The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-29

photograph of Mrs. MOineauX on thurs
day night. It is an old print and is not
very good representation Of the rolsinal.
1t as taken several years ago, in 4 rcsi-
ton hich hides the eye with The biemish.
This picture was shown first to Mrs. j.
B. Hamlin, wife of the proprietor of the
Hotel Washington. She was on intimate
terms with Mrs. Barnet" They often
dined together and several times came to
this city shopping. Mrs Hamlin scrutin-
lied the picture carefully and said she
was not abe to identify it as that of the
woman she had known as Mrs. Barnet"
'I can see in this picture" said Mrs.
Hamlin, "a certain resemblance to Mrs.
Barnet about the eyes and expression of
the mouth, but I would not be willing to
swear that it is picture Of the woman,
At the first glance it looks like her. but
when the features are studied there are
many points of difference noticeable"
The picture of Mrs. Molineaux was then
shown to Mr.. Hamlin, who, however.
saw very little of Mrs. Barnet, and then
mostly when her face was obscured by a
veil. Mr., Hamlin said he would not be
abe to identify the woman in the picture
as the Mrs Barnet he knew.
The picture was also shown to clerk
Connolly. He did not think Mrs. Bar
metz was Blanche Chesebrough. He said
that the picture only slightly resembled
Mrs. Barnet, the strongest resemblance
being about the eyes.
The failure to obtain an Identification
Of Mrs Molineaux did not change the be-
lief of McCafferty. He said he hoped to
A.
Mr.. Hamlin consulted Chief Murphy
about giving up the registry and the para
sol left by the woman to the police in this
city, but it was not until late last night
that they were surrendered.
Circumstances were developed in the in
vestigation of the Hotel Washington end
of the companion, who was known as his
wife, is the wife of well-known mer-
chant living in a suburbon town in New
Jersey, on the line of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. She is said to be wealthy, and
no one knows the shadow in her life IN
the community where she lives. She was
infatuated with Barnet, AMI was wiling
to sacrifice her home AMI everything for
him.
The Journal has a specimen OF her
tail the entry on the registery of the Hotel
Washington of the names of MIR. anil
Mrs. Barnett
Her acquaintance with Barnet began in
October, 1896, first at the Metropolitan
Opera House, long before he met Miss
Chesebrough. He met her repeatedly ard
visited other hotels with her. When she
learned of his death she Grieved so long
that her friends commented upon her ap-
nearance.
Barnet made her a present of $500 dia-
mond ring. She did not dare to wear it
at home. Her husband saw the case con-
tanning the ring in her hand upon one
occasion and when he asked her what it
was she replied that it was an old worth
less case and tossed it into CRATE fire.
The fact that the c. Barnet who regis
tered at the Hotel Washington. in Jersey
City, and Henry C. Barnet of the IZnick-
homeerbocker Athletic Cube were the
same individual was positively tsblished
by reporters yesterday, who traced the
bull terrier which he owned from the no.
tel to the Knickerbocker Athletic Club
and later to the home of Joseph E. Moore
Barnet's valet at the club, where the dog
died from the effects of an irritant poi
son.
At the Hotel Washington the dog was
described as a bull terrier, all white ex-
cepting a black mark over one eye.
The woman who was with Barnet at
the hotel took the dog to this city for
medical treatment. Reporters discovered
that she took the dog to the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club and then consulted
DR.. Edward n. Leavy. a veterinary sur
geon at No. III Lexington avenue.
DR.. Leavy turned to his books. and un-
der date of April u, 1898. found that he
had treated a bull terrier belonging to
II. c. Barnet, of the Knickerbocker Ath
letic Club. After consulting his medical
diary DR.. Beavy said:
81 recall the case very well now I re-
member that a woman came to see me
that morning and told me she had sick
dog that she wanted me TO treat She
asked me if I would be in my office about
10 o'clock. told her would. She said
she would send the dog around by her
butler She didn't give me any name In
the afternoon a man brought the dog It
was a blooded bull terrier, entirely white
with the exception Of a black mark over
one eye. I diagnosed the case as one Of
irritant poison.
THE man told me that the dog be-
longed TO H c. Barnet, Of the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club I never saw the
animal again. but a day or 50 later re-
celved a letter from n Barnet asking me
how much an operation I had advised
,s,Ty
10 save the dogs life. I never heard any
thing more OF the case. and am surprised
70 hear that the dog died. It must have
been poison that killed the doy."
Lawyers Weeks and Battle. counsel for
Roland r Molneaux. received from Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner yesterday the
copy OF the minutes fthe Grand Jury.
which they had successfully argued for
before Judge Blanchard. in Part !. Of the
Court OF General Sessions. The minutes
carefully bound. were handed 70 LAWYER
Battle in person by the district attorney.
Colonel Gardiner explained that the
promised exhibits in the case would he
at the disposal OF Moiinsaux's counsel To-
day. when. in charge Of q trusted attache
% the District Attorneys Office. the ex-
hibits viii be taken TO a photograph ga
iery and there photographed These pho
tographlc copies VIII then be handed over
10 Lawyers Weeks and Battle 70 DO with
as they -a< deem 81
by casually glsRciag over the min
utss." asid Mr.. Weeks yesterday. eve
have ascertained to our satisfaction thsJ
tha Indictment against MoiineaEx vas
found on insufficient evidence in the min