The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-21
MOLINEUX INDICTED ANEW
PECULIAR PROCEEDING BEFORE THE
GRAND JURT.

Evidence Illegal as to MolineuH Said to
Have Been Presented Against John Doe
Minutes to 10 Called FORA Multi
Millionaire Interested, Gardiner Hears.
Roland D. Molineux was indicted yes.er-
day by the Grand Jury for murder In the first
degree. The indictment was filed at o'clock
In the afternoon. 1t contained six counts. The
first charges Mollneux with administering poi
son to Mr.. Katherine J. Adams for the pur-
pose Of killing her; the second that MoneuK
made an assault upon Harry Cornish by send
ing him poison, and in doing the same admin
istered to Mrs. Adams twenty grains Of cya-
hide Of mercury: the third that MolineuN
committed on assault upon Mrs. Adams and
gave her the poison: the fourth that Moli-
neux. with intent to kill Mrs. Adams. did will.
fully and felonously murder and assault her
and Administered to her twenty grains OF
cyanide Of mercury: the nth that Molineux
killed Mrs. Adams with cyanide OF mercury in
tending to XIII Cornish. and the sixth that he
committed an assault upon Mrs. Adams by
giving her cyanide OF mercury which caused
her TO become "mortay sick and she died"
This is the second In 1lctment filed against
Molineux for murder. The irst was set aside
By Supreme Court Justice Williams on tine
ground that illegal evidence tad been sub.
mitted to the Grand Jury. Justice Williams
ordered the case to be resubmitted. and the
,econd Grand Jury that considered the case dis
missed the COMPLAINT. Justice Fursmnn d.
rected the resubmisslon OF the case.
The statement was made and not contra
dicted yesterday that. IN order to get before
the Grand Jury evidence that might under
Justice Williams's decision. &c called illegal
evidence as against Molireux. the witnesses.
including the handwriting experts and Heck.
man.were fret examined in the caseoi the PEG.
pie ,sJ Ohm Doe.'a mythical defendant and that
yesterday. when the Grand Jury was called on
to investigatothe case against MonenX, some
OF the witnpsseR who had testified TUESDAY
In the case against John Doe were brought
into the Grand Jury room. sworn In body
previously told as constituted undoubtedly legal
evidence against Molneux, The Grand jury
few minutes was taken up yesterday with tho
examination o. each witress. ,
| District Attorney Osborne was asked If 1t was
| true that tho object CT this proceeding was to
enable tho jury to listen TO evidence which JUS
| tice Williams had pronounced Illegal He re-
fused to answer this question. lie said. how;
ever. that the indictment was legal and would
dist rict- Attorney Gardiner said that Moli-
nsHx would surely BE- c4nyirte e: u,,n .,,,.
a verv wealthy man is SURVIVING large sums Of
money for his defence. This man Is q multi
! millionaire and does not reside in this STATE
neuX's troubles"
George Gordon Battle OF Molineux's counsel
be sat aside as Illegal. Although he, Mr.,
Battle. had been an Assistant District Attor-
| ney Tor many years ana hiiu hau cnarRt OF inc
| Grand Jury room. he had never heard OF an
indictment bang found AS this indictment
was found 1t was without precedent. The
| Grand Jury before considering the case of the
People against Molineux had listened in the
| case OF the People against 1ohn Doe to evil
! dencs illegal as against NiolineuS. The PEOPLE
| against John Doe was simply another title OF
the case OF the People against Molineux He
| gal evidence having been introduced In the
! PeOrle against John Doe. and an Indictment
! having been found thereafter. such an indict-
! mcnt certainly would not be allowed oy any
| court to stand.
| MolineuN will be called urOn to-day to plead
| to the indictment and at that time his counse
| will ask for permission to inspect the minutes
| OF the Grand Jury.