New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15
NO JURORS FOR MOLlNEUA
TRIAL BEGUN BEFORE RECORDER GoFF
IN GENERAL SESSIONS.

TRIAL BEGUN BEE IINCCiSiDi@AN
IN GENERAL SESSIONS.
Al the hour set Yesterday for the beginning or
the hearing OF the case OF the State against hoIaHu
b. Molineux. indicted for the murder Oh WIS.
Katherine J. Adams on December %, 1898, 1t was
onrorort that there was to be no further delay In
,ba trial Part II of General Sessions was behs
rapidly prepared for the advent OF the piiso"o
and his counsel at 10 o'clock. The result - '
davis work was TO leave the trial JUST "ne'o
was at the beginning, no Juror having oeei cno'e"
Al 1O.45 o'clock Roland b. MolineuX. In charFo VI
Denutv Sheriff Kelly was brought INTO the i'o'i''
and received a seat beside his father Inc ~ iao"'
looked male and haggard. but walked IN WIN
hr,eL ten and shoulders erect and with sm"s
countenance. NJ, yvoeLe
when Recorder Gor called the case MI weeks
arose and said;
We assume Your Honor that the case WI noe
no tried in this court 1t was UNDERSTOOD III" 1he
case would be tried in the Supreme oUI I NO are
case was set for trial IN thaI cour' bn supreme
ready TO proceed to trial to-day III '"e "0r
Court. -,
Corrse, contcnded that the case should be uieu
IN tho supreme Court because heretofore "A" "o,N
dono in the case and all indictments asa'i,St W.
prisoner were found from that court Oo'''''''9'
Mr. Weeks said
Tho Indictment which is now moveu oe n INV %
,, US found in the Supreme Court Oh rS3rIi
Honor was t" - Your Honor wing that you w3ua
not try this unless satisaCc 49, vested in you
We ask that yI Is case to the Supreme Court.
do not ask this for Seiay 70 Your Honors power
- r,oke the transfer. We are ready w Win the
NE supreme Court to-day ana P'o'''N
trial OF TINS cast . ~, Ueeks
In repIving to the appeal made by WI, han
,,aaordnr Cof said II was true that II hau U'''
Ia ,ba case would not be tried before hli' U'''1
- sidee were satisfied Recorder Ton inc, ",
an IN exnlain why the change had pee" .ts1
eYnlained the reasons why the caSo
as II had been previously moved 900 ~ the
Dlstrict Attorney Asa Bird Gardner roSe a. - -,
- - +be remarks of the Court ana sala "e
.a,ted n explain away some OF the accuse 'ioi'
,ado against him by the counsel TOT the u'''HOV
Tbe District Attorney then went AT some ie"e
~ 49, ooso,s for changes made in the plans III
the District Attorneys Office assert'nh eiI'' g."
movements of that office would be )us'iiieu'
r,o doferdant's counsel then said that no al
,r,o,t ~ the case was wanted ana that t'le
dt.rdant WAS ready for trial Mr. Weeks "'heu
that the Court entertain MOTION 10 u'','' -
,ndictnent. Recorder Golf consented TO near u'ie
motion but would not agree 10 entertain ~
fondarts counsel then offered the reasons lot 'ie
motion After MI weeks H"u ~
Recorder Goff said: ,
This is simply disgraceful. and refuse to hear
anv more. Your remarks are trivial .,
co,.ora1 heated remarks followed between counsel
and the Recorder. ..o doaIor NJ No
eo RToadway living in the Endcott apartments; at
l 10Th N-nr
! .SirS called Mr. Ostrander thought his beliefs
/ reoardinp capital punishment Would Hol pclIli
| his giving an entirely unbiased verdict lie WAS
0tto G; Smith Of No. 127 West Fifty weight h-st'
ora Emil Hahn OF No. 179 West Forty-second-st;'
a traveiiing salesman, were examined ana excuseu.
The examinat ton Of Mr.. Hahn was delayed Whlle
Recorder Co consulted with one OF MS assistant ~
! The Recorder then announced that after yeSter =
| DAYS session the court would sit in Part ~ OF
General Sessions that room being larger ana more
suitable I'm every way. The Recorder also declared
! that he had issued on Friday two calls Tor panels
Edwin NJ sprague. OF No 1l9o Park ave. and
/ William C;riffen a painter and decorator OF No.
lob Third-ave living at No. ll@ Third-aVe' fol-
"suppose. Mr.. Grnen" said Mr.. Osborne the
Court should charge you that the existence or ma
| ice may be inferred from the preparation OF the
/ deed What would you understand to be the mean
! ing Of that language"
! After much discussion the talesman said he would
infer that the Court thought there was Ill feeling
between Court and prisoner He was excused. as
was Mr. Sprague.
Michael carr lately proprietor OF a restaurant
at Christopher and West SITS. was next called. He
! said he lived at No. 1876 West Fourth-st.
! When Mr. Osborne gave to Mr.. Carr the usual
question as the existence OF malice. the tales
| man answered Immediately:
I'D say. II he wasn't married he ought to be-
He excused.
/ John H. stelges living at No. ia East Onehun-
/ dred- Land -fourth-st and In business at No. 1,%
| Thrd-ave. and Jacob G. RAIDER. liquor dealer
| OF No. ia West-st.. came next and were excused.
At the conclusion OF the examination OF the tales
men at 2 o'clock Recorder Con announced an id
journment until 1890 this morning.