The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-13
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE CASE OF ALLEGED
POISONER MOLINEUX
INDICTMENT is NOW QUlSHED
ANOTHER GRAND JURY MUST PASS
UPON THE GUILT OR INNOCENCE
OF THE PRISONER
sPIRITING OUT A WITNESS

Still Another Sensation Sprung I'm
an Attempt to Get Witness Heck
man Out of New York State-He
Is the Man Who Testified That
From Him Under Name of Barnet.
WATERTOWN. n. Y, April 12-Jus-
tice Pardon c. Williams tonight handed
down his decision in the motion made to
discharge the indictment against Roland
Molineux, charged with sending poison
to Harry Cornish, which caused the
death of Mrs. Adams last December.
Justice Williams dismisses the indictment
on the ground that other than legal evil
dence was received and considered by
the grand jury, and directing that the
case be resubmtted to the grand jury
sitting, or to the next grand jury
that shall sit in New York
NEW YORK, April 12.-The removal of
Nicholas Hickman, witness in the Mol
ineux case, from tho jurisdiction of the
state was frustrated by the authorities
here today. incidentally a daring con-
spiracy was discovered and A. s..
Colyar, a lawyer of Nashville. Tenn, one
of the principals In the effort to extra
dite Hickman, is a prisoner at police
headquarters. He Is charged with con-
spring to have Hickman extradited to
defeat the ends of justice In the prose-
cution of Roland B. Molineux. Heck
slan Is the man who testified that Molin-
Sux had rented a letter box from him
under the name of Barnet, some time be-
fore the poisoning of Mrs. Kate j. Adams
Some days ago the authorities here were
informed that requisition papers would
be soon here for the extradition of Heck
man, who. it was asserted, was P E.
Raymond, alias Williams, alias Hickman,
an escaped convict from the Tennessee
penitentiary.
WOMAN IN THE CASE.
woman, known as Blanche E.
Graham, and whose real name is said
to be Ida Cole. is alleged to have con-
spired with Lawyer Colyar- for the ex-
tradition of Hickman. 1t is said she was
coached to swear that she knew Heck
man, and that he was the same man who
had been sentenced under the name Of
Raymond by Judge Anderson, of Tennes-
see. to serve ten years in the penitentiary
so far that Lawyer Colyar and Police
Capt. Casten, of Nashville, had come to
New York to take Hickman with them.
The papers had already passed through
the hands of both Gov Roosevelt and
Gov. McMillin. of Tennessee, both Of
whom had been deceived by perjured
statements.
When District Attorney Gardner heard
of the move to get his principal witness
in the Molineux case away, he began an
investigation. He wired to Judge Ander-
son, the trial judge, and Judge Ander-
son was here today when the expose
made. 1t is intimated that more
persons are likely to be involved in the
matter before the case is disposed Of. 1t
is said that Lawyer Colyar was taken
to police headquarters this morning, and
while not technically under arrest, he
was kept under surveillance until finally
taken up at the close of the day. uabeas
corpus proceedings came up before Judge
Truax, in the supreme court, this morn
Ing, with the object of obtaining the re-
lease of Hickman and bringing out the
details Of the alleged conspiracy.
HHECKMAN DENIES CHARGES.
District Attorney Gardner said Johr
Allison, secretary of state of Tennessee
had furnished to him particulars In the
case of the arrest and sentencing of Ray
mond, the man who had been sentenced
to two mot ten) years Imprisonment fol
grand larceny in Nashville In 1893. Fl,
said the only question to be determined
was whether Hickman was the escaped
convict, Raymond, or a citizen of thi.
state. He explained that Lawyer Dobb
wished Heckman's discharge on tn,
ground that he had never been convicted
of the crime mentioned. but was a goot
citizen of this state. District Attorne,
Gardner then read an affidavit from
Hickman, in which he swore he had beer
born here, lived here and had never bee,
in Tennessee. He stated that he hat
been arrested at his home in Astor Place
on a warrant issued by the governor O
Tennessee. Hickman said he had beel
arrested on the charge of jail-breaking
and that Capt. Casten had been sent her
for him. He ended by denying that h
was Raymond, and averring that he wa
illegally deprived Of his liberty The af
fidavit declared that A S. Colyar Jr. wa
at the head of conspiracy to get hin
out of the state, SO that he could no
give testimony In the Monneux case.
The district attorney said he had beel
informed by Gov. McMillin of Tennessee
that the authorities of that state wer
quite as anxious as he to punish the con
spirators if they could be proved such.
JUDGE ANDERSON DENIES.
Judge ]. M. Anderson then addressed
the court, saying he had come here upo1
receiving telegram from District at
torney Gardner. He said Mr. Gardne
had shown him a letter from the secre
tary of state at Tennessee, John Allison
directing his attention to the fact tina
extradition proceedings were contemplat
ed. Judge Anderson stated If Heckma,
had ever been before him he had Ger
tainly passed completely out Of his recol
lection, condition very improbable. III,
said he had absolutely no recollection o
ever having seen Hickman.
Lawyer Colyar was then called to th.
stand He was a faltering witness. IT,
testified that a picture of Hickman wa,
sent him at Nashville by Barlow 8
Weeks, of New York. The picture look
ed like Percy e. Raymond, who had bee,
convicted in Nashville. Colyar showed
1t to 3. s. Scrutts a member of tn,
Nashville bar, who said it was that q
Raymond. After Colyar came to New
York he testified that Mr. Weeks sen
him to Heckman's place of business