The evening times., 1899-01-21
SLBUTHS WORKING
ON A new TRAIL
Another Suspect in the Bromo
Bottle Poisoning Case.
Man Not Heretofore Suspected
Possibly an AeeOmplice.
Chain of CirtsssnstantiaI Evidence
Built by the Detectives Impei
Them to Such an Impression.


New York, fJanss 21.-After working for
three weeks in AN attempt to forge
chain of cireumstantial evidence against
one particular man in order to be able to
charge him with the murder of Mrs. Ad-
ans, the police now find themselves con-
fronted with entirely new facts that may
not only clear the man they have had most
under suspicion for some time, but may
lead to the arrest of man whose name
has not yet been mentioned in the case
The evidence. on the other hand, may
establish the fact that this new man in the
case was an accomplice of the man the
police have suspected for some time.
1t is to this last idea that the police cling
most tenaciously. for in their investiga-
tions they have worked up most complete
case of motive, character. and suspicious
circumstances against the man who en-
gagged all of their attention for nearly three
weeks.
The facts against the man the detectives
have suspected, are so strong that 1t Will
be hard to convince them that heedid not
have a hand in the poisoning Several
times in the last two weeks, the police
have been very near to arresting him, but
on each occasion some difficulty has placed
itself in the way. AS a general thing the
trouble has been one of the Identification.
Almost everything else in the chain of cir
| cumstances has been complete with the
| exception of the link afforded by the
| handwriting in the case.
The police gave TO William J. Kinsley.
| the handwriting expert, mass of papers.
| The expert compared the handwriting of
| the man under suspicion with the hand
| writing of the package sent Harry Cornish
| through the mails. He reported that in a
| general way there was a similarity but
! finally declared that if called to the wit
ness stand he would not be able to make
positive statement against the accused.
1t was a week ago today that the police
| actually stumbled against evidence the
| most mysterious of any discovered in this
case. Captain McClusky admits that IL
is the most important. and that it must
| lead up to an arrest in a short time
Speaking Of these latest developments,
Captain McClusky said: while | must
decline to enter into any explanation OF the
latest information in our hands. | can
say that within the past four days evil
dence has come into my possession which
| believe will ultimately result in the de-
| lection of the poisoner of Mrs. Adams and
Henry c. Barnett.
1t is one of the mysteries of the case
how the police got this new evidence The
| police have guarded what they have learn
eu fiOM6EeT. II mas DSeI dSCeTtdlHeu from
| an authoritative source that the new cle~
| IS in the form of a scrap of paper upon
which was written. il is said. an order for
| Kutnow powder, which is the powder that
| is supposed to have contained the poison
which killed Barnett. 1t is said the order
was signed by what is thought to be a ;ic-
| titious name.
The powder 10 be sent 10 a certain
postoffice box. A handwriting expert who
| is now on this feature of the case is quot
| ed as saying that the writing in the note
| corresponds with that on the package sent
| to Cornish