New-York tribune., 1899-01-03

tuted and what damages would be asked Mr..
tIirsb said that he had not decided either
point.
| "Of course" he said, "the story was just
printed to-day and it is legal holiday we are
making thorough investigation or the case.
The matter is Of great consequence, ana dam
ages will be asked in accordance. But DO not
consider any amount Of damages recovered III
suit for libel equal to TIE injury, and the only
satisfactory way In dealing with such matters
is with a cowhide
Il know young Roland personally, ana nave
for some years, and am aware OF the utter ao-
surdity Of the things that were printed aoou'
| him"
Barlow s. Weeks who is also in the case saiu
| last night that the so-called trouble between
Mr. Molneux and Harry Cornish, on which
the publication was based took place in 1871
during the dispute arising over b. j. Wefer
| representing the New-York Athletic club IN
various running contests Mr.. Cornish VINO
was then manager Of the Knickerbocker A'h-
letic Club wrote a let.-r to the New YORK A'n-
letic Club in which he severely criticised MI
Weeks, and said that he would get even win
him. Mr. Molineux. who was member OF oo'n
clubs protested against an emplOye OF one ciuo
criticsing a prominent member OF announcer oiuo'
and as no action was taken by the knicker-
| organization.
CAPTAIN McClusky said yesterday in regard
to Mr.. Molineux:
AT O'clock this morning Mr. Roland H.
| Molneux. OF No 257 West Endave.. and with
a place of business at Nos. q. and 10 Jersey
| St. Newark n. j., accompanied by his father
General Moneux, of No. III Fort Greene fiaee,
Brooklyn, together with a newsoaner ma ailsn
called at my house They stated tnat the news
paper man had called at General MoiiheuXs
| house with a newspaper article containing 'ne nc
report In question General MoineuX "eh' "
his sons house and displayed the artlcie 10 ms
con They then came TO my house, and Genera!
| Molineux asked if / wanted his son. told
| General Molineux | did not want his son. anu
| the party left.
ANOTHER MATCH-HOLDER CLEW'
| The only real clew on which the police "orheu
| Yesterday was the purchase OF ma'ch- hoiuei
| in Newark by stranger a few days before
the package was sent 10 Mr.. Cornish throush
the mail The actual facts concerning this IN
ouirv could not be learned from the detectives
as they said any publicity might interfere with
their investigations along this line. From New
ark however IL was learned that several detec-
tives had been there endeavorlhg 10 60"
match-hoder similar to the one sent 10 MI. ~, Eu
nish which had been sold TO a man. ms hoiuei
was sold at the store OF Hartgehueh -. III. Iii
ellers several days before Christmas pI Niiss ti
Emma Miller. In telling Oh the i"0'ueH' .
Miller said yesterday: -, 49,
"A man with reddish beard came into @ .tie
store several days before Christmas. ne a "as
stout and large and wore a blue oVercoat anu
DERBY hat The reason | remember nm Is DE,
cause he was 50 impatient showed MN seVeia,
silver articles suitable for Christmas sits ain'
none of then, suited him. Finally l brought
ont the match holder. which he looked al care
fully and then measured the openihs WIN III.
finger | asked him II he would Ike me 10 ge'
him a measure so that he could get the dimen-
| stons exactly and he answered very grufny' NO.
and then paid for the holder and hurried out OF
the store. never saw me man pei1'v' ,3y o'' "e
| ala moi look over twenty-five years OLD
| This holder sold by Miss Miller had marks on IL
| which are supposed to be Identical win those on
the one sent to Mr.. Cornish but OF ths mat. hatSer
| tho detectives have nothing TO say. and neither
| Miss Miller nor her employers VIII tax OF the
| marks on the holders. as they say the detectives
| who were in Newark ordered them 10 give Out
| no information in regard 10 thein -
| Nv Whila This was the only direct clew which
| the detectives had yesterday. they were also
working along several lines in the city. Visits
We're made to the Knckerbocker Athletic Club
| and to the house where Mrs. Adams died, In
West Eighty -sixth-st.. where Mrs. Rogers is
| living If ANYTHING was discovered In the city
| Captain McClusky kept 1t very quiet
| The District-Attorneys office, which has been
rather unobtrusive in the case since captain
| McClusky intmated to the office In rather plain
| language that ne would call on II when he had
made an arrest. once more. appeared last night
when Assistant District Attorney Maurice B
| Rlumenthal gave out a carefully prepared state
| ment concerning the case. This statement is as
| follows
This is one of the most incomprehensibe cases
| that has come under the observation of the au-
| thorities. of this county for many years. 1t is a
case which discloses diabolical scheme to take
| the life OF human being. and yet both perpe-
| TOR and motive unknown. or. at any rate
| are not known the present time with sufficient
| certainty TO make solution of the mystery posi-
| ble The culprit's act IL marked for its dexterty
and the caution and secrecy which characterizes H.
| the absolute inability of the intended victim TO
! give a clew and the failure OF the authorities TO
/ See a motive for the crime. are matters which
| taken together with all the surrounding circum-
| stances of the case Indicate TO my mind that a
| woman was either the sore perpetrator OF the
| crime or the arch consprator In It's commission.
| a murder OF this kind is prompted by one OF two
| passions-revenge pealousy. When such pas
| sions incite a TO commit murder X VIII he
| found as a general rule thot however long or
| secretly he may have plaoned or pFemedliaied the
! ACT the actual contamination Of his plans and the
| death OF his victim are incidents which he Is apt
| h,rnsclf 10 witness. Men who commit crimes actu
aied by either OF the motives have suggested are
nossessec OF the insane desire TO see their victims
| perish When men employ the extreme means ~
| causing death 10 heal their wounded pride. their
| nassion Is rarely appegsod unless they witness the
vanouishmen OF their victim. Their purpose IS not
moi so much ta cause the shedding OF blood as II Is
N see hood fow The Jealous or revengeful man feels
Justified in OF murder. and does not rely upon