The evening times., 1900-02-09
THE MOLlNEUx TRIAL.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
Summing Up the Evidence.


NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The trial OF
Roland B. Molineux was continued this
morniig before Recorder Goff. with Assist
ane District Attorney Osborne still sum
ming up for the people and asking Cor the
defendant conviction. Juror Mannheim
Brown, whose sudden illness yesterday pre-
vented al afternoon session OF the court.
was in his place. Mr.. Brown was weak
from his rheunatism and limped painfully
when ne entered the court room. but ne
told the recorder that be hoped 10 be able
to get through with the trial without fur
ther delay
Mr.. Osborne took up his argument for
the peopl" where he left of yesterday He
had been talking for a long time without
making reference to his opponents re-
source tC questions, but he work ID his
way back TO il and an interesting skir-
mish between him and Mr. Battle ensued
Dwelling still uDOn Mr.. Weeks action
in resting his case without difficulty. he
asked why Mr.. Weeks spent mis- tine in
making objections that would stretch
from Maine TO Texas" without once NOV
ing before the court that the case be Civ
en- to the consideration OF the jury for
the acquittal OF the defendant.
THAT motion was made in the Buchanan
case, # made in the Carlyle Harris
case, Il has been made In thousands Of
cases" said Mr.. Osborne.
we object" interrupted Mr. Battle. but
the prosecuting attorney kept on talking
Mr.. Battle persisted until he caught the
recorders attention.
We ask that the last remarks Of the
assistant district attorney be stricken from
the records" said Mr.. Battle. THE gen
ueman is referring to other cases and
would call the courts attention 10 the fact
that our reference TO the evidence in this
case was not allowed"
Recorder GOf overruled the objection,
and Mr.. Osborne. turning said suayely:
If my remarks hurt the defendant / viii
stop Mr.. Osborne, however. kept on the
same subject. He eulOgized the ability Of
the counsel for the defence, and spoke OF
his disappointed hope that Mr. Weeks,
one OF tne greatest criminal lawyers in
the country, would. like Moses OF old
smite the rock in the desert. so that the
water Of living truth would rush out and
wash away all suspicion from his client
! wished for that miracle when ] looked On
that grim old warrior. and you looked for
1t, but the miracle did not come"
Mr.. Osborne then took up the contention
of the defence over Cornish's assertion
that he had cut the address OF the poison
package with scissors
What difference does Il make. " storm
ed he. whether IL was cut out by scissors
or a buzz-saw or an ak. or whether he tore
II out? Mr.. Weeks did not bring out that
the exhibit had been handled by Dr. Hitch
cock. Captain McClusky, and others in this
court and out Of It, Did Mr. Weeks tell
you whether the scissors were duh or
sharp, loose jonted. or as ragged as a
saw? When Cornish swears before you
that the address was cut out with scis-
sors and you see that it's edges are rough.
does not that signify that Cornish Is no
smooth witness and does not testify to
suit circumstances.
This talk about the scissors s utterly
trivial when Il has been established in this
court by two reliable witnesses who Rad
no motive. that Cornish had received the
package as he testified.
Did you see, in this court. Mr.. Weeks
introduce some twenty five letters writ
ten by John ID. Adams. Then I said 10
myself Here is that miracle now we viii
see what be has up his sleeve Then I
expected 10 see CarvalhO in letters % FIRE
write across the wall. John D. Adams is
the man who wrote the poison package
address.