The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12
MOLINEUx QUITE COMPOSED.
SLEPT LIKE A CHILD THE NIGHT
AFTER CONVICTION.

Verdict Did Not Seem to Have the
Least Eject Upon the Prisoner-Ex-
ereised and Brenkfasted as Usual.
Visited by His Father-What a Ju-
ror Said of the Deliberations.
There seems to Have Been Only
One Little Argument.
New York, Feb. 1l.-Roland B. Molineux,
convicted of the murder of Mrs. Rather
inc j. Adams, was said to-day by Warden
FIagan to have slept as calmly on satur-
day night as he did on any other night
since his Incarceration in the Tombs, be-
ginning nearly year ago.
The verdict of the jury, pronounced 'ate
Saturday night, the warden said, did not
seem to have in the least affected Moli-
neuX so far as his outward appearance
was concerned. The warden said that
Molineaux's demeanor is in striking con-
trast with that of other prisoners who had
been in his charge, and who had in the
last three years been convicted of murder
in the first degree.
"He slept like child" was the way the
warden put it, referring to Molineux after
his return to his cell from the court room
the usual hour took exercise for one hour
in the prison yard, ate the usual break
fast supplied by the prison caterer, and
read with apparent composure the NOM
ing newspapers, after which he attended
the usual Sunday service1
The condemned man had but one visitoc
to-day. The caller was his grief-strc6en
and venerable father, who has not yet
given UP hope and expects that the higher
courts, which will be appealed to, will free
his son.
Gen. Molineux arrived at the prison
about $3.50 O'Clock this morning and re-
mained with the prisoner for about half
an hour.
During the day young Mohneux remain
ed in his cell in murderers' row.
Jurors Brief Comments.
The Moineux jury spent a quiet Sun
day. All the members of the jury refused
to answer definite questions as to what
had transpired in the jury room, but one
of them, desirous of imparting some in
formation regarding the secret proceed
ings of the celebrated case, made the
following statements:
"If l were going to write as a reporter
about it l would probably commence by
saying that the jury was unit upon the
guilt of the defendant; that one, two or
perhaps three of them, however, thought
it well to go through the case, discuss the
various phases of 1t, and see II the evil
dence beyond a most reasonable doubt
would warrant such verdict
"By the time the two or three particular
ly interested men in reviewing the case
had gone over it with great care, assisted
by careful notes, and the remainder of the
jurors made a few comments, nine hours
were consumed.
Il don't think l would have much ball
loting in my version probably prelm-
nary and final after discussion.
"In the remarks of one of the argumen-
ative jurors a certain positive statement
was made about a certain thing, whereup-
on a certain other, argumeHtative juror
had declared he was a trihe in error. Mere
argument. A thing easily settled. Go out
and see them Seen. Argument resumed
by triumphant juror Of argumentative
mood. Arguments and comments conclud-
ed. Verdict"
In Carlisle Harris Cell.
There are eight condemned men await
ing execution in the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison. Roland B. Molineux having
been found guilty, will accordingly be the
next prisoner to be placed in the condemn
ed cells The two cells vacant are in the
north end of the building. One was occu-
pied by Carlisle Harris during the last
few days prior to his execution, and this
is the cell that will be assigned 10 Moli-
neux when he is received.