New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-08

with the crescents was used II is true, but the
sheet was but half of the usual size and the
envelope was obong IN shape and white in
color. Was this the action. Mr.. Weeks wanted
10 Know. of man who habitually used egg
blue paper and had supply of it on handP 1t
was logical, he seid, IL the defendant was in the
habit of using such paper regularly that he
would have a supply Of 1t on hand, and that he
would not incose his correspondence. in an en-
velope of the same kind He discredited Mamie
Melando's testi 1ony that Molineux kept guam
tity Of egg blue paper IN the drawer Of a side
board at the Newark factory and then referred
to the places in which the egg blue paper was
offered for sale. All of the big department
stores kept it. he said, and the fact that it
was shown that Plum & Co., stationers, of New
ark sold 1t was not especially significant Neither
the fact that Moneux's firm had
count with Plum & Co.
Mr.. Weeks read Molineuxs testimony before
the Coroner. in which the defendant then simply
witness, denied having seen, to the best
Of his recollection, writing paper of the kind in
question. Counsel sought to show that 1T was
quite possible that Molineux might have written
once on the egg blue paper-paper that he had
picked up at random-and not have remembered
the occurrence. The fact that the Burns letter,
signed by Molineux, written on only half
sheet or paper and mailed in an odd envelope
supported this conclusion.
And, again. gentlemen" Mr. Weeks pointed
out. eff. the prosecution has stated. the de-
PENDANT hired the letter box Forty-second-st.
on May 81 1898 in the name of H. C. Barnet
why did he, June l, mail a letter his
own signature and give as his address No.
Jersey-st Newark? Why did he, when he had
a perfect right to use the letter box? will tell
you why. gentlemen: This defendant knew
nothing Of the Forty-second-st. letter box He
did not know it was there"
HECKMAN'S TESTIMONY ATTACKED.
Then Mr. Weeks turned his attention to Heck
man. the letter box man who rented box, as
he asserts, to Moineux in the name of H. c.
Barnet. Regarding Heckmans testimony, Mr.
Weeks said:
Now. what description does this man give Of the
man who hired that letter box? What description
did he give first to the District Attorney? What
who hired that letter box had a sandy mustache
and his hair was of lighter shade than the mus
il possible that any one would say under any cir
cuIastances. or in any light that this defendants
Then what does Mr. Hickman mean? What does
letter box under the name of H. G. Barnet was a
man with a sandy mustache and his hair was
Identify this defendan t'' anu 'i''H @''sD' "
Mr. Heckma W. who is he2 What has been his
ductor from one line TO another. engaged at one
time IN the money order department or the POST
ed in 1854 Suspended in 1854. and the SUSPENSION
is discharge. A man who keeps who did at
that time keep private letter boxes. A man who
the who hired the letter box under the name OF
defendant was shown three portraits from the pa
pers, some with a mustache and some without. The
dred and fifty times on the street in the elevated
under different circumstances. so that he at once
Seeing him at different times and yet when he
that he was not able to Identify him because he
had on an overcoat and silk hat This same man
before and yet he could not Identify him then And
He went to the Sinclair House You remember
the occurrence on that Sunday Of the defendant
the purpose of having some one look at him for the
purpose of Identification. Mr.. Hickman sat in the
neux with Mr.. Battle and myself And then while
we were standing there he passed by US and claimed
that he could not look at him.
IN PECULIAR POSITION.
Hickman. counsel went on to say. was in the
peculiar position of having to two masters.
He was receiving money from the police and
was under a contract with a New-York news
paper to let 1t know everything the police were
doing. He went to Newark for the purpose Of
Identifying Moneux, and on his return told
Captain McClusky that he had not identified
Mollneux although he told reporter who
make the Identification for 5000.
Shall mans life" Mr. Weeks asked, "be
placed in the hands OF such a man as that-a
man who went out there to identify the prisoner
and after doing 1t told the detective chief that
he not going TO do It? Afterward Mr.. Heck
man anxious to have his story fit in with
what the prosecution wanted that he did this
| He perceived that he would have to have some
Kutnow powders connected with the letter box
On Forty second-st. With the same ease and
nonchalance that he had used in telling his story
/ he swore that there was received there in the
/ letter box in question round wooden box
| labelled Kutnow Powders. Kutnow Brothers
have sworn that there was never such a thing
/ IN existence; that they never put up their medi-
cine in that form. Hickman made a miserable
attempt TO back UP that story, but failed.
Hickman thought Of something else that he
| thought would make a great point He knew
that some Of tn" letters in the case had correc-
been scratched out and changed. So he swore
that this prisoner walked in. rented box and
taking a pen and ink made the corrections
prosecution. But you, Mr. Martin, the fore
| man OF the jury, saw the significance of the
| thing and suggested the chemical analysis of
the ink the letters, to determine whether or
| not the ink used in the corrections was really
| different from that used in the body of the let
| ter, as one expert had sworn. That analysis
| was made. and 1t showed that the inks were
| substantially the same. Most remarkable Of all
| they do not show you what kind of ink was used
at Heckman's But after all. how fimsy an