The Portland daily press., 1900-02-08
THE ARGUMENTS.
Counsel Weeks Plea For
Clients Life.
Condemns Methods in
Molineux Case.
Calls Story Of COlored Maid False
and Vile.
Yellow Dog Story De-
MED Under Oath.
Mr.. Osborne Begins Argument
For State.
Yellow Dog Story De-
MED Under Oath.
Mr.. Osborne Begins Argument
For State.

New York, February THE mo st In
teresting event Of the day In connection
with ths trial VI Roland b. Molineux
for the murder OF Mrs. K. J. Adams,
was the circulation of the report that one
of tue Jurors had disobeyed the CON-
mands OF the court and had talked about
the case, announcing that no would NOT
hang dog on such evidence"
The rumor achieved suoh widespread
publicity that Emil b. Meyrowlts, an
ptioian, and the person to whom the
remark Is alleged to have been made,
was summoned before Recorder Con.
Under oath he denied the truth Of the
report. de admitted that he had talked
with juror recently. but claimed that
the juror had never made any statements
directly or indirectly bearing on the
Molineux case.
Barlow S. Wesks, the attorney for the
defence, today concluded his argument
In behalf Of Nolineux. In the severest
terms ne condemned the proprietors OF
the letter boxes who had testified against
Molineux, the police Tor the manner In
WnlCu tuty noo heh1Act saS eSso ssse
the handwriting experts for their will
ingness to convict man Of murder
upon the evidence submittsd to the m.
When he referred to the. statements re-
garding the relations Of the defendant
and his wife before their marriage. he To-
quired: Was not the grief Of his old faith.
or enough; was not the burden borne by
this defendants mother and young
wifs enough without having the tssti-
mony Of oolored waiting maid from q
boarding house introduc ed 10 help the
prosecution blot the home Of this fami
~! Why did the assistant district attor'
ney send TO Washington to get this girl
Why did he not call the lady herselff"
Then Molineux's wife broke down fol
the first time during the trial and cried
Utterly. The prisoner leaned gently TO-
wards her and placed his arm around her
In vain attempt to comfort her.
This ringing denunoistion Of the meth
DDS Of the assistant district attorney was
broken only by a sign i1cant query from
Mr.. Osborne: why didn't you deny
that Moiineux lived there - Mr.. CHEESE
brought"
because 1t was not necessary" retort'
ed MIR. Weeks, angrily. Even the court
ordered 1t stricken from the records and
told the jury to disregard Rachel Greene'i
testimony. 1t had no bearing on the
case. How did you dare introduce 1T
Il was an Infamous thing to do. II
was not osly false, but vile - we'll"
MIR. Weeks closed magnificent psro
ration with the words, '.Gsntlemsn, the
fate OF this prisoner IL In yonr hands.
What shall 1t bsf Guilty or innocsnti
Life or dssthf"
Though the wife and the mother Of the
prisoner were IL tears. the father Of the
prisoner. Gen. Molinsux, and the prisoner
himself sat apparently unmovsd.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne In
commencing his reply was full Of pathoi
and dignity. = He said that he felt d
times the ksenest anguish when b
thought of the bitter thiags he had beer
compelled to say in conducting the case
Mr.. Osborne had not I'm ishsd whsr
court adjournsd for the day, but b
announced that he would In all probahili
ty eloss his arguments tomorrow.