Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-17
TIE AGED FATHER
DEFENDS HIS SON
Genera, Moiincux Asserted His Faith In
the Boys Innocence Defended
His Daughter-In-Law.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.--General Ed.
ward Leslie Molineux, the father of
Roland B. Mclneux, issued a statement
from his home in Brooklyn to the news
papers OF the country. saying in part:
1t hns been animated In some Of the news
papers that fund should he raised for assist.
ing tho defense OF my son. ! owe no man a
dollar and neither need nor desire a
any assistance Of such character. feel and
nm amply abie, in health, strength and In the
courage natural ia man, to sustain all the
burdens that God has placed upon me until He
wills otherwise. I am rich In the firm belief In
the justice Of Almighty God, in the deyotei
love and comfort OF noble wife, my SONS ami
their wives all united all certain in the iniiv-
renee Of Roland Burnham Molineux, and GER
tain that II will be 80 found In time.
need for myself no other assistance and no
other comfort or support But for my house.
hold do need and do appeal for the support
OF the prayers of all those of every denomina.
tion and Of ovcry faith, who, like myself. feel
that my son In innocent and the victim of an
unjust persecution. l appeal, moreover, to
ever man who IL n man to respect tho sane
tity of the grief Of my afflicted vito and my
sorely afflicted daughter, my daughter in affec'
tion and my duushterin.lnw by her marringe
To my son, Blar.che Chesebrough Moineux.
In their bcbCf, my friends, gallant comrades
Oh the GRAND Army Of tho Republic, gallant
soldiers of the Confederacy. late foes, but
now friends, as well ms all others who rcsen.
injustice and revere womanhood, I ask you ia
assist them during tho struggle in the front
iincs ~ dcfonse of those, my best Of earthly
blessings.
An for my SONS, trust that they are brave
men, with the strength To live and die bravcly.
have seen my son Roland asleep as n child by
his mothers side; have seen him asleep in his
Inf l.. =.
Ind been pronounced Who is hotter able than
! ms father, TO judge whether that sleep was
the natural ulocp OF innoceucey And l have
heard his first words on awakening at the call
OF his father MS by rcveillo from that sleep after
the verdict: How is BlnnchoT How is moth
or y and before that sad awakening, during all
the dreary days OF his confinement, day by day
week by week, month by month, there has been
always that first loving cry from his lips for
blanche and mother" Can he be guilty OF
cowardly poisoning Is II possible Gan 1t he
No. know that he Is innoo ent as know that
/ am alive.
Although no lawyer, have always believed
that the American bar l. the pureat in thu
world, and still believe and honor and respect
the bur ~ such, With this belief, II has been
impossible for me- to understand how mem
Dor OF that bar, and in addition svcrn public
prosecutor, man educated In en merican
college, ana assoniatng with American men
could nssault by vile insinuations, u woman
the welded wife OF the defendant.
Moreover, whero should the mother and wife
OF my son have been whom no was on trial for
his lifef
Does not every voice say that thoy should
have been at his side, and docs not every hear,
endorse that sentiment And yet We are told
by the authority presiding over tha; trial that
tho presence OF my wife and my daughter wnS
"a natter OF taste concerning wEich men might
diifor.' IL Is matter concerning which car
conceive no difference In opinion, and helicv,
that in this Wow am correct
Tho prosecuting officer has stated IN pub
lie interview that | was conscious Of tho gull,
Of my son. The assertion Is made uneluivo
eally and must be answered IN like manner
1t Is absolutely false and must havo bcci
known to him to have been false when he
made II.