The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-13
s1IRoER M Tie FIRST DECREE.
This Was the Verdict of the Moli-
neux Jury After Weary Weeks.

New York, Feb. IL. After de-
l;berating seven and half hours,
the jury ast,'night returned a YER
dict of murder in the first degree
AGAINST Roland B. Moiineux,
charged with. the murder of Mrs.
Katherine J. Adams by poison on
Dec. %, 1898. Barstow S, Weeks,
counsel for the defense. made the
usual motion, and Recorder Golf
adjourned the court until Feb. Is,
when, he said, he would hear the
motion and sentence the defendant.
From the time the jury went out
at 3:l5 p. M, [the crowd in the
court room watched the door
through which they had left the
court, in silent expectancy. 1t was
almost two hours before there was
any noise. The solemnity of the
occasion had affected court officials
and visitors alike.
The jury came in shortly after 8
o'clock to ask for exhibits of hand
writing, and again at 10:30 they
came in for instructions. Fifteen
minutes there was no doubt that
the jury had agreed Court off
GERS shouted for silence. Doors
were locked and the gray haired
clerk of the court took his seat be-
low the recorders bench; Gen.
Molineux sat straight in his chair,
a CLASSY look in his eyes and his
hands folded on the table in front
of him, tremtling "a little in spite
of himself. Then there was a
hush. The jury walked to their
chairs between a double file of
court officers. There was no sign
of cheer in any of their faces. As
soon as they had taken their seats
a deputy sheriff brought in Moli-
neux from the prison.
There was no apprehension on
his face. His step was light and
he smiled as If he had not cafe
in the world. Then he sat down,
looked for a moment straight at
the recorders bench aud then
whispered to Mr.. Weeks, who was
showing signs of nervousness. A
moment later the recorder entered.
The names of the jury were read
and the clerk said:
Gentlemen of the jury. have
you agreed upon verdict
I'VE have replied the fore
man.
THE jurors will please rise.
The defendant will rise
Gen. Molineux sat with his hands
clasped in front of him on the
table. His face never fiinched as
the clerk asked again: What is
your verdict!'
I'VE find the defendant guilty
of murder in the first degree. "
AS the words were spoken the
bell in the fire house nearby struck
IL O'Clock. 1t sounded like the
tolliug of bell for the dead.
Molineux hardly moved. His neck
stiffened a little and he straighten-
ed his back. Gen. Molineux
reached his hand to his sons
shoulder and pressed it hard. Mo-
lineux put his own hand on his
fathers shoulder and stood
without further movement while
his counsel asked that the jury be
pOlled. Each Juryman agreed with
the verdict rendered by the fore
man, and then the recorder asked
if counsel had any request to make.
1t will be necessary to make
some, formal notion said Mr..
Weeks.
THE term has aleady been ex-
tended" said the recorder. and
We can extend it further for the
purpose. l will hear the motion
and sentence the prisoner on Fri
day next. The court is adjourned
until Feb. IS. Remove the de-
fendant."
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