Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-09
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THE STATE SCORES.
The Prosecution Makes Several
Points Against Molineux.
important Witness lured to New York
from Jersey by Detectives.
Handwriting Expert Also Gives Damaging
Evidence-A Tale Telling Letter.

First, there was the capture Of an inn
portant witness for the prosecution.
This was Mamie Mulanda, the young
woman who cared for MolincuNs
rooms at New York. Through a ruse
of the detectives she was induced to
cross the state line from New Jersey
to Suffern, y. y, and when once within
the jurisdiction of the New York state
authorities, she was placed under ar
rest and brought to New York city. 1t
is said she will be placed on the stand
by the state and compelled to testify
that Molineux WAS accustomed to use
the now famous blue paper. surmount-
cd by the three interlaccd cresccnts.
This same paper made it's appearance
again in the case later in the day when
George VIM. Hall of Moodus, Conn,
was called for the purpose of testify
ing concerning letter which fell into
the possession of his employer, Prof.
Fowler Witness said that James
Burns of Detroit, Mich. sold a great
many thousand letters 10 Prof. Fowler
who deals in medical remedies that the
signature Roland B. MolineuX" was
noticed and the New York authorities
we're notified of the find. The defence
admitted the identity Of this letter as
having been written by the defendants
This is considered an important point.
owing to the fact that it was written
upon blue crescent shaped paper and
the defence has acknowledged the writ
ing of II.
1t seemed to be. day of victories for
the prosecution. for the specimens Of
handwriting written by Molineux be
~ M hat
Cornish was under suspicion. were ad-
mitted, also the diagnosis blank of a
patent medicine concern with the
blanks filled out in handwriting said
To be the same as that Of other letters
in evidence and signed H. &. Barnet"
ana in the face Of strenuous objections.
Expert Kinsiey was permitted t. testi-
" that in his opinion MolneuX Wrot"
the address on the poison package sent
to Harry Cornish.
William ]. KinsIey. the Handwriting
expert. was recalled to the stand. AS
sistant District Attorney osborne
Landed several of the prosecutions
exhibits to the witness and asked him
if in his opinion they We're in the hand
writing of the defendant. The exhibits
We're. one by one. identified ana testi-
tied to as being in the handwriting Of
the defendant
Mi Weeks objected repeatedly, once
saying: Objected II as incompetent
immaterial and Irrelevant and not
proper to be placed in evidence, other
wise than as standard Of compari-
SON
"Overruled," replied the recorder
u Ia, l,4 otf
ngraphcr: Strike from the record all
that following the words incompetent
immatcrial and irrelevant.
At the Afternoon session a number OF
exhibits were handed to Mr.. kinsley
who identified them as bearing certain
marks familiar to him.
DO YOU know: the person who wrote
the words on these exhibits" asked
Mr.. Osborne.
u object" shouted Mr.. Weeks.
Sustained" returned the court.
Mr. Osborne put his question in a
different manner, asking il the VII
ness knew the defendants handwriting
and IL in his opinion the handwriting
he was looking at was that of the de-
PENDANT.
1T Isl replied Mr.. kinSley.
"vcrruled. the recorder refusing absn-
lutely to hear the grounds Of his OBJ
iection.
Then there Cnsucd a long argument
as to the rights of the witness to OK
press an opinion as to the handwriting
in certain letters being used as eX-
hibits. and introduced as standards OF
comparison Of the defendants hand
writing
At the end of the argument Re
corlcr Gon said Strike out all these
arguments. Mr.. Stenographer. From
what I can learn. it would require q
special train to bear all these obJec-
tons to the supreme court.
Then there came discussion over
tho admissibilty as evidence of the
letters marked as peoples exhibit Nos
= and 4. They We're finally offered ana
handed 10 the witness with exhibit A
ana H. vas asked if in his opinion the
hand that wrote the contents OF cX-
hihits : and also wrote exhibit A.
Mr. Weeks objected strenuouslY Ia his
being allowed to answer.
Exhibit y WAS the wrapping paper said
10 have been around the famous poison
package ana exhibits 3 ana were copies
Of the address On the poison nackag" that
had been written ny the defendant in Mi.
Kmscy's office from typewriter copies
Of the address There was much discus
sion before the witness was allowed L"
answer When ne did 50 he said; Il saw
defendant write exhibits : and : ana J
saw him write those words that AZ stint
lar to The words in exhibit \.
1T Is my opiNiou.' the witness S.llu'
f!ai the handwriting on exhibit y was