The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-23
MOLINEUX'S OWN EVIDENCE
oryEy Ar The INQUEST OFFERED
ny THE PROSECUTION.

MIN q
..rr..t for Contempt-Question Not
More Testimony About Barnet'
y.s,s,day's sessions Of the trial Of Roland Is.
No,,neux for the murder Of Mrs. Katherine D.
Adams closed with the question pending
Hbether or not the testimony that the de'end-
ont gave on Feb. 10 last. when he was a witness
h.fore the Coroner's jury. should DO read to
this Jury, Mr. Osborne. the Assistant District
Attorney. asserted that II was his right to read
this Testimony. and when he made the asser.
zion he said that as soon IA he got that record
IN. the case OF the prosecution would be closed.
Mo,ineux'. counsel. Barlow y. Weeks. protest.
an AGAINST the reading Of this evidence OF Moli-
peux on the ground that at the time that he
U,ve II he was practically accused OF the crime
for which he is now being tried. and that he
had mot been warned as 10 his rights as an ac-
cused person, but. on the contrary. had been
threatened with commitment TO jail II he re-
fused 10 60 on the stand and testify.
The Recorder declared that N Molineux was
actually accused Of the murder VI Mrs. Adams
n, the time he testified. and was not warned as
70 his rights. II was clearly illegal for the testi-
mopy 10 be read 10 the jury at this time. II. on
the contrary. he was not actually accused at
that time, IL was permissible to put In his tes-
timony.
The District Attorney showed that the war
rant for Molineux's arrest. which was issued
10y Coroner Hart. was not issued until Feb. "a.
1859, Lawyer Weeks asserted that this made
no difference. and he recalled, to the Recorder
the scenes at the inquest on Feb. 10. preceding
Molineux's appearance on the stand. All the
dsy before and that day Harry Cornish had
been on the stand. and had been bull
dozed. threatened. and. lguratively speak
,ng. jumped upon by the District Attorney.
who conducted the examination. He had been
practically accused OF the crime. Molineux
had attended the inquest at the request OF his
counsel. When II came his turn to 20 on
the stand. his counsel tried to be heard and
was violently assaulted by the District Attorney.
who declared that he would have him sent
70 Iail for contempt Of court IL he dared
10 say q word. When the counsel advised
Molineux. under the circumstances. not
10 testify. the District Attorney directed
the Coroner either TO force him to
testify or TO send him to jail for contempt OF
court. The Coroner upon that issued a formal
subpoena commanding MolineuS 10 testify. ana
he went upon the stand aud subm tied u the
examination OF Mr.. Osborne. Coroner hart
was on the stand YESTERDAY. and Mr, Weeks
was about examining him on these facts when
court adjourned for the day, PROBABLY TINS
morning there will be long argument on both
sides as to me aumisf Tba 8,s az &c., nae Attornev IL =
that MIsIrpu an sxi iou TO vet in this testimony
particu.arIy anar ,ho, sseyaral ~ MoIinsnxfs
because ~ ah 49, maHa have been disnroyed
staVeuen. rIa dna b.inu n n]ranticai denIai
that he had ever used the three crescent paper.
On this trial his counsel has conceded that he
did use tha, psner ON 81 ~ ne ria, wcre tak an
up almost entirely with the testimony OF medi-
cal men regarding the death, OF Henry {. Bar
net ana mere "hS 5,m s' 81, HwSicb Moi Ina n 10
muIuei u ~ II Tcomi I" Tho uathoIneist
WIG performed thS s, a%,op ,sst Hn pa that be o Saa
~ ureenTJgo' AZ The antonsy to discover any
oeen uhsoae ha AMI bssSS a bypotbetIcai cues.
tlon was ply n' W,nnss and bis Sosth and
stances oil Barnet , ilne fs,t TIA Barn me- had had ta Kan
cyanide OF mercury fepiyiGg 70 TINS GIes-
bbon, ny go \ Wanda Of mercury poison On
barnet ulea Oh gya ,ion R |, I nomis SAID that baa
hhis cro oysr t saan q Az Of POISONING by eysnids
hau never seen 8 S a. "s poSomins ,in y 'I an
OF mercury, nj Nnion MnIHne HapiItton
neapiy an 40 nV most 81 The auestions that wers
put by Mr, weeks; Sow With u an. ,nvn aearee ~ ac'
Wa unauI. n,n"L w bpa npInion that Rnr.
S Eats gea oI' M Hs stdH due to cyanide OF mercury and
not dlphthelIa az was s'hhttr n nyyb boatG nari
i,ouRLass' VINO at'cnueu "ih' !" =" W.
tlncate' u U,;,o o,,ho po.rd ., u.,,,,
d. a .bnUoeh 'nao y, ~ ,h"n un ,Hnn"
lestineu ma. w ,ori nnd haa rorsonaIIv
sano eases o. utSnoheef ,ae,n ah hnpdred casos
.iI ,a,Ion f,ary,lly apl up,nJar-
hyPo'netlcal uues,pn, 'Ih % apd ba sawntba
IulIy maui, MuS w mni n " AZ
same tesponse a AZ ~ 10 arss ~ Sn wa M
me aLte Feransen ~ TeranSon was in q yarv
IIanh relSusUunn saui ho had haon = nathoio,,
iowa moon; ne shiu ne naq uesI q paano'of
VS. sihce Ioooi NJ hau I, y u. ~ !.
MIS-. hnans ana III iHs1aiId ,ba, Re S Sana ne
saiu .hat ne hau ronE,anonui snn 81. eova ,hs
e eams re II 10 he hypotheticaI question that
hhams arpdy W ~ ,ho pptber 6octoIs In crosas
had oeen gwen ps .ne Ttntr +, 12bu n gonr nr yos
SAani'nat,on ~ muo asHu ,Ion H. ynfnIaaJ
uenes oi me1a r y. !. ha w., J "a, '0H' h'ie''o"
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Ihe uoct3t lehcea on t1e question. solnetinnss
IN pIGnuWIta waa mn,ssibIa ~ cot n d,rsc,
yovany' ~ "dg "a In W 49, L.
answer IRON nm anu rnen ne Wa asked
wnet,oI ne pas.h - tso,a " ia u nipo,Hoo,
ga, ques,ion vhnot, ho ppoo,S, ,aoar. tnm ~ % - - ~, Ha
Iniormatioh Una. III nau IaOtifrd Hutstue y lne
question:. VI uepInu tlaunuH ma ~ ua,pu
ms ahsWer po'h on ih'or"aloh anu On 'he
tacts reclteu. u,ou A., A..
luiohe, SUuI i,pnoL, .neh' wa tue uneTor
Dc S,rifksI ,nunn tm ~ 80. q H. Tpdm "a "eehs'
mo.ioh u EIuIt'u, Taiu ~ hvIotuen.
IN ms le1lrtci uAnhilnn,,ou 'ne Iues.aPi
was ASKED OF II rersuson ashih, anC he saiu
that ne Dhseu NE aurMpI W tne Yucstlon oniS
anu that y wa. ms oplulon tnne Darnet uleu OF
cyanlue ot meIcuiI poiTon. lecioss- eaahI-
inat!on' ~ tepiy ~ Jno pu't'lyh upput us
,rea,nleht oi ulpntn'Lia lasts peIors tns hIeo-
Loenier oaclllu7 was nIGroNgreu anu pelOle ne
coulu pos.tlNe'y ucteiminS tIia' .ho uiseasr ne
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