The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-09
TWO MORE EXPERTS SWEAR
THAT NOLIyEUX MUST HivE fD-
DsESsED THE POISON PACKAGE.

According to Detective Fhrre'' ~"iu
Hs Had Been launching with h'm'
A professional handwriting Expert, n bank
teller, a photographer. and Morris Hermann.
the head OF the Arm which employed Roland
b. MolineuX before his arrest for the murder
OF Mrs. Katharine r. Adams. were witnesses
at the 'Molineux trial yesterday. The hand.
writing expert took up most OF the day and
provided some amusement.
There VIA, a little larger crowd than usual
demanding aimittance at tho door for hall an
hour before the beginning o. the morning ses-
sion because u n report that got around that
Mrs. Rogers. the dnught,r Of Mrs. Adams. was
20 DO a witness. and the further report that the
District Attorney was going TO call Mrs, koland
d. Molineux for the prosecution. Young Mol
insux appeared 20 be in excellent spirits, His
father laughed and talked with d number OF
friends before the ease was called.
Morris Hermann was the first witness A
he came around behindthe Jury box, ani came
In sight " young Molineux he smiled aud
bowed to him aud Molinedx. returned the SAL
utation. The District Attorneys object IN put
ting Nj. Hermann On the stand was to gettrom
him his whereabouts Oh Dee, II, 1851 Detec-
tive Farrell says that on that daS he saw Moli-
neux eight blocks away from the leweliy store
where the silver bottle holder sent 70 Cornish
by the ~poisoner was purchased two days later
Molineux told him he had been at lunch with
his partner, Mr, Hermann, Mr.. Hermann
swore that on Dec. II. 1908. he was In Hot
Springs. Va. Another purpose Of the
District Attorney in putting Mr.. Hermann Oh
the stand wos To bring out the fact That
since the beginning VI this case Robert A.
Xsller. who Is employed by Dir. Hermann.
has avoided coming to New York. HeIler. ac-
cording to the prosecution, Is an important
witness. The prosecution does not say what II
could get him TO testify 10. IL Just declares
that he Ia very important and that he has
stayed out Of New York and avoided service OF
n subpoena. Mr.. Hermann testified that IeIler
II still in his employ. aud that whereas he used
to come to New York once a week to get the
pay rolls. he had not been coming to New York
for the past two months. That work was now
being done BY a man named Michel.
The District Attorney asked Mr., Hermann
all about the laboratory out IN the factory In
Newark, and got out OF him the fact that in the
dry.color business many poisons are used, and
that the only person beside MolineuN con-
nected with the factory who are chemists are
the foremen Of the various departments.
Cross-examlued-Q Do you ever manuiac
ture anything known as Queens Yellow A.
No. sir.
.. Have you evor handled it? A. No. sir.
The Recorder-Is this man Keller in your en-
ploy low? A. Yes.
Q. Does he occupy the same position that he
has occupied in the past? A. Yes. sir.
Q. When did he discontinue coming to your
ofice In this city, A. Think about two months
ago.
=. Who has the authority to direct him to
come here for the p~ayrolls2 A. Mr.. Solomon,
Mr., Solomon is IN. charge Of the factory. Nv
partners and myself have done with authority
"a, DO You know Of any person directing
ZeIler pot 70 come 70 the city: 4; No. sir:
any cyanide, OF mercury In ths factory In New.
knowledge" Foreman Martin OF the jury
asked Mr.. Hermann:
DO you know whether Molineux was. eS.
perimentinG outside OF the line OF your bus
II do not" said Mr.. Hermann.
Luther =. White was engaged by the District
Ats,SIney slC ,b tina IsS ss% TO ,sf is p NeTnnt OF He He
we're truly made. One was a picture OF u
wooden door with a hole in ~: psecond was a
picture Of q letter boy; the third vas a picture
picture Of the laboratory with an imposing ar.
end Robert 4. ael,er in tGe fNrssT0ant.
%flsts four n an tim ass'S " Sille vi With mS wps on the Sa stand md
and on one occasI9n Mr., Weeks GskeI him
shouted out the objection 1T don't make any
difference whether he ia small or pig; he could
get to N99E York anywsym And the Recorder
sonal appearances Of Mr. aslier perhaps Mi.
Hermann will bring him into court"
.o "Ye SOY yes q that's ,n it" exclaimed Mr. Osborne
II can't control Mr., Zelier; no. sir" said Mr..
Then came The pro,essiOps! expert u hand
MI. Hay is a WELT fed and we'll: dressed man,
He gives you the Impression Of the southern
gentleman style: He testified that he has
Then he said that he had com pared the hand
writing in the case. all Of IT. with the address
s e. the ,n poison Gse5 psSks nrInlo and tb hs r n% c z
HANDWRITING Of the aeiendsnt.,. He was
asked then 70 go ahead and give HI: reasons,
set one Of the sV reasons that Prof Tolmamn
Of Chicago had declared was the strongest for
i hls f IoItsIs pr that Ta Mr. Mol dniIsS a had TrittG IN
the fact that the handwriting begun with big
letters and died away to a scrawl. That Is. the
l.1ssr ls ,Ssn tho OF ls sse Istt e9Fd o, T gSs sd J%ams%SiSs aSs
Mr.. Hay called attention to this Juror Billings
asksd him y thas was az Sanusgra a tr1it OF RAPID bd
WRITER'S. lOl. nay .replleq: " cNlsts IN the
After Col. Hay had testified to the 'oltiges'
and the "greatlys.'' the breaks between letters
and the other similarties. which took up all Of
noon session. Juror Lyman @. Foster said;
Col. Hay, you have named fourteen char.
acteristies that you say you ,fnd on, the
poison package and that you also md In the
HANDWRITING Of the defendant. 10 you con.
''a afd sH': .s ssiS chi %aq Hay.
Q. Assuming that the handwriting on the
poison package to be a simulated handwriting,
% yop consider fourteen similar characters.
Col. Hays cross.examination was opened by
Nr. Weeks questioning his title to Colonel.
The Colonel said 1T Is only in n militia
Ssnss: ] meyer fought. and never commanded
We'll" said Mr.. Weeks, II don't mean to ask
you whether you are entitled to It for Georgia
fsasone; mean. are you q Colonel. a real
Cc!SSnel; have you any special tit,efn ,
title and am not entitled to The title at ALL
The Colonel said that he was a practising
lawyer in Washington: that he had been a
lawyer for twenty-five years and that before
that he had been an instructor in q business
Q. Have you received any compen satior for
-FOUR work In this case? A. Yes; | have re.
oelved some pay for the preparation Of the case.
.Q. How much per diem? 4. Oh. the usual
Then tho Colonel said that he had already
received 5000. that he had put in q. bill for
another 500 and that he had twelve days
He testified that at first he was retained in tho
JoYrnai gave him $500 Ior his first opinion.
%: How, much tim" did You spend forming
that opinion. A.. One week.
Y. At the time You rendered that opinion had
you seen any Of the lettcred exhibits in this
case3 A,.No. but had seen come Of the de-