The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-05
ARE AFTER BLANCHE
Police Theory Connects Ro-
land MOIineaux's Wife
WITH THE POISON CASES
Their Ingenuity Evolves a
Startling Plot.

New York, March 4.-The Journal says:
When Roland B. Molineaux Is placed on
trial for the murder Of Mrs. Kate Adams,
1t viii be necessary for the state to estab-
lisn a motive for the crime. The motive
for sending she package OF poison to Cor
mony Of Cornish himself. But as Iolineaux
may be indicted for causing the death Of
H. c. Barnet also, and insomuch as it will
be necessary in this case also 10 establish
a motive, it has become essential that the
state learn everything which IS discover
able concerning the life of Mrs. Blanche
Molineux, formerly Miss Blanche Cheese
brough, present wife OF the accused muir
derer.
Hatred Of Cornish, jealousy Of Barnet
these are the motives which the district
attorney has already named.
The district attorney did not go out of
his way in selecting his words concerning
the relations between Mrs. Molineux and
Il. G. Barnet He declared that he had
proof Of Mrs. Molineux's love for Barnet.
The states theory is that Mrs. Molineux
was attached TO Barnet both before and
after her marriage; that McIineux knew
or suspected this and sought to remove
the man who knew her when she was
Miss observation-disclosures closing that
chapter in the life Of the woman he had
taken for his wife.
Leaving the possibility that Mrs Molin-
eux knew Of the plot to poison her former
lover out Of the question, Mrs. Molineux is
so closely related to all the persons and
facts IN the case, that the district attor-
ney has decided to make her entire life,
If possible, an open book.
She, therefore, becomes interesting in
degree second only 10 her husband
OF course she cannot testify against her
husband. But it is not her testimony that
the district attorney seeks. 1t is facts
concerning her.
Answers will be sought in their investiga-
lions TO these inquiries in particular-and
one Of them was asked by the dying Bar
net himself
How did Mrs. Molineux know that Bar
net was sick at the time she wrote him
letter Of coincidence?
Had she knowledge Of the plot against
the life Of Barnet?
Did this knowledge have anything to do
with her unexpected marriage with Mol
Ineux?
These question will probably be an
swered when another question asked bv
District Attorney Gardiner during his sum-
ming up finds reply. Referring to the let
ter Mrs. Molineux had written to Barnet.
In which she had asked Barnet 70 be al
lowed to prove her sincerity, Colonel Gar
diner asked the coroner's jury:
is that the sort of a letter a woman
who is about to be married to one man
would write to another whom she had
not seen for six months?"
I'm all the worlds history" said Colo
mel Gardiner, there has been but one mo
tive, as a usual thing, which has inspired
a person to kin by poison-love and jeal-
ousy. You have heard Blanche testify
on the witness stand. This woman's
character has been brought out here. She
has shown what kind Of a woman she is"
In view of all these circumstances the
district attorneys Office set its best en-
orgies to work yesterday on an improved |
edition OF the life of Mrs Blanche CHEESE
brough Molineux
Not much OF this life was brought ont al
the inquest. 1t is known that she e The
cnlio oil poor parents; that she IS an am /
bilious and clever woman; that she has =
cultivated voice, which secured for her en-
sagements as a choir singer; that she net 4
various members of the Knickerbocker
Athletic club; that after that she entered
me circle Of the Knickerbocker Athletic
club. wherein began the intrigues which |
save eventuated in murder.
MolineuX testified that he had mat bic
future wife on q yachting cruise IN the |.
Maine coast and it appears tina the becsr,o
ihiatuated with her Immediately He asked 1
ner 10 marry him, and it was long time
before she consented.
The theory Of the police concerning NroIi-
neuN' Barnet and the woman is interesting