The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28

THOROUGH MOLINEUX.
be A heated argument followed, but
Hnally Mr.. Weeks was inGuced to SIT
down, after Coroner Hart Lad refused
TO rule on any questions.
Edward b. Hay, handwriting expert
OF Washington, D. c., the next witness,
testified that he had examined care
tully the admitted handwriting of Mr.
MoHneuN with other writing. and also
with the inscription upon the wrapper
~ which the poison bottle was mailed
he said that the same person wrote
the. accredited writing Of Mr. Molineux
ana the letters signad H. G. Barnet
ana Harry Cornish and also the in
Scrlption on the wrapper OF the poison
bottle.
Molineux sat by his counsel Mr.
Weeks, like a statue. His arms were
iolded and he stared straight at the
witness. Once he whispered 10 Mr.,
weeks and smiled. This was the only
case. al '''o
In answer to Col. GARDENERS question.
nay stated that While the handwriting
OF MollneuX throughout his work done
prior TO this case ana in the ordinary
transaction of business made the COM
Parlson stronger than Tie Cornish and
Barhet letters, the latter gave conclI-
slNe evidence that they were written nv
MoineuX. He said that there were in
olcatlons of habit in the spacing. of
words ana the pictorial effect which
were convincing. He called attention IN
the H in Harry to the simiiarity he
tween the RS in MolineuX's writing
and the RS written on the wrapper in
Fourty' and in 'knickerbocker and
10 the finish of Cornish" the caDitai
'C' in Cornish and the * in the
word Knickerbockar. He said that i'm
the word club the slant was almost
identical.
The witness gave a minute idea Of
his reasons for his opinion, calling at
tention to various little habits and
characteristics and way finally asked
by Col Gardner:
Have you any doubt in your mind
that the party who wrote the address
on the wrapper around the poison bot
tie was Roland b. Molineux?"
= have none whatever"
clain?" 0'''
Il DO. I would not give my opinion
| II l were not absolutely certain in my
NINA as to its correctness"
| Henry l.. Tolman of Chicago, hand
writing expert was the next Witness
/ he stated that he had examined the
! EXHIBITS of Mr.. Molineuxs Handwriting
! together with letters and documents
signed III. c. Barnet and Harry
! cornish, also the inscription on the
wrapper, Witness said:
! me same person who wrote the ac-
| credited writing Of Roland b. MolineuS
! wrote the letters signed H c. Barnet
and Harry Cornish, also the inscrip.
ton on the wrapper"
DO you realize the gravity of this
Perfectly"
! Witness said that all the writing had
been written by person who was
peculiar and nervous.
The writer began with squirt and
was unable to carry it out. There
We're general characteristics of a per.
son of nervousness throughout He be.
gan with a large, heavy stroke ana
| continued down, until the last letters
We're quite small"
In response to further ques tioning
| witness said: "Unhesita tinely my opin-
! ion is that the Inscription on the poisor
| wrapper was written by the same per.
| son who wrote the documents signed
| Roland MoineuN. There is a marked
! similarity OF construction and d spe-
| cific resemblance in way Of ending the
! letters
BY iuror--Could those effects be OBJ
| tained by person WIN might have
! had Mr.. MolineuN's handwriting in lis
| possession"
Witness-"No sir. il might on one
| on two letters, but it would be i'm
possible for any one u. carry it all
the way through the documents / have
! handled"
Albert 5. Osborne, a teacher in the
| Rochester n. ", business institute and
a handwriting expert, testified that he
had given diligent study to the present