The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-11
GUILTY OF MURDER
IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
Jury In the MoIincux Case Give
Their yerdfct-Recefved With
out a Sign of Question.

NEW YORK, Feb. I0.-After delberat-
ing seven and a half hours. the jury re-
turned verdict of guilty OF murder in
the first degree against Roland B.
Molineux, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Katherine J. Adams, by poison, on
December Is. 1898.
Barlow s. Weeks, counsel for the de-
fense, made the usual motion. and Re-
corder Goff adjourned court until Febru-
ary 16, when, he said. he would hear the
motion and sentence the defendant.
From the time the Jury went out. at 3:i5
p. m, the crowd in the court room
watched the door through which they had
left the court in silent expectancy. 1t
was almost two hours before there was
any noise. The solemnity of the occasion
had affected court officers and visitors
alike.
Additional Instructions Asked.
The jury came in shortly after . o'clock
TO ask for exhibits of handwriting and
again at 1890 they came in for instruc-
tions. Fifteen minutes later there was no
doubt that the jury had agreed Court
officials shouted for silence. Doors were
locked. and the gray-haired clerk OF the
court took his seat below the recorders
bench.
The Old General Awaits.
Gen. Moilneux sat straight in his chair,
a CLASSY look in his eyes and his hands
folded on the table In front Of him. tremb-
ling In spite of himself. Then there was
hush. The jurors walked to their chairs
between a file OF court officials. There
was no sign OF cheer in any of their
faces. As soon as they had taken their
seats deputy sheriff brought Molineux
from the prison.
MoIfneux Holds His Nerve.
There was no sign of apprehension on
the young mans face. His step was light
and springy and he smiled as II he had not
care in the world. Then he sat down,
looked for moment straight at the re-
oorder's bench. and then whispered to Mr.
Weeks. who was showing signs Of ner-
vousness. moment later the recorder
entered. The names Of the jury were read
and the clerk said:
Gentlemen OF the jury. have you axrcsd
upon a verdict ?"
I'VE have" replied the foreman
The Jurors will please rise The de-
fendant win rise''
Gen. Molineux sat with his hands clasped
in front of him. His face never flincheG as
the clerk asked again:
The Verdict Read.
what is your verdict?"
I'VE find the defendant guilty Of murder
In the first degree"
~ the words were spoken the bell In
the fire house near by struck II o'clock II
sounded like the tolling OF church beli
for the dead. Molineux hardly moved His
neck stifrened a little and he Strengthened
his back. Gen. Molineux reached his hand
to his sons shoulder and pressed IT hard.
Malineax put his own hand on hts fathers
shoulder and stood without further move
ment while his counsel asked that the fury
be poied.
The Jury PolIed.
Each turyman agreed with tho verdict
rendered by the foreman and then the re-
corder asked II counsel had any request to
make.
Recorder Gcfr then heard the formal mo-
ton and ordered the removal Of the de-
fendant.
HIS Fathers Injunction.
Molineux shook hands with his father
and his brother Leslie and started to fol-
low tho deputy sheriff to the prison. AS
he left his seat Gen. Molineux said. In
tones loud enough to be heard by all:
Keep up your nerve" and the prisoner
replied with smile: Yes, don't be
afraid"
Molineux' mother and his wife, unable
to bear the strain of long waiting for tho
verdict, had left the courtroom soon after
the jury went out.
Cheers for Moiineux.
Mr.. Weeks asked on behalf OF Gen. Mol
ineux that the latter be permitted to visit
his son, and the recorder made an exeep-
tion in this case and granted permission
tremendous crowd waited in the corrl-
dors until after the return OF the YER
diet. and when Moiineux was brought out
by the sheriff somebody called for three
cheers for Molineux," and a remarkable
demonstration. with great cheering, fol-
lowed IT is said the trial has cost $500
900.