The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
WRITS TO HELP MOLINEUX.
JUSTICE JERoME PROHIBITED FROM
GOING ON WITH TIE CASE

Prisoner to He Before tho supreme Court
Monday and His Last Arrest to
Re Observation-Disclosures on which tho
May Grand Jury Refused TO Indict.
Counsel for Roland B. Molineux will make
another attempt on Monday to have Molineux
released from the Tomhs. Yesterday Lawyer
Battle obtained from Supreme Court Justice
Gidersleeve writs OF prohibition. habeas
corpus and certiorari. The writ OF prohibition
restraints Justice Jerome OF the Court OF Special
Sessions and District Attorney Gardiner from
proceeding tomorrow with the examination OF
Moineux. who on Friday after his release from
the Tom bs was rearrested on magistrates
warrant charging him with the murder VI Mrs.
Katherine J. Adams. This was after he had
given $1,000 cash bail in the Cornish assault
case. The District Attorney and Justice
Jerome are ordered to show cause tomorrow
whythey should not be permanently restrained
from taking further proceedings against Moli-
noux.
The writ OF habeas corpus commands War
den Hagan OF the Tombs to produce Molineux
In the supreme Court at 10 80 O'Clock to-mor-
row morning The writ of ccr.iorari was issued
80 that all the proceedings taken against Moli-
ncux on Friday may be reviewed in the gu
rremo Court.
In applying for the three writs Mr. Battle set
forth a statement TO the effect that Justice
jerome nau no JURISDICTION IN inc case wnlcn
was brought before him on Friday for the rea-
son that the May Grand Jury had considered
the charge OF the murder OF Mrs. Adams made
by the authorities against Moineux and had
dismissed the complaint Counsel further al
legged In the petition that. under the provisions
OF the Criminal Code. this action having
been taken by the May Grand Jury. the
same charge could not again be considered by
another Grand Jury except upon n special or
der issued by Judge Of the General Sessions
directing the resubmssion OF the case to ap-
other Grand Jury No such order has been
made, and an inferior magistrate had no juris
dction to review the case.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne made
public yesterday what he says appears in tho
minutes OF the May Grand Jury which were
introduced on Friday in the Court Of Special
Sessions. Mr. Osborne said
We produced twenty weight witnesses be-
fore the Grand Jury. The principal thing we
had to prove was that the handwriting on the
poison package was the handwriting OF Roland
b. Molineux. This was proved by the test-
mony OF the many handwriting experts SUBJ
ppnaed by the people. These handwriting ex-
perts were the best to be found in the United
States. They all believed when they were sub
ppnaed that the suspect in the case was Harry
+. Cornish. They had samples Of Cornish's
handwriting. and when they began to make
their investigations they worked under the be
man who addressed the poison pack
examination Each one OF them picked out
The handwriting Of MoIneux as that of the
package They expressed great surprise over
this. This is very strange said one of them:
why: it's not Cornish who wrote that address
Molineu1 It is in Molineuxs handwriting.'
They were all so surprised tina that they did not
hanawrting; rs Molineux's handwriting
the opinion expressed by William j. KinsIey.
who first declared that Molineux nwIote the
Jury called into the Grand Jury room some Of
his lMolineuY'sl most intim Ms friends. They
Who to Show hs hs
room room When I asked himit in his opinion the
.fs Hsna Si ESssS' r. B%rSs s '
and written like those signed Barnet and
Cor1fh to b me1e b R mans tnr
I don't think there IA any ,qucsticn
about the writing Of the Burns iettGr asked
beiief This showed that Mol neux Used d pa-
who wrote the Cornish and Barnet letters
Seysrtheess at the C4Fo9eFb b inquest Mo-
ntuN SWOTe pOSltlNtly tIdl Ilc Ildu never pos
SsSFa Mcca aH s" tssted before the Grand
y that M see bo na
package was John D. Adams Capt McClusky
testified that he had Adams nhrade on Broad
way unsuSpectingly before Il witness from New
ark who it was believed could Identify the man
who purchased the bottle holder that contained
ness declared that Adams was not the man.
and this point, furnished BY G,arvaIho was
70 Capt McCusky that still another man had
written the address on the poison package.
a6 sf n9a 9y S s
tic affairs and tackled The other Witnesses for
creditng and invalidating their testimony
Here is samnle of the testimony given by one
"Q,-Yon believe that Moli4euI wrote the address
on the poison package? Ayes s,r.
aoc&clu:ion whish | have Toachel after much work
and study. Twas slow and careful The opinion is
,''Q,-I4 there any doubt about IT at ala NO.
Eon i be- miracle to nd tne.e
to happen by accident
was called "a witness before the Grand Jury
and produced six checks, drawn on, the Me-
chanics National Bank, all Endorsed by Moli-
neux. The handwriting exnerts testified that
The man WIZ wrote the Endorsement on these
poison package. Hermann testified that NJ OIL i
neux was superintendent Of Hermann's colory
factory in Newark Hermann was examined
as follows:
,"o.-tad MolineuH any occasion to nnalyze any
chemicals? Ale Rnalyzed them in n crude way.
When We had any qualitative or guanttatve analy-
sis TO mako We employed an expert chemist
"Q.-COuld NolineuI have performed his duties
without knowledge OF chemistry? A.-Not with
out knowledge OF tho chemicals We used.
"Hermann told the, Grand Jury that It was
part Of MoiineuX's duty to experiment with
drugs so as to obtain new dyes. The Grand Jury
also permitted another friend OF Molneux's to
testify about the three crescent note paper
This witness was Charles b.. willard Of o
Vandam street. who testified that the three
crescent paper was commonly used in this city
In conclusion, desire to explain my action
IN going before a Magistrate to obtain the new
warrant for MolpeuX's arrcst. on the charge OF
causing the death Ct Mrs. Adams. Ny action
was based upon tho opinion Of Judge Mcmahon
OF the General Sessions. He told the Nav
Grand Jury that they should he very careful
and not take up cases that have been brought
directly to the Grand Jury room without going
through police court, Judge Mcmahon said
defendant ought to have first a police court
examination"
PASTOR ET1NS'S DENIAL.
Fhe Girl Who Accused Him Says She Was