New-York tribune., 1899-06-09
MOLINEUX NAY GO FREE.
Us BAIL REDUCED TO $1,000 IN THE
CORNISH CASE.
ASSISTANT DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY OSBORNE
DOES NOT OBJECT, AND THE CHARGES

.ssrsrANT DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY OSBORNE
DOES NOT OBJECT. AND THE CHARGES
MAY BE ALLOWED TO LAPSE.
,,sa. Newbureer in Part OF the Court OF
General Sessions. yesterday afternoon hxed 'he
hau ~ Roland B. Moneux. charged with as
sau,t IN the first degree for sending cyanide OF
roarcurv 10 Harry j. Cornish. at S5,0Oo George
Gordon Rattle OF counsel for Molneux, ex-
n,sined TO Judge Newburger that when the May
Grand Jurv failed to find an indictment for mur-
dar against his client on the charge OF sending
cvan.de OF mercury to Cornish. which resulted
in the death Of Mrs. Kate j. Adams. ana
Molineux was discharged he was rearrested on
n warrant issued by Judge Jerome. IN Speciai
Sessions charging him with assault IN the
first degree in sending the poison to CORNISH
He said that pending the examination. the pan
for Molneux was fixed at SlOOOO When 'ne
case was called before Judge Jerome exan,ina-
ton was waived and no bail was fixed by Judge
Jerome.
Justice Newburger was not inclined to flx the
bail Yesterday and asked that the case Ne sent
10 Justice Mcmahon. Assistant Dlstrlct-At'oi-
ney Osborne then stated that Justice McMahoh
had had nothing 20 do with this assault case
Thereupon Justice Newburger. Assistant DIS
fr,ct Attorney Osborne and Mr.. Battle held
short conference. Justice Newburger afterWaru
fixed the bail at $1,000 Assistant District-At-
torney Osborne made objection 10 'he
amount Neither did he consent TO It, MI bat
tie said he would furnish the bond this morn
ing
The fixing OF the bail without objection on the
part Of Mr.. Osborne is taken as an lndica'ion
that the case will not be brought before the
Grand Jury at this term. 1t was said by some
Z, the attorneys who heard Of the fixing OF ban
tnat IL looked very much as If the Dlstric'-
Attorneys office intended to let the case lapse
Nit Osborne was asked If he intended 10 secure
another warrant for Molineux's arrest on q
charge Of murder or any other charge he re-
piled that he had not made UP his mind what ne
would do.
A new witness in the case is said to be Dr'
A. Monae Lesser, Of No 10 East Sixty-hrst-st''
who in February 1898. received a note sigheu
III Cornish" asking for advice. The reply OF
DR. Lesser was sent TO q private letter-pox' II
was in effect that examination must De hau
before advice would be given. the man "ho
sent the letter called upon DR.. Lesser ana was
examined Dr lesser advised him TO go TO a
specialist but for a stomach trouble lnclueht w
the disease that required special treatment 'he
physician gave a prescription Dr. Lesser askeu
the man how he spelled his name, ana the man
replied "B-a-r-n-e-t."
The District Attorneys Office has tried TO con-
meet Molincux with the Adams case by calilng
experts to testify that letters signed cornish
and Barnet" making inquiry about drugs were
written by Moneux and that Molineux also
wrote the address upon the poison pa paeNn5u TrSo
Testimony by DR.. Lesser that the man VINO
sent letter signed III. Cornish ana later cav
his name as Barnet" was not Moineux would
tend TO destroy the District-Attorney's case