The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-29
ONE BESIDES BLANCHE
There are Now Two Women
in the MoIineaux Case
UNLESS BOTH WERE SHE
Her Own Statement in Reply
to the States Charges.
UNLESS B0TH WERE SHI

| visiting the washington Hotels jersey
| City, with a tall, stylish woman, one of
whose eyes was faulty, They remained
there usually but one night but on one
occasion at least, lived at the hotel a
week.
The description of the woman TALES
with that of Mrs. Roland B. Molineaux,
who was Blanche Chesebrough.
On the authority of Barnet's most int-
! mate friend, however, the Journal Is able
to state on these occasions was not MISS
! Chesebrough, but a married whose name
| has never been mentioned in connection
| with the poison case. These friends OF
| Barnet say they were acquainted with
| the woman who was infatuated with him,
! and that their relations were no secret
| to Barnet's circle of friends. The state
ments Of Barnet's friend are further borne
out by the fact that the couple first visit
| ed the hotel before the date on which
Mrs. Moineaux says she was introduced
to Barnet.
The police and District Attorney Gardi-
| ner nevertheless attach Importance to the
! discovery, and have exhausted every eff
fort to get the hotel register and hand
some parasol which "drs. Barnete" left
at the hotel and never called for.
During the past two days Detective Nc
Cafferty, of Chief McCluslky's Office, has
! been four times at the hotel, questioning
]. B. Hamlin and ]. B. Hamlin, Jr., the
proprietcrs of the hotel, and Clerk Con-
molly in an endeavor to fix the identity Of
the woman.
McCafferty's instructions were to secure
the parasol and register in order to settle
the point and establish a motive for the
murder of Bhrnet. Chief or Police Muir
ply, Of Jersey City was there to back up
McCafferty's demand, but the hotel peo-
pie refused to give up either parasol or
register, saying the parasol might be call
for at any time by their guest, and they
had constant need of the book.
So the parasol a. dainty, expensive
Partisan thing, of green plaid, white silk
and lace remains in the hotel property
room where it has lain for months.
The visits to the hotel Of Barnet and
the woman whom he presented as his
wife began in May, 1897. They last regis
tered there on August 9. 1898. Barnet
died at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club
November of the poison he took in a bottle
of Kutnow powders that came to him
through the mail.
The couple always registered at the
Washington Hotel as 'Mr. and Mrs. c.
Barnet" except once, when the woman
came alone and registering informed the
clerk her husband would arrive later.
They always occupied the same suite
rooms 215 and 216-the best suite in the
house. and had their meals served in their
rooms. Mrs. Barnett kept to her rooms
excepting when out for a walk, but Bar
nett though he did not mingle with the
other guests. was terms Familiarity with
the bartender and the clerk and frequent
ly stopped at the desk to chat with either
the proprietor or the clerk while on his
way from the cafe to his room.
In registering Barnet did not attempt
to disguise his writing. He dropper the
III" and added an extra ''t'' to his name,
but with these exceptions the signature
was on every occasion in the firm, steady
handwriting with which members of the
| Knickerbocker Athletic Club were so IA
/ miIiar
Barnet and the woman visited the hotel
on April last, and remained at the hotel
| until April %, with the excepting of one
night, when they went away after dinner
| and did not return until the following
| day. While at the hotel during the month
| Barnet had with him bull pup. The hall
! boys cared for the doy whenever "AIrs.
| Barnett was away. The dog took sick,
and Barnet said he had been poisoned.
They next visited the hotel on July 81
It was on this visit that the woman regis
| tered. The writing IS of the upright, an
| guar style and shows the writer was eth
| or nervous or had not removed her glove
| when she registered. On this visit the
| couple only remained until the following
| day.
| Their next visit was in August 9. The
| signature in the register IS in Barnet's
! handwriting They remained over night.
! and when they were about to leave the
/ following day. Mrs. Barnet" who was
! attired in light Summer clothing though
| it was raining furiously, borrowed an
| umbrella from the clerk and left her para
! sol. saying that she was going to Phila-
| delphia and would return for it in a few
| da.-s
She never did call for the parasol and
| it lay in the property room forgotten until
! the poisoning of Mrs Adams and the
! charges against Molineaux brought 10
! light the poisoning Of Barnet and the re-
! lations between Miss Chesebrough and
the dead man.
:. 3. Hamlin. Jr., said last night;
The Barnets stopped at our hotel many
times but we knew nothing about them.
Mrs. Barnetts parasol remained in our
/ property room and viii stay there until
the owner calls for Il. as she may do at
/ any time. Whether the man was Fl. 9
Barnet, who was poisoned. or the woman
was the present Mrs. Molineaux we. Of
course, 90 not know
District Attorney Gardner will probably
da<.
Captain McClusky, acting under the m
st1Eetions OF District Attorney Gardiner.
Is straining every nerve - establish -ha
identity Of the woman Who visited .bs
Hotel Washington. Jersey CITY. with
Henry c Barnet on many different occa-
sions and az one time lived there fer near
ly month With his wife
The efforts of the police were lireS.ss
toward establishing. # possible. thar ne
Mrs. Barnet' was Blanche Chesehrourb
now the wife Of Roland B. Nro4rel.,v
District Attorney Gardiner assured can
tain McCiusky that If il could ,,s sgov,
that Miss CAesebFough had lras D5.,
Barnet as his wife al any time or n,s,e
it would form the strongest link y n.
chain Of evidence 10 estah lfsh a r,o4;,-,
fCr the killing of Barnet.