New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
KINsLEY AGAIN TESTTFTEs.
HANDWRITING EXHIBITS TAKE uf ihH
DAY IN THE MOLINEUX TRIAL.
MR. OSBORNE TELLS WHAT HE EXPECTS
TO PRovE-MR. wEEKss FREQUENT
OBJECTIONS - THE MULLANDA
WOMAN EoIfND AND HELD
AZ A WITNESS

AS WITNESS.
eve have shown that the who wrote the
Cornish letters wrote the Barnet letters ana we
propose 10 show that the man VINO wrote THESE
letters wrote the address on the poison package
This statement made late yesterday afternoon ny
Assistant District Attorney Osborne summed up
the prosecutions view of the testimony sdduced
Yesterday in the MolineuX trial. and II II shouu
happen that Mr.. Osborne can support MS eoh'en-
ton the accusation becomes one OF serious i"po't
10 the defendant. II Is TO be remembered. however
that the only evidence adduced so far connecting
the similarity Of Molineux's handwriting with that
on the letters referred to- most OF which were writ
ten TO firms dealing I'm a certain medical prepara-
ton is the testimony of the handwriting expert
William j. Kinsley. whose main technieal reiahoe
I'm attributing the disputed handwriting 10 MohheuA
IL in comparing breaks which occur between the
letters of words with breaks of Ike nature whlch
appear in writings known to have been penned by
Molineux.
The principal breaks in the standards OF compari-
son and the letters alleged to have been written ny
the defendant were shown to exist between sucn
letters as "e" and &C." o. and "a. N ana o.
.'e" and "a" and in many other letters where the
second character takes the form OF loop or circle
The defence intends show that there can be no
foundation for the assumption that because the
breaks in Molineux's handwriting and In the pen
manship Of the letters alleged by the prosecution
70 have been written by Molineux are the same
both were necessa rily the work OF the DEFENDANT
Evidence. in fact will be brought forward to show
that over IS per Of people habituaHy htt their
pens from the paper while forming sequences OF
letters just described.
LITTLE INTEREST IN EXPERT THEORIES
BEFORE Mr. Kinsey left the stand for the day he
swore that the address on Exhibit A. the paper
I'm which the poison package was wrapped. was
written by the same hand as appeared In ExhiDits
and a. the specimens which the defendant wrote
in Mr. Kinsley's office at the request OF the expert
Despite the apparently damaging nature OF this
evidence but little interest vas evinced In H. Inc
turv with the exception OF two members, who diu-
gently used pad and pencil, appeared TO pay ht''e
regard TO Mr.. Klnsley's expert deductions Inc ue-
fence will have array OF expert talent " CON-
tradict the prosecutions experts, and there Is d
probability that this jury. like many other juries
called upon 10 consider such testimony, VIII give
little heed 20 the theories OF the handwriting ex-
merits when the time comes for them to decide upon
their verdict.
Despite the severe rebuke which Recorder Con
administered to the counsel in the case on Ihurs-
day for the contentious spirit which they displayed
toward each other and the consequent obstruction
which was caused the interruptions and objections
interposed yesterday by Mr.. Weeks ana MT Us
borne and personal squabbles between the t"o
were az frequent as ever, In MS Zeai iof 'iie III
terest OF his client Mr.. Weeks blocked the prose-
cution's examination at every point With objections,
and persisted in fortifying them with argument ana
precedents even though Recorder Con. as he
frequently did, refused TO allow Mr. Weeks en-
planatory reasons to go down on the leco'u' %
numerous in fact, have been the ob)ecuons lhaue
by Mr. Weeks that Recorder Con. departing iol "
second from his usual judicial severity OF manner
remarked Yesterday facetious tone that IL
would require a special train TO convey all the Cd
tecons of counsel for the defence to the court vi
Appeals. ,,,,.
with all the vgor he could command MT weeks
iptr {!
| ,ars signed by barnet" and Cornish, contenulhB
| that they we're not in any way material 10 the
| case II took Mr. Weeks half an hour or more 10
| uresent his argument and Recorder Gol' III ue
cison that took almost as long to deliver quoting
| statistics and higher court decisions, decided 10
| admit In evidence all specimens OF the disputed
handwriting of Molineux. The statute, the Recorder
| said provided that when standard OF comparison
| had been established to the satisfaction OF the
Court II might be used basis Of comparison tor
all disputed specimens.
CORNISH AND BARNET LETTERS.
Under this decision the expert Mr.. Kinsey. was
permitted TO give his opinion upon all the cornish
| and Barnet" letters in the possession OF the
prosecutor. which was O dscouragng blow TO the
| defence Following the ruling of the Court MT
| Osborne proceeded to show that both sets OF let
,ers were written by Molineux. He sought 10
cnch his case by reading the description filled out
I'm diagnosis blanks and sent 10 medical concerns
! signed by III. c. Barnet ana urging upon the Jul ,
that those descriptions could apply only TO the de-
PENDANT The nature OF this evidence was such that
four women who were listening 10 the proceedings
| hurrledly left the court Although these letters
| and documents were in themselves immateriai as
regarding the direct issue of the defendants guilt
| the prosecution by establishing the fact that
Molneux was the author OF them. will build upon
this proof their assertion that lie also wrote the
| address on the package containing the poisoned
| powder Moreover Mr. Osborne stated yesterday
| that II he could concusively show that Molineux
had written the Cornish letters, that proof would
| supply the motive for the alleged crime-the de-
| PENDANTS hatred OF II. S. Cornish.
| A woman named Mamie Mullanda, who Is re-
| garded by the prosecution as an important Wit
| ness against Molineux. and whom Mr. Osborne
! feared he would be unable to produce when he
| wanted her, was arrested at Sunern, n. Y, on
| Thursday night by Detective Sergeant McCanerty.
| acting upon attachment issued against her.
Miss Mullanda IS the young woman who took care
| OF Mollneux's rooms In the Newark factory. and
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