The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-10
Immigrant Inspector.
ROLAND MOLINEUX CASE.
Assistant District Attorney Con-
pletes His Argument and IL
Goes to the Jury Today.

Attorney Osborne tonight completed his
argument in the trial of Roland p. Molin-
eux. Recorder Con will charge the jury
tomorrow morning. and the twelve men
are expected 10 take up at once the ques-
tion cf the guilt or the innocence Of the
prisoner.
on account OF the illness OF Juror Brown.
despIte the immenAe cost Of this celebrated
case, representing. as II does, hundreds of
thousands OF dollars. It Is not anticipated
that the recorder will insist upon severe
measures or require that the jury be
locked up for any considerable length of
time. even though they should fail TO reach
an agreement.
Mrs. Molineux Attacked.
Undoubtedly the most dramatic event of
the day was the attack which Assistant
District Attorney Osborne made upon Mrs.
Molineux the wife of the prisoner. This
attack was somewhat unexpected. since
Barlow s. Weeks. the attorney for the
prisoner. had already characterized the
mere introduction OF the evidence con-
veying the fact that Moiineux lived with
his wife before marriage under the as
sumed name of mir. Chesebrough" as
low and mean and VILE" but Mr.. Os-
borne elected to pick up the gage of bal
tic thrown down before him by the coun-
sci for the defendant
The war was on In an instant today
when MIR. Battle. who Is associated with
Mr.. Weeks in the defense of Molineux. OBJ
jected 10 Mr.. osborne's saying that Mrs
Molinenx was the sole motive in the case.
that Moneux had been trying TO marry
her. and that she had only consented to
marry him suddenly. after Barnet. who
had been a devoted admirer, was cold In
his grave. Mr.. Osborne had just finished
reading the note signed blanche" sent
by Miss chesehrough to Barnet during his
last illness. and when Mfr. Battle interposed
his objections Mr. Osborne turned quick as
a flash towards Mrs. MoIineux.
This Is the woman. there Is the motive, F"
exclaimed he in tones dramatic because OF
their fierce intensity.
The Woman the Motive.
Mr.. Battle stil continuing to object on
the grounds that the statements nad not
been supported by the evidence. Mr. os-
borse's voice rang out:
Let the CALLED Jade vince. I DO not
blame counsel for ohiecting. but that xom-
an Is the living, concrete form for the mo-
tive in the Barnet case, and Il Is undis-
pated that the man who sen, the poison TO
Barnet sent the poison to Cornish. I hate
to have 10 speak in this manner ct this
woman. II Is shameful that Mr. Weeks
brought these ladies' 20 this court. when
he knew the subject OF which must speak
II Is a continuation 81 the coSaraiy crime,
and shows the nature OK tho man VINO
would consent that hts womanklna should
hear these words"
Gen. Molineax left bis sea, al the con-
clusaon az this attack. leaned over the back
Of his wifcs chair ard patted his dauxh-
ter-iu-law rsassurinsly on the shoulder.
Mo.ineux himself never moved.
In closing Mr.. Osborne said:
hitter Arraixumcnt of dolineux.
Remember the FraakensteAn. Remember
that he was built up with backbone and
muscle. but his creator cauld not give him a
soul The defendant has no soul. or he
could not laugh IS ae has laughed Ia this
court room under circumstances that rnas,
break the hearts OF his father and mother. .