New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09

II is expected that she Will be called upon TO tes.,y
no, only 10 bis mode OF living in Newark out II Is
| aIso Asserted that Mr. Osborne proposes 10 p'0'e
through her that the defendant USED the o'"e -
| cont crested paper in his private correspondence
Mr. Osborne however, refused to say yesterday io'
| what purpose he required the Witness
WITNESS BROUGHT HERE.
| Miss Mulanda, II appears has peeh hVns ~
Paterson and refused come 10 this city lot lne
purpose OF giving testimony. Numerous e '
hava haan made TO lure her within the )urisdicloh
| ~ the New-York State courts. but until THURSDAY
| these attempts were futile. On that eVe"'ne ~
young woman went TO a ball In Suuerh' winch %
| within the borders Of New-York state anu "a'
| there served with an attachment Issued py Neoo'
! A.. CO., cbo uos brought 10 this city yesterday
| morning She was taken to the District Attorney
! ofce yesterday afternoon and was closeted lo'
| some time with Assistant District At'orheS ~
! Inns Captain McClusky and Detective sergeant u
! Canerty Although II was learned lhat S"' ""
| induced 10 make n statement. no knowledge couu
| be obtained OF It's nature. Subsequently she was
| sent 10 the House OF Detention where she VIII re-
| main until her evidence s before the court
When the trial was resumed yesterday morning
/ William J. Kinsley was recalled TO the S'aho anu
| ne remained there until a short time Deiore the
| court adjourned in the evening. Nearly an hour
was occupied IN presenting to the witness all the
| exhibits in the numerical series and obtaining from
| him his opinion that all were in the handwriting
| of the defendant. AS each exhibit was prouuceu
| Mr. Weeks objected and at the outset asked OF the
| Court. shall / state the grounds OF my oDJec-
| tom 80
| 'Incompetent immaterial and Irrelevant the
Recorder answered smiling 81 know the GROUNDS
| Mr. Weeks only too well. and l overrule the oo-
| lection" Mr. Weeks. however. continued TO OBJECT
| 10 each exhibit and to submit an argument aso'
! until finally the Judge ordered the othclai stehos
| rapher TO omit from the record all thaI lo'io"ea
| ssfnoa afay0f
Irrelevant"
| One Of the letters identified by Mr.. Kinsley as
being in the handwriting OF the defendant was
mn, in evidence. II was signed II. Cornish" and
,yas addressed to a medicine firm asking that
sample OF salts be sent to him. 1t read;
Please send me a sample of salts. 1922 and 96nse
yours, etc. H.
| Mr.. Kinsley said that in his opinion the letter
WAS in the handwriting OF the defendant.
! "Mr KInsley' said MT Osborne. II show you
here a number Of papers. whose exhibit NUMBERS
7 will read later and ask you IL In your opinion
| they are not all in the same handwriting!
Mr.. Weeks objected long and earnestly reading
10 the Court citations OF numerous cdSe'' ''' ~
| was overruled
In my opinion they were all written by 'he Sa'"e
| person." answered the witness.
| Again Mr.. Weeks was on his feet, and this time
he was allowed to state his ground OF objection anu
| to give his reasons for his protest The point OF
| should be allowed to testify only as to STANDARDS
! OF comparison There could be no comparison Mr.
Weeks held, Of disputed handwritnss
VICTORY FOR PROSECUTION
| The argument was interrupted by the Recorder
quoting an opinion from "Greenleaf on Evidence
| relative % admission into evidence or unuls-
| puted" handwriting. The prosecution triumphed,
the Recorder saying that the Court would be forced
10 consider the exhibits as being in the handwrit-
! ing of the defendant unless the testimony of'the
| witness was impeached contradicted by the de-
| fence I'm some manner. The Court so ruled. and
the exhibits were then allowed to go In
| The witness then answered the question that had
| been In allowance for over hour by saying that
In his opinion the handwriting on all the exhibits
was that OF one and the person, the de-
| PENDANT.
Almost the entire morning had been taken up in
considering the objections Of Mr.. Weeks Another
letter that was read by Mr.. Osborne addressed
to John Burns No $50 Coumbus-ave., and read:
Enclosed please find rs cents for which send rem
Guy anu o''''' ROLAND b. MoIINEUX.
The defence will admit that the writing of this
letter In Molineux's hand.
A number OF exhibits handed MI Kinsley,
who identified them as bearing certain eSn'oit
marks familiar to him.
do you know the person who wrote the words
on those exhibits" asked Mr.. Osborne.
Il object" shouted Mr.. Weeks.
Sustained" returned the Court,
Mr. Osborne put his question in different man
| ner asking II the witness knew the defendants
handwriting and II IN his opinion the handwriting
he was looking at that OF the defendant.
1T is" replied Mr. Kinsey.
| Then there ensued a long argument TO the
| right OF the witness to express opinion as 10
the handwriting in certain letters being used as
exhibits and introduced standards of comparison
of the defendants handwriting. At the end OF the
| argument Recorder Gofr said:
Strike out all these arguments Mr. Stenogra-
pher From what learn It would require a
special train to bear all these objections 10 the
Supreme Court"
Following came lu I'm the proceedings, while
Mr. Osborne produced more handwriting exhibits
for examination by the jurors The date Of the
the jury and the technical descriptions were con-
tnued.
Mr. Weeks was continually on his feet Directing
and excepting. .
bility OF the evidence to the letters which were
I. marked as Peoples Exhibits Nos and 1. They
finally offered and handed TO the witness. To-
gether with Exhibit A, and he was asked II In his
opinion the hand that wrote the contents Of Elk
| hibits 3 and also wrote Exhibit A.
| Exhibit was the wrapping paper said TO have
been around the poison package. and Exhibits
and copies Of the address on the poison
packG ge that had been written by the defendant II
Mr. Klnsley's Office from typewriter copies Of the
address.
WRITTEN BY THE DEFENDANT.
There was much discussion before the witnes:
was allowed to answer. When he did he said:
II have seen the defendants writing. l have
seen him write several times. l him write