New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
DELAY IN MOLINEUX CASE.
cvpoRTED FRICTION BETWEEN GRAND
IrRoRs AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
FOREMAN VISITS JUDGE BLANCHARD AND
ArrERwARD HOLDS SESSION IN
HIS COURTROOM

-,.-s were conflicting reports at the Criminal
-,-,s Building yesterday as to the consideration
S..o case Of Roland B. Molineux by the Grand
oi N Assistant District Attorney Osborne who
'Ni' ,,d 70 have charge OF the presentation Of
Ntouneux case. would not talk TO newspaper
'he :, the subject District Attorney Gardner.
nv %In rad made promise to the reporters to tell
:, .,,t could be told about the proceedings said
a'' ,a not get the consent OF Mr.. Osborne to tell
hNsn,ng The District Attorney Is making him
S .,near as helpless In the hands OF his subordi-
f Assistant District Attorney Unger, who
a s,s much TO say about the Molineux case
-,, away on his vacation yesterday. and As
,stant District Attorney OReiliy was associated
s,h Mr. Osborne.
o,s report at the Criminal Courts Building yes
..rasv was that the Grand Jury. after hearing a
- additional witnesses, had expressed readiness
- vote on the question OF finding an Indictment
.r,,nst Moneux. but had been induced by Mr.
oshorne 10 wait until to-day Another report was
,hat the Grand Jury had not heard any witnesses
,s.terday and had decided TO let the Molineux case
slone until to-day. \ report more generally be-
.sved was that the Grand Jury wanted to call
,,pesses not the District Attorneys list.
vainst Mr.. Osborne's urgent objection and had
aiken the opinion OF Judge Blanchard. of me
court Of General Sessions. on the subject. The
rsnort also indicated fresh trouble between the
crand Jury and the District Attorney
A little before noon Francis j. Haynes. fore
man Of the Grand Jury, held private CONVERSE
,,ou with Judge Blanchard. in Part Of the Court
of General Sessions with reference. II was said
N the Molineux case. Foreman Haynes's visit
was Il was reported. for the purpose OF learning
Il was not within the domain of the Grand
yury 10 call witnesses other than those presented
by the District Attorneys Office. Judge Blanchard
read 20 Foreman Haynes tie law relating the
nont az .ssue. II said.
Immediately after Foreman Haynes left the
rreserce OF Judge Blanchard. Assistant District
ATTORNEY Osborne entered the courtroom and
talked earnestly with the Judge for few min
rtes At 80 p. m. the Grand Jury went In a body
and remained in secret session with the Judge for
more than fifteen minutes. At the close OF the
conference which held In the judges cham
her and after the Grand Jurors had taken their
departure for the day. Assistant District Attorney
ORelv said the visit OF the Grand Jury to Judge
As the MoineuX case was concerned. Mr.. O'Reilly
denied that the Grand Jury had considered the
NolineuX case yesterday. and ne gave IL as his
unequivocal opinion that In the Molineux case
there would be no plesentment before to-day.
The visit OF the Grand Jury 10 Judge Blanchard.
scrlbed by HIM as being wholly OF routine nat
District Attorney Gardner manifested a desire
10 make a state'nsn regarding the case 10 the
on with M Osborne. The District Attorney ex-
pressed regret at being unable TO keep his word
saving the whole case in the hands OF Mr.
Osborne In a subsequent talk. Mr. OReilly said
that he thought the Grand Jury. after hearing
additional evidence at its sitting this morning will
in Part of the Court Of General Ses-