Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-18
hOuNEUx CASE BEFORE
NEW YORK SUPREME COURT.
Ex-UNITED STATES SENATOR DA-
yID b. HILL APPEARS FOR
THE STATE.
LARGEST RECORD EVER MADE.
ONE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE
SUBMITTED ONLY PART OF
HIS REMARKS.

BUFFALO, N. Y, June 1.-THE sec
ond plea for the life OF Roland B. Mol
ineux, claimed Dy the law for the mys-
terious murder by mailed poison of Mrs.
Katharine j. Adams IN New York in
December 1899 began to-day before the
Court of Appeals Chief Judge Parker
and Associate Judges Vann, Bartlett,
Gray, OsBrien. Haighr and Werner will
decide the appeal and the respective ar
guments are in lie hands OF specially
retained counsel.
john G. tMilburn represents the de-
fendant, and Former United States
Senator David Bennett Hill speaks for
the people.
The printed record Of the case is the
largest ever submitted in the State in a
criminal case, and upon its considera-
ton during the interim between now
and the fall session of the Court rests
the decision. The oral argument sub
hitting the brief is to be short and it
is anticipated that it will be concluded
by tomorrow afternoon. The officers
OF the Court, fearing the annoyance of
large crowd, locked the outer doors OF
the Supreme Court room and admitted
the privileged few by private entrance.
Assistant District Attorney lie Bar
bieur, of New York, who is assisting
Mr.. Hill, was the first to appear and
after him came Barton S. Weeks and
Geo. Gordon Battle, who defended Mol
tneux at the trial in New York. With
them were General Moilneux, the aged
father OF the defendant, and David n.
Carvalho. the handwriting expert who
advised the defense at the trial. After
them came corps of clerks, CARRYING
law books and records. Mr. Hill and
Mr. Milburn came last, stopping at the
doorway to exchange friendly greet
ings.
Judge Parker asked counsel if an ex-
tension beyond the two hours usually
allotted to an argument was desired.
Mr. Milburn said he would probably re-
quire four hours. Mr.. Hill nodded his
approval and SO it was agreed that each
should have four hours.
Mr.. Milburn began his address for the
defendant with brief statement of the
charge and nature of the appeal and
Following it with what he called a
sketch of the chief personnel of the
case. He sketched the training of
young Molineux as an expert paint and
color manufacturer and in turn told of
MS connection with the Knickerbocker
and New York athletic clubs, his mar
riage to Blanche Cheesborough, and his
relations with Harry Cornish, manager
OF the Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Mr.. Milburn passed on to the receipt of
the bottle purporting to contain medi-
cine and of Mrs. Adams death after
taking dose of the supposed medicine
and contended that the prosecution had
failed to connect the accused with the
sending of the bottle through the mails.
Mr.. Milburn also attacked the evil
dence on hand writing, and as to the
robins egg blue paper with the crest of
1nterlockeo crescents, on which some
of the Cornish letters were written, he
said 1t was in general use, so that pos
session of paper of this description by
the accused had no significance. The
absence of motive for desiring the
death of Cornish, to whom, as alleged
the poison was sent was commented
upon by Mr.. Milburn. Mr.. Milburn
criticised the district attorney for
bringing into the case the name of Bar
net, who died in the Knickerbocke
Athletic Club house and attempting
to show that Barnets death and Cor
nish's illness were caused by mercury
poisoning. The lawyer also blamed
the other side for the attack on Mrs.
Molineux's character. He said it had
not been proved that Cornish received
the alleged poison in his box at the
club. The prosecution, he said, had
taken up series of points, advanced
two theories and sought to connect
them and complete a case against the
defendant.
Court took a recess until tomorrow
when Mr.. Milburn will conclude his
argument.