The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-25
DENIED BY MOLINEUX
MANY OF CORNIsH'S ALLEGATIONS
DENOUNCED AS NOT TRUE.
Few Facts Tending to Unravei the
New York Mystery Brought Out IN
the Testimony Yesterday.

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-The inquest In the
Adams case was continued to-day and
proved of less interest than any of the pre-
vious hearings. Practically nothing tend
| ing to throw light on the murder OF MRS.
| Adams. or the attempted murder of Cornish
was revealed. The day was entirely devoted
| to direct or implied denials Of testimony OF
fered by Cornish. Molineux was the prlh-
cipal in this respect, denying many OF the
| allegations that Cornish made yesterday.
| Colonel Austin also made rather an impor-
tant point in denying that Barnet ever IN
the slightest implicated Molineux, as in
ferred by Cornish yesterday. On the whole,
| the testimony may be said to have been
| favorable to Mollneux. A large crowd was
present.
Herbert c.. futile, of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club, testified that he had known
Barnet and was on fairly good terms with
him. He had tried to make cyanide mercury
himself since the first Of January.
why did you try to make it"' asked MT
Osborne.
ST wanted to see what it looked like. 1t
was simply curiosity. l found l could not
, make it," replied futile.
Coroner Hart asked futile if he had not
mentioned to Cornish the name Of any one
who might have sent him the poison.
II told him Molineux had circulated
stories about intended to lnJure MN re-
Col. D.. Austin then took the stand and
denied that he had ever made any such
day by Cornish, who said Colonel Austin
told him he had heard Barnet say: Il did
not think Molly would have done this to
me-" Barnet had told Colonel Austin that
he had taken some powder for catarrhal al
feetions th9t' re thoughtt, od hao tbpe ols s}aEd n1In
Mr.. Osborne submitted to him a batch OF
letters and papers. and asked him to iden-
tify his handwriting. Mr.. Osborne then
infinitely xamined MolineuX as to his move
ments on Dec. p, 1893, the day a silver
holder. similar to that which held the
brOmo-seltzer bottle, was purchased in New
ark, n. J. The questions were answered
with apparent candor, but nothing was
brought, out to. connect him with the pur-
You have studied chemistry, have you
Eyes. I studied it at night at Cooper
Can you make cyanide of mercury?'
II never tried, said Molineux, emphatic
Questions about his library, as described
by Cornish yesterday, brought out the fact
scene was a scientific work which had been
given to Molineux by a physician.
did you ever use any hard words or
threats against Cornish" asked Osborne.
NO" said MolineuX.
Molineux reafiirmed that Cornish called
club. Cornish, in his testimony, denied
this. Regarding the case of Riggs. Moli-
neuX reiterated that Riggs had told him that
Cornish was responsible for the position he
was placed in. This ended his examination.
Henry Wetherspoon. jr., a member of the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club, said he had
been In Barnet's room with Miss Cheese
borough on the night of the circus at the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club. They had
drunk to the success of the circus. Then he
had left them. No other person was in the
room beside Barnet and Miss Cheseborough.
Cornish was recalled. He identified the
OriufnoI aAdracc fhof 20 m on Tho Yos-oA
package.
did you have any disagreement with
Kate j. Adams between Dec. l and Dec. 2S?"
Never" replied Cornish.
A number of questions were asked as to
Cornish's movements on Dec. %, but de-
Veloped nothing interesting.
c. c. Hughes. formerly chairman of the
house committee of the Knickerbocker
Club, was called.
LAS chairman of the house committee, did
you make charges against Harry Cornish?'
Did you believe the charges Cornish made
against Barnet and M~olineuX"'
II did not"
"On another OCCASION" said Hughes.
Cornish said he knew a woman who told
him Barnet was guilty of improper immoral
practices. I said: I don't believe it, and
Cornish replied: I don't believe 1t either,
but a woman would not say it IL she had
But he did say It and you considered it
of sufficient Importance to make charges
against Cornish?"
1EIldAIily L QQ PACACA AtAC CkldEEGE.
Molineux said he should have a chance to
vindicate himself against such charges and
asked me 20 repeat what Cornish had told
me to the house committee"
did you do sol"
Il did"
1.-THE committee did not act?"
"The matter was passed on to the board
of governors without comment. They did
nothing. They let the matter die a natural
death"
'You felt their action a reflection on you
and you reSigned?"
Il resigned as chairman and member of
the house committee"
did you ever see any reason why Cor
nish should make such charges against Bar
net?'
"Well, he had made previous complaints.
He had a way of making false accusations
which were obviously unture. l don't think
that any charges preferred against any one
by Cornish were true. They emanated out
of his own mind"
Did you ridicule the idea of Barnet BEING
poisoned?" Hughes was asked.
II may have done so. l never thought he
was very sick. I was in and out of his room
continually" he replied.
did you ever hear Barnet speak unkind-
ly of Molineux?"
Never. on the contrary. he always spoke
kindly of him.
An adjournment was then taken.