The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-15


to Barnet did he pay her attention." wit
ness was asked.
Yes. He called upon her. sent her flow
ersr took her to dinner and paid her other at
tentions due a lady from a gentleman
NOT JEALOUS OF BARNET.
Molineux said he did not know that a pic
ture was taken of his wife and Barnet to-
gether He did not know that Cornish had
ever had any communication with his wife
| Mr.. Osborne asked witness if he knew
whether his wife was ever in love with Bar
net. Molineux replied that he thought his
wife admired Barnet, but he had never been
| jealous of Barnet nor had he expressed any
| hostility towards him. He did not know
| personally that letters had assed between
Barnet and his wife. but he had heard that
| his wife had written to Barnet during the
| summer
Mr.. Osborne picked up a letter from the
| table and asked witness if it was in his
wife's hand writing
ut appears to be. to the best of my knowl-
edge" said Molineux. He also said that he
had never seen the letter. but that he knew
| his wife had written and that she had done
so with his consent.
when was that letter written?"
Shortly after I heard Barnet was sick
! | think the date was Nov 25."
''She was not your wife then?'
"No."
Witness said he had told Miss Chese-
brough that Barnet was sick and he be-
! heved he had suggested sending him flow
! ers. Mr.. Osborne began to read the letter
! which was as follows:
! II am distressed 10 learn of your illness
| | arrived home Saturday and am exceeding
" sorry to learn that you have been so
indisposed. Won't you let me know when
| you are able to be about? / want SO much
| to see you Is it that you do not believe
me? If you would only let me prove to
! you my sincerity. Do not be cross, and
pray you to accept my very best wishes.
! Yours BLANCHE"
! Witness said he had no reason to believe
that Barnet was in love with Miss Cheese
brough Witness said he never had hired
a letter box and did not know anybody
that had
"Mr Molineux" said Mr.. Osborne, did
you ever smoke or chew opium?"
Eyes, about one year ago. Once or twice
to see what it was like"
Not to dream?'
NO Just to see what it was like"
Mr.. Mo1ineux said he had visited China
town ten or twelve times with friends to
look around and have a Chinese supper. He
was there couple of times to see the
Chinese consul about the sale of a yacht.
Are you a particular friend of Chuck
! Connors?"
Mr.. Moineux said that he had been able
| to do favors to Conuors and that COnnors
had shown him around Chinatown.
| Mr. Osborne suddenly changed his line of
! questioning and said: by the way, do you
| know anything about cyanide of mercury"
ANSWERED IN A LOW TONE.
The witness became extremely serious and
| in low tone said: ''Mr. Osborne. l have
! never seen cyanide of mercury; have never
made it. I do not know anything about it.;
never knew how to make it and never knew
how it was made"
Gould you make it?"
| Il suppose if | had a book beside me
| could make it. My idea Of chemistry is
confined almost entirely to the making of
| dye colors. 1 do not know anything else." "
did you ever take cyanide of mercury"
| eff I had, l do not imagine 1 would be
| here at this time"
Il want to find the persons who would
have motive in sending Cornish that cyan
ide of mercury Do you know anybody who
| was Barnet's enemy?" asked Mr. Osborne.
Il do not.
In answer to other questions witness said
he did not know of any one who stood in
! Barnets business or love affairs. He was
engaged to his wife before Barnet's death,
but had no letters to prove it, He said that
| if he had known of any human being who
held a personal hatred for Cornish or Bar
net he would have let the district attorney
| know about it long ago.
4 sr,ko -ko1
tator. was here asked if he had any ques-
tions to ask Moineux. His counsel in
! structed him to say that he had not
| In answer to a question Molineux denied
that he had ever known Mrs. Kate J. Ad-
ans or any of her family.
did you ask Barnet to leave the Knick-
erbocker Club and with you to the New
| York Club?'
Eyes. There are little suites at the New
York Athletic Club and 1 wanted him to
share one with me-
"At that time you knew Barnet was inti-
mate with Miss Chesebrough?'
"Yes"
"Was it with the intention of finding out
how friendly they were that you invited
Barnet to live with you?"
! Molineux laughed aloud and said: "Of
course not I wanted him to share the ex-
1
| penses."
Joseph Foore, night watchman at the
| Knickerbocker Athletic Club, was called.
He said he went to Mr.. Barnet's room dur
ing his final illness and Mr.. Barnet told him
that he thought he had taken poison. He
asked Barnet what poison he had taken, and
Barnet said it was Kutnow's powder. Foore
put his tongue to the powder and he said it
tasted like a mouthfull of pennies. He sent
for DR. Phillips. When the latter came
| Barnet was vomiting Foore said that it was
general gossip throughout the club that
Barnet believed he had been poisoned. All
the employees knew it. Barnet told him, some
days before he died that he had taken poi
| son enough to kill fifty men.
Mr.. Osborne asked Mr. Weeks to have
Mrs Molineux present tomorrow morning
and told Cornish that If he would bring his
friends, Mr. and Mrs. Hovey, he would put
them on the stand as soon as court opened.
Hovey was in Mrs. Adams's apartments
when she died. Adjournment was then TAX
en- until tomorrow.
MUST PASS ARMY BILL.