The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-16

NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-The trial of
| Roland b. Molineux for the murder of Mrs
| Katherine J. Adams became interesting
| again today by reason of an unexpected
move on the part of the prosecution AS
sistant District Attorney Osborne produced
two negro women to testify concerning
Molineux's life before his marriage The
| testimony was practically an attack on the
character of Mrs. Roland B. MOlineux. the
wife OF the defendant, introduced 20 show
that Molineux might have had motive
for numbering Henry c. Barnet.
| The recorder at first seemed inclined not
to permit the assault on Mrs Molineux's
character, but he had let the District At
torney get in everything about the Barnet
case that has been offered. and he finally
allowed negro woman to testify that
Molineux had been known as Mr.. Cheese
| borough before his marriage to Mrs Cheese
| borough; also that he visited a Miss
| Blanche ChesebOrOugh under that name,
and the insinuation of Mr. Osborne through
| the other negro woman, that after this
| cate and before Molineux was married to
| Miss Cheseborough. Miss Cheseborough re-
ceiyed visits from Barnet at another place
| of residence. Barnet's photograph was
produced. and Mr.. Osborne demanded that
this second witness should identify it as a
picture OF a man who. she said had called
on Miss Cheseborough. The girl refused to
say, further than 1T looks something like
him"
During the examination young Molineux
watched the witness with intense interest.
He acted naturally for man in his posi-
ton. When the innuendoes against his
wife were strongest he flushed in seeming
anger. When identified by one of the ne
groes as one OF the men she had known
as Mr.. Cheseborough'' he looked straight
into her eyes. He seemed to restrain a
smile with effort.
Since her marriage with Molineux, and
since his arrest on the charge of murder
Mrs. Molineux has been living with Gem
eral MolineuN and his wife the father and |
mother of the defendant. General Moli- |
neux sat beside his son today when this |
testimony was given. That his confidence |
was not shaken was evident
Among the persons in court was a negro |
woman. Rachel Greene She said when
called that she lived in Washington. was
born there. and owned property there
She is a married woman and just in fr N |
Washington last night.
On direct examination Mrs Gre he
stated that she had formerly been empl =
ed in New York as a chambermaid for Mrs.
Bellinger at 251 West Seventy sixth
Street A Mr.. and Mrs. Cheseborough
had rented room OF Mrs. Bellinger frori
November 2. 1897. until May |, 1898
Now. who is the man you mean? You
may come down from the stand ard point
him out
The woman left the stand and walked to-
ward the bench where Moineux sat. She
deliberately pointed Molineux out. The
young man was very pale He did not
smile now. but looked as II he were very
angry. His lips twitched neryously. His
father was deathly pale
Who was the lady known as?''
Mrs. Cheeseborough.
What was her first name?"
blanche"
What room did Mr.. Cheseborough oc-
cupy in the house,
The same room his wife occupied. A."
The witness continued her testimony
by stating that the woman was called
Blanche and the pair continued at the ad-
dress given until after Christmas. when
they moved to Mrs. Bellinger's establish
ment in West End Avenue. Cheseborougb
left in January. 1895 while Blanche re-
mafued until June.
Mr.. Osborne closed his examination and
as Mr.. Weeks said he did not care to
cross examine. the assistant district at
jorney put oil the stand another negro wo-
man called Minnie Brooks
The Brooks woman said that in 1898 she
vas employed as chambermaid by Mrs.
Bellinger. OF 251 West End Avenue. On
January /. 1898. she said Miss Blanche ;
Sheseborough came to live with Mrs. Bel
inser and stayed there until March Ct
hat year During this time. according ,
o the witness. Miss Cheseboto ugh received
'isits from young man. who. the witness
said. after locking closely at Moineux.
sas not the defendant.
The next witness was an under: aker ,
iImei Herbert II. Jackson. who testified :
o having buried Barnet and having been
resent wien the body was eXhumed
Arthur L. Osborne. another handwriting
Spert. the next witness. He was
sked to identify the various handwriting
Nhbits which he had passed upon. and
i've his reason for declaring that they were
II in the handwriting Of the defendant
lie was still tsstifying when court adj d
burned for the noon recess. =
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