Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-04
M 0 LlNEUX ON TRIAL
Alleged Poisoner of Mrs. Adams Before
Recorder Goff
First Blood for Prosecution-Court
Allows Reference to the
Barnet Case.

NEW YORK. December 4.-Roland d
Molireux's trial for the murder of Mrs
katherine ]. Adams by poison, which be-
gan nearly three weeks ago in the court Of
general sessions, was resumed today after
a recess from last Wednesday,
Before the proceedings began today Dr.
Alexander McLane Hamilton. carving a
huge valise and large sheet of cardboard
upon which was diagram of some sort
appeared in the court room. Or. Hamilton
said, in response to inquiries that he was
in the court room the medical adviser of
the defense. He said he would not be
called a witness.
When the chief clerk called out Roland
q. MolineGx to the bar the prisoner was
brought into the loom. He was smiling
cCmplacently and walked jauntily. AS he
stepped up to the bar he greeted his father
affectionately, but turned Immediately and
began consultation with his counsel
An important Witness Appears.
Just as the court opened, Miss Emma
Miller of Newark n. j., who is said to
have sold the silver bottle holder which
figures In the case was brought in by an
assistant district attorney.
1t had been said that the prosecution
would introduce a stereopticon for the pur-
Gof would not allow the preparation Of
such arrangements today.
AT the request of counsel for the defense
the Indictment found before the July grand
jury was read to the jury. The Indictment
was read in full, the prisoner listening at
| tentivey and composedly
When the reading of the Indictment had
| concluded Mr. Weeks moved for it's dis
misSal on the ground that the proof was
not sufficient and requiring the district at
torney to elect the indictment on which he
would prosecute.
Mr.. Osborne recited the facts attending
| the death of Mrs. Adams on December IS.
| 1895 and detailed the investigations car
| RED on by the detective bureau and the
| district attorneys office. including the ex-
| animation of Harry S. Cornish who had
| called in DR.. Beaman Douglas to attend
| the poisoned woman. DIR. Douglas said
| Mr.. Osborne, had attended a similar case
| OF poisoning only week before, the pa
| tient dying. Mr.. Osborne then said tina.
| the man who died was Henry Crossman
| Barnet
Mr.. Weeks objects.
| Mr.. Weeks, of counsel for Molineux. pro-
| tested against the name of Barnet figuring
| in the trial at all. He said that Justice
| Williams in the supreme court had ruled
! that all evidence relative to Barnet was
| not admissible. Recorder Golf interrupted
| and said that Justice Williams only ruled
| on the evidence itself and not the name of
| Barnet. He thereupon Overruled the OBJ
| lection of Mr.. Weeks. and Mr.. Osborne was
| allowed to continue, which he did by de-
| scribing the illness and death of Barnet
| Poisoning is scientific business gentle
| men of the jury" Mr.. Osborne said land
| is becoming more and more so as years 90
! by. From the history of the earliest known
| and recorded cases the mistakes of one
| poisoner have been improved upon by those
| following"
| Mr.~OsbOrne told the jury that they must
! look for a chemist to find the sender of
| cyanide of mercury. and Furthermore Won
| must look for a chemist engaged in work
| ing in dry colors-the business of the de-
| PENDANT