The Portland daily press., 1900-01-23
Experts Declare That II Was Not
DiDthtria.
Mrs. Adams Died From
Same Cause.
Molineux Man Living With Miss
ChesebrOugh.

HNew York, January 22.-Assistsnt Dis
triot Attorney Osborne continued today
to gather.up ths fragments In the trial of
Moiusux. The day was largely ids
voted to medical testimony and to CON-
pIeting the legal records OF the case. The
Indications are now that the prosecution
will rest tomor 70 " and that the defense
will commence Wednesday morning. but
this may Of course be upset by newly dis
covered evidence at the last moment.
First on the stand today was DIR. Henry
I. LOOMS. who was present at the ex-
humation and the autopsy Of II. @. Bar
nets body. lie testified that evidence of
diphtheris were missing at the time OF
the examination OF Barnet's body and
that he was Of the opinion that Barnet
died as u result Of poison Of mercury.
Though closely cross-examined by Mr..
Weeks, DIR. Loomis was positive that had
Barnet died Of diphtheria, despite the
lapse OF time between the intsrmsnt and
the autopsy. traces Of diphtheria ought to
have been as apparent as the evidences OF
msrourial poisoning.
Dr. A. Campbell White. who Is CON-
nscted with the Board Of Health said
that In his mind there WAS not shadow
of doubt that Barnet died as q result Of
cyanide of mercury poisoning and not
diphtherla. He said that when he wac
connected with the willard Parker hos
pital he had frequently known casss OF
merourial poisoning to get into diph-
iberia ward ly mistake.
DIR. Frank Ferguson, the pathologist,
who examined the stomach Of Mrs.
Adams, said that there was every indica-
tion that Mrs. Adams died OF cyanogen
of prussic acid, or cyanide Of mercury.
Matthias NJ. Dodd. representative of
| Tiffany's jewelry house, testified that
Molineux mad an account with that hrm
and that b, had made his last purchases
| there about a year ago. Later no was re-
called to prove that the principal pur-
chases made by the defendant wers In the
| stationery department. DIR. K. styles
Potter, who was called In consultation at
the time OF the death Of Mrs. Adams, ties.
titled that in his opinion the woman 8
death WAS caused by cyanide OF potassium
or at least one OF the cyanides. DIR. Pot
ter was compelled to go into the details OF
the story OF the events which occurred at
I tha Adams fiat on the day Of the poison
ing.
+: William Wil!iamP, a oolo.ed man en-
plo yed at West 10th street, the address
at which Rachael Green testified that
Molireux had lived with Mics Chese.
brough before he married her. identified
the defendant as an that he had seen
at that place MORNINGS and evenings dur
Ing period OF six months. George II.
Gordon, the stenographer at the coroner &
Inquest, WAS asked to read the testimony
of Molineux at the inquest The recorder
would not permit this unless Mr. Osborne
could prove that the defendant was not
under formal accusation Of the crime for
which he is being tried at that time.
Detsetive MoCaffeIty, John Gilbert
Kelley, Coroner Harris secretary and
finally Coroner Hart himself appeared az
witnesses for this purpose. MIR. Weeks
was still engaged In cross-exanination OF
Coroner Hart when ooa rt adjourned for
the day.