The San Francisco call., 1899-12-28
JURORS OBJECT
TO ESPIONAGE
Incident of the Trial of
MOlineux.
DETECTIVES TOO ENERGETIC
FOREMAN MARTIN REGISTERS
a COMPLAINT.
Defense in the Murder Case Seeks to
Make Capital Out Of the Re
ngious Views of Expert
Ames.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Two things of in
terest, If not Of Importance, were devel-
oped at the trial of Roland 3. Molineux
to-day. The first incident was the pro-
test made to Recorder Goff against the
policy OF "shadowing' adopted by the
District Attorney. The jurors claim that
a detective has been assigned TO each
member and that the shadows" had al
lowed their zeal to outrun their discre-
ton. One OF the jurors told the Recorder
that he had attended a Christmas tree
festival on Christmas night and that his
every movement about the tree, even the
actions of his children, had been closely
watched. To have his every word and
his every act scrutiniZed, the juror said.
was vexation that was rapidly becoming
intolerable.
Foreman Martin, who was one OF the
complaining jurors, seemed TO think that
the entire range of the domestic and busi-
ness economy of the jurors had been
made the subject OF close scrutiny by
the ambitious detectives. 1t is said that
Recorder Goff told the jurors he could do
nothing for them. and that they went
away. anything but we'll pleased with the
situation.
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre
in explaining the actions Of the District
Attorneys office, said that fifteen detec-
tives had been selected TO watch the
members Of the jury. He said that 1t was
the custom TO employ men to shadow
jurors during an important murder case,
and that the precautionary action thus
taken was in the interest or justice and
the public good. 1t is understood. how
ever, that orders will be issued to, the
shadows TO give the jurors as little
trouble as possible in the future.
The other incident OF interest occurred
during the cross-examinatlon OF Hand
writing Expert Ames OF San Francisco,
who is the author of a book on Biblical
Myths" Mr.. Weeks inquired whether the
expert had ever written this sentence:
Again, ignorance and fear tremble and
are prostrated before self-seeking cunning
and fraud, according 10 the firm of Moses,
Jehovah * Co.. unlimited, re-established; !;
eTees eTs IN espa repms
terrestrial and celestial. and Moses its
general financier"
At this point Assistant District Attor-
ney Osborne objected emphatically to the
introduction Of these writings of Expert
Ames for the purpose or preJudicing the
jury. After a lively battle OF words for
a few moments the Recorder called Mr..
Weeks 10 order and ruled that the law
allowed no religious testimony OF wit
ness and that an affirmation did not
faith in God During the recess Clerk OF
the Court Brophy explained that Expert
Ames had merely affirmed when taking
the stand: that he had not used the words
/ so help me God.
The day was largely devoted TO techni-
/ cal examinations OF handwriting Experts
| Tyrrell and Ames Nothing new or i'm
portant was developed.
The trial, which is now In its forty
fourth day, has broken the record for
murder trials in New York County by one
day, with the prosecution apparently not
Z having half finished its side OF the case.
1t IS understood that the State will intro
duce very little, IL any, additional expert
/ handwriting evidence. and that expert
medical witnesses will soon be called to
the stand for the purpose Of proving the
body OF the crime and showing that Mrs.
Adams really died as a result Of the ad-
ministration of the contents OF the mail
package.