Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
POINTS TO CORNISH
Testimony of Koch as to Renter of
Letter Box.
DESCRIPTION OF TEE MANS CLOTHING
Witness Said Yesterday Molineux
Also Called on Him.
CONVERSATION WITH WEEKS

NEW YORK. January 17.-Joseph Koch
the private letter-boX owner, resumed the
witness stand today when the proceedings
in the trial Of Roland B. Molineux began,
and his examination by the prosecution was
continued. The witness identified the en-
velope in which was the letter from the
Won Mohl Company of Cincinnati. 1t had
been received at his place of business and
placed by him in box 8, the one which had
been rented iii the name of H. Cornish
for the purpose of receiving mail matter
The envelope was offered and admitted in
evidence.
On croSs-examination the witness admit
ted that the man who rented box o was of
medium height athletic build. broad-shoul-
dered. with black or brown mustache. and
determined expression of face. and that
ne wore white Alpine hat with black
band. The witness could not remember if
the man had on a tan or light-brown over
coat
In the cross-examina ton of Harry Cor
nlsh. when he was on the stand Mr. Weeks
asked MN II he wore white Alpine hat
ana tan or lght-brown overcoat in 1898.
He Reported to the Police
Inc witness Koch told of seeing the
police about the case, January 16, at his
own place of business, and of visits to the
police afterward He also told of calling
upon Mr.. Weeks at the latter's office. where
he had sent in his card. giving his name as
Mr. Smith" After he was received bv Mr.
Weeks he gave his correct name and told
Mr.. Weeks that he wanted to see him
about The Adams case
The card was produced identified by the
witness and marked for further identifica-
ton.
Mr.. Weeks questioned the witness at
length as to the conversation they (koch
and Weeks had had in his office and of
their subsequent going around to several
drug stores to see if they could find any of
the remedy sent by the Won Mohl Co.
DID you subsequently see Il man whose
mustache resembled that worn by the man
| referred to in my office?'
Yes
Did you see a newspaper cut purporting
to be of that MANI
Yes. but it was not exact"
Did you ever say that the person who
hired that box resembled Mr.. Cornish?"
Difference as to Mustache.
Yes. with an exception
And that was that lis mustache was
different"
Yes. 1t was not, 1 said, parted in the
middle and curled up at the ends, and 1
said did not think Cornish would train his
mustache in that way
Did you ever make inquiries as to his
having worn a white Alpine hat?"
y GU assured me that he had and showed
me picture depicting him wearing one
Did you ever see him wearing a tan
overcoat?"
Not at that time"
What difference would the parting of the
mustache ma,.e?
The mustache was parted so that the
upper lip showed white under the mus
taChe.
Cornish was present in the court room,
ana sat inside the railing of the main in
closure.
The witness said he had given to Capt
McClusky, at police headquarters, on Jan
uary :, description of the man who called
to see him about a week before he rented
the letter box to III. Cornish" This man.
the witness said yesterday, was the de-
tehdant) Replying to questions, the wit
ness then said that the description which
he gave of this man to Capt. McClusky was
as follows: He was dark; had sharp fea-
lures: Wore rimless eyeglasses black derby
hat, sack coat light trousers; carried
pair of light tan gloves in his hand. and
had one thumb resting in the pocket of
ms coat He Wore no overcoat. He had
Called between . am. and noon. and re-
manned about five minutes and had lust
stood at the door of the store.
Mr. Weeks asked witness if he had ever
written the name 'Molineux." He thought
ne mad. but could not remember when he
had written it.
Asked About Photographs.
Mr.. Weeks asked the witness about pho-
tographs of the defendant which he had
seen before he saw the defendant himself.
and after the alleged visit of Molineux to
his place of business, and asked Koch If
he (Weeks) had not shown the witness a
photograph of Molineux in his office The
witness replied that he had seen no photo
graph in Mr. Weeks office He had been
shown a photograph by reporter The
man of this photograph wore a mustache.
Il was asked continued the witness If
he was the man who rented the letter box
L said that that man rented the box on De-
cember 21."
The witness said that he had not said at
the inquest that he had recognized the de-
PENDANT, and had not done so because he
was not sure. The next time he saw the
defendant was in July, 1899, in Judge
Blanchards court In that time he had not
done much to verify his recognition of the
defendant and had not fully made up his
mind that the defendant was the man who
had called upon him on December IL
Then Mr.. Weeks said: Whom did Won
first tell you thought it was the defendant
that called on you in the week of Decem
Der 12-17 1882"
You at my place of business"
What did 1 say?"
You laughed at it and said 1t was i'm
possible
Did not also say it was ridicuIous?"
mo, SIR
Didn't I remind you that you had told
me this man was of very dark complexion
and looked like fareigner?'
mo, sir There never was anything said
between you and me about a foreigner"
You will swear to that?"
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