The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
.HILLASSAILSMOLINEUX
Declares That His Guilt Was Clearly
Established.
CASE SUBMITTED TO COURT.
B.iiins Had to He Re-enforced 10
Keep BACK the Crowd Tn"
ThroDged 10 Hear Argu-
ment For the People.

Buffalo, June 19.-The argument OF
the appeal of Roland b. Molineux, the
convicted poisoiier of Mrs. Katherine
I. Adams, was resumed before the
court of appeals. The crowd that clam
ored for admittance was larger than
on either of the previous days, ana the
bailiffs required re-enforcements to
force the more insistent ones back from
the door. 1t took fight to keep them
back.
MFR. Hill began the day by discussing
the alleged guilt Of the defendant. lie
declared that to be the most Important
issue IN the case and reminded the
court that not once in its argument had
the other side avOwed the innocence OF
the accused. The court was, III re-
viewing the case, to remember that,
after all, the guilt OF the accused was
the question and that 1t must obey the
wise statutory requirement to disre-
| gard technical things that did not al
/ feet the real merits of the case. He In
| sisted that il had been proved by over
whelmlng evidence that Molineux han
written the letters and the address OH
the poison package and his guilt clear
ly established.
"Wherc was the man." he exclaimed
"who had the opportunity that he mao
to poison his enemies"
The Trips to New York.
Mr.. Hill timed Molineux's trips ft
i New York and connected them VIII
the mailing of the various letters a.
the general postoflice. Mr.. Hill pic
tured Molneux as Il sufferer from
malady which made him melancholy
reviewed the trouble Mt the Knicker
booker Athletic club and depicted Mol
ineux as plotting for revenge. He IN
sisted that every circumstance In tn
case linked MolineuX TO tue crime an'
drew the attention of the court to tn
fact that he had hired lawyer ant
engaged handwriting expert befor
: suspicion against him had shaped II
self.
Mr.. Hill related the circumstances o
the writing done bt Molineux for EN
pert Kusley and declared that not
single legal objection could be made
: Ii.
"And the writing done by Molineux,
J he said, Eat that time does not resen
: BILE his conceded handwriting. He ha
been with Carvallo for Il month an
was taught TO disguise his hand, an
he did disguise it. They protest no.
that 1t was unfair, bnt the fact Is the
u went there prepared for the test an
' planned to throw the police of II
track"
Senator If You eliminated the e.
pert testimony, how do you conis''
7 this defendant with the crilieT' aske
Judge Gray.
! "By three common law witness,
II who testified to the handwriting" al
u swered Hill. "and by the facts ms tn,
u present themselves. They complete
hahn Of circunstantial evidence tn;
Jeff but one avenue to nm honest jur
!, We have Molineux's acknowledged Il
n scription of his malady, and we ha'
10 flat same description in the Marsdt
n blank. We have all the other dire
>. and circumStantial evidence that 90
r. meets the prisoner directly"
=, In closing. Hill pleaded that the ca
~ was one of Importance to the stat
~ that the defendant had been fair
~ tried, that no substantial error Ii;
ii been committed and that no materi
40 fact had been excluded
Mr.. AIilburn replied briefly, and t
case was then formally submitted
the court