The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
EQUIPPED WITH POEOAS.
Molineux's Laboratory
Well Supplied,
Former Secretary Gives Damaging
Testimony.
Wrote Letter to Letter
Box Agency.
More Experts Testify Against
Prisoner.

New York, January S-Some important
testimony was brought out By the prose-
cusion al ths Aolinsux trial tsdsy.
Charles u. Allen, who was hoiineu1's
secretary In the Newark factory. swsre
that the asfsndans's laboratory Vas well
60 sipped with poisons and shst expert
menA were constantly being made.
Allan slso testified that he hal written
letter at Molineux's request to 1920
Broadway asking fer Q COPY Of
periodical.
oourss Of business but the signihcancs Of
the tpsisent lies II the fsos that 1890
Broadway 10 the address Of the Koch let
ter box agsnoy and it Ia claimed that IL
was from this letter that Koch learned
the address Of Molinsux and sent the de.
PENDANT circular Offering 10 lease
private letter box,-an offer which It 10
claimed Molineux afterwards aoc sptsd.
Frank s. Hunt of Newark. N. j..
Moline ux's tailor, testified that he had
taken the defendant's measure tor suit
Of CLOTHES and that the measurement
shovel that Aolineux's chest was 81
inches round and his waist was 81 Inches
These are the msasurspeuts gwen In
the diagnosis signed Ii. G. Barnet and
placed In evidence amens the disputed
exhibits.
william W. Soheffter, a man ufacturer
OF cosmetics, identified the letter sent BY
Molinsux 10 Mrs. Sehsfftsr. iaformins
hsr that be was co be married next dny.
This letter was addressed my Dear
Sadie and on account Of tbs high social
standing Of Mrs. Soheffter and the fact
that the district attorneys ot,oe obtained
possession Of the oorespondenoe In u
nystsrious fashion, the inoidsnt has at
trsotsd considerable attention.
Mr.. Schefftsr said that he and his wife
had known Molineux for four or i've
years and shat he was friendly with the
defendant. Lsttsrs from Molineux to
SohefIer were also ident fed by the wit
ness.
Howard A. Adams, son Of the lats Mrs.
Adams, testified concerning the Incidents
at the Adams home on the day OF the
murder. He asssrted that his mother did
not drink and explained that he had bt
In Connecticut during 1898 reoore;inR
from ipjuries. He did not return to the
Adams spartmsnts until the day Of ths
murder and oonssq quantity knew noshing
concerning the incidents Leading up to
the crime.
Hertert K. Twitcbell, loan clerk at the
Chase National bank and q practical
hand writing expert, tsstitisd that in his
opinion the address on the poison pack
age was written BY Molinsux.
David G. Decker. paying teller Of the
Union square bank, sntestaiutd similar
opinions. Paying Teller Sayres Of the
Shoe and Leather National bank again
appeared on TIE stand and was oross-ex-
amiuei. The cross EXAMINATION failed to
shake his belief in the guilt Of Molineux.
Lewis II. Cornish, . cousin Of Harry
Cornish, also . cousin Of Mrs. Florence
Rogers. the daughter of t. . dead woman,
tett fed that Harry Cornish was Ill when
he called upon the witness to Inform him
of the death Of Mrs. Adams.
Upon cross examination tt witness ad-
mitted that Mira Adams became i'll while
| he was paying visit to her house about
| two Wesks bafor, her death.