Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-18
New Letter Introduced by the Pros
ecution This Morning.
4. c. BARNET'S BROTHER RECALLED
He Identifies Visiting Gard Used
by His Brother.
LATE TESTIMONY YESTERDAY

Hammill was the first witness called to tes-
| tify today in the trial of Roland B. Moli-
neuX, on trial for the murder of Mrs. kath-
! crime ]. Adams by poisoning. Mr.. Ham
| mill said he was connected with the Mar
| ston Remedy Company of New York.
Mr. Osborne handed to Mr.. Hammill eX
hibit C. the request for treatment for
| impotency, signed H. c. Barnet and ask
| ed him if that letter had passed through
| his hands. The witness said that he had
| received the letter and had answered 1t.
Exhibit 'I'' was the answer. 1t is ques
| ton sheet in regard to symptoms of dis
| eases for which the Marston Remedy Com
| pany's medicine is a remedy. 1t had been
sent, the witness said. in blank to III. c.
Barnet Box 217. 257 West i3d street 1t
had been returned. filed out.
William O. lnglis. newspaper reporter,
was next called. He was shown a letter
and envelope. These he said he had re-
ceived from a representative of New
York newspaper The letter marked
% for identification. 1t follows:
Dear sir: Please send prescription and
oblige. II. c.. Barnet, Box 211, 25I West
AID street"
The envelope was addressed to &c. B.
Wright, Box 1112, Marshall, Mich"
PecuIiarities of Spelling.
The new letter bears the same peculiari-
ties all the Barnet series. The word
"prescription'' is misspeled, being per
scription." The postmark shows it to have
been mailed at the Broadway side of the
general post office at pm, the hour at
which all the letters We're poStmarked. The
witness said he had known the defendant
since 1883, when they were both members
of the New York Athletic Club.
Mr.. Weeks did not want 10 cOnfine him
self to the line of examination gone into by
Mr.. Osborne and wished TO cross-eXamine
writings made by Gen. MolneuX when
the reporter was present. Mr.. Osborne OBJ
jected, and the court said that the witness
could be called at any time. Mr.. Weeks
tried to question the witness as to a visit
with MolineuX to Capt McClusky early on
the morning of January ,, 1899, after
story had appeared in the newspapers stat
ing that MolineuX was to be arrested for
the murder Of Mrs. Adams His questions
were ruled out, and Recorder Goff, when he
persisted, forbade him to ask any more
questions along that line. Mr.. Weeks took
exception. He tried to get the witness
to tell about the conversation at the time
of the visit with Capt. McClusky. All was
ruled out, the recorder stating that the
witness should be recalled when the de-
fenSe was put in.
Edmund Barnett Recalled.
Edmund Barnet, a brother of the late H.
c. Barnet, was recalled and asked as 10
his brothers stature and age. The wit
ness said his brother was thirty-two years
old at the time of his death. The witness
said that his brother was light complex
icned and weighed about $50 pounds His
waist, he said, was larger than Mr. Os-
borne's assistant district attorney, and
he was quite plump
Mr. Barnet said that the photograph of
his brother in evidence was a very good
likeness.
Mr.. Osborne than handed the witness the
visiting card of Henry Crossman Barnet
that he tried 10 have identified recently
by the colored woman Minnie Belts as be-
ing the name of the man who called On
Blanche Cheseborough at 257 West End av-
enue.
The witness was only allowed to say that
1t was card used by his brother, to the
best of his knowledge.
Il show you exhibit "A " (poiSon package
address,, Mr.. Barnet, 'and ask you if you
ever saw that handwriting before?'
Il did see it,
Where did you see it?'
In my brothers effects"
The recorder ordered the answers to both
these questions stricken out because they
seemed to refer to the exhibit, when the
district attorney only meant the handwrit-
ing. The recorder afterward refused to let
Mr.. Osborne question the witness to show
that he had found the same handwriting on
a piece of brown paper in his brothers ef-
fects.
The witness was excused. Mr.. Weeks
having no questions to ask him.
The prosecution practically closed Its
case against Molineux yesterday afternoon
with the introduction of the testimony of
Nicholas Hickman, proprietor of private
letter-box agency, where MolineuX is al
legged to have hired box in which he re-
ceived patent medicines from manufac-
turers. Hickman is the witness whom a
Nashville, Tenn, lawyer named -Colmar
sought to have extradited to Tennessee last
year escaped convict On investiga-
tion it was found that Hickman had never
been in Tennessee, and that Colmar had
concocted the plot for the purpose of get
ting money out of Molineux's lawyers.
Hickman made a strong witness yester-
day. He testified that he had known Mol
inerx by sight for five years, and that he
had seen him 80 times. On May q, 1898,
MolineuX went into witness place and en-
gagged a box for receipt of mail. He gave
his name H. C. Barnet, correcting wit
ness when the latter, in entering the name
spelled it with two is. Witness testified
that MolineuX came in about twenty times
for his mail, which was mostly private
medicines. Witness remembered putting in
defendants box package of certain
powder. This powder is the one in which it
is alleged cyanide of mercury was conveyed
to Barnet. Witness never knew Harry
Cornish.
CrOss-Examined by Mr.. Weeks.
After a savage cross-examnation by Mr..
Weeks, who failed to discredit the witness,
Mr.. Osborne took Hickman in hand again.
do you realize the seriousness of what
you say here?' Mr.. Osborne asked.
Yes" was the reply.
Has any one in this world given you
cent or offered you cent?
Yes"
who was it?'
u. c. Walsh" CWalsh is said to have
been concerned in the Colmar episode)
He offered you money to identify Mol
ineux?"
mo. 1t was the other way
When Osborne had finished his eXamina-
ton of Hickman, Recorder Golf turned to
the jury.
IF there are any jurors he said who
have any questions to ask of this witness
now is the time to clear up any remaining
matters which he may explain. 1 shall not
permit this witness to be recalled"
The jurors remained silent.
IF there is anything else that the law
yers want to ask Hickman this will be
their last chance the recorder continued
Weeks and Osborne remained silent, and
the recorder continued:
Judge GofY Asks Questions.
Then / shall ask a few questions nv