Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
IDENTIFIES MOLINEUx
Hickman Declares he Rented Letter Box in
Barnet's Name.
Suspected Man Calls the Witness a
Liar-SensatiOnaI Incidents in
Adams Inquest Case.

NEW YORK, February 27.-Nicholas
| Hickman, the proprietor of the private let
| ter box station, identified Roland b. Mo-
| lineux the man who rented the letter
box from him. TO this box, it is alleged,
| letters addressed to III. G. Barnet. were
sent. Molineux called Hickman a liar.
The identification of aMoineuX by Heck
| man was dramatic. After testifying to his
business and that he had rented letter
box for one month to man who had given
the name of III. c. Barnet and that this
man had called for letters about sixteen or
twenty times. Mr.. Osborne asked the wit
ness: Gould you recognize him if you saw
him again?"
Yes said Hickman.
"Who is hep demanded Mr.. Osborne.
Hickman answered: Mr.. Molineux.
There he is
Molineux heard the accusation without
change of color or a trace of agitation. He
leaned forward with his hands on the table
and, staring at Hickman, said emphatic
ally: Il never saw that man in AID street
(where Heckman's letter box agency isl.
Il saw him at the hotel where I was on
| exhibition and at Newark, where a man
brought him to me and asked if I was the
man. He's liar
That's ALL" said Mr.. Osborne, quietly.
Hickman started to leave the stand.
Mr. Coroner" shouted Weeks, lin the
Il insist that Mr.. Weeks be STILL" shout
ed Col Gardiner.
Il insist" detained Mr.. Weeks. that
this witness who has offered to make half
dozen statements for pay, be asked"
But he was shut off in his remarks by
the coroner.
William J. Kinsley the handwriting ex-
pert who has been employed in the Adam
case, testified that he had studied the hand
writing on the wrapper of the bromo settler
bottle and the handwriting of the men sus-
pected and that he had no doubt that Moli-
neux wrote the address on the package
sent to Cornish and which eventually
caused the death of Mrs Adams.
Il insist. shouted Colonel Gardner. that
Mr.. Weeks be silenced for contempt of
court"
Despite Mr.. Weeks efforts to have Heck
man cross-examined he was allowed to
leave the stand. the coroner saying that he
promised the district attorney to conduct
the investigation in his own way. Mr.
Weeks was not punished. That closed the
incident, and Emma Miller, the Newark
saleswoman who sold silver holder SIM
liar to that which held the bromo-seltzer
bottle, was called to the stand.
When the inquest was resumed Jos. Koch
who keeps a letter box establishment at
1920 Broadway. where box was rented in
to the witness chair. He testified that he
only once saw the man who rented it. He
gave the name of H. Cornish. Koch said
he was near sighted and did not think he
could identify the man who rented the box.
The man had never called for mail. Koch
said three pieces of mail had arrived for
Harry Cornish A box of kutnow pow
ders, letter from a drug firm of Cincin-
natl and box of capsules.
Roland B. Molineux then entered the
court He walked to Il seat beside one of
his counsel. Barlow S. Weeks. Mr.. Osborn
answered that he had no further questions
to ask Koch.
Mr. Weeks said: Wont you ask him.
Koch, if he identify any one here?"