New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-04
Co. in Detroit? Al was travelling salesman for
them In Detroit

them In Detroit.
Harpster said he was employed by stearns s. Co.
as general salesman for their goods here They did
a regular business in non-secret remedies. drug
giss' sundries and the like Harpster said that he
and Gallagher to the best of his memory were en-
ployed In the Knickerbocker Athletic Club together
clerks in the main office. They very
friendly. he said.
Q:-Hcw were you and Cornish then as regards
Q.-Do you know Frederick stearns? A.-Yes
,Q.,Do, you know of your own knowledge that
at the KniekerboclSer Athletic Club? Ayes, he
oEWhen was this? Ain the summer of 1895.
Q.-Was Cornish ever employed by Stearns &
Co.? A.-Not to my knowledge.
the Nes- SeG Athletic Club? A:-Yes, on, the
Wednesdday following LABOR pay 1SyS tbereq
Yes. ..s
DID NOT TALK ABOUT DEFENDANT.
Odd you and Cornish ever talk about the de-
opo you Know 10 when his
from the Knckerbocker Club? A.-Not the exact
o-Do you ' remember e if Cornish ever said any
thing to YOU about the defendant? A-Not- that
oDo you know whether Cornish and nd the o de,
knowledge. All l knew about them was from
hearsay.
Q-You say you and Harry Cornish were always
good friends? Ayes.
THOUGHT WRITING LIKE MOLINEUx's.
Harpster followed on the stand by Andre
Bustanoby Superintendent of the Knckerbocker
Athletic Club. He testified to knowing the de-
PENDANTS handwriting He had an opportunity to
study Ii every day for several months Defendant
and himself he added were friendly. He testified
that when he the fac-simile of the poison
package address in the newspapers he noticed q
striking similarity between Il and the defendants
writing and he called this to the attention Of Mr.
Adams, secretary Of the club, and they commented
on it. ''.s'- -. t'<a-f'
Mr. Osborne then showed to Mr.. Bustanoby the
disputed letters signed II. C. Barnet. and he
said he thought that they We're in the same hand
writing that he had noticed on the checks
signed by Molineux in the dining room of the club
The disputed Cornish letters he 4also identified as
being in the defendants handwriting Exhibit A.
the poison package address. was! shown, and he
that in his belief 1t was in the handwriting
of the defendant "only disguised" -
BARNET'S NAME AGAIN.
Odd you know Barnet in his lifetime? A
DID he have a room at the club? A.-Yes
was there? ANYes
taken i'll?
Mr.. Weeks objected and the Recorder said he
could not see the relevancy of the question.
Il propose to show said Mr.. Osborne. that
Barnet received an anonymous package through the
mails just as Cornish did, He was not allowed to
Detective Sergeant Arthur E; Carey, of the Gem en-
trail Office deposed to visiting the place at No 1629
Broadway and receiving two packages. one OF
which was a sample of a proprietary medicine
These were put IN evidence. The rest of Carey s
evidence was mainly in the nature of corrobora-
ton
CAPTAIN MCLUsKY ON THE STAND.
Captain George W. McClusky OF the Central o.
flee Detective Bureau, called next to the
stand. He narrated the routine work of assigning
to work the case, and in answer to cues
tions put by Mr.. Osborne, he said he went to the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club December %, 1898,
accompanied by Detective Carey and his stem
ographer, and took a statement made by Cornish,
w
again the next day alone. and had long CONVEX
sation with Cornish and at that time Cornish gave
to him a letter signed Roland Molineux." He said
he later called DR.. Wendell c. Phillips, and also
on DR. Beman Douglas From the latter he got
the sample box of powders that was later sent TO
Professor Witthaus.
At this stage the case was adjourned until this
morning.