New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

Tho CorOner-Yes please take seat .
Mr. Weeks-Wi the Coroner near me no 'o"se'
The Coroner-No.
Mr. Weeks-DOes the Coroner direct MN w.
At this point Mr. Moneux served with
subnnua by the clerk Of the court.
Mr. Osborne-He Is now served With legal sub
Mr weeks-Does Your Honor insist upon Mr
Mr. Osborne-Don't answer.
The Coroner-He Is called 10 the stann
MOLINEUX'S TESTIMONY.
After some further talk Mr.. Molineux TOOK
the stand and Mr.. Osborne proceeded to ex-
Q"No~' Mr Mollneux, were you ever member
OF the Knickerbocker Athletic club? A was,
trouble SiS"% With nm s'9aybodys Al did .-..,, .,,
Q.-Teii US who 1t was? Al had trouble with
"" QSbid YOU haye any trouble with anybody else
% % Have YOU got one OF those disappearing mem
ores too? Question not ansTefed3 ,ou had any
| trouble with anybody in that club besides Cornish?
% ODD you have trouble with d club member and
| no NSHNow see II YOU cannot recoect whether YOU
ever had trouble With anybody else In the cIuo pe
sides Cornish? Al do not remember haVinS
o~Wen. since you have heard Of the death OF
| Mrs Adams you have been trying 20 recouect
sgfFy sgtc agalns ge" have You no Al been
searching my memory certainly that memory
ali the time since you have heard Of the death OF
MIR n b5y irving o to not 9a qut ali aEe Tine
! Q-I Will admit that. but a great part OF me me
matter a great deal naturally.
! Q-Naturally thought about 1t? A-Yes -. 1.
that club that you had row with? A.No sir
kee Go' A Gd 1gd gdu y4% that pGySh did n"' 70"
Q-The only person that you had row Tf'h wsi SsS
any words with any one else 1t was concerning
| cornish -. ,,,., ,,o,, bave trouhle with neone
! in that club on account Of row over Cornish?
| Al did not call It trouble had an argument
QYo@ had much trouble that .n you re- resigned
from the club didn't you - eerIay dsycnssion At
'S' How long had you been in the Knickerbocker
Athletic club? Al had been member since
.Saed eht %hS5 % bs9cm5s % fa ySS F in qua
near & as can ngageS IN business SIM in Newark
y9H nV nWcr j Herbert Banantine has also bust
ness in Newark? Ale has an office in New
h9rK- uo e brewer in Newark? Ayes
6-And YOU knew him before you Joined the cuo!
ANN9id oNNDid d" you know Adams before you Joined the
c'06' You were on the House Committee? Ayes.
-we dg the House committfe 5f, have "a s9 control
They were supposed 10 attend to the details OF run
hins in1 T%,f is The entire house? A-Yes sir.
QWe had then he &C control tn S6 of the Yo hrYlng
Of fb. OF thai ciuD, nlu you Iio'-
committee made were passed up TO me governors.
Q-The governors Of what A'-lhe so'er"o'' u
Yes and passed along by them TO Ballantne?
gs:"sey Ps4g'%s shins .o !; mink Ink .ysfy %s2F
| thing Of importance is referred to MN
HE KNEW BARNET
Did Won know Barnet? Al did.
. Was he a warm personal friend OF yours?
| Ale was. indeed. 49,, =. h.o, u,arn,
Ossoha 4nGr reHd 4o% OF a'y ySufs yAA Ale was per
soual friend during he ime thai hytp hytblec Club?
and afterTaTd met M be nm 0J!sT wsrm personal
, mo ~ ne ,bS eGpng Iimn Of his death? AYes, sir
dd you ever 5 know NIX To GsTe Ath m
! lruc Club? Aft you will define TO me "hat you
mean by trouble-do you mean argument 40 A
O-You know what I mean am trying z, to ton get
at The trnth Of this hing Al am trying to tel AZ u
| G-And say to you as l said TO Cornisht, ! 90 u4
not suspect anybody and suspect eVrrs % T?' ~ .v,
want you to help me pow. am am sn sU,'7 7o rhrow
you AN opportunity as fa, as you can o No ~ fe.
any Light on th.s mystery NON, ,S "a'' am not put
Ing vol on inat stand for the purpose oi paSque, u o.
net hal any trouble with anybody in the hnickei-
booker Athlete club think that tr0unle - 's'
! No DO not SIT. DO yol mean serlOus, ,n rn9"''o
or 90 you mean simply GliIerenSe II T Dake il any
palmer would the wora quarrel make any
pS''''T Tb,n win use the word quarrel If you Ike
that 5et.er 30 you know q any GasEtg' Athletic
Ginho Il Know of a great deal OF criticism th'.t
h. mad TO make OF the aiialrs ol lne sluo, a ,he
n. teay the bar was managed. ABOUT The VA: :i ime
','fb@ '' t,arr managed in fact. We all made crltl-
cisms. IL was our outy 70 90 ltt,,,,taeo H. A-Yes
Q.-Was h, that House Committee A i''
Q.-Tcn mo who were on that House S1mmlttee. CIG T
i'ulr"n Mr. Ericsson F. Bushnell Mr H. {, HaImes riaS
and m.et Mr. Mr. lnis. HSsaes sommittee %Sf tls'''
S'S'e's o. OUTSIDE Of any quarrel you imagine
any n m9uyf aoi.dn 5nat to Mr. Barnet, Al do not
you cannot help Us in .na5 direcSio"' '"''' III
"9G"5 an 2}Se RSoT as Of iac. at lsss5 6
closely connected hear5ay' tnat NJ was PO'O'''"
Q-Dia YOU never hear it from any human DE-, Deiis. &
MI Alollneux? A.-Do you mean charse 'na' "e
QpNo~ are you going TO fence With me sooqt
y,I'n ibcy 60 on the stand? Why don't every yDony
vas poisoned? That is the question asNeu 'OU'
oINeyer in your life? A.-No sir.
S-And YOU never nave heard ii from anybody In
"are 8%Then the only statement you have that Bar
net was poisoned is from the he"sP'P'''
C-How many days was he sick? Al do not
NG2~ @~A} tina, tme you member aas not Of the
tlI9e2 Al had been for nearly year. r...,,.
Q-How often did you see Barnet A'-Du'"'s
81 mean during the period that you G were on out ,be
| II saw him several times cannot teH you '"e
avart nuuber sir. | never counted them
! O-Well now. II ne was warm persohal lrleill - III
~ 'yours a l. quite likely that you would see MN
9r.,,uerfi, would YOU not? A.-Not necessarily.
I, - In the summer time Mr Barnet had gone
70 ,h. Atlantic Yacht club TO live and had gone
10 Newark live. 100 -, ~ IA
The esth of December. 1895, Mrs. Adams died
81 Rsrnet died on the 10th Of November; a month
I'D eighfeen days elapsed between the TWO deaths.
| Now about how long before Barnet death olq you
Sc himS Al saw him last In September be-
ii.ve II was September. / cannot be sure
a. Where were you living at the time OF mis-
d..tb- Al lived IN the New York Athletic Club
you were not living IN Newark then? Al
was not living in Newark then. . ~,
a. When YOU took your room In the New ork
Athletic club did you hire IL for year? A-No'
sir. ,-,. . ~, go, hir. 4, M,
tie month, by the day or 10y me e week, ~ wi was