The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-22
A SECRET.
Who Can Fathom the
Adams Case?
WOMEN TESTIFY.
Mrs. Molineux and Mrs.
Rogers on Witness Stand.

New York. Feb 21.-Three important
witnesses, Mrs. Roland B. Molineux,
Mrs. Florence Rogers and DR.. Wendell
c. Philips, were examined today at the
coroner's investigation, into the poison
ing of Mrs Kate j. Adams, and their
testimony, though interesting, threw no
new light upon the mystery surround
ing the case,
Cornish was present in the court room
most of the day. He evinced much in
terest in the testimony of Mrs. Mol
ineux, but did not appear at all i'll at
ease.
Mrs. Molineux's appearance this af-
ternoon, accompanied by her husband,
his father and his mother, created much
excitement, and the court room was
quickly crowded to its capacity The
witness, though pale, appeared elf-pos-
sessed and inclined to answer questions
| frankly. She said that MalineuX had
| introduced her to Barnet, who had new
| er been rival Of her husband. She
denied emphatically that she had ever
been photographed with Barnet. She
had, at the suggestion of her husband,
sent flowers and letter to Barnet
while the latter was ILL., She denied that
she had ever been on yachting trip
with Barnet, but admitted that she had
visited the rooms of Barnet and Mol
| 1neuX, where wine was drunk.
| When Mrs. MolineuX was excused
from the stand, Dr. Wendell c. Philips
who, with DR.. Douglass attended Bar
net, told the story of his illness and
death.
| no,y;l NT,,,5oa1. AZ .a.:u.-.-.. 800, -.
Vate letter box keeper, was the first wit
mes called today, and briefly verified his
evidence of yesterday, in which he
stated Cornish and Mrs. Rogers had
dealings with him in 1897.
Then Mrs. Rogers resumed her tes-
timony. She answered questions in a
elf-possesesd way, She said she had
lived in Hartford, Conn, all her life I'M
til four years ago. Cornishs uncle had
married her fathers sister.
Mrs. Rogers said she had relatives
both in Hartford and Syracuse, N. Y
Asked their names, she said she did not
want to have them published, and AS
sistant District Attorney Osborne said
she could communicate their names pri-
vately. Switching from relations and
other rather tedious questions, Mr. Os-
borne asked abruptly:
How long did Cornish live in your
house,"
Since March last replied Mrs. Rog-
ers.
How long since you had letter
box?"
mot in year and a half"
She had letter box as Miss Addison
at Murdock's place. She never had any
other letter box. She was living with
her husband at the time and having
trouble with him. Her mother was al
| ways friendly with her husband Asked
if he was now in Buffalo, Mrs. Rogers
said: Il can't tell you. We don't com
municate. He sends me moeny for my
monthly support.
Coroner Hart asked: "Your mother
and your husband We're very friend
ly?"
i. Very friendly said the woman, en-
phatically. She added that her mother
was much grieved on her account over
the quarrel with her husband. The line
of questioning was evidently intended
to bring out whether or not Rogers
could have any possible motive for an
attempt upon the life of his mother-in-
| law.
Why did you have a letter box?"
Because. replied Mrs. Rogers, "I
have business of a confidential nature
with man who is making an investi-
CATION for me. The communications
We're of such a nature that I did not
wish member of my family to know
about them" Mrs. Rogers said she was
legally separated from her husband
Coroner Hart asked her if the letters
she received at the private box were
| written by member of the New York
Athletic club.
! Mrs. Rogers declared that she had
never met any member of that club
Neither had she received any letter
| from the Knickerbocler Athletic Club
/ mad ho hre
any designs upon her mothers life.
Her mother never had any trouble
with Cornish she lived Quietly.
MRS Osborne then endetvored to
show that her mother and agents OBJ
lec to the way in which life was led
in the Adams apartments. ID Mrs.
| Rogers absolutely denied this. NShe ad-
mitted that a family named Ninton
| living in the same house had Amade
/ complaints to the agents regarding
| noise made in the Adams fiat
/ long series of questions followed
the admission of this house row. Fin
ally Mrs. Rogers, in an irritated voice
said: Why do you ask me such ques
/ lions? ! don't see that they have ann
| bearing on this case You cannot find
out the cause Of my mothers DEATH
by asking me about my labors."
well, we may" said Mr. Osborne.
Continuing, he asked:
DO you know any reason why any
/ body should want to kill Cornish?"
Il certainly do not" said Mrs. Rog-
ers.
| Mrs. Adams did not leave any prop
erty. so Mr.. Rogers said
| After considerable wranglng it was
| learned that when Mrs. Adams, her son.
Mrs. Rogers and Cornish lived in the
| Adelaide apartments, previous res
| idence, there lived with them as board
er, a Miss Frances Dunn. The aues
ton Of this female boarder and other
| possible female boarders interested Mr.
Osborne for some time. Then he sud
denly asked Mrs. Rogers how long she
| had known Cornish. She had known
him since she was a girl. She had
never seen Mrs. Cornish, though Cor
nlshs daughter had visited her.
She was asked all the details of the
actual poisoning and finding OF the
| bottle and she practically repeated
her testimony of yesterday. Cornish
told her that the bottle was sent as a
joke The bromo settler bottle was
once more a matter of great question
ing. Nothing apparently of conse-
quence was produced. She thought Mr.
| Mcintyre had said "tha. a cold-blood-
ed murder had been committed"
! A new point was brought out when
| Mr.. Osborne asked:
|