The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-17
M0L|NEUX IS SENTENCED.
MUST DIE IN MARCH FOR MURDER
OF MRS. ADAMS.
saying He was the Victim OF
Yellow journalism and Defend
Ing the Name of Mrs. Molineux.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16-Roland r. Mol
ineux was today sentenced TO die In Sing
Sing prison during the week of March
2s for the murder of Mrs. Adams.
Mr.. Weeks moved for a new trial, on
the ground that the verdict was con-
trary to the law and the evidence. ne
read ten grounds for his application tor
a new trial, basing them chiefly on the
legal exceptions taken to the evidence
and the rulings of the recorder. AS soon
as he handed In his exceptions, Mr..
Weeks asked that the defendant be per-
mitted TO speak in his own behalf. To
this Recorder Goff at first demurred. say
ing that the request was unusual, but
finally, after some discussion with Mr..
Weeks, ruled that Molineux might be
heard.
Noltneux Makes an Address.
Molineux Strengthened himself up. and
began:
II thank your honor OF the crime for
which | stand convicted and for still an
other crime with which l am charged.
am absolutely and entirely innocent All
The court-You are not charged with
any other crime.
The defendant supposed that might
refer to it, since the district attorney did
in his opening and closing argument
The court--Your counsel has attended
TO all of that matter.
Reviews the Evidence.
The defendant--yery well, your honor
All OF the evidence produced here does not
point in the direction of guilt on my part
I refer especially to the evidence Of Miss
Miller In regard to the purchase OF that
silver bottle holder. she did not sell II TO
me. Also TO the evidence of Mr.. Koch, re-
specting the letter box hired by somebody
in the name of Harry Cornish--it was not
hV rpa n q
by Kutnow respecting sample boxes sent
around the country by his frm-none of
them came 10 me. Nor did | possess at
any time any of the Instruments which
appear to have been used in this crime
and | never for one moment had a muir
derous motive. AS for the theories which
the prosecution offers | do not think
should be convicted upon their SUPPOSE
lions or the suesses they may wish 10 in
duge in. | cannot conceive. your honor.
how any honest man can believe the tes-
timony OF Nicholas Hickman, who con-
victed me upon an identification which
was for sale.
yellow Journals Hesponsibie.
yellow Journalism put price upon my
head. II was an invitation 10 every black
mailer, every perJurer. every rogue, every
man without principle, but with q price,
and to that invitation Mr. Hickman re-
sponded. The handwriting experts who
have testified against me, your honor.
their reasons. what they believe, what
they think, but / know that these hands
never put pen to paper to address that
poison package or to write the disputed
letters.
l. Defends His Wife's Name.
your honor will not permit us 10 make
mention Of the great injustice which IL a
matter OF history, but experts 10 hand
writing have made mistakes before and
they have repeated II here, Your honor
all this Is nothing to what is In my heart
at this moment. Above and beyond ev-
erything c.se I denounce and despase the
action OF the district attorney in attempt
| ing TO vlllify and attack the character ~
| the pure and lovely woman who hears my
name. II was the act OF a blackguard II
was a damnable lie. Now, your honor /
| am prepared 20 hear you sentence me I
am not afraid because 1 am not guilty ="
| Taken Rack TO Prison.
Directly after sentence had been pro-
nounced M0lineuN Was taken back on his
way 10 the Tombs Almost before he had
| left the court room Mr. Battle served no
| tice Of appeal upon District Attorney Gar
diner and upon the chief clerk
now I'm sing sing.
SING SING. n ". Feb. Is-Rolana n.
| MolineuN Ia now in a condemned cell IN
the death house AZ Sing sing prison, hay~
ting arrived here this afternoon.
Stops the Couxh