The Portland daily press., 1900-02-09
Juror SICK AGAIN
Mr.. Brown Stops MOlineuX
Trial.
Was Taken Ill While At
Lunch.
Mr.. Osborne Continues Ills Ar.
gument.
Paid Splendid Tribute
To Gen. Molineux.
Rush Of Crowds To Court House
Rush Of Crowds To Court House
Almost RiOtOus.

New Ysrk. February s-Juror Man
helm Brown. whose illness caused an ad-
journment Of the trial of Roland ID.
Molineux from January "a TO Bebruary.6,
was taken III again today while the jury
was absent from the court room at luncn-
con at the Astor house. The illness of
Mr.. Brown was not regarded ss serious
but 1t was tho uaht advisable for him to
rema In In his Ioom during the afternoon
and the case Was adjourned until tomor-
row morning when Assistant
Attorney Osborne is expected to
oomplets the summing up for
the prosecution. The unex-
peoted decision of Barlow 8. Weeks, the
attorney for the defense, not to Introduce
any witnesses for the defense, and the
knowledge that this case, one Of the most
remarkable murder trials Of the century
Is drawing near to Gloss. has caused a
widespread demand for seats In the court
room. Men ana women from all walks
of life thronged the entrance to Recorder
Goff's court today. the rush being almost
riotous st times. Though the number of
poIicsmsn on duty had bean doubled,
they were powerlsss to check the crowd
and additional officers wers hurrisdly
called In. They fairly charged the crowd
but the confusion incident to the open
ing Of court was great and the trial was
delayed in consequences. Not even the
wrath of the recorder served to frighten
the throngs anxious to hear the olosing
remarks Of Assistant District Attorney
Osborne. The wife and this mother Of the
defendant reached the court room early.
Molineux greeted them In his usual af-
fectionate manner and to his wife an
nounoed that his troubles would soon be
over.
In his remarks this morning Mr.. Os-
borne spoke Of the necessity Of the lawyer
who had accepted q retaining fee being
In honor bound to defend his client to the
utmost Of his ability. Mr.. Osborne then
entered into an elaborate defense Of
Harry Cornish. He said that all Of Cor
nish's acts have been subject to the
most careful scrutiny and he argued that
the fact that Cornish called in q ply sician
absolutely o stranger to him, immediate
ly after the poisoning Of Mrs. Adams,
demonstrated Cornish's good faith and
inno,ence.
During the morning hour there were
several passages at arms between Mr..
Weeks and MIR. Osborne. the attorney for
the prisoner objscting to the assistant dis
trict attorney quoting statements Of per.
sons not sworn as witnesses. Sometimes
Mr.. Osborne triumphed. the Recorder
ruling in his favor; at other times MIR.
W Wseks carried his point.
Turning toward General Molineux, the
father of the prisoner, MIR. Osborne paid
the veteran OF the Shenandoah o splendid
tribute, and then added;
"Some persons think that MIR. Weeks
put In no defense. They are wrong. He
did put In dsfense and 10 10 q strong
one. Loox at that old, gray haired father.
and at that sweet faced mother. Can
there be q stronger defense.
"But are you willing to give this man
the Law OF the landf Are you willing to
treat him as you would some God-for-
saksn longshoreman who, In q drunken
brawl, killed q mani Will you give this
defendant, who has . gray haired father,
q sweet faced mother and q beautiful
young wife-are you willing to give him
the law of the land-the same law you
would give a common son of the soils"
BROWN BETTER.
New York. February e.-Lats tonight
10 was stated at ths Astor house that the
condition OF Molineux's juror, Brown.
had Improved and that he would probab-
ly be able to take his place In court to-
snaFraw