New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-17

still more apparent bitterness. adding: Il VIII
comply with the defendants request"
A sigh of relief went up from a hundred
threats. as IT was feared that the prisoners re-
quest was to be denied
Molineux with the firm, resonant voice
and with a slight courtesy toward the Recorder,
began again:
Il thank you. Your Honor. OF the crime for
which I stand convicted. and of still another
crime for which I am charged. am absolutely
and entirely innocent All Of the Evidence
You are not charged with any other crime"
said Recorder Golf. interrupting him.
Il supposed that 1 might refer to it, said the
prisoner unruff1ed, since the District Attorney
aid in his opening and closing argument"
Your counsel has attended TO all that mat
ter" said the Judge
MOLINEUX'S PLEA.
VERY we'll Your Honor" said Molineux,
glancing at a few brief notes outlining what he
had TO say. He went on:
All Of the evidence produced here does not
point in the direction of guilt on my part re-
fer especially to the evidence of Miss Emma
Miller in regard to the purchase of that SILVER
bottle holder-she did not sell it to me. Also 10
the evidence of Mr.. Koch respecting the letter
box hired by somebody in the name or Harry
Cornish. II not hired by me- Also TO the
evidence given by Mr.. Kutnow respecting sam
pie boxes sent around the country by his nrrn.
any time any OF the instruments which appear
TO have been used in this crime, and never
for one moment had a murderous motiveA
AS for the theories which the prosecution OF
fers. do not think 1 should be convicted upon
their suppositions or the guesses they may WISH
10 indulge in 1 cannot conceive Your Honor,
how any honest man believe the testimony
Of Nicholas Hickman, who convicted me upon
an Identification which was for sale.
Yellow journalism put a price upon my mead:
IT was an invitation to every blackmailer. every
perjurer, every rogue. every man without prin-
ciple but with price, and to that lnFllallOii
Mr.. Hickman responded 80
The handwriting experts who have testified
against me, Your Honor, may give their op4A-
ion; they may give their reasons; what they
believe; what they think; but know that these
hands (raising his arms toward the CourO never
put pen To paper to address that poison pack
age or write the disputed letters.
Your Honor VIII not permit US to make men
ton Of the great injustice which is a matter
OF history, but experts in handwriting nave
made mistakes before, and they nave repeated
it here.
Your Honor all this is nothing to what is
in nv heart at this moment Above and beyond
everything else I denounce and despise the
action Of the District Attorney IN attempting
10 Witty and attack the character OF the pure
and lovely woman who bears my name 1t was
lie!
And now. Your Honor. am prepared to hear
you sentence me { not afraid. because
am not guilty.
THE SENTENCE PRONOUNCED.
When MoIineux had finished, Recorder Golf
said:
All Of the matters which you have referred TO
have been thoroughly sifted, examined and pre-
scented to jury Of twelve men OF as high
type Of intelligence and honesty as any twelve
that ever sat in jury box, and your devoted
counsel for two days, without rest, with logic
and reason and acuueness of argument presented
all these points to the jury; and that jury, die
tated by what they believed to be conscientious
right. found you guilty on the evidence pre-
scented 10 them, and. so far as this Court is
concerned, that is the last word. The Court has
but a duty to perform, and that is to pro-
nounce sentence upon you as provided by law.
And that sentence is that you, Roland Burn
ham MolineuX, fer murder in the first degree OF
Katharine ]. Adams, whereof you are convicted,
be and you hereby are. sentenced to the punish
rent of death; and il is ordered that within ten
days after this days session Of the Court the
Sheriff Of the county Of New-York deliver you,
together with the warrant OF this Court, to the
agent Of the Warden of the State Prison Of the
State Of New York at Sing Sing, where you shall
be kept IN solitary confinement until the week
beginning Monday the 26th day of March, 1900,
and upon some day within the week so ap-
pointed the said agent and Warden of the State
Prison Of the State Of NeW-York is commanded
Molineux in the manner and mode prescribed
by the laws of the State Of New-York.
Recorder Gon then quickly ordered the re-
rnoval of the prisoner and Molineux, escorted
by Sheriff Grell retired through the door
Of the courtroom bowling and smiling pleasantly
TO the door tender. who spoke to him in passing
Court then adjourned.
Notice Of application to the Court Of APP
peals for trial was promptly served by
Mr. Weeks upon the clerk Of the court.