The age-herald., 1899-03-05
Roland Burnham MoliEeaux Gradually Drawn Into Trap and Shown Up As the Man Who Appears to
 Have Done the Deed Out of
 Hate and Jealousy.

pOlSOHlH6 SdoO hoS iSoSiSN ~@ SA climax. Roland Burnham Molin- eaux has been indicted for the murder of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams and will soon be tried for his life.
 The principal evidence against Molineaux comes from an array of handwriting ex- perts who declare that Molineaux wrote the address on the bromo-seltzer package to Harry Cornish at the Knickerbocker Attn fled as the man who rented the letter box in the name of H. c. Barnet, who was also poisoned, and died in his room at the Knickerbocker Athletic club in October.
 The history of this case up to the present time is one of intense and thrilling in terest.
 It will be remembered that during the lat ter part of December, package was re- ceived at the Knickerbocker Athletic club for Harry Cornish. the physical director of this club. The package contained sii- yer bottle holder, in which appeared to be a small-sized bottle of bromo-seltzer. The package contained no card Cornish sup posed it was sent by some friend, and Joked with his associates about it. One of them wanted dose from the bottle, but coulo find no water at the time. The lack of water saved his life.
 Cornish boarded with Mrs. Rogers, daughter of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams. day or two after the reception of the pack age Cornish was awakened by Mrs. Rogers and was told that her mother, Mrs. Adams, was unwell. All three of the parties had been out to a late supper the previous evening. Cornish had shown the promo seltzer bottle to the ladies on the previous day and they had some discussion as to whence it came. However, no suspicion Of its contents had been aroused. Cornish got the bottle, prepared a dose, and gave IL 10 Mrs. Adams. After swallowing 1t she com plained of it's intense bitterness, and in few seconds fell over in fit of convulsions Cornish himself then tasted the concoctlon and was made very i'll. He, however, ran out for doctor, but before anything could be done Mrs. Adams was dead. The doctor touched his lips to the powder contained in the bottle and he was likewise made H. Cornish and the physician, however, re- covered.
 Investigation Begun.
 The police and the entire detective force were called in and immediately began work on the case. For more than a month 1t seemed that no clue to the man who sent the poison in the bromo-seltzer bottle could be gotten. Chemists analysed the powder and found it to be cyanide of mercury. It
 nJzA, jet photographer could buy it. Cornish was closely questioned as to who could have any personal grudge against him. Suspic- ion was centered upon Roland B. Mo lineaux, a young chemist living in Brook lyn, and the son of General E. L. Molin- eaux
 About this time attention was called to the suspicious death of H. c. Barnet, member of the Knickerbocker Athletic club, who had rooms at the club and who died there during the previous October It was supposed that his death was caused from an overdose of Kutnow powders, which he was in the habit of taking. This suspicion led to the exhuming of the body of Barnet, removing the stomach, and having it chemi- cally tested. It was found also that traces of cynadie of mercury were evidenced in
 
 the organs
 The detectives and police then went to work with renewed vigor to discover the enemy of both Barnet and Cornish. It was discovered that someone had rented box in private postoffice up town in New York at one time in the name of H. c. Barnet, and at another time in the name of H. Cor nish, and had received various packages addressed to this point.
 It was also discovered that the silver holder from the promo seltzer bottle was bought in Newark, N. J., by man with beard. It was also proven that false beard had been bought from wigmaker in the same city on the same day. It was further ascertained that Moli- neaux was employed by firm of chemists at Newark, N. J., and that the package. containing the poison. was mailed from the general postoffice in New York. It bore the simple address, ."Mr Harry Cor nish, Knickerbocker Athletic Club" etc.
 Suspicion was attached to Molineaux. He employed Barlow s. Weeks and other able lawyers to defend him. He pretended to aid the detectives in their work, declared he was not guilty, and laughed off intima- tions to that effect. He said 1t was true that neither he and Barnet, nor he and Cornish were very friendly. In the mean time, handwriting experts from all over the country had been employed, but they could get no samples of Molineaux's handwriting No compare with the address on the pack