The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-06
Evidence To This Effect Introduced
Yesterday.
Prosecution Created a
Surprise.
Testimony From a Friend Of
the Prisoner.

NeW Iofk. D5Ocnptf pEiuo
of the day In the trial Of Roland b. Aoli-
neux, for the murder of katherine j.
Adams was the sudden introS uction by
the prosecution Of direct testimony that
Mollneux harbored bitter enmity towards
Harry Cornish and A. A. Happier,
former empioye of the Knickerbocke club
and q friend OF Cornish; further that
Molineux sought In a ound-about way,
by having an agent write to Haip,ter's
former employer over false signature,
to obtain information rejecting on Hap
ster's character that he might use the In
formation to Haip,ter's injury. This new
testimony, which was extracted from an
unwilling friend OF Molineux, Is Import
AIT, not only az showing motive for
Molinsux seeking the death Of Cornish,
but as confirming the theory Of the proie-
cutioa that Molineux wrote or caused to
be- written several letters falsely signed,
asking for drugs and medicines.
5 The witness, who testified concerning
the letter writing methods Of MolinsuI
was Rudolph Heiles of Newark, N. j.,
former cashier of the kniokerbocker
sAahlstic club. Heiles worked beside
Aarpster who was clerk at the club.
Molinsux said he wanted to learn some.
thing damaging about Ha,pster for the
purposs Of getting him dismissed. There
upon, Heiles testified, be wrote letter
10 Frederick Stearns and company of
Detroit. who formerly employed Hsrpster
asking tor information rs to Harpstsr's
reputation. Heiles signed the letter
Charles Jacobs s. Co"
The witness testified that Molineux
raid Harpster had been responsible for
his leaving the knioksrbocker Athletic
club; "that Harpster was dirty loafer
md the same kind Of man as Cornish"
Che first witness for the prosecution
-Tss DR.. Edward u. Hitchcock, the
ohys ioian who wns oslisd to attend Mrs.
Adams Immediately after she discovered
snat she had taken poison which resulted
in her death.
The REORGANIZATION which was con-
Quoted by Barton S. Weeks wss long and
severe. but the attorney for tie defense
Jailed to shake the testimony Of the wit
ness In any important rssp' got. The state
ments Of DIR. Hitchcock ut the time OF
she ooroner's inquest were gone over as
though with fine toothed comb and
sontrasted with the statements made at
today's trial.
The drift OF the questions asked by Mr..
Weeks seemed to indicate that the defense
still olung to the theory that Harry Cor
snish, who gave the poison &c Mrs. Adams
knew more about the affair than he was
willing to admit.
% DR.. E.. r. Hitchcock, attended Mrs
Adams Immediately after she had taken
the poison which caused her death. He
told the story of his attendance upon Mrs.
Adams, after she had been poisoned. In
answer to questions by Mr.. Osborne, he
said he took with him an "emsrRenoy
outflt," and that when he reached the
house he saw at the top Of the second
flight of stairs number of persons
among whom was Harry S. Cornish. He
bad no conversation with Cornish. Mrs.
Adams's face indicated that she had swal-
lowed some poisonous mixture. He gave
hypodermio injection for a heart
stimulant ana administered other restor-
atives, but the woman died while he was
working over her. In speaking Of the
rooms he said that there had hesn but one
place occupied at the breakfast table.
Two glasses sat on the table. He said
he heard some one in nearby
room and asking who 1t was, was told
1t was MIR. Cornish. The witness said
that bsyond question Mr.. Cornish was in
a most distressing condition. This was
objected to by MIR. Weeks and WAS
striker from the record. Continuing.
DR.. Hitchcock said he tasted the contents
OF the bottle and said that as soon as IL
touched his tongue he detected the odor
of almonds and prussia acid and knew
he was in contact with the cyanio root,
one Of the most deadly poisons. MIR. Os-