The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-28

mo sir. 1t might on one or two letters,
but It would be impossible for any one
20 carry It all the way through the docu-
ments I have handled
SURE Al THE UiHERs.
Albert 8. Osborne. Of New York, was
the leNt handwriting witness. nc was az
positive as the preceding witnesses that
Molineaux wrote the poisoned address
an. the forged letters.
Prof Percifer Frazier testified that he
had been student of handwriting for
the last p years. He has been employed az
an expert in the courts. IL reply to a
question he s..l1:
''rhe hand that wrote ldis letter signed
, Roland Molineaux is the hand that wrote
the documents in dispute signed Harry
Cornish ard II. c. Barnet"
>. -tness declined absolutely % qualify
the statement.
Or. William uagan of Troy. said he
hal examined the three sets OF documents
I'm the case and the letter signed Molin-
eaux and was convinced that the sane
hand wrote all.
Prof Daniel +. Ames. Of Elizabeth, n.
J was the next witness tie said he had
been an expert at hanrwrlting for 30
years His testimony was in line with
also testified as to the strength OF his be-
hot In his own deductions
MOLINEAUX IS COOL
Roland b. MV@ineaux sat and listened
to the testimony of the experts without
oetraying any nervousness. Not 50. wan
his father. however. General Mollneaux
seemed almost on the verge 0f collapse
during the better part Of the hearing
IL was just ABS o'clock when district
attorney Gardiner arose and announced
| that all the evidence In the hands OF the
people had been given and he faced the
jury and began 70 sum up the case. He
explained to the jury tho reasons FOR
bringing the case 70 an Investigation,
saying it was necessary whether Mrs.
Adams had in reality died OF poison.
Prof wltthaus did discover poison I'm the
contents Of the bottle as soon as Il was
possible for the district attorneys office
to go ahead It did so. "In consequence of
the publicity which the case was giving
| continued Mr.. Gardiner, certain persons
| became suspicious and were put on their
guard. Certain methods hau therefore TO
| be adopted to disarm suspicion The first
witness who was placed on the stand
Cornish was made TO suspect that he
was the guilty party and the evidence he
| gave was the evidence of a man fun OF
CONSERVATION. But in this direction We
| disanned suspicion from the really guilty
| person. Now the very next man to go on
the stand CMolineaux) was the person
that the public had settled upon.
"How the community reached this cona
clusion is a question. When the witness
was called and my assistant treated him
I'm such an apologetic manner, II was done
to disarm him Of suspicion There was a
| general feeling Of anger against the dis
trict attorney action on this account.
,,o were placed In a position 60 make it
appear that Cornish was really the guilty
| person. Then the guilty person seeing
ne was not suspected was perfectly VIII
ling to give us an the handwriting we
wanted. And We got It,"
| Continuing he said;
SOME oF THE EVIDENCE.
"You have Just heard the evidence as
given by these experts. That seems TO me
60 be conclusive. There is another element
in this case Of wonderful Importance
That Is the circmstantal evidence
bought ncNuzy "taho ssucf ETAOIN IN
which was brought Our. There was ti'
purchase Of the bottle holder. Where wal
that bought In Newark on the INST Of
u December Roland B Moliueaux was It
Neward on tnat day. Where was II mail
ear On the Broadway side OF the Post
office. MolineauX was In that vicinity al
the time il was mailed"
Colonel Gardiner then went on 10 tal
} of uhe circumstances under which Mollo
eaux admitted on the stand nc met h'i
wife and said:
Now that wOman's character (mean
.
In this court by her own testimony Fol
a thousand years down 10 the present
r time. murders Of this kind Il has beaI
demonstrated have been commi,.lei a
account of two reasons-iealodsY and
hate-and in a large majority Of instan
ces. either by a woman or degenerate
r Mr. Gardiner again alluded 20 tho cnar
acter Of Mrs Molineaux and dsngna.et
her a woman"
He said the deaths OF Barnet ana Mrs
Adams could not he separated. harne
mad been poisoned by the pOwler gen
through the mails ana tho 1a0 no s,n
it must have been on MI nate terms win
him ani acquainted with the fact tha
Barnet used Kutnow pow ie: M1lneauE
he sali was that persJn.
''Now. In the killing y pavnet, wher
was the motive. We have 1t by clrcum
Z stantial evidence. Barnet was attentiv
| to Blanche Cheseborough He wlned he
, and dlned her. invited her % his roOu
and she accepted. They were In fact o.
the closest terms Of intimacy lhe othe
% man wanted her 10 marry him and Bh
{ finally consented TO do 90, bat she love
Barnet. Sne came 10 New 1 rx AMI wen
b. b I've from place 10 place win no sp
Is parent means Of support ami no one {
!. cave for her And now we come . one q
o the most remarkable things connecte
l with the case"
= Mr. Gardiner then read the letter wri
I. ten 10 Barnet when he was ill, aud said
d rs that the language Of an orlinaf
n friend % anOtherr
II General dolineaux interrupted him
q crying out YES II H."
~ The coroner silsnced him and the dii
! trfot attorney resumed, lie dwelt upon u
IL fact that Mrs. MOuneaux had sent flower
y and a letter 10 Barnet only - days "
. fore her marriage and discredited u
~ statement Of MolineauK that no naa pa
fg for the flowers.
IL h clear that Mrs. Moiineaux love
Barnet, but know Molineaux had goo
q prospects and she wanted 20 be taken Ca
~ Of. these we're the motives said
n Gardiner
"a Colonel Gardiner here took pu Aoli
eaux dislike for Cornish and spoke
n Mollneauz' vidt % Chinatown and
II intimacy gith perscaa there.
il Coming 10 the hiring Or the letter DO
es Colonel Gardiner said; I'm one instan
~ a., f-os svaa rqufad IN tbe name Of H.