The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-20
EXAMINATION AT.
END AFTER NINE DAYS
Cornish Issues Statement Deny
ing knowledge as to Mrs.
Hovey's Death

torney Weeks was not completed until
late this afternoon. The handwriting
expert had passed through rather
discrepancies have been brought to
light as one result of the severe cross
examination, the defense has apparent
ly been unable to shake Mr.. Kinsley' 8
confidence in his belief that Molineux
penned the address upon the famous
poison package.
Harry S. Cornish today issued a
signed statement, denying all knowl-
edge of a mysterious illness of Mrs.
Frederick Hovey in Mantle, CT, in
1898. also the assertion that he was
at the hotel where Mrs. Hovey was said
to have been staying at the time Of
her illness.
KINSLEY'S ADMISSIONS.
The interesting points in the exami-
nation today were as follows: The
statement of Expert Kinsley that there
was "a slight tinge of femininity,"
about the handwriting of MolineuX his
assertion that he could not remember
whether he placed great Importance on
pen PRESSURE" when he testified in
the case of DR.. Samuel j. Kennedy re-
Gently convicted of the murder of Dol
ton of the name and attempted intro
duction of specimens of the handwrit-
ing of Felix J. Gallagher into the trial;
Mr.. Osborne's challenge to Mr.. Weeks,
asking him to assert that Gallagher
wrote the address on the poison pack
age; the refusal of s1r. Weeks to say
forWhat purpose he wanted Gallagher's
handwriting admitted, further than as
a standard of comparison; the refusal
of Recorder Golf to admit Gallagher's
handwriting except for purposes Of
Identification: the request of Mr..
Weeks that the expert write the poison
package addressed to himself, and Mr.
Kinsley's ready compliance; the state
ment of the witness that he had testi-
fed in the case of Mildred Brewster
of Vermont, and his denial of all
knowledge Of the fact that one of the
letters which he used at that time for
the purpose of comparison was in the
handwriting of some other person than
the defendant; Mr.. Kinsley's prompt
acknowledgment that he had made a
mistake in the case of Mason, Brook
lyn coroner, who was indicted for
fraud in connection with fraudulent
coroner's cases; and Mr.. Kinsleys as
sertion that Mr.. Carvalho, the hand
writing expert, now employed by the
defense, at one time agreed with him
that Molineux wrote the address On
the poison package, were features of
the days proceedings.
At o'clock Mr.. Kinsley was excused
and John f. Tyrrell of Milwaukee,
Wis, another handwriting expert. was
called Mr.. Tyrrell was still on the
stand when court adjourned for the
day. He testified that there was no
doubt i'll his mind that all the exhibits
in this case of disputed handwritings,
from the poison package on through
the Barnet-Cornish letters, were in the
same handwriting as the admitted
handwriting of the defendant.
Sometime during the forenoon session
a statement was issued by Harry s..
Cornish in reference to a mysterious
illness OF Mrs. Frederick Hovey, in
Mantle, Conn, in 1893. A morning
newspaper published a story that Cor
nish was a guest at the hotel at which
Mrs. Hovey was staying at the time Of
her illress. 1t apparently cast inslnua-
lions on Cornish, and he made the fol-
lowing statement:
This story in the Weeks, sequence
the Hickman and Swayne cases being
it's edecessors-is less true than they.
1 never was in Mantle in my life and
I was in Chicago in 1898 continuous
~ from May rs.
~
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
said at recess that the next witness for
the prosecution would probably be Mr..
Hay of Washington, another hand
writing expert. His testimony would
be introduced for the purpose of cor
roborating Mr.. Kinsley's.
FRIEND OF CHUCK CONNoRs.
The prosecution has discovered an old
program of the Chuck Connors ball of
1897 in which dance number six of the
first part of the program is dedicated
to Roland Molineux BY a singular
coincidence, the second half of the pro-
gram is called, part 2, General SEES
sion" After recess the oss-examina-
tion of Mr.. Kinsley was continued by
Mr.. Weeks.
When Mr.. Kinsley was asked to COM
pare certain features of his own hand
writing with what Mr.. Weeks claimed
to be certain resembling features in
the disputed writing, he looked bored
and Disguised, but made no objections
and began his demonstration.
In answer to questions, Mr.. Kinsley
stated that all writing except that of
mere practice, was done unconsciously.
He further brought out the point that
in this feature of the formation of
words unconsciously, letters and lines
were the seat of the great difficulty in
successfully Disgusting any handwrit-
ing
ADMITS MISTAKE.
Mr. Weeks asked the witness if he
had testified in the case of Mildred
Brewster in Vermont. The witness an
swered in the affirmative and said fur
Their that he used two or more en-
Velopes and letters as standards of
comparison, but he denied knowing
that one of the letters and envelopes
he used as standard was in the hand
writing of some other person than that
of the defendant.
Now, Mr.. Kinsley did you ever
make mistaken" asked Mr.. Weeks.
objected to- shouted Mr.. Osborne,
and he was sustained by the court
Did you testify in the case of the
people vs.. Nason?"
Mason was one Of the Brooklyn coro-
ners who some time ago was indicted
on a charge of malfeasance in office.
Mr.. Osborne objected and was sus-
tanned by the court.
In. answer to further questions how
ever, Mr. Kinsley said that he testified
in the case named and that he made a
mistake, finding the error only short
time ago, when be at once acknowl-
edged it.
The question of similarity between
the initial IF" of witness own hand
writing and that of the defendants was
touched upon next. Mr. Weeks then
concluded his DISCRIMINATION and
Mr.. Osborne began the redirect ex-
animation.
Witness stated that he had collabo-
rated with Handwriting Expert Car
valho on Jan. IS; that Carvalhe. had
agreed with the witness that Molineux
wrote the address on the poison