The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
MOLINEUX LETTERS LET In
AND SAMPLES HE WROTE TO ORDER
90 As sTAHDARDs.

ter h"o"' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Exciuueu
for the Timc-Heiles on Cross- Ex amin n
ton Made to Write the Poison Pack.
u. Automobiles, r-....,.,-
When Roland b. MolineuK faced Recorder
Gof. the Jury that 10 trying him for his life
ard a court room iuii OF spectators and wit
nesses yesterday. " was with the assurance OF
his counsel. Bartow .. weeks. that he. Mr..
Weeks. would literally tear TO shreds the evil
dence that was given on tuesday by Rudolph
HeIles. Heiles had been friend OF MolineuI.
His evidence on Tuesday was damaging TO
Mo'ineu1. because 1t helped Assistant Distri ct
Attorney osborne TO prove one contention that
he had made. namely that Molineux was Bit
ter enemy OF A. A. Harpster who was q friend
Of Harry Cornish and that Molineux caused a
letter TO be written to former employer OF
Harpster for the purpose OF getting evidence
that would enable him to make trouble for
Hsrpster. The Importance OF this evidence
lies In the fact that the District Attorney has
In his possession another similar letter written
about Harpster to these employers OF Harpster
and signed H.Cornish land that this last letter
IA one OF 1.-THE series OF Ietter-box" letters
falsely signed Cornish and Barnet that
are declared by tho prosecution to be In tho
disguised handwriting OF the poisoner who
attempted the life OF both cornish and Barnet.
IL Molineux had confidence In the declara-
tion Of his lawyer about Heiles's testimony.
he was disappointed. for Mr.. Weeks did not
tear that testimony to pieces; he did not dis
turb the eauanimity OF Mr.. Heiles and II is fair
TO say that he did not convince any body that
Heiles was telling anything but the truth.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Weeks made good use OF
Heies as witness. Through him he made 1t
plain that there were others besides his client
who were the enemies OF Cornish. and each OF
them as bitter an enemy OF Cornish as was
hollneux. He showed that in many respects
Heiles himself answered the fanciful descrip-
tion that District Attorney Osborne drew OF
the murderer In his openine address
lie succeeded In this cross-examination In
laying foundation for all sorts OF doubts. OF
beiogging the picture. which Mr. Osborne had
said would NJ only Molineux. and then. later.
when Mr.. Osborne attempted TO get into the
evidence on record the two letters relating TO
u,rpster Mr. Weeks succeedsd ahso,utelv In
100" -, 80, ~, 80 ,. $500. :,
isost and they are marked morally "a exbibi,s
80 40 IN No s.nse , nor, ., tha ,aso ,caIn.,
ana are III no sense part Vi tne Ease asahs'
MS cHeht S'i'' 'a'e' "neh "'i''atii d. hinsie''
the handwriting expert employed by the police
10 prove that MoineuN was the murderer was
NUT on the stand. Mr. Weeks succeed,d in draw
lux rom nun tue .esu"o'i' 'na' ai'er my ua's
Of examination the handwriting OF Molineux
NJ WI N hat N
-, become sot,sded that NoIIneu, wro,s .hs
~, ueeone sa''sneu '"a. ', ,o.IueuN mlo,e .no
address on the poison package and the letter
80 voi,nan, o. bic oa., o,,oa -. ,.i,h ar
had AonneuA IN ms own once write with the
T,%s SI him to Wss ne b .vs n9 HA hand
NJ 0.horna srccaad.d 1, so,,in, ha,ora che
;nrv .,stemep, bv the .,nsrt ths, tbs bans9
writing OF the Cornish Harpster letter and
thshandwrt,ine q, Woiipopr wars idsnticaIN
although when the court adjourned for the day
this evidence had not been formally admitted.
Mr., Osborne also succeeded in getting ad.
ineuI. handwritins." these samples forced
letter that was signed Cornish"
In his cross.e1amination OF Heiles. Mr.. Weeks
orapsI ,bs door for NJ O.horna 20 as, ,n,o
evidence many letters and other samples OF
admission oSsapsd great deal d Tine and Ion on
case at It's close but little more advanced than
i5u rms on iueSua' h'sh' wheh the court aa-
'o''~ %TrKs BEGINS on THE NEW WITNESS.
The crowd that assembled in the Criminal
Court building AS early a. half past t' nine and
no most Wholly OF PERSONS cupinns 1n IIaI no
get Simpss q the poSps S who have on Been
samRfni n the case and Of the Gri;Snss him
man v"ip, peo, LAM yn, a., anu ,nere were
inadS m nrinctpetiv ~ narsan tne Vas
Ave years az ace The nsvmsn un9e pdared
one by nne and TOOL thar sss1s Tba $780,
came one M a fime and whan The ami1ent
FnuiIs n ionrnalist ~ ioTt nn no e Iuteins
Litrrnav 0Shnrna a 5000 I'LL pJnos Dhs,s.S'
ard who says - VI w. ~, ~ &c 81!
Istta,n III. crn.aaSnm o.a' mii,h' ..
stTsnntb ~ mo Iion ard as WIN 'he
SocE snd has hoii On 1ba h,oI 81
tIs nscr .yerv ono ~ tbs conrt at,onde,,s
ana The lawvaIs uatberad Spound him and
tbsnke2 him Tor maeine than mons rom aIu
II up The emipent iour nall promIsed by tbs
b.art maj hung from The aoidan brecsiat
Srnund his rrIs,to dn 40 '' soe" 'i"'S'oS
TIa sn',anf ,orrnsiis, oo,u,tod ,,iv n.
puc6 at,.ntinn NJ MnIin.n, Wn1eaur ,u InSoL %
chee,int whan ba can,a In de nn,taT his tathar
once mr. wi"s on The shonider sGnoI bands viii
him. and as he sst down TOOL he jattar that the
od oenti.man la 70 bin, ~ Il, ma trnrn hiS
wife, and Tor tho next tan minntes ths
read the Ie.toy NJ Weeks .nd NJ Bat
lie Handwriting EInsrt CnrvaIha and br
Allan N"i nnn UnmiIton 'their medical
expert: Mr.. Osborne District Attorney Gardi-
ner and one 0, his assistants: pr, Newton.
tnsir expert ana the hali dozen other lawyers
inteIes.eu N IN. case, were all In their places
MMheh recorder hon, 10 nswihR rohes entered
m court ahhouhced ~ the crier Tie was tol-
towtd by warren W. roster. who was elected