The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-10

IllIll TO lOS6 his pOSlllOll w lGl WilAco7
heard about the handwriting 1t struck
him that the writing on the wrappers
| was like the writing of Molineaux. He
| had not the original of the wrapper,
| but the fac-simile in the newspapers
reminded him of Molineaux's writing.
Mr.. Adams had shown him some of Mol
ineauX's handwriting and asked IL it
was not like the newspapers fac-simile.
Adams was really the first man to put
the thought into his mind. Witness
did not know of any disagreement be-
tween Molineaux and Adams. Witness
had never had quarrel with Molineaux
in his life.
Then the only points you had against
MolineauX," said Mr.. Osborne, were
that he demanded your discharge from
the Knickerbocker Athletic club and
that Mr.. Adams suggested that this
handwriting was like that he published
In the newspapers?"
THAT is true" the witness said. "Well
before you made the charge"
Il did not make any charge"
Don't you think it was charge
when you told the chief of detectives of
New York that the only man in the
world who could have done it was Mol
ineaux?"
@ mo, made no charge. Anything
said to McCluskey was made as a sug-
gestion to aid him in his work" Cor
nish said that he had heard that Molin-
eauX since leaving the Knickerbocker
club had written letter about him.
In answer to Coroner Hart Cornish
acknowledged that he had said this
morning that Dr. Philips told him Bar
net was poisoned. Witness knew of no
one who had common cause Of en-
nifty toward himself and Barnet. He
knew Barnet very slightly. During
BaInet's illness he had heard that the
patient was not being properly cared
for. Mr.. Weeks produced a letter and
Mr.. Cornish read it and said it was the
letter he had referred to. The letter WIS
written by Molineaux to W. w. Schiw-
ler 1t suggested that Cornish be dis
ciplined and enclosed letter from Cor
nish to Bernard j. Wefers the sprinter.
Cornish added that letter was the origin
of his trouble with Molneaux. The let
ter accused Weeks Of dirty dealing
and declared the writer "had 1t in for
Weeks and would never let up until he
got even"
weeks is Barlow S. Weeks, presi-
dent of the New York Athletic club.
Molineaux's contention was that Cor
nish had no right to refer so disrespect-
fully to the president of another club
and should be discharged. At this
point Coroner Hart adjourned the in
quiry until tomorrow. The examina-
ton of Cornish will then be continued
1t was said after the adjournment that
1t was not at all sure that either Mr..
or Mrs. Molineaux would be called to
testify.
District Attorney Gardner was asked
how he liked Cornish's attitude as a
witness. II was only in the court room
for few n1inutes,'' he replied, "and did
not see nor hear much. I have been
told since, however, that he evaded some
of the questions. 7 have complete con-
ldence in Mr. Osborne's ability to pump
him dry. The fact that Cornish gave
Mrs. Adams the poison Is in evidence
and it behooves him to clear his own
skirts. Under the law his admission Of
giving the poison makes it impossible |
to secure his indictment for murder.
or not this will be done re-
mains of course at the discretion of this
office"