Adams
before taking M any other witnesses Heiles
sworc that ho was one OF Molineux's intimate
friends and that he WAS atilI friendly with him
and intended to b, friendly with him. A
minute later h. identified the letter. which
he said he had dictated to typewriter
Mt the suggestion Of Moineux, and for
the purpose OF getting ammunition to be
and Molineux had agreed to do secretly what
| they could 10 inJure Harpster The witness,
| added 'hnt he dislIked Harpster md Cornish
a. MolGneux did. and that, after several meet.
| ipgs with Molinaux. no agreed to assist Moli-
neux in the scheme Molineux Matched for tho
purpose Of making trouble for Harpster. Ono
| reason they were bitter apains, Harpster and
| Cornish was because Moiineu1 snid that thess
| two men had done what they could 10 max.
| him ge. out OF the Knirkerhocker Athletic
| Club This IA tho letter Heiles Identified al
| the one he had written for Molineu1.
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LAsPHIMAs CIGAR FIcToRY.
Nrw YORK. Oct 10. 1888.
,, S'earni Il TO-, Ds'ror'. Mich:
| GESTLEMES: We are about to employ one ~
| your iormrr statesmen, Mr. A. 4 Harpster in a
| cssary f1r him t. handle cash and az he reiers
US to you. We would gonsrde 4 a great favor I
| about him. We assure you IL will be kept
s'tS,y H0nn Yi,, n'rfi, ror, nm, ,,.,,i,
| in ADVANCE Yours very truly
| CHARLEs JACoBs & Co.
| II S-Wlpnpypr
for us to rcciproca,e. please Command us. '''e''
| -.
Sns 20 os S',ea
| IN. rrosocu,ior,a oxr,r,. sov No,,nnux 49,.
himself. reads rs follows: '"' N'''"S'- "'0'
Mr. A. 4. Harpster has applied to me for n
position as COLLECTOR. He did not refer TO you.
! hut mentioned haV ing been In your employ. A
tiai and greatly appreciated.
! ''e."n'' was Wv "p '"v po sou "s
sent 10 cornish Ihht all the ,eters IN .he
written hy the poi.oner. whoever he was, il
onnn, ,,n ,,nir ny,,rU,.ris ~ ~. nroso"n,,on'
o, h , m and smt,sJ md Tho witness smiled in
return. Finally Assistant District Attorney
Osborne 60, between Molineux and the witt
ness So tina, tho witness could no, be able to
catch Molinvux's eye Mr. Weeks directed to
thi-. saving that ms PARTNER. Mr.. Battle. was
no. nDe I" So" ,n' WINS, rs osS0,he smut
out counseFS view, Osborne said that he
Moex KAY 'r Chair HHu SO that he sS again
caught the eye, Of the witness. ,.,
..jacGG@ is Ell " ami that Heiics after feepins
the rc,piy tSaGr m,n'hs destroySdc /. after the
nr, ,,nn,,,, un. ,r,,,s Wa ro,.o,,,
When Recorder CON went on the bench
ne court n room was crGMwdef to tie u door.
| Inc UT~t Witness WAS lIF. ElWln r.. hWcn-
cock who was summoned To attend Mrs:
Adams Immediately after she had swallowed
the poison that killed her. Dr. Hitchcock test:
fled that h. had an Office for two years at ~
West Eyhty-scvrnth street He was called
into Mrs Adams Hat, a. III West Eighth-sixth
street. OF Dec. -. He had lust returned from
u sick call when co!orcd man came into his
orice ami told him tha, he was wanted n Mrs:
Adam,s Hat 70 attend woman who was very
i'll lie told III" colnrcd map ne would go
rouni To the Hat after he had break fast
or "A cup OF coffee. PREVIOUS Ia thar he had
| never hcari oI MRS, ADAMS anu NnN never
about 10 gel n cup 81 cET"e the cNlorci man
returned excitcdly aud, said that Mrs. Adams
hal been POISONED. II" d!i not wait Tor MS
coffee tut picked ura stomach slphon. med-
cine ease and Two hvn 'drrmic syringes Then
II" hurried tn Mrs ,atLm.s nnl. Mrs, Adams
was yin: on TIE sm'a breathing stertorousiy IN
PAIN. Her 'ohtrnci'i race lnuirated that the
nnim"st r"n, md sh. Was S"ry near dehth HsS
skin was cold and clammy.
y Well lust 90 ON and tell us what you dIdf
A. ! gave her hypodcrmc injection Of heart
stimulant and two other Injections using
whi-kry Two ot the injections were In her
! right arm and one in her left leg i tried to