The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17

any Of the instrumssts which apEeAr to
have been used In this crime aud never
for one moment had . murdsrous motive.
AZ for the theories which the prosecution
offers do not think should be con-
voted upon their sup positions or the
eusssss they may wish TO indulge In. l
cannot conceive your honor. how any
honest man can believe the testimony OF
Nicholas Hickman, who convicted me
upon en- Identification which was for
sale. Yellow Journalism put a price upon
my head. IL was an invitation to every
blae Kmailer, esery.psF3urer, every rogue,
every mau without principle, bat with
q price, and to that Invitation Mr.. Heck
man responded. The handwriting ex-
perts who have testified against me, Jour
honor. may give their opinion, they may
give their reasons, what they believe,
what they think. hut I know that these
hands never put pen to paper to address
that poison package or to write the dis
pnted letters.
your Honor will not permit us to
make mention Of the great injustice
which Ia matter Of history, but experts
In handwriting have made mistakes be-
fore and they have repeated 1t here. Your
Honor, all this 10 nothing to what is In
my heart at this moment. Above and
beyond evsrything else. ienouncs and
despise the action of the district attorney
in attempting to vilify and attack the
character Of tho pure and lovely woman
who bears my name. II was the act Of
q BLACKBOARD. 1t was damnabis lie.
Now, your honor, am prepared to near
you sentence me. l am not sfraid
because am not guilty"
Then the Recorder made brief reply
and passed sentence upon the prisoner In
the following language:
!. "All the matters which you have re-
ferred to have been thoroughly stfted, sx-
amined and presented to jury OF twelve
men of as high type Of intelligence and
honesty % any twelve that ever sat In
the jury box in this county Of New York,
and your devoted counsel for two days
without rest, with logic and reason and
&C uteness Of argument presented all thssa
points to the jury, and that jury dictated
BY what they believed to be conscientious
right, found you guilty on the evidences
presented to them and. 30 far as this
oorrs is,o o,rrei, that 10 thttiss: . 1t
The court has but duty to perform
and that IL to pronounce sentence upon
you as provided BY law. And that GEN.
tence IL, that you. Roland Burnham Mol
ineux, for murder In the jrit degree OF
Katherine j. Adams, whereof you are
convicted, be, and you hereby are ssn-
fenced to the punishment OF death, and 1t
is ordered that within ten days after this
days sesaion, of the court the sheriff OF
the county Of New York deliver you, to-
gsther with the warrant OF this court to
the agent and warden OF the state prison
of the State Of New York at Sing Sing,
where you shall be kept IL solitary oon-
finement until the week beginning Mon
day, the Goth day Of March, 1900, and
upon some day within the week no ap-
pointed the said agent and warden OF the
stats prison of the Stats Of New York is
commanded to 10 execution upon you.
Roland Durham Molineux, in the man
ner and mode prescribed BY the laws Of
the State Of New York"
All this happened after Mr.. Weeks In
behalf of the prisoner had made
motion for new trial based upon then
different points Of law. This motion
was promptly denied by the Recorder.
who at once inquired whether the prison
er had any thing to say in bis own behalf
before sentence Of death was passed upon
him. Then 1t was that MoliDeux made
his statement. General Molineux and his
son Leslie we're In the court room.
When the New York Central train
reached Sing Sing at S.l5 this afternoon
o crowd Of five hundred had gathered
about the depot in expectation OF catch
ing sight Of the famous prisoner.
About the penitentiary another crowd
had gathered. The party did not enter
the warden's Office, but passed directly
down the stairs to the door OF Principal
Keeper Conusughton's force. There they
stopped for a moment while Aoiineux
said farewell to his father, brother and
lawyer Battle. A hnndolasp. word to
each and Molineux started to follow his
guards. As he did so, he said "Good
bye, Governor.
His father merely answered, "Good
bye, boy" After this the prisoner was
examined by the keeper regarding his
birth, age, place Of residence, etc. He
was escorted to the bath rooms and when
he emerged from the bath he found the
clothing furnished ny the state awaiting
him. At the door of tina death house be
passed into the custody OF Keepers Davis.
Hubble and Loyery. His guards during
tonight were George W. Fox and Patrick
MoMahon. A few minutes before six
O'Clock he enjoyed supper OF broiled
blue fish, pota toes, bread, tea and fruit.
He seemed calm and unshaken up to the
time when he disappeared behind the
bars In the death house.
Upon his return to New York city TO-
night General e. l.. Molneux Issued
a lengthy statement reviewing the case.
EDAu GEN MAIINETTX