The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-08
BATTING EXPERT KINSLEY.
HOLINEUx LETTERS STONY TO JURY
FOR COMPARISON.

and Counsel nnd Recorder Hints ut Dis
cipline for Lawyers-Expert Testimony
That Moiipeux Wrote the Harpster Let
ter Signed CORNISH" to steRrna h Co.
| Administrations r. McIutyre Testihes
| ms to Mrs. Adamss Death and There
| Is q Fight Over His Cross Tx n mi n alton.
The fight for the life OF Roland d. Moneut
ragged fiercely yesterday Assistant District
| Attorney James \. Osborne. who for nearly .
year since the murder OF Katharine ]. Adams
has devoted himself to tho preparation OF the
| case against the young man and who on all
| occasions protests his absolute conviction Of
! that mans guilt and his determination to
! bring about his punishment. fought
| all the afternoon inch by inch with
Barton s. Weeks. young Molincux's counsel.
tho ono to get before the jury every iota Of the
| evidence that had convinced him. the other
| to keer out all that might influence the jury
against his client and to destroy the value NJ
all that did get In by making 1t ridiculous.
! Time and again the Recorder, presiding at the
| triri. warned the4e two that they were going
beyond tho limits: that their fierce contention
+ was beneath the dignity OF the occasion and
! out OF all keeping with the solemnity
! that should mark trial SO important
/ Once he went 20 fer rs 10 threaten.
: Through II all young Molimeux sat beside his
p IuNHtE' MS lhNc now tillllUH, now WtdrleI, Out
/ always a study and defiance to those who
would read his thoughts. One could not tell
whether he was disturbed or whether he en-
/ gnycd the situation. whether he was satisfied
that he would 10 exOneratcd or whether he
fearel the outcome.
The witness of the day was Kinsley. the
handwriting expert and by him II was sought
/ to prove TINT Moneux wrote u letter to Stearns
Co Of u ttrot and signed the name OF Harry
Cornish to 1t. The man who wrote that letter.
/ the prosecution says. wrote other letters and
signed some OF them with the name OF Cornish
and some with TIA, name Of II. Barnet. and the
man who W rote all these letters was the man
whosent the package Of poisoned bromo settler
! to Cornish who innocsntly administered the
poison TO Mrs Adams and killed her.
! The expert had to qualify as an expert aud
! batting an expert Is always more or less en-
y joyable to the mau who does the batting and
4 to the crowd that watches 1t and listens TO t.
. Dir. Weeks mad. 1t exceedingly warm for
Expert kinsley. but Mr. Kinsev qualified.
Mr.. Weeks brought out the interesting fact
that Expert ku-ley has already received
$l.7OO for hts services and from this some idea
Of the tremendous cost that the trial involves
may be gathered. After Mr.. Kinsley had
qualified he testified that II was his belief that
the same man who wrote one letter that had
| been admitted in evidence wrote the letter
I signed tOrnlsn, anu the UFst letter IL 10 Au-
mitted was written by Mol reux.
Gen. Mo'lneux the father OF the defendant
! was the first OF the men interested In the cass
to be admitted to the court room yesterday.
| The case was to have gone at l O'Clock.
but the Recorder put II of until O'Clock to
enable him to keep an appointment Gen.
| Mo!neux speut that hour In the court room.
He talked u many OF the men who came In
later. hut not one word about the case OF his
\ - ,,,x. ~. .Ial L..
| a time and one or two OF them got square on
he dozen OF newspaper artists who have been
! picturing the trial by making cartoons Of the
/ artists. Molineux. the prisoner. was kept In
his cell at the Tombs until the Recorder was
( ushercd into the court room and the big CAP
tuin OF the court squad bawled over the
/ Bridge OF signs AL ready" This cartain ushers
| the visitors to the court room to their seats.
! After he had ca ed out yesterday he stood in
| side tho door. In few momeuta Molineux
entered. Apparently without guard and unac;
! coupanled. The captain bowed to him and
; then ushered him up the aisle and to his Reat,
n.tAs u he had been an ordinary spectator;
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wEEHs's ONSLAUGHT on KISsLEY.
Klsley. the handwriting expert. took The
! case closed on Wednesday night Mr. Klnsey
| n been asked tot an opinion whether or not
| and which Vas stgred III Cornish" The
Recorder had decided that that IA QUESTION called
Weeks the right to Examine Mr. Kinsley a. to
his GnslinCa,lonS 70 !Sstiy IN that capacity
| Mr.. kins!ey Look a. much Ike little less than
| ons-third Of the American money unit as pos.
sNf Iaa xa IN @ aSSen sTf RnssSs is:s
that II he lid not look like it h. felt like it. It
/ o Mr. Kinsiey. how old are your A. Thirty.
. * losx
mining disputed 'handwritingsi 4. That 10
my principal business. ,
the edi," "rt 81 't he I"nn'a"s Az JS%nat "
Y, Is that journal exclusively devoted to the
sS ssr S bulk 81 L that rs not
! ship or handwriting and its commercial
! MIR, Weeks swung back and forth on his toes
! for a moment or two. and then he said: Arc
! yon engaged in any other business than that OF
It,gnnns Art Jp,rna!."
= am m no% 5sr D.s6i NJ e. kM,T .sHs
| 20, no K nd" replied Mr.. Knslcy.
Mr Wre,ks grinned sarionically, He handed
yp 70 al. w N%Ssy Ms S &SssS Gsn% Them a
h he Fixed Mr. K'nsley,s ? ace Of residence az
| 1910 Clinton place. Elizabeth. y. j.
CHICKEN FARM on THE SIDE
II show you M advertisement on page 63 Of
! your paper aud ask II you are the William J.
knsley In that advert s"ment'
hr. hinsiey turned the red OF boiled bees
.Ah." said Mr.. Weeks. then you were mis-
taken In saying that you were not engaged Ia
any other business?" Mr.. kinscy's tace boz
came ruddier as he answered. No. sir. was
not
! win you kindly read that advertise m entr'
| Al this point there was "a commoiion IN the
rear OF the room and the voice Of Assistant
| District Attorney Osborn. who later In tho
day Style himself the ,pPrsseutor." roared:
you doingP Have not the right to see that
' before you ask him to read IN
why, certainly Mr.. Osborne" said Mr.
! Weeks sweetly. aud the paper was handed to
Mr. Osborne.
Mr.. Kinsley's face looked now almost az II 10
hal heen warmed IN an incubator, as Mr..
B Osborne handed the paper hnck To Sr Weeks
| and Mr. Weeks In dec amntOry style proceeded
to read: standard breed poultry" He looked
| at kinsey. Il have Tor sale young stock
aud this season 3 breeders" He looked at the
| jury, at the Recorder. At KinSley and at Os-
! borne, Mostly farm raised from price WIN
ming stock" He looked around at his clicpt.
! Moiineux. who was shaking, At DR. Allan Mo-
lRnr Ham 'lton and over az John Proetor
arse, who was sittngn"a the Judges desk
an, who saw what was coming,
/ Rose comb. black MnorcaS. barred Ply