New-York tribune., 1900-01-03
WEEKS CONFUSES CORNISH.
Continued from first page.
o-Where aha you axe 1t? Ain the club.

9--WWhheer so dIa y9g take T.? An the club.
.onnDid you read the directions the bottle?
A.-There was no bottle
Cornish explained that his stomach was out of
order, and he asked the bartender for something
for it. Some dry bromo seltzer put in glass
Tor him and he mixed 1t himself
Q.-You asked the bartender for something for
q. o;-You have been twenty years interested in
.,Q-And you, never recommended anything to
o;;oHow did You know it was bromo settler you
.Q.-You, didn't notice any peculiar taste about
e ee Is Hd d RGSm Ro Soee 7r %
taste about that? A.-No
TASTED IT FOR MRS ADAMS
right! 4Pid A1 you dd sSY to Mrs Adams That's all
o-After YOU had tasted II for her? A-No be-
fore. Her remark was the cause of my tasting 1t.
The question as to whether not Cornish took
his meals at the Knickerbocker Club at his
apartments at and near the date of Mrs. Adams's
death was discussed in detail 1t finally
settled by the witness answering that he took
OF them at the club, which he paid for out of his
salary of 5000 a year. and took the remaining
meals at his apartments.
Q:-Now, Mr. Cornish. why did you select room
IN IN West Elghty-fourth-st. when your business was
m to 9e Gek ar Tr for 81 fa and db find me
.,oEDld the selection of that room @ come from
the ssf fact that Mr. and Mrs Rogers also lived in
9;1Did you ever call Them at No. 10 West
Q.-When did you live in this street? An Oc-
Q.-Did you ever meet Mr.. Rogers there? A.-No
.,Q;-Did you know that they were separated at
that time? A.-No.
THE ROGERsEs' SEPARATION.
A discussion ensued between witness and counsel
as to when Cornish learned Of the separation be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers. Cornish asserted he
could not remember when he got this information.
and Mr.. Weeks attempted TO bring out the fact
that he had been in the room when Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Mcintyre testified to the date Of
the separation but was forbidden. The matter
was then dropped Mr.. Weeks proceeded to ques-
tion Cornish about his birth and the positions he
| occupied up to the time he came to New-York.
Cornish said he married In 1885, He was born
! In Hartford, and went to Chicago in 1893
Q:-Did your wife go with you? A.-No. she
AQgsbaow s long 8 did your wife remain in Chicago?
Cornish said that he lived at Twenty-sixth-st and
Walbridge-ave. He denied that he had ever lived
at No. 46 Thrty-fourth-st. in Chicago.
Q45@Your wife got got divorce from you, did she
not E6d 61dYes' Ye9 dne2 in MSTGh Snd 1881 Mrs sr.no
she odMaIa dsa In 1891 1884, svor ,ron, 90 NJ, son.
Q.-Where did you first meet her? Al wouldn't
Q-You knew her name was not Mrs. Small? A
Q:-What were her two names? A-You ought
find out. ~
Mr.. Weeks moved to strike out that answer and
Recorder Goff ordered so Cornish said in answer
TO the question that her real name was Mrs
Cassidy Mr.. Weeks went on with a searching
examination as 10 Cornlshs relations with Mrs
Small.
Q.-Did you know her husband? A-No
,,Q..lou knew she had a husband? A.-No
Q.-she had child. didn't she?
Cornish replied that she had He said that he
had her sent to hospital before she died and
that he paid the money to give her decent burial
In answer to one of Mr.. Weeks's questions bear
ing upon Mrs. Smals illness. Cornish replied with
irritation: You ought TO know all about that
The physicians told your detective all about it -
Then you have had occasion O go out to Chicago
and inquire about these things?' Mr. Weeks sud
denly asked. .,-
Cornish hesitated moment and replied: "Yes
have been there"
Going back to the subject of Mrs Adamss death
Hl; weeks asked Cornish If Mrs Adams had had
any breakfast on the morning of December %
when she took the supposedly poisoned bror,o
setter He said he thought she had taken notb
ing; that no one had eaten ANYTHING exnlainino
taat ne ala not think there had been any place at
the taole disturbed Mr.. Weeks had Cornish 90
again over the story of his personal illness a. ~
nat that morning. He said he stood by his state
lneht that he did not think for forty-eight hours
ai'ei 'idt any attempt had been made to poson
hiih although he might have said to the hall hoy
when he told him TO go get doctor "tbat some
one was poisoned" He could not remember rr
Hitchcock having said to him, This is a eoIdeD
opportunity for you to get even if you have got
any enemies
The witness went over again in great detail the
story OF his travels from the fat to the undertake
er 8 ONCE and to the telegraph office where he
sent message to Mrs. Hovey, and of his teIe-
phonlng 10 Assistant District Attorney McIntvre's
ONCE He then told again of the trim downtown
When' while riding on the elevated train ne had m
ieaVe the train five times the way because of an
inclination to vomit. Cornish repeated his conver
satlon with Mr.. Mcintyre far as he asserted he
could remember it, but was certain that Mr. Mo
!ntyre d1d not tell him that he had received word
from the Coroners Office that there had been
suicide In the fiat at No 81 West Eightv-sixthst
THE VISIT TO YOCUM
Upon leaving Mr.. Mcintyre Cornish said ba
cailed upon Mr.. Yocum chemist in Ferry-st
office? A.-Not that / remember " -0'"iH .
,e3io C3MiHad you eaten anything since you took the
Q-Hadn't eaten an apple? A.-No
Q-Had you drunk anything? AWNo.
Hont nat @ Gd MI focum give You to relieve you?
.Q.IDon't you know what he gave you to drink?
Q-Was 1t blackberry brandy? Al don't
I know; Mr Yocum can tell you. He will do SO on
10 oGWas Was there special for you going
didn't you go back TO the fiat? A.-That 1 can't
We'll he was my friend and Wanted Sieef to- feI Aim Aim
of what had occurred ~ M
know. u"i
Q.1You went out and took drink, didn't you?
Q.-Mr. Mcintyre says you were with Yocum untu
ABOUT = o clock A-Mr Mcintyre is mistaken.