The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-28
R. B. MOLlNEUX.
Concluded from First Paee.)

same person who wrote the accredited writ
ing of Roland 3. Molineux wrote the letters
signed IL n; n 9; Barnet on ana q6e tH IraGne GoFnlSh'
you realize the gravity OF this
claim?"
you have compared the several docu-
ments with the wrapper on the poison bot
tle?"
Have you any opinion as to who may
have written it|'
'Unhesitatingly my opinion is that the in
scription on the poison wrapper was written
by the same person who wrote the docu-
ments signed Roland Molineux.'"
BY a Juror-Could those effects be OBJ
tanned by a person who might have had Mr..
MolineuX's handwriting in his possession?
NO, sir; it might on one or two letters,
but would be impossible for any one TO car
ry it all the way through the documents l
Albert S. Osborne, of Rochester, N. Y,
was the next handwriting witness. lie was
as positive as the preceding witnesses that
Moiineux wrote the poison addresses and
the forged letters
Prof. Persifer Frazer testified that he had
been a student of handwriting for the last
twenty-one years. He has been employed
his letter signed Roland Molineux' is the
hand that wrote the DOCUMENTS in dispute
signed Harry Cornish and H. c. Barnet "
Witness declined absolutely to qualify the
DR.. William e. Hagen. Of Troy, an exam
AiANA y 0AoDQACh ulHl WI OAlh AiC ndQ -
amined the three sets of in the
case and the letter signed Roland MolineuX
and was convinced that the same hand
Professor Daniel p. Ames, of Elizabeth,
n. j., was the next witness. He said he
had been an expert at handwriting for
thirty years. His testimony was in line with
that given by the other experts and he also
testified to the strength of his belief in his
own deductiors. He said: In my opinion
all these documents were written by the
same hand. There is no doubt in my mind
whatever: do not believe that it is within
the bounds of possibility for but one man to
have written those documents"
Roland b. MolineuX sat and listened to the
testimony of the handwriting experts with
out hetraying any nervousness at all: Not
so with his father, however General Mol
ineauX seemed almost on verge of collapse
during the better part Of the hearing.
CASE SUMMED UP.
It was Just 4:30 o'clock when District At
torney Gardner arose and announced that all
the evidence in the hands of the people had
been given and he faced the jury and began
to sum up the case. He explained to the
jury the reasons for the delay in bringing
the case 20 an investigation, saying that it
was necessary to determine whether Mrs.
Adams had in reality died of poison. Pro-
fessor Witthaus did discover poison in the
contents of the bottle and as soon as it was
possible for the district attorneys office TO
go ahead with the inquest 1t did SO. I'm
consequence of the publicity which the case
was given continued Mr.. Gardiner, Ger
tain persons became suspicious and were
put on their guard: Certain methods had,
therefore, TO be adopted to disarm suspi-
cion. The first witness who was placed on
the stand (Cornish) was made to suspect
that he was the guilty party, and the evil
dence he gave was the evidence of a man
full Of CONSERVATION. But in this direction
we disarmed suspicion from the really
guilty person. Now the very next man to go
upon the stand (MolineuX) was the person
that the public had settled upon. How
the community reached this conclusion is a
question. When this witness was called and
my able assistant treated him in such an
apologize manner. 1t was done to diSaTm
him of suspicion. There was a general feel
ing of anger against the district attorneys
office on this account. But we had a duty
to perform. We were placed In the posi-
ton to make it appear that Cornish was
really the guilty person. Then the guilty
person seeing that he was not suspected,
was perfectly willing to give us all the hand
writing we wanted. And We got it."
Continuing he said: you have Just heard
the evidence as given by these experts in
handwriting. That seems to me to be con-
elusive. There IS another element in this
case of wonderful Importance. That is the
circumstantial evidence which was brought
ont. There were the purchase of the bottle
holder. Where was that bought? In New
ark. on the Dist day Of December. Roland
B.: Molineux was in Newark on that day.
Where was it mailed? on the Broadway
side Of the posto1lice. MolineuX was in that
vicinity at the time it was mailed"
THE WOMAN INhTHE CASE
Colonel Gardner then went on to tell the
circumstances under which Molineux adj
mitted on the stand he met his wife and
said: Now that woman's character (mean-
ing Mrs. Molineux) has been portrayed in
this courtroom by her own testimony. For
a thousand years down to the present time.
murders of this kind. it has been demon
strated, have been committed on account Of
two reasons-jealousy or hate-and in the
large majority OF instances either by q