The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-03-03
ONE WONAN'S APPEAL.

i New York, March 3.-Blanche C.
Molineux, the wife of Roland B. Moli-
neux. now awaiting eectrocltion at
Sing Sing for the murder of Mrs.
Katherine J. Adams, last night is
sued the following statement from her
home in Brooklyn:
"The infamous insinuations con-
tained in a recent article. written, |
regret to say, by a "a. concerning
me require an"ana ~. Though it is
most painful for NJ make any pub
lie statement under the existing cir
cumstances. | may say in the begin
ming that | know that my husband,
Roland B. MolineuX, is wholly inno-
cent of the frightful crime with which
he is charged. / know this, not only
from the fact that no evidence save
that of paid experts and venal wit
nesses of the lowest character has
been brought against him, but also
and chiefly from my knowledge of his
own character. l know him to be
brave, strong and true-the last man
to commit crime of cunning, malice
and cowardice. He might strike in
anger and in hot blood, but the stealth
and generalization of a poisoner are
foreign to his nature. | am firmly
convinced that his conviction was un-
just and that it will not be sustained
by the higher courts. | know that in
the end the law will give him justice.
MY own character is villainously as
sailed in the publication to which I
have rnfarraI Epr IA 10 Of
husband, and for the sake of his father
and mother, who are my own parents
in affection, and who have supported
and comforted me with their care and
love during these terrible months, as
well as for my own sake, ! must de-
nolnce these wicked lies. 1t surpasses
my understanding that any woman
can so cruelty and falsely vilify with
out shadow of foundation sister
woman on whom the hand Of afIliction
has already so heavily fallen. | can
not believe that the great and gener-
ous American people will believe such
baseless calumnies, but none the less |
cannot be silent longer under them"
Mrs. Molineux then reviews her early
life. She declares her father was an
AhNNiliol WIN met Will ttNPISeS Ill HIS
later years, She was educated in Knox
vile. receiving in addition special in
structiOn In music. Since the death
OF her parents she has lived for the
most part with her married sisters.
She denounces as a vile insnuation the
statement that she "lived luxuriously,
with sister who was widow, in
gorgeous apartments in upper New
York. saying: Il have no widowed
sister nor have ! ever lived luxurious
ly In gorgeous apartments. / lived
shortly before my marriage at the
same boarding house with one of my
married sisters her husband and chill.
lren Among our fellow boarders
were only most respectable families,
including minister of the Gospel and
his wife"
Mrs. Molineux then tells Of the yacht
Ing trip on which she first met her
husband. She and her sister, Mrs.
Waldo Stearns. of Boston. were invited
by friend to take the trip and as she
was chaperOned by her sister there was
no reason why she should decline the
invitation. At Portland they met an
other yachting party where Mr. Moli-
neux was a guest, and they were for
mally introduced by a mutual friend
AT that time she had never met Mr.
Barnet. but was subsequently intro
duced to him, and always knew him as
Rolands friend. Cornish she never
saw until she saw him in court. She
proceeds:
THE Indirect charge at the close of
this vile libel that | was concerned In
the alleged poisoning of Mrs. Adams Is
30 Incredibly cruel and base that can
fnd no words to characterize 1t. Tn
der the present circumstances | do not
wish to take action to resent such fear
ful libels, but II they are continued |
shall be forced to take some steps to
protect myself for the sake Of my hus-
band and our parents, as well as for
my own.
81 have maintained silence by advice
Of counsel. while the prosecution of
my husband was relcntlessy carried
on. | cannot longer remain silent.
appeal to the women of this land-to
the mothers the wives, the daughters,
of this nation. | ask you to feel for
me-for one moment to put yourselves
in my place and can you wonder that
upon me- that cry aloud in my own
bebalfag;hnst the malicious, the cruel
the wantOn lies?
Shall man, because he is vested
with the power Of public Office be-
cause he Is the prosecuting official in
charge brought against the unfortunate
husband Of one American woman
shall he, say, be permitted to make
that haDless wife the target for his
merciless invectve. his unfounded and
unproven accusations? Is she to be
DETAINED and robbed OF her fair name?
Is her honor, her dignity, her charac-
ter to be wantonly sulled? 1t Is not
for me to dwell upon the unprecedented
attitude Of public prosecutor, who,
to bolster up his case. attacks the wif9
Of the defendant, but was II not irrele-
want? Was 1t not inconsequent? Was
1t not brutal? Besides. 1t was unfound-
Cd, II was untrue"