The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29
BARNET'S DEATH LET In.
NE GrTs INTO THE MoLINKUx CASE
SOMETIMES As az. h."

rt.onrntIy n. Barnet, Out Plain--His symp-
tom. Described as Like Cornish's--J. -.
Adam. Examined About Cornish. Mol
iucuS OuarrrIs-Cross-Exam animation Put
oG-Corni.h Tell. Of Mrs. Adams. Death.
yss,ar,l,v. tho forty-ifth day Of tho trial OF
WAND - Molincux accused OF the murder OF
,Ir. katherine !. Adams. brought out the
rrst testimony that has been offered that gave
D.. ,b. .pry, n whose hands MolineuSs life Ia.
A. mixing Of the facts directly connected with
Incense that they arc trying. Harry y. Cornish
y.,. called to The stand and told how he re-
c,,rrI the package containing a bottls OF
,.s.urd Nrrnio settler. n dose of which caused
The death " Mrs. Adams. When court ad-
.,urrc' tor the day there was still no evidence
LAT Mrs Adams had died OF the poison. but
cornish was stIl on the stand and there was
,,.Irt-c that the evidence would come out to-
dUv.
cornish was preceded on the stand by John
y Adams. the Secretary Of the Kpickerbocker
Athr,t, club. who told Of Molineuxs resisna-
tion rom tho club because Of differences
ar,.tug out 81 he conduct OF Cornish. but the
differences that he described were compare
tya.v trivial ~ motives for murder. They oil
occurred year before Cornish received the
h,,f'c W roi-un by mail. Adnms's appearance
NTH. -'ani WAS particularly interesting be-
cause NJ the beginning OF the case his hand
writing wns one Of those that the police picked
out 10. 'N"'"'""'''" W Wv i .,
rcr. His appearances wae surprise ana Tor
that reason MoineuN's counsel was not pre-
rar,I TO com ate his s-eIaminaton and
tb,,wes adjourned until to-day.
N.siIo4 these two Witnesses there were two
dor,ors on the stand one. DR.. Lewis A. Coffln
hal attended -nish at the knckerbocker
Athletic club ,l' DAY Mrs. Adams died.
ava .uw o. ia" poison from the same glass
.,,,, ,yltrb Mrs Adams had drank The
,.- ~. wsrIsr,c ph,lIlps. wa. associated
,,,I, pr ,olln IN the cnse o. Cornish. and he
l.a,-.yr,u.Iy h.an called into the club to at
nav 80 ', -, ,.h, /, "a ,iro,ad ale, d,nd
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'ryuu ia u mercury poison SIX weeks oefor"
Ne. NInr,.'s death. IL Is the contention OF
.'a,,..i,, ,h.t thu cams nerson ..nt
NV ''"'' ,"''" "a NV
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,aa, Barnet hal taken a dose OF cyanide OF
mercury. The lawyers for the defence fought
every inch OF the rroeeedlns' to Keep out testi,
mOny about Barnet anu the recorder seemed
TO lc'ieye that tho defence was right While
h.S "ee'S.ous "e'' - - W., Wv.
''ace they were all OF them oroad enough 70
Jet the testimony about Barnet get in and In
The tw"yo or hiteen speeches Una, assistant
District Attorney osborne ih1le N the course
o. thu fight he was Permitted e explain Tor
he ini.rmG,i'n ct the curt" all nat ma,
case the Recorder merely tc!IiuG the jury tina;
they must di.ryG&td cyery'h nG ma, was sal
M'lneux looked more serious while he test
m"hy ., ~" aoS,%r M sne" unan ne
had something Of drawn rNrr"Ssion. But
y remarSahle chang cane over nun whe.
John . GaaGHs %&Hb I ~" Gs earnce VEN ~
ADAMS th.te cane musn w Ms 'aS W,
2nEhed az iTss' ~" wStS"eI Af",% w., closely
To- two minutes at a lime lac kept his eyes on
him without wlnking. Those near him could
detect atw,nkl. in his eye. When cornish
even higher. NOT once during the tine that
Cornish WAS on the stand did NO.iueuN have a
serious Sxrresson On his ,ar AM the lose ZIG:
ut-- talking and laughing with his counsel AZ 1
irleu1s who could get close enough to speak
with him.
LAST OF ThE EXPERTS ron WHILE,
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other p"rsuu might be able 70 make copy.
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That no one els" n thlS word could possibly
have written the address that you hold In YOU
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