Evening journal., 1902-10-21
JURY COMPLETED
IN MOLINEUX CASE
Judge Prevented District At
torney Drawing on the
Jurors Imagination
ADDRESS OF THE PROSECUTOR

New York, Oct 21.-The jury for the
trial of Roland B. Molineux, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Katherine J.
Adams, was completed yesterday. AS
sistant District Attorney Osborne yes
terday afternoon made his opening ad-
dress for the state. after which the
taking OF evidence commenced. Speak
ing of the absence of certain witnesses,
whose evidence he wished to obtain,
Mr. Osborne said that although the de-
fense had the right to take the evi-
dence of absent witnesses. the prose
cution did not have that right. There
were witnesses out of the state who
would not attend for him, and If the
defense did not produce them he in
tended to comment on their absence.
mot now" interrupted the court.
Continuing. the district attorney re-
cited the details of the case, and,
speaking of Cornish, said: you gen
tlemen may think It was foolish Of
Cornish to give the contents Of bot
tie received in that way to Mrs.
Adams"
"That is drawing on the imagination
of the jury" interrupted the court.
The assistant district attorney, af
ter explaining the nature Of different
poisons, was advancing a theory as to
the efforts at secrecy made by the poi
soner. when the court interrupted him
again:
"You can tell the jury" Justice Lam
bert said. what you will prove, and
not the deductions you want them to
draw"
'I expect to prove those facts, your
honor" Mr.. Osborne replied.
''Very we'll" ruled the court, 'prove
them and let the jury draw their own
deductions"
At the conclusion of his address Mr..
Osborne called Dr. Edward F. Hitch
cock, the first physician to see Mrs.
Adams after she was taken i'll. The
doctor said he saw a suspicious ap-
pearance" in the throat of the dying
woman, and administered whiskey, but
without effect. He put about one-sixth
of a grain of the stuff from the bromo
seltzer bottle to his tongue and de-
tected hydrocyanic acid. Traces of
mercurial poisoning were on Hrs.
Adams lips. DR.. Hitchcock identified
q piece of paper as the one that Cor
nish gave him as the wrapper that
enclosed the bottle and holder when
It reached him at the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club. It was admitted in evil
| dence The bottle holder and bottle
were also admitted after the witness
said he saw them on the dining table
in Mrs Adams fat. The witness said
he was sure one of the cyanides caused
the death of Mrs. Adams. Under cross
examination he said he gave Cornish
no antidote for the poison but nitrate
of bismuth to relieve the stomach ir
ritation complained of. Cornish was
sick until he reached the street, the
air reviving him.
When Dr. Hitchcock had concluded
his testimony, Justice Lambert called
for the next witness, and Mr.. Osborne
produced Harry r. Cornish, who told
{ of the receipt Of the poisoned package
at the club house on December "a
1899. It was put on his desk by one
of the clerks. He tore off the wrapper
and threw it away. Later, at some
ones suggestion, he picked the paper
up and wrapped it around the package
again. Then he told of speaking O.
the anonymous gift at dinner tha
evening. and said Mrs. Rogers sug
gested that he bring It home and give
her the holder, the description o.
which seemed to match the silver OF