The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

sity. who had correspondence with Mol
ineux; Samuel Pittinger, cashier of the
New York Athletic Club.
Lewis jacobson, who worked in New
York drug store, testified that he knew
Cornish and Mrs. Rogers well and that he
frequently saw them there. He said that
he had sold bromo-seltZer to Mrs. Rogers.
Cornish in his testimony swore he had
never tasted bromo-seltZer, and Mrs. Rog-
ers said she had never bought any of the
stuff The assistant district attorney, in
cross-examining jacobson, got the witness
to admit that he could not remember the
names of any others of his customers who
drank bromo-seltZer.
The defense then called William ]. Lieii,
proprietor of a drug store near the house
where Mrs Adams had died. Cornish testi-
fed that when Mrs Adams became sick ne
ran to Liell's store and Liell gave him
aromatic spirits of ammonia. Liell cor
roborated that testimony. He said Cornish
seemed very much excited. but that he did
Emma Miller testified she sold the bottle
holder in which the poison was sent after
the store lamps were lighted, and b. HUFF.
degen's store at the time. He says a man
brushed by him and asked to see a silver
bottle-holder. but witness did not see him
buy it. He described the man. his descrip-
ton tallying with that of Miss Miller.
MRS. STEPHENSON'S STORY.
Mrs. Anna c. Stephenson, of Brooklyn,
the eagerly awaited witness who says she
saw the poison package mailed by a man
not Molineux, was called late in the after
noon. Men and women stood on their seats
to see her, but order was quickly restored
in the courtroom. Replying to question
as to what she did Friday Dec %. 1898.
Mrs. Stephenson said she went to the main
postofice in New York to mail a package
and got in line with other persons A man
i'm front of her with a package aroused her
no
and she saw the name Cornish" and the
words "Knickerbocker Club" on the pack
age. She said the man left the postoffice
and she did not know where he went after
that The poison package wrapper was
shown to the witness and she said the ad-
dress looked like the one she saw i'm the
postoffice. Mrs. Stephenson said she at
tended the coroner's inquest and saw Moli-
neux. She was sure he was not the man
and told her husband she ought to make
known her knowledge. He persuaded her
that there was no occasion for her to mir
up in the matter. When the trial was on
she went to offer her testimony but was
shut off by the decision of the lawyers TO
offer no defense. Then after Molineux' s
conviction she sent word of the evidence
She had to give to General Molineux.
'Is that, the man you saw with the pack
age in the postoffice?" asked Governor
Black as Molineux stood up.
''It is not said Mrs. Stephenson with
added emphasis.
.'Do YOU think you could recognize the
man who mailed the package?" asked Mr..
Osborne in opening his cross-examinat ton.
81 think / can.
"Do you say Cornish is that man?'
at saw he looks like him.
Cornish stood up at the invitation of the
assistant district attorney and he and the
witness regarded each other steadily
us that the man?" Mr.. Osborne said
''It looks very much like him." Mrs.
Stephenson replied.
But is it?''
.'To the best of my recollection IL is"
Mrs Stephenson said Ii was at the first
trial that she first recognized Cornish as
the man who mailed the package She
testified that there were three stamps on
the package, and the wrapper was put be-
fore her. 1t had five stamps on IL, and
witness said she probably had noticed three
of them which were in straight line at the
top and had overlooked the lower ones
Replying TO questions by the assistant
district attorney witness said she had been
i'll with nervous prostration and that she
had read all the newspaper stories of the
death of Mrs. Adams. Witness was asked
to read the wrapper. but said she could not,
having left her reading glasses at home.
She denied that her vanity ever was ques-
toned. She said she had asked for divine
instruction as to what TO do in this case
and had prayed On redirect examination
she said she prayed every day for divine
direction. Court adjourned at this point till
tomorrow.