Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11

Molineaux had sent the bottle. .Cor,Hk
fenced for all he was worth, but 6ns5s !.
he lodged the direct question and. -
THAI Jokum had told him that 1t xs,
evident that the poison compound,
was only half a chemist.
The question. How did Jokumtsr.
that POISON" brought out the c,sfsSs;
coincidence that Jokum had boardN
with Cornish in 4 fiat that the, h.s
Mrs. AdIDs lived in some time am
Jokum was apparently quite intimAr
with the Adams family and he had q.
amineCl the poison before the police
took ii away. ~ va
Mr.. Osborne then seemed to ,hlni
that Cornish was not telling ever.
thing that he knew.
Now look here. Cornish" said IL !.
assistant district attorney, you euae
to my Office this morning and told M
that ] was not treating you fairly. Il
told you then and tell you nov f'sp
not suspect you Of the crime and ]
wish 10 give you every chance to tell
al! you know. Arc you bein; perfect.
ly candida"
Il am telling you all know" said
Cornish.
Mr. Osborne asked Cornish IL he he'd /,
any opinion as to who wrote the al
dress on the poison package Cornish
said he had not. ss
Didn't you tell Col Gardiner that
you thought Felix Gallagher wrote that
address," asked Osborne.
II said there was boy at the club
who knew the hand writing Of Gala.
Cher and he was sure that two letters
submitted to him were in Gallaghefs
writing" replied Cornish. Il cannot
say who wrote that address. The q; !
perts said the hand writing was the /.
same"
Adams Secretary of the Knickef-
booker Athletic Club and you thought
of MolineuX. and you knew Gallagher
was a friend Of MolineuX. and then you
thought the hand writing was Gaiia.
gher's?" persisted Osborne 80
The examination was apparently en-
barrassing to Cornish and he was a.
lowed to answer this question indirect.
ly by producing what parportedf to be
a fac simile of the address on TIE
poison package WHICH he compared for
the benefit of the jury with a letter
written by Gallagher. @e-ftst
In answer to question from Corones
Hart as to whether he had any DIM
Guilty with Mrs. MolineuX. Cornish
said: Il never saw Mrs. lfolinedx b.
fore or since her marriage" @
Cornish said that after searching Tor
a man with common motive as1inst
him and against Barnet. his Naiid
closed upon the name Molineux WEN
it was suggested. The inquest ten
adjourned until later in the aftcrnsr-
When the investigation re-convepa
Mr.. Osborne instead Of continuing thee
animation of Cornish. suddenly cslN
Roland b. Molincux. Lawyer Weeks ~
on his feet in a moment. He said:
fore my client takes the stand ! yieR@
say that he is here in court. but tSSc auk
pocna served upon him in this county =
not valid
II object shouted Mr.. Osborne. Ton
have no right to speak here. SIT down.
With Coroner Harris .pcrmissi0n III
Weeks explained that his client ~
.uuS " So Oh lIc iStdilN. uue w ScStY
that legal subpoena be served ~
him. "a charge has been made pr4lsHs
by witness that in HIS opinion MUs!He
committed this crime" said Mr.. Wsfn
Il object to this m"de az procedure.
- this time no crime has been sl9sR
No proof Of death has been pvcsenteo.
Mr.. Weeks insisted that hc x4uIM
Molincnx to go on the stand but tt.M4N
be done legally. There was a hclie4 y
yumcnt between Weeks and Osnln3.E
he conclusion of which ClcrksHfG
served a legal subpoena on Molineu1 esNs'
he took the stand. 49,;
You are not afraid to tell AZ ~
snow, are you?" asked Osborne.
NO am not" replied Molii,.X ,.a
Are you guilty of this crimc? mslssfS
he assistant district attorney. III
No. am not. am entirely iHsW
.cnt." replied Molineux. with cingnaeEs..
Did You ever have any. trnuec.,
my member of the In 'ckcrbockes ! w
,Skcd Osborne. s..
lish. said MolinruX. StS!s
Did you know MIR. Earnet: .-..,a
Yes. he was n warm personas s.keni
u mine. He was a warm persons .,s
II mine until his DEATH" added Monn.ss,.e.i
The only information he ever r sni,f
concerning the death Of Barnet. Mou.EM
aid. was through the newspapers Men,- .
,eux's relations with Barnet. were S ~
loosely gone into. but revealed. ~. ,rs
After several blckCIRss
With Weeks and long series q s SSn
nifty irrevelant questions. MT. sts1A
sked: ,h1
Where was Barnetsn room ~ c ~
.nickcrbocker \. c.. and where We ~
ish's room lor 3,
Both were on the third floor ~ ~ =.
even rooms apart" was MoiineuA
n.y. .or.
Then Molineux said he had never 'y,er nSs%
II . cruise with Barnet on Mr. ny. h,s
acht. the Viator. MOlineux toi9 -
marriage In November last ana e Ess
one into. but produced nothing o. ~
crest. y - " -, =.