New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
NO INDICTMENT FOUND YET
GRAND JURY HEARS MORE MoLINEUx
WITNESSES.
MANY HANDWRITING EXPERTS CALLED
STERN Mr.. OSBORNE SITS ON MR..

The Grand Jury heard the testimony OF about
dozen witnesses IN the case OF Roland B. Moineux
Yesterday. District Attorney Gardiner, Assistant
pistrict Attorneys Osborne and Unger Professor
wltthaus and the foreman OF the Grand Jury had
consultation in Mr.. Uneer's room before II a. m
Major Gardiner promised newspaper men that he
would cry to get for them the names of the wit
resses TO be examined and would ask permission
from his subordinate. Mr.. Osborne. who had charge
of the Molineux case
Mr.. Osborne met IN the corridor BY Major
Gardiner. and the newspaper reporters stood about
a dozen feet away. out OF hearing They could see
tire District Attorney speak 10 Mr.. Osborne at first
sn ordinary fashion but IN a few seconds as a
pleader Mr.. Osborne could be plainly seen 70 be
refusing the request the District Attorney was
making and he acted impauently as II much dis
satisfied that the request Of the District Attorney
should have been made at all He was obviously
refusing the request and he cid not attempt 10
conceal his intense determination not to concede
Whist the Distric. Attorney asked
The two men talked together only few minutes
Mr. Osborne disappeared into his Office and Major
Gardiner walked 10 the reporters.
u am sorry. gentlemen" he said but the case
IS in the hands of Mr.. Osborne. and I cannot do
anything about il. He will not allow the names 10
be made known
In the morning witnesses who were 70 appear
before the Grand Jury taken TO the Office OF
the District Attorney By back ways and devious
entrances 70 escape the attention OF the reporters
II believed the TrSt witness OerOre the GranO
Jury would be DR.. z. F Hitchcock. OF No 70 West
Eiehty-seventh-st, who was called into Mrs
Adams's apartments at the time she took the
poison. Professor Witthaus. 1t was thought. would
also be witness. and Harry s. Cornish and DR.
Weston. the Coroners physician. were also expect
81 10 testify.
The Grand Jury took recess at 1870 p. m. 10 re-
sumo at 2:l5 p. m Those who testified in the morn
ing H. 5. Clark the paying teller OF the Lin
coin National Bank; Mr.. Tyrrel, a handwriting ex-
pert OF Milwaukee, a policy writer OF the North
western Insurance Company, and Jacob r. Dema-
rest, paying teller the New-Amsterdam Bank.
Assistant District Attorneys Osborne and Unger
lest the building without divulging anything that
had taken place in the Grand Jury room. Detective
McCaffrey went out with them.
David \. Carvalho. the handwriting expert, was
hastily summoned to the Criminal Courts Building
at D. m. He was subDcenaed by the foreman of
she Grand Jury. Mr.. Carvalho said he did not know
why he had been summoned. The incident was IN
+erpreted as showing that friction still exists e.
tween the Grand Jury and the District Attorney
and his assistants in the
The Grand Jury adjourned at $3.50 p. m. without
finding any Indictment. It will meet again at
1880 a. m to-day. The witnesses examined in the
course OF the day. in addition to those named were
Nicholas a. Hickman. owner OF the private letter @
Harry s. Cornish: Miss Gray who sold Kutnow
powders to red bearded nan IN NewarS <. MISS IS
McClusky. John D. Adams OF the knicKerpppcKer
Athletic Club; DR.. Phillips, ProlesSor NlIIhauS'
Dr. Z F. Hitchcock and W. j. kins!ey. o,.
Al $50 D m Mr. Osborne informed Mr. Carvalho,
the handwriting expert. that his services would not
te required and Mr.. Carvalho went home d,
Detectives McCanrey and Carey and harry ,.
Cornish were the office Of the District AttornieE
earIy Yesterday and had a long conference with
Assistant District Attorney Osborne, II was pc
Neved that the Assistant District Attorney was
getting the result of the visit Of McCanrey ano
Cornish 10 Swayne, the New-Haven chemist on
Monday. ,-, -. ,., ,.os+erd.v
and found swayne in his home three mies ed
Of NJ Iave MCCanrey said ne ITlSnleLSO
bulldog OF with revolver and they went IN ne ne
had previously given 10 Cornish nis asteesiVe, S,s
partner Detective Carey. He says swayne Iuny y
believed Cornish be Carey and tney nae .- !CrS
faik together in which Swayne went over MS stOIy
of having made the preparation with ne P1,Sey rI
for the mamie said he knew as Cornlsh MSS a..
said swayne produced some pictures OF Cornlsh anu
sWore ne could Identify Cornish from them. .A
McCaffrev said that after they had talked soIne
rirne he told Swayne that the man ne suppTsec w.
Carey was really Cornish he sala ne "Sec Sna yhen
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