The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03

Mrs. Small that she had died in 1884, that
her real name was Mrs. patterson, tnat
he had sent the woman to a hospital be-
fore she died, and that he had paid the
expenses incurred in connection with her
burial. Cornish was apparently irritated
by the searching questions asked by the
attorney for the defense. ana finally re-
torted:
You ought to know all about that
The physician told your detectives all
about it,"
Significant Questions Asked.
Mr.. Weeks paused a moment. and then
asked Cornish II he had gone to Chicago
to find out about what the detectives had
done. Cornish hesitated and finally ac-
knowledged going out to Chicago and
making inquiries.
Mr.. Weeks then compeiied the witness
to go over the story of his own illness,
on the morning of the death of Mrs.
Adams, once again. He was closely ques-
toned concerning his visit to the office
of Mr.. Yocum, whom Cornish styled his
best friend He was asked as to the
route that he took in going from Yocum's
office up town on December %. This line
of questioning was significant, as 1t de-
veloped the fact that Cornish passed the
general postoffice, and that he had thus
been given the opportunity Of mailing the
poison package himself. Cornish never
fiinched, but Acknowledged being In that
fore he received the fatal package. Mr..
Weeks succeeded In making the witness
acknowledge discrepancies concerning the
also errors in his statements to the news
papers as to the manner In which he was
dressed at the Adams apartments on the
morning of the murder. Cornish also ac-
knowledged that at one time he thought
Felix j. Gallagher wrote the Harpster
letter.
When Intercepted regarding certain
statements given out to the reporters,
Cornish said that he had searched for man
fold copies and notes at the clubhouse.
but that they had been stolen. He denied
making an appointment with a reporter Of
the New York Journal and Offering to sell
for $1,000 a story as to who sent the poison.
but he acknowledged meeting for the
purpose of ascertaining who first gave
Molineux's name to the Journal
The Defense Foreshadowed.
Mr.. Weeks succeeded in getting the wit
ness to acknowledge that in 1897 he wore
a white alpine hat with black band, but
he. denied wearing a hat of this char
regarded as significant chiefly because of
the fact that a person wearing hat OF
this description is known to have rented
private letter boxes and received letters
which have figured in this case Cornish
testified that the connection betweea the
poison package address and the handwrit-
ing of Molineux was fist mentioned by Jno.
D. Adams He denied purchasing works ON
chemistry in December, 1898.
Juror Asks Questions.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Osborne
again took Cornish In hand and asked
him whether he had ever heard Mr.. Car
valho the handwriting expert. say that
Cornish could not have written the poison
package address, Cornish said that he
could not remember. When Cornish said
that the poison box had been tied with
string Juror Edgar remarked It must
have been sent as open matter. Mr.. Os-
borne thanked the juror for the suggestion
and added that he would endeavor to fol-
low 1t up. Juror Billings asked the Wit
ness whether he had ever had his desk
broken open prior to the time that ne had
1t opened forcibly to get the bottle and
bottleholder and remove 1t from the club
to the Adams fiat and the witness replied
in the Affirmative.
witnesses ms to Receipt of Poison.
After the attorneys for the prosecution
and the defense. Recorder Cot and the
jurors had questioned Cornish Harry A.
King, a broker on the consolidated ex-
change, was called to the stand. King
testified Cornish had shown him the Christ
mas present which he thought had been
sent by friend: that he went to the
water cooler intending to take dose OF the
bromo seltzer that he found no water in
the cooler and gave up the attempt. He
identified the poison bottle and the bottle
holder as those he had seen at that time.
The next witness was Patrick J, Finnen