The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-13
PUT OFF TILL AUGUST
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Mr.. Osborne Concludes He
Will Need More Time
TO CONVICT MOLlNEUx
What the Prosecutor Says of
MoIineux'S Statement.

OF Roland B. Molneux to the grand jury
According to the order of Justice Furs
man, the case had to be presented to tn
grand jury on or before July II. Mr.. Os
borne went before Justice Werner in tn
criminal term of the supreme court d
July 3 and mad an application for an ex
tension Of thu time. He said that manI
OF the witnesses were out Of the city anC
1t would be an Inconvenience to the dis
trict attorneys Office and the ends Of jus
tice would not be met II the case were
presented in accordance with Justics
Fursman's order. The extension of time
was granted. Mr.. Osborne stated today
that according to the extension he would
| not be compelled to present the case t.
| the grand jury before the latter part OF
August, but that he would present 1t as
soon as possible. SIbpoenas had not yet
been issued for witnesses. The case would
be presented to the grand jury as soon as
1t could be prepared and the presence OF
witnesses secured.
The Journal says: Molineux'e day In the
Tomhs today was a quiet one. The usual
monotony Of the day he varied by reading
the newspapers which published his long
statement affirmative of innocence. He
arose early and after completing a care
ful toilet sent for all the newspapers.
Molineux's statement was read and an
a.yEed carefully later in the day by AS
sistant District Attorney Osborns.
'It means" he said, "that Molineux
Is catching at straws. 1t is also signifi-
at time when the grand jury Is on the
eve of being asked to indict Molineux.
The statement is an appeal to the public,
and Molineux. like all others who have
been in the Tombs charged with murder,
affirms his innocence.
''MoHneux says that not until he saw
his name printed IN the journal did he
know that the police wanted him. Well,
the fact Is that the police had placed the
murder Of Mrs. Adams to the credit OF
Mollneux days before his name appeared
in the Journals exclusive publication, and
the detectives had been at his Office and at
Newark investigating him.
"Molineux says that he placed himself
at the disposal Of the police and freely
furnished them with specimens of his
handwriting. Now, the fact is that he
refused to write for the police, while all
of the other suspects unhesitatlngly sup
piled the police with samples of their
handwriting.
ct was not until during the inquest,
when we had Cornish on the rack and
Molineux felt secure, that Captain Nc
Clusxy and Detectives McCafferty and
Carey advised with me and suggested that
the moment was ripe for prevailing upon
Milineux to write.
''Then. and only then did he write. and
that was weeks after the police had en-
deavored to get him to write.
I'm one Of the attempts made by Cap
tain McClusky's detectives to get speci-
mems OF Molineux's handwriting this Is
what happened: Detective McCafferty
visited Molineux at his office in Newark.
told Molineux that Captain
would like to have samples CT
his handwriting. Molineux was seated
at a table eating luncheon He requested |
McCafferty to be seated. He was visibly |
nervous and finally upset an egg. He did |
not finish the meal.
HE went out of the room and returned |
n a few minutes, saying that he would |
confer with his lawyers before writing
he samples for the police. He spoke over
he telephone with Mr.. Weeks, who then |
that McCafferty be called to the
phone. To McCafferty Mr.. Weeks said
hat he would not allow Molineux Il
write unless in the presence of himself
weeks) and made an appointment with
-
hat aftepoon at O'Clock.
when McCafferty went to the ONCE Of
fr. Weeks Molineux was not there. but
! was afterward learned that ne was in
mother Office across the han. Mr.. Weeks
MCGUIRE, was present during
he interview with McCafferty. and every
Tord uttered by either was stenograph-
ally recorded by MCGUIRE.
''Mr. Weeks was willing to have Mon
eux write. but he made a suggestion
hitch was impossible of accomplishment
I that time. II was to sne effect that
II Of the other suspects write with Moii-
eux at the same time and that the spec
mems be an placed on one Photographic
egative. Further efforts to get Moiineux
, write were unavailing until he dsd so
hen the case seemed to have turned
,ward Cornish. ,
''MoIineux's statement that he went VOL 1
ntarily to Captain McCiusky Is not the {
hole story OF that incident. MoHneux s
nits 10 state in his appeal to the public |
lat he was accompanied by a newspaper
an when he called upon Captain Nc
usky and that this newspaper man was
, 20 NJ |
r OF the New York Athletic club. and
at this newspaper frie q advised Moli-
lux to 90 to McCiusky when the Journal {
lbiLshed the fact that police did want }
me- I
Mr.. Osborne also contradicts Mollneux's i
rsion Of the Wait to the Sinclair house 3
confront Hickman. and his statement .
regard TO the letter box.
'A0lineux adds In his statement" con-
lued Mr. Osborne. that Barnet was
2 Of his best and most devoted frienis.'
II Molineux did not visit. the bedside es
} devoted friend who was dying. nor did
attend the funeral OF Barnet. who. the
emical experts have reported. was killed
cyanide q mercury.
On twi occasions publicly offered
'lineux an examination N a police court
'ledsed myself n open court that ~ the
,std.ng judge failed - hold Noiineux
the grand jury after the public ex-
.lna'ioa viI-rh I tsadsr-d No.ine1x
zId aoA1 ION the prssesutlon- Noi ne-Ix
I'D not avail himself cs this czace
allow the puoac 10 learn the true
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