The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08
MoLINsux DID NOT PLEAD.
TITS Counsel wantsto Examine Grand
Jury Minutes.


New York, March s.-Roland u. Moli
neux. charged with the murder of Mrs
Kate J. Adams. was taken from th'
tombs this morning and arraigned befor'
Judge Blanchard. His counsel. Barlow
5. Weeks, thereupon commenced an argu
ment for the inspection OF the minutes CT
the grand jury upon which the iEdlct-
ment was found.
Mr. Weeks declared that the coroner
proceedings had been farce AMI tray
esty an justice.
Dir. Weeks said that the district attor-
ney had imposed upon the defsndent or
had himself been imposed upon. There
was no need of haste" said Mr. Weeks,
'dn the Indictment in this case. Mol
neux was not giyen the right TO confront
his accusers. s1he district attorney came
before the coroner on the second exani-
nation set by the coroner and told that
official that the indictment deprived him
q. jurisdiction. Tint is net SO and ne
one should know the law better than the
district attorney"
I'VE want TO know what the evidence
is that the district attorney has against
the defendent. We know what evidence
was given before the coroner. 1t was
made up OF opinions, suspicious ana
theory.
"Ihe district attorney in his summing
up TO the Jury, heretofore an unheard OF
thing, testified that no was gnilty Of CON
plicity in getting this defendant to testi-
fy against himself This defendant Mt n
session OF court was forced to give speci-
me1s of handwriting. Not being content
with his natural handwriting they bag
him write MS near as posi- lie 10 "a samolt
given him ana which IL en- exhibit in this
case.
Col. Gardiner here interrupted with u
denial.
In angry tones Mr.. Weeks shouted back
cit is a question of word. and my wore
Is as good as either OF them" referTinr
to Col Gardiner and Assistant Attorney
Osborne
Mr.. Weeks declared that whatever evil
dence the defendant might have given
could not be used against him because he
had not bean warned OF his rights. Mr..
Weeks said that If any indictment could
To found on the testimony of handwriting
experts no man in the country would be
safe. He contended that no evidence any
where had bsen submitted II show that
the poisoh package was actually received
by mil. Tho only thing TO support the
contention was the statement of Cornish.
and ms ii was Cornish that administered
the poison anything he said needed corro-
boratiou.
at is repoIted,' continued MIR. Weeks
THAT tho istrict attorney opposes our APP
plication because he ''obiects to showing
his Carl" Are We playing cards for the
life of a man AT stake: Ne ask but legal
justice and fair play and the rights as
sured TO this defendant under the constl-
tuition"
District Attorney Gardiner argued that
in murder cases of great Importance the
court had uniformly refused such permits
sion as asked by MIR Weeks. lie in
slanced tho Carlyle Harris. Dr. Iiuoha-
nan, DIR. Meyer and Mary Alice bleming
cases and declared that no rights of the
defendant were ut issne. he said that
the Indictment against Molineux made
the specific charge and that consequently
MolineuX knows exactly what he Is
chang with and what he has TO answer.
Col. Gardiner went over the events OF
the coroneI's inquest and pointed out that
Mr.. Weeks with IA stenogTapher was pres
ent throughout the hearing and conse-
quently in possession of all the testimony
given. That evidence had heen submitted
to the grand jury under counsel of Recor-
der Coli, who had advised that the exami.
nation before the magistrate was not nee.
essary, anu that If the grand jury found
an Indictment it would remove the case
from any subordinate jurisdiction. Mr..
Weeks made another statement maintain
ing his original argument. lie concluded
by saying that 1.-THE sweet morsel of de-
generacy that the district attorney has
been rolling around under his tongue is
not true.
Z District Attorney Gardiner became
somewhat enraged and said: ~ am sur
prised at that statement. Some OF the
letter We're of such character that they
could not be read in the presence of wom-
en-. =
Judge Blanchard then took the papers
in the case and reserved his decision.
The pleading of Molineux was deferred
pending the decision and he was taken
back to the Tombs.