The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-28
SHADOWS ANNOY
MOLlNEUX JURORS
Complaints Made to Recorder GoR
Against the Actions of Over
Jealous Detectives.

New York, Dec. 27.-Two things OF
interest, if not of Importance, We're de-
veloped at the trial of Roland B. Moli-
neux to-day. The first incident was the
protest made to Recorder Goff against
the policy of "shadowing' made by the
district attorney. The jurors claim that
detective has been assigned to each
member and that the shadows had all
lowed their zeal to outrun their discre-
tion. One of the Jurors told the recorder
that he had attended Christmas tree
festival on Christmas night and that
his every movement about the tree, even
the actions of his children, had been
closely watched. To have his every
word and his every act scrutinized, the
juror said, was a condition that was
rapidly becoming intolerable
Foreman Martin, who was one of the
complaining jurors, seemed to think
that the entire range of the domestic
and business economy Of the jurymen
had been made the subject of a close
scrutiny by the ambitious detectives.
1t is said Recorder Goff told the jurors
that he could do nothing for them and
they went away anything but we'll
pleased with the situation.
Assistant Attorney Mcintyre, in ex-
planning the action of the district at
torney's office, said Is detectives had
been selected to watch the members
custom to employ men to Shadow
jurors during an important murder case
and that the precautionary action thus
taken was in the interest of justice and
the public good. It is understood, how
ever, that orders willy be issued to the
shadows" to give the jurors as little
trouble as possible in the future.
The other incident of interest oc-
Cured during the cross-examination OF
Handwriting Expert Ames of San
Francisco who is the author of a book
on biblical Mythss'
Mr.. Weeks inquired whether the ex-
pert had ever written this sentences:
Again ignorance and fear tremble
and are PROSTATE before self-seeki1g
cunning and fraud. according to the.
firm of Moses, Jehovah &, Co., unlimit-
ed re-estabiished; articles of co-part-
nership perpetual; powers omnipotent,
capital infinite; realms terrestrial and
celestial and Moses it's general finan-
cier."
At this point Assistant District At
torney Osborne objected emphatically
to the Introduction of these writings OF
Expert Ames for the purpose of preju-
dicing the jury. After a lively battle
of words for a few moments, the re-
corder called MI. Weeks to order and
ruled that the law allowed no religious
testimony of witness and that an af-
firmation does not necessarily embrace
a declaration of faith in God. During
recess Clerk of the Court Brophy ex-
planned that Expert Ames had merely
affirmed, when taking the stand; that
he had not used the words so help
me Cod
The day was largely devoted to tech
nical examinations of Handwriting Ex-s
perts Ames and Tyrren. Nothing new;
or important was developed The trial,
which is now in it's 44th day. has broken
the record for murder trials in New
York county by one day, with the
prosecution apparently not having half
finished its side of the case. 1t is un-
derstood the state will introduce very
little, if any, additional expert hand-
writing evidence, and that expert medi-
cal witnesses will soon be called to the
stand for the purpose of proving the
body of the crime and showing that
| Mrs. Adams really died as result Of
an administration of the contents ef
the package.