The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-12
IS DRAWN 70 HOLD
Lawyers Say the Molineaux
Indictment Is FIaWIeSS.
CORNISH is EXULTANT
How People Try to See MoII-
neaux and Can't.

New York, March u.-Tne Indictment
drawn against AIollneaux is declared by
criminal lawyers 10 be a perfect document.
They say it contains no loophole and af-
fords no chance for exception or objection
TO any OF its counts. In answer 10 crit
ic.sm affecting the finding Of the indict-
ment on the testimony to the grand jury,
the presumption being that it was identi-
cal with that adduced at the coroner
inquest, the law prescribes that the grand
Jury in its inYestiEa tons needs but SUI
ficient evidence to make out prlma face
case
Regarding the known character Of the
evidence against AIolineaux, it has been
said by certain lawyers that a conviction
cannot be secured in the absence Of evil
dence showing either that he mixed the
poison which killed Mrs. Adams or that ne
was seen TO mail the poison package, or
that cyanide Of mercury was ever in his
possession. An assistant Of Colonel Car
NlLlGE d4AShGI5 Tx W. VA 1-SL " AA~-N@-N~-S
10 prove any one Of these points. He says:
"A man who fires into a crowd, intending
to kill a certain man, but killing another,
IS guilty Of murder in the first degree. The
sending Of poison through the mails with
the intent that certain person be killed
by that poison is murder in the first de-
gree, even though another than the in
tended victim be killed, as was the case
with Mrs. Adams. To secure conviction it
is not necessary to prove that Molineaux
mixed the poison or mailed the package
any more than it would be necessary to
show that the man who discharged the
gun into the crowd loaded the weapon.
4 polsoner may designate a messenger
boy to mix a poison and mail a poison
package and still be successfully prescott
ed for murder in the first degree. In a
case Similar TO the one for which Mol-
neauz is indicted al that is necessary for
the jury to determine IS, What his the
mind that conceived the plot and engi-
neered its execution The law is explicit
in placing responsibility for crime It
reads: A person concerned in the COM
mission Of a crime, or present o rabsent,
or who directly or indirectly concerns or
induces others to commit a crime, IS a
principal"
Yesterday was visitors day at tho
Tombs. and an unusually large number of
persons. including many women, applied
for admission at the Leonard street en-
trance to the old jail Molineaux was the
attraction, but all those who visited the
prison expecting to see the alleged poison
ar were disappointed. None but the keep
ers stationed on that tier was allowed to
approach the cell. Some of the women
were persisten tin their requests to see
Molineaux, and one young woman, who
was n the company Of two others, was
especially importunate
See. I have brought novel for him"
she said. and 7 would Ike awfuIly to
have him read the book. Please. keeper,
allow me 10 go just to his cell door. I
VIII not remain longer than to hand him
the book
The. rules Of the prison would not per
nit, however.
They all want to see AIolineaux," said
Deputy Warden Flynn, but his wishes. a.
well as the prison rules. must be obeyed.
He has requested that no one excent his
counsel be allowed to see him. No one
has seen him except his counsel. MoH-
neauX does not wish anyone to cal on
him nor write TO him. He asks that all
who communicate with him shall do so
through his counsel"
large bunch of fresh cut flowers tied
with blue ribbon. were brought to the
Tombs Monday by a messenger boy. The
flowers were accompanied by a note en-
closed In square envelope and addressed
in feminine hand. The messenger bow
was instructed TO take the flowers and the
note back to the sender. Mr.. Weeks. who
was present, opened the envelope. read
the note, hastily scrubbed a sentence of
acknowledgment and handed It to the
boy with instructions to take the flowers
to Mr.. Weeks Office. and then deliver the
note. The identity Of the sender Of the
flowers could not be ascertained.
Admiral George Dewey may be proud Of
his well won hoDors. but his emirence is
as grain OF sand to q mountain. com
pared with the satisfaction Of Harry Cor
nish since his enemy is in the Tombs
VIA SSo Win murder. Inc admiral can
fly his four-starred flag and provoke the
laundering salutes Of all the forts and
ships in sight, but he cannot direct the
aquatic games OF the s9ortsmcn's show
ana bow TO the applause Of the multitude
IN Madison Square Garden. This IS Cor
niSh's first public appearance since he
played the part of chief suspect at the
poison inquest, and n measure Of his suf-
terlngs when he was p.uoried Is a decoz-
TO bring Molline5ux within range is 10 be
had from his enjoyment Of q prominent
appearance under The present c.-crn-
stances He is a very simple fellow. and
the unadulteratod JOY he feels in NToi-
neaux's predioament he can scarcely dis
guise. Win his near friends he does not
attempt 70 disguise II. but refers n -ba
man IN the Tom5s with round. fan oatbs
and II he could 90 IL without il 5e.on-ire-
known he would like 10 stand in the cor
r-co- outside MotneaUx's cell and can bir,
thaSe names through the wicket.
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