The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-28

NEW YORK, Dec 1.-TWO things of
interest, If not of Importance, were de-
Veloped at the trial of Roland B. Moli-
neux today. The first instance was the
protest made to Recorder Golf against the
policy of Swallowing" adopted by the
district attorney. The Jurors claimed that
a detective had been assigned to each
member, and the shadows" had allowed
their zeal to outrun their discretion. Ore
of the 10 ors told the recorder that he
had attended a Christmas tree festival
on Christmas night, and that his every
movement abut the tree, even the ac-
lions OF his children. had been closely
watched. To have his every word and
his every act scrutinized, the juror said,
was vexation which was rapidly becom-
ing intolerable.
Foreman Martin, who was one of the
complaining jurors, seemed to think that
the entire range Of the domestic and bust
ness economy of the iurymen had been
made study of close scrutiny by the
ambitious detectives.
1t is said that Recorder Golf told the
jurors that he could do nothing for them.
and that they went away anything but
Well pleased with the situation
Assistant District Attorney Osborne, in
explaining the situation of the district
attorneys office, stated that fifty detect
ives had been assigned to watch the jury.
He explained that it had been the custom
to shadow the Jurors during an impor-
tant trial, and the action thus taken was
in the interest Of justice and public good.
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be issued to the Shadows" to give the
jurors as little annoyance as possible
during the rest Of the trial.
RELIGIOUS TEST.
The other incident of interest occurred
in the cross-examination Of Handwriting
Expert Ames, of San Francisco, who is
the author of book on Biblical Myths"
Mr.. Weeks inquired whether the expert
had ever written the sentence:
Again ignorance and fear tremble
and are Frustrated before self-seeking
cunning and fraud, according to the firm
of Moses, Jehovah and company CunltmIt-
ed. re-established; articles of copartner-
ship perpetual; powers omnipotent; capt
tai infinite; realms terrestrial and ceIes-
tial, and Moses its general financIer"
At this point Assistant District Attor-
ney Osborne objected emphaticalIy to the
Introduction of these writings of Expert
Ames for the purpose of prejudicing the
jury
After lively tilt Recorder Golf called
Mr.. Weeks to order, saying that a relig-
tous test was not necessary, and that an
afirma ton did not necessarily embrace a
faith in God.
During recess Clerk Brophy explained
that Expert Ames had merely affirmed
when taking the stand, that he had not
used the words so help me God"
The day was largely devoted to techni-
calities OF Handwriting Experts Ames and
TyrreI. Nothing new or important was
developed.
The trial, which is now in it's forty
fourth day, has broken the record for
murder trials in New York county by
enc day, with the prosecution apparently
not having half finished it's side Of the
case. It is understood that the state will
introduce very little, if any, additional
expert handwriting evidence, and that
expert medical Witnesses will soon be
called to the stand for the purpose of
proving the body of the crime, and show
ing that Mrs. Adams really died as a re-
suit of the administration of the contents
of the poison package.