Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-17
ADAMS POISONING CASE
The Coroner Still Probing For In
formation.
several witnesses Testify and
Strengthen Suspicion That Hurry
Corntsh May Not 10 Innocent
Son.inoLaw In Lawyers Hands.
(By Telegraph to virglnian-Pllot.>

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New York. Feb. 16.-The most i'm
portant feature in the inquest in the
Adams poisoning case yesterday was
that the testimony of DIR. l.. L. Hitch
cock. who attended Mrs. Adams in her
last moments. was in direct conflict
with the testimony of Harry S. Cor
nish and Fred. l.. Hovcy, both of whom
were i'll Mrs. Kate j. Adams fiat whcr.
she died. DR.. Hitchcock testified that
the boy who summoned him told him
that he was wanted Immediately, as a
party had been poisoned"
One point on which DR.. Hitchcock
contradicted the testimony of Hovcy
related to the condition of the bottle
of poison The doctor stated that he
saw no paraiinc about the cork or
mouth of the bottle. while IIovey, in
his testimony, said that the cork was
covered with paraline.
DR. Hitchcock described how Cornish
was taken sick with symptoms similar
TO those shown by Mrs. Adams. Cor
nish said: Can it be anything else
piled that it certainly could
MRS. IIOVEY'S TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Bertha May Hovey, the wife of
the witness who was examined yestcr-
day. was first placed on the stand to-
day. The questions OF The NssisTunt
District Attorney brought out the facts
that Cornish had separated from his
wife and that Mrs. Rogers was living
apart from her husband. When Mrs
Hovey reached Adams flat she was adj
mitted by policeman. She met AS
sistant District Attorney Mcintyre
there. Mrs. Rogers seemed heart
broken.
She told them that Mrs. Adams had
taken Bromo Settler. but never men
toned poison. nor did She say that her
mother was the victim of Il diabolical
plot. The fact that Cornish had given
the Bromo Settler to her mother was
not spoken of by Mrs. Rogers.
when was ii first discovered that
Mrs. Adams had been poisoned?" was
asked.
II don't know. I did not discover it.
/ read il in the newspaper" was the
reply. Witness said she had talked
with Cornish about Mrs Adams death.
but she could not remember that Cor
nlsh said to her. What fool l am that
| should have received that bottle and
give some of the contents to Mrs.
Adams"
THE CoRONOR'S PHYSICIAN.
Coroner's Physician Weston took the
SUM. lpT. Wy eStOn testified that he
| performed an autopsy upon Mrs Adams
body. He at first formed the impress
| sion that Mrs.Adams came to her death
| through taking cyanide of potassium.
! from the odor of the bottle and from
| his diagnosis at the autopsy Suisse
| Guently chemical analysis showed
| that death was due to cynaide of mer-
| curry. The bottle was wrapped in a
| piece OF brown paper, such as lawyers
use for their notes. The bottle was
| threefourths full when he saw it. The
| policeman gave 1t TO him and said he
| had got 1t from DIR. Hitchcock. He
| talked with Hovey on arriving at the
| fiat and IIovey told him about the case.
| lie smeled the contents of the bottle
| and told Hovey he thought it contained
| cynaide OF potassium. No one else was
present, but little later he saw Mrs.
| Rogers and asked her about Mrs.
| Adams age so as 10 fill out his report.
| lie told Mrs. Rogers that her mother
died of poison. and that he would make
an autopsy on the following day.
HOVEY'S.
Frederick Hovey was recalled to the
stand when DIR. Weston finished, and
Mr.. Osborne asked him: How soon af-
ter your conversation with DR.. Weston
did YOU see Cornish?"
Next morning
"Dr Weston told you two men had
been poisoned?"
II have just heard him say So"
You told us yesterday that 1t was