The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-19
MOLINEUX CASE PUT OVER.
GRAND JURY MAY SEEK ADVICE
FROM ONE or THE JUDGES.

Were on the Point of Indicting Nesterdays
II Is said, but Were Advised to waits
Until Thursday-A Cloud of witnesses
Yesterday-CornishT Tells About Swnyne.
According to report in the Criminal Court
building yesterday the Grand Jury has rrao-
tically decided to indict Roland b. MollneuG
for the murder OF Mrs. Adams. The Grand
Jury was in session until after o'clock yester-
day afternoon hearing witnesses and then ad-
journed further hearing OF tho case until to-
morrow morning at 800 o'clock 1t was said
that before adjourninR members or the
Grand Jury were anxious to vote on
Molineuxs Indictment but were ADVISED
by Assistant District Attorneys UnRer.
O'Reilly and Osborne that the testi-
mony OF a few more witnesses was required
to make an indictment legal. 1t IL said that tho
Grand Jury may be advised on the subject to-
day by a Judge OF the Court OF General ses-
sions For the purpose OF procuring this ad-
vice it was said yesterday the Grand Jury pue
the matter over until Thursday. In case the
Grand Jurors are advised that the evidence
already in is sufficient they will take vote to-
morrow without hearing further evidence. In
the meantime o-day they will transact routine
business. taking up ordinary prison cases.
The first witness called yesterday was Memo.
las Hickman. the etter-h box man. who testined
that lie had identified Molneux as the man
H. c. Barnet hired letter boxes in his place.
Letters sent from these boxes to various
patent medicine concerns were introduced in
evidence John Post. Miss Gray and Miss
Evans employees of the patent medicine con-
| Germs. identified them. II. =. Clark the paying
| teller of the Lincoln National Bank. ana
| Prof Tyrel. who came here from Mill
waukee. were examined as handwriting
| experts. The proof OF the death OF Mrs.
| Adams was furnished by the stenoRraphers
minutes taken at the Coroners inIuer. Ser
Or. L. +. Hitchcock testified that Mrs. Adams
died Of poison, and that he had found part n OK
This had been turned over to, Prof. Rudolph
Witthaus for analysis. DR.. Phillps testified
and suffered from the, effects of it. Prof.
| Witthau. testified that the poison was cyanide
silver bottle holder, Cart iMsClnsky va; ,,s
Knickerbocker Athletic Club told Of the quar-
rel between MolineuX and Cornish.
| The Grand Jury then took up the matter 81
unofficial communlcutl ons that had found their
| way into the Grand Jury room, They were
Ing the members in Moincux's favor, and the
story Of a chemist named s%ayne that he h na
p pFa-s I" acid vf%'o%Ha4 So.n GSS.'aES lss
was was called is Into into the the Grand jury room
and after relating the story Of his TROUT les with
on Monday to prove that he was not the man
who had. under the name OF Cornish. bought
the poison from Swayne. He said that he
| passed as Detective Carey" and that Swayne
| did not recognize him. Detective Sergeant Mo
| Cafferty. who was with Cornish asked Swayno
il detective carey '" looked like the man who
had bought the poison. Swayne replied that
| he did not.
Samples OF Cornisn's handwriting were put
| in evidence. and William kinsley the prosecu-
tion's handwriting expert, testified that the
| man who wrote these samples was not the per-
son who wrote the address on the poison pack
age The samples of Moineux's handwriting
were produced and he declared positively that
who had written the address upon the poison
| package. Swayne may be subppnaed