The sun., 1900-01-02
ROLAND NOL|NEUK'S TRIAL
There IS 4 Possibility That the
Prisoners Wife May Tes.
liIy in the Case.
MORE RAPID PROGRESS NOW
IL Is Now Thought That the Cele.
brated Case May be Decided
Early Next Month. u
Not Before the
End Of This.

New York. Jan. 1.-The World says:
With nearly 100000 words already Ut.
tered. the trial OF Roland 3. Molineux
viii be resumed with Harry s. Cornish
still under cross examination by Mr..
Weeks, who has no large fund of affec.
tion in his heart for the athlete.
Weeks has better reason for hatred
Of Cornish, according 10 the testimony
thus far adduced. than has Molineux.
and he viii 20 to the limit in his exami.
nation.
That of the last session was not par.
tienlarly severe By iununndo he tried
to establish that Cornish's relations in
the Adams Hat were not such rs are con
sistcnt with morality. bat Cornish denied
all such insinuation- Indignantly and
f9reefnlly, aud Cornish. when the ses-
sion had ended. had made a good impress
sion.
iHa a,t tWo days nf Tile trial have
Z ta pu.h~l forwarl Nitb a rapdity as
surprising ~ it il gratifying II was
Thought that the direct examination III
Adams would last fglly day and the
etust examination quite as long. but
Adm na aisal d u about half Il
aap.
t9tal anticipated, would be
on th" ,taul se;her f0ur days. Int
tl aIel examination was remarkably
btief aud 10 Is not fholght Weeks will
harc him on The rack for more than
three or four hours at the most
The greatest interest attaching 10 the
trial at present is MS u whether or not
Tic accused will take the stand in his
own behalf ana il his Young wife will dc
likewise
IL is always dangerous thing for an
accused man 70 undergo the ordeal Of a
cross examination by the district attor.
ncy even though he be innocent. There
are many instances 10 prove the danger
of this proceeding.
xarlyle Harris took the stand in his
own behalf and went to the electric chair.
DIR. Buchanan, against the prayerful
appeals OF his counsel. the late Charles
W. Brooke and Dr. O'Sullivan, testified
and sealed his own fate 1t was conced.
ed by the regular attendant upon that
trial that had DIR. Buchanan listened tc
the advice OF his attorneys he would have
either been acquitted or the jury would
have disagreed.
To Offset HeiIes' Evidence.
Unless Molineux does take the stand
there is apparently no way to contradict
the evidence of Heiles and Mary Me.
lando.
Young Mrs. Molineux will not testify
unless, il is said the prosecution endeav.
ors TO attack her character.
Mr.. Osborne has already tried 10 do
that in a mild sort OF way-when Mr..
Iloyt was on the stand-but whether he
vii pursue his ine further or not he has
gwen no intimation
In fact, Mr. Osborne Is very secretive
ID what he intends doins-inuch more
II than were the prosecutors OF Harris,
buchanan and Mrs Fleming. This is
probably because he does not know what
defense Weeks nnd Battle propose tc
spring
As was stated, the defense will try By
every possible means within its power tc
prove that Mrs Adams did not die Of
mereurial poisoning. That was shown
BY the cross examination Of Drs. Phil.
lips and Coffin by Weeks, who was coach
ed by Dr. Hamilton.
There is very general feeling about
the district attorneys office that Weeks
has some surprise TO spring, but what il
IS no one can guess. 1t was thought that
John ID. Adams would figure largely in
this surprise, but he has come and gone.
or course Mr.. Adams can be called
again in rebuttal il necessary, and it may
be the purpose Of Mr.. Weeks to in some
way attack his credibility Or it may be
Gallagher, or it may be any Of the Other
men connected with the Knickerbockel
Athletic club.
Il Is all pure speculation, but there il
a feeling Of unrest among the prosecu
tors that Is not 10 be disguised.
1t is now thought that the trial viii be
terminated much sooner than had been
looked for while the experts were on the
stand
There is batch of other experts en-.
fgrel but they Will Dc quickly dismissed.
according to Osborne, while the lay wit
hfsaes VIII not take up as much time as
was thought
Wherra3 il was generally predicted a
WeoE asl 'aat Tie trial would extend 10
ana rftaaEs into March, the end is now
ti5tai for early IN February, if not bo
torc