Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-11
Had More Reason to Desire Death of
Mrs. Adams than Molineux
Had for Cornisf's.

cial squad of policemen was on duty
to reinforce the court squad and Wis
itors were formed into lines four deep,
and compelled to show their cards of
admission.
At least 70 per cent were women and
most of them had cards from the jur-
ors or from the lawyers in the case or
from attaches of the district attorneys
Office. AS a consequence before $50
every seat was occupied, the report
ers' tables were overwhelmed, chairs
blocked the aisles and in the passage
way between the justices chamber and
the bench were about twenty women.
the proceedings did not open with the
appeal of Ex-Governor Black for dis
missal of the charges against the ac-
cused. That was the scheduled pro-
gramme but for some reason or other
a change was made and Assistant
District Attorney Osborne called out:
els Mr.. Eveal here?" A voice replied
that he was and at Mr.. Osborne's in
vitation, Mr. Eveal walked to the wit
ness chair.
/ Ex-Governor Black protested that
the case was closed as far as the TAX
ing of testimony was concerned and
the counsel for the defense and prose-
cution had long whispered confer
ence with Justice Lambert as to the
admissibility of the testimony
Eveal did not testify and the sum-
ming up by counsel was begun.
Mr.. Black Opens His Address.
InSopening his address, Former Gov
ernor Black said that Molineux was
director of the Knickerbocker Athletic
club where Cornish was employed.
Molineux did not like Cornish and he
did not like Harpster. He had many
friends in the club and perhaps many
enemies. Cornish wrote what Moli-
neux considered an improper letter,
and Molineux complained of it.
"Was that any reason for Molineux's
sending to Cornish quantity of poison
sufficient to kill any man in that club?"
asked Mr. Black. Cornish insulted
Molineux and Molineux behaved like
a gentleman, regarding the difference
of their station and passed on. Is that
proof of murder? Nothing else under
the sky has been produced here to in
dicate any motive Molineux could have
for wanting to kill Cornish.
;"The trouble between Cornish and
Molinellx occurred more than year
before the poison package appeared.
No evidence has been presented here
to show that in all that time Mr.. Moli-
neux said one unkind word, or uttered
one uncharitable thought toward Cor
nish. Z
Mr.. Black declared that he was not
arguing for the punishment of anyone,
but that he felt it his duty to show the
whole case to the jury as he, himself,
saw it. D. ..-.a H.. b.. ~ ~
Motive Points to Cornish.
There was crime and there was
motive" he said, "and the motive
points to Harry S. Cornish
Mr.. Black recited from the records
the story of Cornish's divorce, his
meeting with Mrs Rogers, then sep
arated from her husband, and her later
divorce.
Mrs. Adams. Mrs. Rogers mother,
was q good woman" Mr. Black said
"Do you think she looked with com
plaisance on the conditions that pre-
vailed?
M There is motive, the great consum-
Ing motive force for all things. The
motive Cornish had against the life
of Mrs. Adams compared to the mo-
tive Molineux had against the life of
Cornish, was as the volcano Of Marti-
nique to the tapping of waves against
the statue Of Liberty in our harbor."
ia Mr.. Black occupied nearly the.entire
day, and covered every detail of the
testimony, concluding at 1925 p. M.