The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-05
Progress of the MoIineaux ITrIaI

ETOEFebS Ot kne MOtlnebuA itElhl
New York. Jan. 4.--Interest aid not
lag for a moment today in the trial OF
Roland y Molineux. Three Of the wit
nesses called gave testimony concern
ing the sickness OF Henry c. Barnet
who died at the Knickerbocker athlet-
ic club in the fall OF 1898 and who. the
prosecution claims, was poisoned by
cyanide OF mercury contained in Knut.
now powder. The prosecution was also
enabled to Introduce the marriage GER
tificate OF Roland B. Molineux and Miss
Blanche Chesebrough, the alleged pur-
pose Of Offering IL being 70 FIX the age
OF Morneux. In one OF the letters ask
/ ing for a patent medicine signed III.
G. Barnet" the writer gave his age. 1t
corresponded with that In the certifi
cate but did not answer for Barnet.
witness testified today as 10 the eff
fort by Molineux to have Cornish dis
| ciplined by the Knickerbocker athletic
club and banS teller identified the
poison package a6dre SIS and the Bar
net" and Cornish" letters as all writ
ten by Molinaux. All the testimony
today strengthened the prosecutions
case except that Barnetts attending
physician while conceding that there
had been mercurial poisoning. insisted
that the cause of death was heart rail-
ure following diptheria.
He was asked; You have no doubt
thaH Barnets death was due to dipther-
ia ?" and replied Il am just as sure as
can be that Barnet's death was due TO
diptherla, with symptoms Of mercur1al
stomatItis."
Guy r. F. Ellison a chemist, testihed
that ne had reserved some OF the mys-
terious powder taken from the box In
Barnet's room and was sent to his Of
fee for the powder and for apparatus
10 analyze II. He made demonstration
before the jury. He placed a part OF
the powder in q test tube and poured
some muriatfc acid on top Of IT, The
fumes Of hydrocyanic acid then arose
in the air and the liquid became per-
fcctly white Then the witness took UP
a small phial Of iodine. The liquid hrst
turned orange then gradually turned
darker and darker until IT was bright
red.
This" said the witness "is red mer
curis acid"
Then the recorder asked for the tube.
II was passed up to him and ne held IL
aloft and looked through II. AS the re-
corder held 1t, the liquid changed. IL
became white at the bottom and turned
lighter at the top.
Later the white turned red like the rest
OF the fluid. showing the witness saio,
that mercury was present.
Charles c. Hughes, a member OF the
Knickerbocker athletic club. testihed
that he had repeated to Molinepx state
ment made by Cornish that ne (Siolin-
eux) had made money by selling liquor
in a disreputable way.
What did MoIineux say?"
He said II was an otrage that an em-
pioye should be allowed TO make such
statements"
Witness then told how Molineux com
planned to the board OF governors OF the
club how Cornish had slandered him, and
also complained OF the cordition or the
baths, which were under cornish's
charge.
When Hughes len the stand and pass
cd around behind the jury box. Molneux
turned around in his seat and bowed and
smiled to him with great show cordi-
atty Hughes returned his bow ana
smiled at the defendant as he walked TO
his seat.
Joseph Ferrell, Newark policeman.
testified TO meeting and speaking 10 Mol
ineux on December n. 1898, IN Newark,
near the store OF Hartdegen & Co.
where the silver bottle holder tnat con-
tanned the poison received by Cornish.
is supposed TO have been purchased.
Gilbert r. sayres. paying teller Of the
National Shoe and Leather bank was
positive in his Identification of the poi
son package address, the admitted Mol
ineux letters and he Barnet and "Cor.
nish' letters as having been written by
the same person lie had studied the
handwritine for two weeks, he said and
began the study belieyeng Molineux in
nooent II nave 20 ne very careful" said
the wtness, for the paying out OF
thousands Of dollars rests on my judg-
ment. have examined these writings
and am very sure that my opinion 4.
correct. All the writings are very much
alike. The disg1ises are very transpar
ent"
POSTAL LAW CHANGES.
Washington, Jan. "A complete re-
vision OF the postal laws has been COM
pleted by Assistant Attorney General
Barrett. The most important changes
are 10 prohibit the establishment or
OF postoffce for the BEN
e1t OF any person OF company where
they are enabled 20 obtain their postageI
at a nominal figure, a legislative con-
firmation OF the practice where irregu-
larities are discovered of relieving a