Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-11
MRS. ROGERS STORY
Daughter of Mrs. Adams Tells OF
Latter's Death.
bow THE BROMO-SELTZER Was GIVEN
Cornish Opened the Seal and Drew
the Cork
QUESTION OF THE ADDRESS

NEW YORK. January 11.-Interest in the
trial of Roland B. MoIineux was enhanced
today by the appearance on the witness
stand of Mrs. Florence Rogers, who Is
daughter of Mrs. Adams. and who was
one of thos. present at the death of her
mother. In answer to questions Mrs Ros-
ers said that she was the only living daugh-
ter of Mrs Katherine J. Adams. and tha'
her brother Howard was the only SON She
was married fourteen years ago and had
lived with her mother, practically. ever
since her marriage. until the mothers
death. Asked then 10 state what occurred
on the day of her mothers death, Mrs
Rogers said:
Testimony of Mrs. Rogers.
81 arose at the usual time, and going out
Of my bedroom found my mother suffering
from a headache. She asked me if knew
Of anything that would ease the pain, and
1 said | did not. Then / thought of the
bromo-seltzer which Mr.. Cornish had. /
went to the door of his room and asked
him if he would not let ME have some for
my mother He gave me the bottle and
my intention was TO fix it for her myself
The bottle was sealed over and could not
be opened without the aid of a corkscrew
We then went to Mr. Cornish and told him
could not open 1t. He came out of his
room and, with the aid of a fork, which
he took from the breakfast table, broke the
seal and pulled the cork. He then meas
ured out a dose Of the bromo-seltZer and
poured it into glass of water and gave it
TO my mother. She drank it and MIR. Cor
nIsh went back to his room
"A moment later my mother was taken
violently i'll and almost tainted. I called
for Mr.. Cornish. and he came out. With
Mr.. Cornish's help she was carried into the
other room l tried everything l knew of
for person in faint. l used smelling
salts and ammonia
her an injection-a hypodermic syringe
was used, I think. There was something
said about using a stomach pump, but DR..
Hitchcock said that she had vomited so
much that there was nothing on her stom-
aCh
Beyond the Help of Doctors.
"Dr. Hitchcock said that he would like
to have another physician called In. and we
called DR.. Coffin. After he came DIR.
Hitchcock called me out of the room and
told me my mother was very sick. When
DR.. Coffin had looked at my mother he
said he could do nothing for her. After
that somebody placed a napkin over her
face and 1 told she was dead
Mrs. Rogers told her story of her moth
er's death without any trace of hesitation
and with visible sign of emotion.
When did you first learn about this bot
tie of bromo-seltzer?" asked MIR. Osborne
Shortly after Mr.. Cornish received it.
He told me about it
DO you know where the bottle holder
was placed when Cornish brought it
home?''
Yes. On the dressing table in my room
What did YOU do with the lumber anc
spoon used when your mother drank tn,
alleged medicine?''
Put it away.
and it was later given to the police?''
Yea
1T was not disturbed in the meantime?''
No
The Cross-Examination.
On Decentralization Mrs. Rogers sal
that she had left the apartment to atten
the funeral of her mother. but that tn
glass was locked in The sideboard durin
that time.
Did the bottle holder match the toile
articles on your dressing table,
Yes sir
Whore did you get them?''
Different places-bcusht some of them
some were given TO me-
When did YOU first see the bottl
hClder?'
ON the night of December %. about mid
ught"
Was there any discussion about the at
dress on the package at the time?"
There vas something said about tn
writing being disguised and u wonder VIII
sent IT.
Failed TO identify Moiineux
Miss Emma E. Miller, clerk in Hart
degen's store, Newark, " j. testified yes
terday afternoon that on December II, 1s9'
she sold a silver b1ttIe-hoder to a mar
She identified the holder sent to Cornisl
and which contained Il bottle of poison q
the one she sold on December Il. The i
rect examination of Miss Miller was bri4