The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-10
SHORT FREEDOM FOR Mo11NEux.
Freed of the Adams Murder Charge He
 Is Re-Arrested on Amother.

New York, May 9.-Roland Burnhan l MolineuX, who has spent several weary
 weeks in the Tombs prison, charged | with the murder of Mrs. Kate. J. Adams
 was freed from that charge to-day The
 grand jury failed to find an indictment He walked out of Judge McMahon'S court room part 1, of general sessions only to be re-arrested at the door l charged in a special sessions warrant with assault in the first degree or Harry Cornish. The basis of this accu- sation was that he had sent poisor | through the mails with intent to kill the
 latter. His lawyer, Bartow s. Weeks
 accompanied him before Justice Jerome
 and argued that the charge was the
 same as that upon which the grand jury
 had just acted and that the proceeding was illegal. Justice Jerome adjourned | the hearing until to-rhorrow and Molin- eux was held without bail. There was great excitement in the court when it was learned that the grand jury had l failed to indict Molineux
 When the grand jury appeared in Judge McMahon's court room ten min
 utes later there was large crowd pres
 ent. The foreman of the grand jury an nounced to the court that the charge against Molineux had been considered and had been dismissed. There was a hush in the court while the body was boiled and it was found that seven of the members had voted for indictment
 and eleven against it, five being absent.
 Word was sent immediately to the
 Tombs and Moineux was told of his
 good fortune. Shortly before 4 o'clock
 MolineuX, in charge of an officer, ap-
 peared in the court room. He faced the
 crowd and the judge calmly. When he
 arrived before the bar Judge McMahon
 asked: 'Is there any further charge
 against the prisoner?' There is no
 existing charge the clerk answered.
 Discharged" said the judge abruptly
 There was not a trace of feeling on
 Molineux's pale face. He stood mo- ment and then taking his hat, started to walk out of the court room. He was met at the railing in front of the bar by his counsel Barlow s. Weeks, who had rushed from his office on hearing the news Weeks grasped the hard of the young man, shook 1t and said some encouraging words. Then Molineux smiled. Weeks laid his hand on the young mans shoulder and they walked out of the court room. At the door they were met by Detective Carey of police headquarters, who presented warrant, issued by Judge Jerome, of the spe- cial sessions court, charging Molineux with the assault on Cornish in sending cyanide of mercury with intent to kill him. Weeks protested without avail. Assistant District Attorney Osborn was present and the party went to the chamber of Judge Jerome. where the warrant was read.
 Weeks declared this charge should not stand, as it was based on the evidence which the grand jury ignored in the murder plea, but the judge refused to consider this plea, declaring that the Weeks could show that the specific charge of assault had been ignored by the grand jury. Osborn admitted that if Molineux was held on this charge the case would probably be submitted to another grand jury with a view of con- meeting the prisoner with the Adams poisoning. The judge declared that as one grand jury had acted in the mat ter he could not approve such an idea In the midst of the argument it was decided to continue the case until to- No bail was fixed by Judge Jerome. The judge wants to confer with District Attorney Gardiner before fixing | Loil