New-York tribune., 1900-01-12


RATION FROM HER HUsBAND-PROFEs-
sOR wITTHACs TEsTIFIEs-BAR-
NET CASE AGAIN BROUGHT IN
Mrs Florence Eva Rogers. daughter of sIrA
Adams. for the murder OF whom Roland B. Molf-
neux is now on trial. one OF the witnesses
at the Molineux trial yesterday For some davs
there had been much speculation az 70 whether
OF not Mr. Osborne would caH her Il was
known that she could give little evidence that
was new, 50 far the prosecution vas con
cerned. while IL was equally certain that the
defence would avail itself OF Mrs Rogers's
presence on the stand to probe into sm5arrzss-
ing details regarding the causes OF her separz-
tiOn from her husband and Of rer life subse-
quentIy- As she could be OF little value TO him
as a witness. IL was expected raat 8Ir Osborne
would not call her in order 70 spare her me
ordeal OF crOss-examfnation
These anticipsrions Mr.. Osborne exploded YES
Jerday morning by putting Mrs Rogers on ths
stand Her Testimony developed nothing ot a
sensational nature In the direct examinstion II
was mainly corTob0rarive OF Harry Cornish's
description Of the Circumstances attending the
death Of Mrs Adams and while the crOss-sxzr-
inatOn vas a somewhat severely searching one
Mr. Weeks by no means succeeded in making
her out the kind Of IL had been asserted
he would Mr- Weeks has frequently tried
20 show that Cornish was the cause OF her sepa-
ration from her husband but she declared en-
pharicaHy that in tEe differences which led 70
that parting she was in the right" much 50
that her husband had agreed and continued 70
make her an allowance OF $50 a month But az
the same time NJ Weeks did elicit from her
many admissions from which disagTseabIs In
ferenc-s were 20 be drawn. and OF these il IS
. certain that N0Iineux's counsel VIII mae the
most when the turn OF the defence comes she
ACKNOWLEDGED that shortly after she Iefr her
husband she rented room for Cornish IN West
EighIy-f0Urth-sr-. and also told OF having Cor
nish and Mr. Yocum, the chemist, as bOardsrs
+ with herself and her mother in the Adelaids
+ apartment house She explained that. as these
/ apartments vera very expensive. IL was neces-
sary 90 rent one OF Two OF the rooms IN order 70
. make Up the rent she denied AZ first that they
I were compelled 70 leave the Adelaide because
OF complaints OF their conduct made by other
. tenants in the house. but she fnaSy admitted
. that trouble did arise with the landlord because
OF the exuberanr hIIarity INDUCED in By some
friends OF Cornish whom he had brought nome
with him one night
HIRED A PRIVATE LETTER BOX
Mrs Rogers also admitted that she hired
+ private letter box in CoIuu1bus-ave- under the
name OF Miss Addison. but she would not con
sent 70 AIr- Weekss innueudO that the box was
I used 10 conduct private eorrespondsncs
+ with Cornish she insisted thzr she rented ths
I box on the advice OF her lawyer. because her
husband opened her correspondsucs. ard zr-tns
time she was endeavoring 20 obtain evidences
I upon which to sue f1r divorce. Replying fur
/ rher 10 Mr.. Weeks. she acknowledge that she
had met Assistant District Attorney NcInryrs
al a hotel Just outside Hartford, and added
I that she had met Mr. Mcintyre upon other &C.
/ casions for the purpose of discussing the case
/ about Mr.. Mcintyre. counsel asked II she had
not spent the sumner OF 1897 az the Thousand
I Islands but she denied The suggestion
I Professor Rudolph A Witthzus. The TsU
I known chemist. who aualyzed the pOisous IN the
\ case and also the internal organs q Ms
/ Adams and Barnet vas the stand the
\ greater part OF the day. and a. the adjourn
/ uaent OF court was still describing % the
+ jury the results he obtained from his chemical
tests The 7irness's evidence vas necessarily
/ involved in mass OF technical language. more
I OF less obscure 70 any one not learned n
+ chemistry and It's effect upon the people in
I court was even more sedarfve than the disquisi-
I tions Of the handwriting experts, q whom u
may be said parenrhericaIly there are mere 70
/ come.
I While The Professor was on rhe stand M o.
\ borne Won another point IN his errort 70 get be
\ fora the Jury evidence tending 70 prove that
7 Mrs. Adams and Barnet both died from parrak-
+ ing OF the same kind OF poison Despite the
I Strenuous objections q counsel for the dsfsnce.
/ the Professor was permitted BY the Recorder
70 state that in his analysis OF the internal or
/ gars taken from Ba-1ets exhu1ned body he
had discovered hydrocyanic ac-d ard mercury,
which he said. was evidence OF the presence of
I cyanide Of mercury. and this cyanide. he went
I on 10 relate. he found in the tin OF headachs
I powders taken from BarneJ's room He tessi-
fed further that uercUriaI cyanide was con-
taned in large quantities in the bottle OF oror7o
selIzer mailed 70 Cornish
When the days proceedings closed d. W.T.
haus had not reached the analysis ne maze q
the vital organs q Mrs Adams.
PROSECUTION CALLS FOR NOTES
william a Maguire a stsnographer formerly
endowed IN the ONCE OF Nr- Weeks. vas rne
e~=- witness called yesterday morning he said
he mad taken a shorthand report Of a conversa-
-,,- which took place between Detective Ser
szq7- Tarry and Mr Weeks He could
not B-oIrIr- his stanographic notes. he said BE-
cause they had b=en fled away in Nr WeeEs's
Office Ther=upon Nr. Osborne served notice On
counsel for the defence 20 submit to The Court
a transcript OF The notes IN question
Then Ms Rogers was called As she mads
be- way 20 the witness chair she was an object
q much interest and curiosity. hut she vas
perfectly calm AMI self-possessed. she vas
dressed entirely IN black. relieved only BY n
white satin rib9ou around her throat Shs
answered the questions put 20 her 5y counsel
in q low but clear and distinct voice she sad
she had been married fourteen years. and that
49, L,- rtr--F rf-z y-aq-s~ mart ~ her Life Wfeh