Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-15
TILE MnLINEIX CASE.

The trial OF KOiaHu -
killing Mrs. Adams. by means oil po''
cd hottie OF bromo soltzer, sent To h"'''
= Cornish is attracting great atteh'ioi
:, 6. an interesting case. Handwrl'ins
o,a chemical experts figure In It, as uo
cruhmen. and many others, male ana ie-
male. representing both the upper anu
neither sides Of New YORK me- As S.'
The trial is in its infancy. AT the preSo"'
ra,o Of progress it will be going Oh
for weeks and weeks TO come
The hands Of the prosecution seem 10
have been greatly strengthened since inc
coroner,s inouest and the grand jury eX-
animation. 1t would appear that ehous"
evidence has been produced to put the
missioner in deadly peril of the electrocu'
tion-chair. 1t has been shown that MOL
incux was Jealous of Barnet because 10
gay the least. the woman who is now MIs'
Molineux was much attached to Barnet
Some If not all Of the readers of the DIS
match win remember that Barnet dleu
under circumstances somewhat similar TO
those attending the death Of Mrs. Adams
and only a short time previously.
II has been shown, also, that Mo''ieuN
had q deadly hatred of Cornish, because
If a trouble they had had at the Ath'e''C
cr,b Likewise. II has been estaDlisneu
that the "robin-cgg-blUe' Writing paper
having on il an engraving Of three cres-
conts &c the paper which MolineuX com
monty used. though at the Coroner III
quest, he swore he did not.
on this rare paper various letters no"
in evidence were written. Some oil them
NOW are offered to show MolineuNs hand
writing. and others to prove that he was
using the names Of Cornish and Barhe'
both in writing to patent-medicine" con
Germs. for specimens Of certain cure-aiis
Some Of the letters are admitted to be the
prisoners: some Of them are repudia'e'
by him.
II was on the admission Of counsel ioi
the defence that one of the letters ohereu
I'm evidence was Molneux's that PROOF was
first incidentally introduced that accused
had been in the habit Of using the ROBIN
eoq-blne writing paper. However iatel
ON woman witness. who had worked II
NIolineux's drv-color factory, aud wh" at
tended to his room there, TESTIFIED tully al
TO Molineux's having paper OF that oe
serjption I'm his possession. That she wa
an unwilling witness; that the truth cou''
only be coaxed out Of her by Kecorde
Golf. the trial judge. made her testimoh!
all the more impressive
with abundant specimens Of MolineuX
handwriting for comparison, Expert Kin
sley has been able to swear that, In nj
judgment. Molineux wrote the addres
upon the package which contained IN
bromo settler sent to Cornish.
This Mr.. Klnsley is q chicken-fancie
and raiser. which fact has been frequent
" referred TO I'm the course of the ula
1t came about in this way: kinsiey wa
asked TO state his occupation. He an
swered that it was that of a teacher q
penmanship, and expert. He was aske
if he mad no other employment. lie salu
No: he had none other. Thereupon h
was confronted with an advertisement
his Offering chickens for sale' lie sal
that that was not a business, but fac
and that for every dollar ne had taken
he had spent SC. Still, the lawyers 70
the defence are making great ado abot
Kinsley's poultry department 1t woul
seem that they have desperate case, il
deed, If they must rely upon quiboI
such as that to break down the charactt
Of an expert witness!
This Mr.. Kinsley, the expert employe
by the state already has received N'N
for his services. lie has been workin
night and day, studying and analyzin
specimens of manuscript and will pro
badly send in another bill before the cas-
is finally settled