Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
Alleged Poisoner of Mrs. Adams
Cheerful Under Confinement.
His Case READY FOR GRAND JURY
Report on Investigation Of Barnet's
Death Expected Today.
E. NJ. ROGERS TO TESTIFY

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Molineux's first night in the Tombs was an
uneventful one. outwardly The alleged
poisoner of Mrs, Adams and Henry C. Bar
net took his new surroundings with that
remarkable sang froid that has been char
acterjstic of him since first his name was
mentioned in the Adams case.
1t was said that District Attorney Gard
iner would today ask the grand jury to in
dict Molineux for the two alleged murders
and would bring up witnesses who did not
appear at the coroners inquest. On the
other hand it was said that Molineux's at
torneys would try to secure the young
clubman's release on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings. Whatever happens, Coroner Hart
will hear the case tomorrow, and an effort
will be then made to have Molineux ad-
mitted to bail.
Young Mrs. Molineux, who was on the
verge OF Mysteries when she heard last
night of her husbands arrest, visited him
in the Tombs carly today. There lit
| tie evidence visible of the distress which
she exhibited last evening. Mrs. MolineuX
will doubtless take important part in
the trial, her relations, previous to her
marriage, with Barnet being characterized
by Col. Gardiner as the cause for the muir
der of that clubman.
Evidence Sufficient to Indict.
The evidence SO far produced against
MolineuX is considered ample to secure
an indictment for sending the poisoned
bromo-seltzer to Harry Cornish, which he
innocently administered to Mrs. Adams.
That. however, might not warrant convic-
ton of murder in the first degree, it ca::-
not be shown that Moineux intended to
kill Mrs. Adams, or even had ever heard
of her existence
a collateral issue of the coroner's in
quest, however, was the death of Henry c.
Barnet. DR.. Witthaus has not yet made
his report on the chemical analysis he made
of the organs taken from Barnets exhumed
body. He may do it today before the grand
jury Should his report prove what is gen.
orally expected, Molineux may be indicted
for the murder of Barnet. AS It is now,
the warrant on which he is he'd does not
mention Barnet's name and merely makes
him primarily responsible for Mrs. Adams
death.
For these reasons Molineuxs lawyers
have assured him that he is in no serious
danger.
No Habeas Corpus Writ.
Later, Mr.. Weeks, counsel to sMolineux,
said he would take no immediate legal ac
ton in his clients behalf; hence the habeas
corpus proceedings will not be resorted to.
It.was said Al the district attorneys Of
flee today that the present grand jury
would not be called upon to consider the
ase of MolineuX. The new granl jury,
however will b. sworn in on Monday. 1t
is understood that the entire staff CT the
district attorney is now at work the
Barnet poison case. Assistant District At
tCrney Blumenthal is responsible for the
statement that the hearing before Coroner
Hart tomorrow will be brief, even in the
event of MolineuXs going on the stand in
his own behalf.
1t was announced at the district attor-
ney's office that Edward NJ. Rogers, hus-
band of Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Adams daugh-
ter, would call upon District Attorney
Gardiner during today and make a state
ment He will do this, it was said, at his
own solicitation. Mr.. Rogers IS travelling
salesman, with headquarters at Buffalo,
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The coroner's jury in the Adams poison
ing case rendered its verdict at SAB o'clock
last night, as follows
I'VE find that Katherine J. Adams came
to her death on December aS, 1S9S III 81
West seth street, by poison by mercuric
cyanide, admins tered by Harry S. Cornish
to whom SAID poison had been sent in d
bottle of bromC seltz9r by Roland B. Mo-
lineux
The coroner issued a warrant for the ar
rest of MolineuX, who was at once ar
ralgned before him. MolineuX demanded an
immediate hearing, but Assistant District
Attorney Osborne objected, saying it was
impossible to proceed with the hearing at
present.
The hearing was then set down for We'd
nesday morning at II 30 O'Clock. Molineux
was committed to the Tombs without bail
The verdict was based upon the evidence
of n. A. Hickman, who identified Molineux
as the man who had rented letter box al
his store under the name of H. c. Barnet
Several experts also said the handwriting
of Molineux was exactly like that on the
package containing the poison.