Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12
Interest in Probable Defense in the
Molineux Case.
R. c. KERENS TALKS POLITICS
Brooklyn Again in Danger of a
IS
Water Famine.
5 CURE FOR CONSUMPTION


NEW YORK. December IL 1899
Interest in the trial Of Roland B. Moli-
neux is reaching far ahead now to the de-
Tense. The district attorneys story has not
all been told, by any means. but his theory
is clear. His network of evidence has been
revealed in Mr. Osbornes outlining address
partly by the testimony offered Rudolph
Heiles, whose story throws light, SO the
state contends, upon the "Harpster letter."
and William Kinsley, the chief expert for
the prosecution, are the most important
witnesses against Molineux, and they have
testified. There remain the owners of the
two private let:-r boxes hired, one by ''the
bogus Cornish and the other by the
bogus Barnet to take the stand against
the defendant, but their story is well
known to the public from Mr. Osborne's
speech, as well as from the testimony
which one of these men, Mr.. Hickman
gave during the coroners inquest Besides.
both Hickman and Hoch, the owner of the
other letter box place, are said to have
failed to identify the defendant when he
was first shown to them. This, the defense
hopes, will materially weaken the effect of
their testimony. AT any rate, the prosecu-
tons case has been gone over before the
Of Rudolph Heiles, and by the reading Cf
the diagnosis bank, which, 1t is claimed
by the district attorney, is in Molineux's
handwriting, and in which the writer SIM
plies full description of himself
Not SO the defense At the coroner's in
quest MolineuX's lawyers had no standing
and were not allowed even to ask a ques-
ton. Their case has never been before The
public, and Mr. Weeks silence has re-
manned unbroken. All the public has heard
Is Moi1neux's own denial and the admission
or his lawyers that he was the author of :.
a letter applying for remedy and written
on egg-blue paper, surmounted with three
intertwined crescents. This is also the
Kind of paper on which the 'sHarpster'' and
letters
What Mr.. Carvalho viii Testify To
These bogus letters he repudiates
and 1t is plain that his handwriting ex-
pert, David Carvalho, will contend that
the hand which wrote all the bogus
letters In the case wrote the adj
dress on the poison package, but that MoIi-
heuA handwriting does not resemble that
on these letters and the package 1t re-
mains, therefore, to be seen what the de-
iense has TO say as to the similarity of the
paper, the like of which kinslev saws he
mas never seen before. BY acknowledpine
that he Is the author of the one letter re
ierred to the defense admits so Mr. Os
o outfi r SAYS, mat Molineux applied to pat
eiit ineuiclne company for a cure which the
prosecution connects with the diagnosis
plank signed Barnet" This is another
have to explain. "4ii
Mamie MulandO, the girl who took care
ol NoilheuX rooms in Newark and who
i Id peen placed in the house of detention
ny me police, is said to have presented to
!he uelenqaht box of the blue paper She
Is Salo 70 nave made important admissions
TO Mr. osborne At all events Molineux's
lawyers look confident, and to Judge from
their manner and the impenetrable secrecy
which surrounds their every move ii would
seem that their case will contain much that
Is new TO the public. One of the few straws
which have shown where the wind blows
Is the way Mr.. Weeks got Heiles to write
the address on the package. and his aues-
a hat> he boo
writing 1t looked as If the defense's theory
would be that the package address was
written by Heiles, but then Mr.. Weeks
cross-examnation of DR.. Hitchcock pro-
duced the impression that Molineuxs colIn-
sci were aiming at the man who admin
istered the poison to Mrs. Adams as the
guilty person. Altogether it looked as If
MT Weeks had no definite man to name as
| the sender of the poison. On the other hand,
there IS rumor that the defense is going
10 produce a theory according to which the
crime was committed by more persons than
one and neither of them is their client.
Richard c. kerens Talks Politics.
Republican National Committeeman R. c.
kerens of Missouri. while in the city at
| tending the regular meeting of the st. Louis
and San Francisco directors, was incident
ally looking over the field Of politics.
What do you think of Mr.. H. C. Payne's
proposition to make the republican vote in
each state the basis Of representation in ma
tional conventions?" he was asked.
Well, that is an old question: replied
Mr. kerens. and do not know whether it
should be taken up for decision before the
republican party is willing also to commit
Itself to basing the representation in Con-
gress on the total vote, and not on the
population. Missouri is a southern state,
but we would have thirty-four delegates to
the national convention under Mr.. Paynes
plan, as at present, and would be likely to
have more in the future, rather than less.
Hence, so far Missouri's representation
| is concerned. we have no reason to oppose
| the plan. But representation in republican
conventions is about all that republicans
| have or are permitted to have in most
| southern states and the question, therefore,
mas strong sentimental phase to 1t In the
| claim OF southern republicans that If that
| is taken away from them there would be
nothing left to encourage republican work.
| This argument has much weight to 1t, and
| the matter should be very carefully con-
sidered. Many national conventions have
| been urged to do what Mr.. Payne now pro-
poses. but the fact that none of them has
| ever viewed it favorably should make us
go slow about II now
| rs President Mckinley as popular as
ever in the southwest?
Il believe he is stronger with the people
| today than ever replied Mr.. Kerens, land
| particularly since his message. That is an
able document. 1t is fair and candid. and
| points out the right path for the country to
travel Out in Missouri we are all expan-
| sionists. Our state convention in August.
1888, declared that republican policy would
never permit the flag to be hauled down
from any land over which 1t ever f1oated.
That was before peace had been restored,
and we are proud of the fact that our con-
vention was the first, or among the first, to
take that stand. The Philippines are Amer
lean territory forever.
McKinley's Reelection "A Certainty.
MIR. McKinley's reelection is a GER
tainty," continued Mr.. Kerens. II have al
ways regarded the Harrison administration
as about the strongest we have ever had,
but McKinley's administration is so full of