The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
charged at the meeting on March. II in th.
! mlnutes. Do You know why he was ale.

material. and Mr.. Weeks replied that he
shown i. 1t might become material II It was
refused TO admit the question. Mr. Weeks
'V SRb nn exception to the ruling
BY the RECORDER to sit with him on the bench.
Mr. Weeks asked questions about Race in a
number n Of different ways and about Races
corder Until he asked bid f%1 You S After hs d hs
e on rye recelye letter from him. and did you
rfs dams Of sG$t f'i bse ssed S on Letter. IT,
Weeks produced the letter. which was a letter
5eS Snni ,o "A, Adams An nSntifedit
Weeks took up the amateur circus and asked
think Mr.. Molineux prepared t." replied Mr..
M9SiI did any enc edit III A. assisted Mr..
show you sheet OF paper and AJAX II that
sa r1rt Of the original copy OF the programmed
@ Task whether the ink writing at the bot.
TON OF that sheet is In your handwritinef A.
:, . Have lave you any doubt aboutt' A That is
cations shG, mis- Eeper be marked for donn
net me me see r." d,cm N Mi Mr. Osborne
We'll Will. too. and You can't stop me-" as
sla.e Mr.. Osborne. Give me that paper. Mr..
* appeal to your Honor" said Mr. Weeks.
Mr W S dssiincsi e iSqf at Il he has
thve me that paper said Mr.. Osborne
and R osSSrpe rep lice s ssy' ySSi
Honor's PARDON
STOLEN FROM HIS PRIVATE PAPxRs2
II show you" paid Mr.. Weeks. two sheets o,
RSpsSr ana , ask YOU yoq know in whose
hSnded sheets Of c sne sane With %r 10
ing TO Adams. When Adams saw them his
a{. d tnrnet almost purpls HI. eyes snapped.
writing, AMI call the attention OF the Court to
the TACT that some Of my private papers have
to member Of my c9ese fraternits on ,e irSt
ternity business. and ! ask that IL be not pro-
duced in this trial. IL was stolen from my
There; there exclaimed Mr.. Osborne.
lance q The mehods When 9u Pro ssae s2T ;hs
ssa sS' i Keep ' shs , s
court oicer aud Adams, feanine ' t hs1 Gi ia
was crying no. no. no and Mr. o,Sorn me sss
repeating his assertion. Keep II. keep It," and
Wise Finally the y Goar. 20 su GEE Sor' In edge
In whose possession was this letter when Il
cane into Gourti" asked the Recorder.
Then return the letter to Mr.. Weeks" said
Osborne. was beratine, the court otiieer FOR Tor
not having Eiven the letter TO Adams when
way he ds%ahdsG '%f DO 0 You take axe" them hem
and then he decided that as the Letter wa;
marked for Identification It should remain 10
With the understandins." said Mr.. Weeks,
that the paper lie not to be seen by any one
With that understanding" said tho Re-
Now; Mr. Adams" said Mr.. Weeks. tell u,
= refuse g answer any questions sbou. that
MIR. Weeks evidently thought il wasn't worth
nshting about and he HANDED ap several other
his handwriting and they were marked for
Identification.
THE BOGUS POISON ADDRESS
Mr.. Weeks new got the newspaper fake
rstuTT" Of the address on the T"'en dpNSesaS
had seen a duplicate Of 1t when 1t was printed.
aud then he swore that when he saw Il he saw
the handwritins OF Moiineux, ami he i'm
med la oily began to hunt up Noineu1's hand
g. On Friday. Dec. 30, 1898, did you take
th9t handwriting 70 Cornish with some hand.
" g. Do y You o%' Know What handwri,Ips Of tho
defendant you took at the timer A. know
Of he rsRss d sSR & 81 tG
and "a OF Moiineux. admitted handwriting
These are lettcr~ addressed to Adams; He
the Knickerbocker Athletic club
g. Unto that time you had not seen Exhibit
.. And You saw similarities in this news
Paper picture to Moi6euh5 nrt handyTitins ana
@aSd vs. Mhs' y %sag ySa Y ssHs 1O
o How N uch study did you give to the defend
20 Rfs 1s ess
A. Al OF the previous afternoon. The resem-
b!ance struck me NE moment ! saw Jaw T. and I
Tho Jury looked bit incredulous and Mr..
Weeks handed the nowspq2Egsr picture 70 them.
hands Of Lyman 4, Foster he look Cd a, Adams
9uizzcally and said; Are you a handwriting
am mott, said Mr., Adams.
Q by Mr. Weeks. Now. Mr.. Adams. win You
at that picture ans a1 ae at fns
marked peculias!tis,s struck you In the writins'
made a long speech. saying that the ,cross-ex-
| animation was wandering; that time was
co 9r to permit the time OF the iurymen. who
were men Of business, 10 DO taken up The
another man independeptly Of him he said
f Soek s htsIetic Cub Gs and the word Sornish
and IN the general pnevenness OF the hand
M M tSs ire ssn msn Mho sad Mo
neux's name In connection with the poison
| package and Adams replied that he could not
know that Mr., Weeks said that finished his
| cross examination.
| Mr. Osborne was on his feet instantly, and he
| said: Adams. ut that time did you have in
| mind Barnet's deathy"
Mr. Weeks shouted out an obiection, and M.
| Osborne asserted that as weeks had tried 10
| ind the state OF Adams's mind when he found
| similaritles in the handwriting Of Molineux
| and the handwriting on the poison package.
he. Osborne, bad right TO knew fully Ahams's
| know. he said. that Adams had In mind the
| death OF Barnet by poison that he suspected u.
! and that II was that which had something to do
| with his conclusions" -
All this was, getting before the jury when M
| Weeks said: II except to the remarks OF the
| District Attorney made in the hearing OF the
Mir Osborne" said tho Recorder severely,
| you have no right to make such statements.
| Mr. Osborne got Mr.. Adams to say that he
had had to do with handwriting for twenty
| years that ne was acquainted with the hand.
| writing OF nearly all al tho 400 members OF
| the Knckerbocker Athletic Club. and then he
| handed one OF the Barnet letters 10 Mr.. Adams.
I'm whose handwriting is that" he asked.
SAYS MoiINEUx WROTE IT.