New-York tribune., 1899-02-22
MRS. MOLlNEUN TEN llf 'Eo'
osr1y QUESTIONED BY ASSISTANT
DrsTRIcT ATTORNEY OSBORNE
prpsoNAL QUESTIONS PUT TO HER
AND ANSWERED. FRANNNi ~''''
DoGERs. AGAIN on THE STAND.

pocFRS AGAIN ON Ihh SIAM
FENCES WITH MIR. OSBORNE.
.,-,. ,ouching the death of Mrs. Kate
,aoms Yesterday was one OF sharp ''''''"s,s
J. A'"', .,,,ol witnesses were Mrs. Florence x.
Us the daughter OF Mrs Adams anu "'9'
Foeo N,o,,eux. wife Of Roland 3. MolineuX.
p" ,an,e has been brought INTO the case
N"' Rogers who might in legal parAnce Do
"a on unwilling witness was examiner u!
-, district ttorney Osborne in care1uI'
,ottve way and was not compeled 10
"4 ,,,estions which were Of a personal nat
o" :, .ect she was protected from this both
b'' n.,,er Hart and the Assistant District
-. on the other hand, a list OF ques-
,os read 10 Mrs. Molneux by Mr.. Os-
"V"' ~. one Of which would have been ruled
court OF record as being Of a personal
80 and some Of them might be considered
'" -,.o, beine beyond the bounds OF decency'
= ,ortrast did not end here. as Mrs. Rogers
80 An inclination 10 argue with Mr Os-
81. and 10 evade direct answers to certain
..s,ions While Mrs. Moineux seemed disposed
en she knew about anything which might
=. IN solving the mystery.
y-hno II had been given out by the District
...r,av.s Office that the testimony or MIS-
- was Of vital importance 10 the solution
,,vsterv. her examination did not result
- ,,..,os,re ANYTHING startling. In fact a care
." % 80 of the case shows that the situation
-. ~. o,r,nlex and the mystery as deep az IL was
=, dow The District-Attorney's office Win
=, ~ trirnpets. took charge Of the inVesu-
md announced that the key 10 the mys-
,.-y was in its possession
-f-e my
and of comment among the people who are
catching the progress OF the WORK I"'s VIZ
- hos been increased by the declaration OF
.,s h,6ces OF the criminal courts thal 'Ae DS-
..,,.At,orneys Office has no cases READY loi
ham and they have 10 adjourn earlier eaoh
49, owing 70 this lack OF preparation on me
- ~ the prosecutor Of the county Ii.ls
'.-,,a,r, Of the judges s tax UP by the
..o,,a and Tribune reporters have repeatedly
80 comments on the evident slow work OF the
r,,.ric,- Attorneys ofice one case which is
.,.s nv MANY is that OF Dr. Kennedy VINO is
60 ,r pho Tonahs charged with numbering
-. t,.,-r,lds ~ the Grand Hotel on August
,e tSos This case. as exclusively told in The
tribune has been continued again ana again
o,,boneh Colonel Gardiner declared months ago
.,s, he was sura Of q conviction
7be-a are several other cases IN similar
condition and as a result while bulletins ana
s,e,enerts as 70 what Z going 70 oe done are
A..,g given out hy the Daucf-Attor1t
oHos r,,le &c actually being accomp shed. tbs
blvd n. work is more apparent in the ~. sent
,,cnss, during which as a matter IF fact. no
rsv .oe-iroouv has been brought out a juror
IN sr-akng of the results Of the three weeks
work said Yesterday. j don't see why the
corn-v could nor have been saved eXpcusa tr
s,nrlv furnishing 10 the payers copies Of the
statements made by witness to the police. in-
stead Of going through the farce Of an inquest
At present So far not bit more testimony
has been submitted 10 US than was IN the pos
session OF the police several weeks before Colo
nel Gardiner said that he knew who committed
The crime"
The actual results yesterday were nothing, and
little more Is promised when the inquest is con
tnued tomorrow.
Mrs. Rogers in her answers showed that she
was able to fence with District-Attorney Os-
borne and he realized il and did not attempt To
ask her many questions which were suggested
by other testimony already given. Ms Moli-
neux at the suggestion Of Cornish and his al
torney. who also represents newspaper which
has accused a man Of implication in The crime,
was forced to answer many questions Of q de-
cidedly personal nature which have not been
asked other witnesses.
David Murdock was recalled 10 the stand as
the first witness yesterday. and producing his
books showed that Miss Addison" otherwise
Ms. Rogers had rented q private letter-bOx
ron him over a year ago closing her account
On April Is. 1891 He also showed that a man
whom he knew as Il. S Cornish had been served
With newspapers 10y him during part Of the
tine Mrs Rogers had the letter-hOx- Mrs. Rogers
living at No 61 West Eighty y-siXth-st. and
Cornish a, No JOS West Eishty-fourth-st.
MRS. ROGERS RECALLED
Mrs. Rogers was then called. She was ac-
cmpanied by her friend Mrs Hovey, who sat
beside her lille she was giving testimony. Mr
Osborne began her examination thus.
Q-whst relation Is Cornish 10 you? Ale is
~ cousin ny marriage. His uncle married my
N,ne,s sister Ills COUSINS are my cousins
4-Iel us fnr names ~ your cousins ir Hart
iof1 A. cort mind telling you, but should
Ike 70 Do it quietly I DO not want Jheir names
Z ne ssme UNPLEASANT newspaper notorIeV ihat
.as mFor.c Toe test oi my ulencs Ihey en-
III .o,5's od, 10 do with this case ana '"ey might
yr mo1ae & sv qe" gands in ne syfasnst '
.0-Iel them 10 me. Al Will tell them 10 You
y'hng but tlc one wish ] have is that the
~ irien1s have LET 70 me may be permitted 10
"-epe newsraper nOtOriety
Mr. Osborne said Mrs. Rogers could give the
names later. and then questioned her about Mrs
Alamss church relations. Mrs. Rogers said
ai mother was not a member Of any church in
"s"-York and did not attend any church. She
'aa they had lived a. their present address
sI'ce November, 1888; before that at the Ade-
@ae sxty-sxth-st and Park-sve.. and before
Ue a. No. 10 West Elghty-fourth-st
,SSSHow long oid Cornish I've IN your housef
"C-sace March last
ySS-tos long s.nco you had ietter-box1 A.
Il q year and half
,N~s here GlO YOU nave It and under ~lat
gs-s - Mss Addeson. a. Mr.. MurdocHs
a 10 5G Columbus-aVe
Xss,.M you ever have any other letter -box2 a
urs rsnse you living with your husband a. the
0 ~ hao the lefter-bOX? A.-Part - the time.
N. - i' Was not on account Of your mother
o. w Espt the boz? A.-No. It was on account
{, b..~ were having trouble with your husband
@ Tine A.-Nes. SIR
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