Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-01
A QUIET NIGHT
Spent by Alleged Murderer
Molineux in Tombs.
Case Will Go Before Grand Jury, To-
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Expected.
MoliAeux's Lawyers Tell Him that He Is in
Serious Danger.

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land b. Moiineux will be presented to
the grand jury, tomorrow. and an in
dictment against him for the murder
of Mrs. Catherine ]. Adams asked for.
This step is the result of a series of
consultations held, today, by the prose-
cution.
George Gordon Battle, who with
Barlow $. Weeks, represents the priso-
ner, spent an hour and half today
with Recorder Goff with a view to pre-
venting the presentation of his client s
case to the present grand jury. The
life of this body is about to expire and
it was thought the case would be left
for it's successor. which will assemble
next Monday. Recorder Golf. however,
refused to interfere on the ground that
it was not his province to do SO.
In his application to Recorder Golf.
Mr.. Rattle declared that Molineux was
not allowed to be represented by coun-
sci at the Inquest and was not per-
United to cross examine witnesses nor
testify in his own behalf, but on the
contrary, that by far the greater pOr-
ton Of the testimony taken was wholly
illegal and improper and consisted of
most fragrant hearsay testimony, the
opinions, impressions and theories of
witnesses concerning the cause of the
death of Mrs. Adams.
In conclusion the application states:
That the Hon. Asa Bird Gardiner, in
addressing the jury upon the conclu-
sion of,the said SO-called inquest, stat
ed in open court, that the inquest had
been purposely conducted in such
manner as to lead the said MOlineuX to
believe he was not suspected and ther-
by to entrap and deceive him into Civ
ing certain evidence to the prosecution
to be afterwards used against him. AS
a matter of fact the said MolineuX was
not, in any sense, entrapped or de-
ceived by the acts of the prosecution
against him. but furnished such evil
dence freely and voluntarily in the
knowledge of his own innocence. The
statements of the district attorney.
however. show the animus of the prose-
cution and the actions to which the
prosecution is willing to resort in this
case"
In his decision denying the applica-
ton Recorder Golf quotes the law
making it imperative on the grand jury
to inquire into cases of crime and
says:
1T is well established by authority
and ancient custom that the grand in
quest may at any time inquire into a
crime which has been committed in the
county and if definite action be takei:
by indictment every inferior tribunal
is Immediately ousted of jurisdiction
and it makes no difference whether the
inferior tribunal has acquired jurisdic-
ton of the case.
The recorder also says that 1t does not
appear that the defendant will be I'M
Justly oppressed or harrassed by any
Contemplated action by the grand jury.
< Recorder Golf and James W. OBrien.
foreman of the grand jury, had long
Conference. during the afternoon. What
III was about neither would say but it is
believed to have been in relation to the
poison case. The action of Molineuxs
counsel determined District Attorney
Gardiner to push matters. He OBJ
tanned "a transcript of the testimony
fsom Coroner Hart. instructed one OF
the assistant district attorneys to draw
up the indictment and had subpoenas
for witnesses made out and served.
The regular mode of procedure would
have been for the prisoner to be taken,
tomorrow. before the coroner to be al
lowed to plead and then to he formerly
held to the grand jury. Under the pre-
sent arrangement. however. further ac-
tion by the coroner will be superseded
by the introduction of the case into the
grand jury room.
Rev. e. Parker Morgan. who, Nov.
20. united in marriage r. b. Molineux
and Miss Blanche Cheseborough at the
church of Heavenly Rest, called upon
the prisoner in the Tombs, today, tn
offer sympathy and spiritual consola-
ton. His stay was brief. Mrs. Mol
ineuX also visited her husband.
Edward NJ. Rogers, husband of Mrs
Florence Rogers, daughter of Mrs
Adams. conferred with Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Blumenthal. today. Al
the close of the interview he said: The
district attorney did not want me.
Rogers is not living with his wife.
David n. Carvalho. "A handwriting
expert, said that he did not believe
that Molineux wrote the name and ad
dress on the poison package.
Roland b. Molineux spent :