Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
SAW THE BLUE PAPER
Miss Melando Gives Important Testi-
mony in Molineux Trial.
In DEFENDANTS ROOM IN NEWARK
She Used Some of the lncrini-
mating Paper Herself.
MR.. EEK OBJECTIONS

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE Moli-
| neux trial was resumed today, after a re-
cess from Friday. Mamie Melando of New
ark, N. j., was called as witness by Mr..
Osborne. Mr.. Weeks objected, saying that
he had not finished with his examination
of Expert Kinsley. He said that neither
the prosecution nor the defense had COM
pleted the examination of Kinsley, and
that it was unfair to call strange witness
at this juncture. Mr.. Osborne declared
that the woman had been in the house of
detention for some time, and she was
stranger in this city, and that 1t was un-
fair to keep her here any longer
Recorder Goff took the same view and al
lowed the woman to take the stand. Her
examination then begun.
Miss Melando testified that she saw the
blue-tfnted, interviewer crescent paper in
Molineux's bed room at the factory in
which he was employed at Newark.
This was the kind of paper which all
the applications for samples of medicines
were written, and which We're offered in
evidence.
Jurors Examine Exhibits.
There was a moments delay while the
exhibits We're shown the jurors.
Miss Melaado said Molineuxs room was
on the second floor of the factory in New
ark. She first saw the robins egg blue
paper in August, 1898, and saw it again in
October, the same year. There were about
half a dozen sheets of the paper when she
saw it last She took three sheets away,
she said, and one of them wrote 10
Peter Wilson Of lronton, n. Y. She said
she lost two sheets some time before
Christmas, 1898. She knew MolineuX's
birthday was in August. but could not tell
how she learned ii. She did not know the
exact date, but it was somewhere between
the 9TH and the 18th. She said she did not
come to New York willingly. In January of
1S99 she saw Mr.. Weeks al his office at his
request, and saw Moineux there.
She went to the office of VIM r. Guild,
lawyer OF Newark, at the request of De-
tective Glor of Newark. She did not
know that Mr.. Guild was a police commits
sioner She visited his office frequently,
once week, on Friday or Saturday, after
MolineuX'S arrest.
The witness said that Mr.. Guild had
never made any proposal to her to live in
one of the hotels.
MIR. Weeks objects to a Question.
did you once a week receive a check
from Mr. Gufld?
Mr.. Weeks objected and was sustained.
Did you receive that piece of paper from
Mr.. Guild?" asked Mr. Osborne, showing
the witness paper looking like a check.
Il object said Mr.. Weeks. The court
sustained the objection, and the witness
was turned over to the defense for cross
examination.
In answer to questions put by Mr.. Weeks
the witness said that it was after she left
the employ Of Morris Hermann & Co.
that she the robin's-egg blue paper in
MolineuX's room. She swore that she had
never seen any similar paper, except in
MolneuX,s room, and on the two dates
mentioned before, in the months of August
and October, 1898.
1t was about the middle of the month of
October when she saw the paper for the
last time and took away three sheets for
her own use. She only wrote one letter to
Mr.. Wilson, and used only one sheet of the
paper. losing the other two. She used the
full sheet and an envelope matching the
paper which she took at the same time she
got the paper.
Miss Melando said she last saw Frederick
kuhl about three months ago He is a
laborer, she said, working in the color de-
partment of Hermann & Co.
How She Fixed the Date.
How do you fix the date upon which you
last saw tine paper?" asked Mr Weeks.
II only know it was in the month of Oc-
tober." answered Miss Melando.
Mr. Osborne took UP the examination.
Were you ever IN the factory after Oc-
tober 1882 he asked.
The witness replied in the affirmative.
1t was, she said, about February %.
the prosecutor
'1t was on that day." replied the wit
ness.
Did you see him?"
Yes, but not to talk with him.
Did you say anything to him?'
Merely passed the time of day., the wit
ness answered.
At this juncture Mr.. Weeks inquired If
the witness to be allowed to go from
the house of detention and if they, the de-
fense, could secure her in case they wished.
There ensued spirited argument between
counsel, and then Mr.. Osborne asked the
witness:
Miss Melando, when Mr.. Weeks sent
for you to to his office, did you
Gomez"
yes"
Whom did he send?
Robert Zeller,' she answered.
Mr.. Osborne wanted TO ask If she would
Mr.. Weeks objected and the court sus-
tained him.
Questions by the Recorder.
The witness next asked few ques-
tions by the recorder.
Miss Melando, you say you have seen
similar papers 10 this. Have you?" The re-
corder held up a sheet Of robin s-egg blue
paper.
Yes"
You do not mean that you have seen
this paper?" holding up the exhibits.
mo, cannot say as to that. have seen
paper similar to it. though
Further questioning the part of the
recorder brought out an identification of
the paper by the witness, who recognized
1t from certain marks other than exhibit
marks that were on the paper. The court
then asked her If she went often to Moli-
neux's room, and Miss Melando answered
in the Affirmative
why did you go there?"
For friendships sake
In. answer to further questions she said
Molineux frequently gave her books and
small tokens of friendship; that there was
never any one else present when she visit
ed the room, and that he did not know she
took the three sheets of paper and envel-
opes. She told the recorder that she
thought somebody had spoken to her be-
fore the defendants arrest, but could not
remember who it was. Molineux had al
ways befriended her, she said and been
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