The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-07

would disguise his handwriting and
you replied yes Let me ask you an
other psychological question. Do you
think man sending a poison package
TO himself would write the address at
all with his own hand %
Mr.. Osborne objected and the court
declined TO let the witness answer.
Court adjourned for recess after the
defense had sworn its next witness,
Edward f. Scherer, assistant paying
teller of the Metropolitan Savings bank.
Mrs. Anna G. Stevenson of Brooklyn,
the eagerly awaited witness who says
she saw the poison package mailed by
a man not MolineuX, was called late
IN the afternoon. Men and women
stood on their seats to see her. but
order was quickly restored IN the court
room.
Saw Poison Package Sent.
Replying to a question as to what she
did Friday, Dec. 3d. 1898, Mrs. Steven
son said she went to the main post
ONCE in New York to mail a package
and got in line with other persons. A
man in front of her with a package
aroused her curiosity because he
seemed very nervous, and she saw the
name Cornish and the word 'Knick-
erbocker club on the package. She
said the man left the postoffice and
she did not know where he went after
that. The poison package wrapper was
SHOWN to the witness and she said the
address looked like the one she saw in
the postofffce. Mrs. Stevenson said she
attended the Coroner's inquest and saw
Molineux. She was sure he was not
the man, ard told her husband she
ought to make known her knowledge
He persuaded her that there was no
occasion for her to mix up in the mat
ter.
When the trial was on she went to
offer her testimony, but was shut off
by the decision of the lawyers to offer
no defense. Then after Molineux's con-
Vlcuon she sent word of the evidence
she had to give to General Molineux
rs that the man you saw with the
package in the postoffiee?" asked ex.
Governor Black. as Molineux stood up
1t is not" said Mrs. Stevenson with
added emphasis.
do you think you could recognize
the man who mailed the PACKAGE
asked Mr.. Osborne, in opening his
cross-examination
Il think / can
DO you say Cornish is that MANI"
I say he looks like him
Cornish stood up at the invitation of
the assistant district attorney and he
and the witness regarded each other
steadily.
Is that the MANI" Mr.. Osborne
asked.
TT looks very much like him." Mrs.
Stevenson replied.
But is it?''
To the best of my recollection it is"
Mrs Stevenson said il was at the
nrst trial that she first recognized Cor
nish as the man who mailed the pack
age. She testified that there were
three stamps on the package. and the
wrapper was put before her 1t had
five stamps on it, and witness said she
probably had noticed three of them,
which were in a straight line at the
top, and had overlooked the two lower
ones
Replying to questions by the assist
ant district attorney, witness said she
had been i'll with nervous prostration
and that she had read all the news
paper stories of the death of Mrs.
Adams
Witness was asked to read the wrap
per, but said she could not, having left
hes reading glasses at home. She de-
MED that her sanity ever was cues
! toned. She said she had asked for
divine instruction as to what to do in
this case and had prayed.
On redirect examination she said she
prayed every day for divine guidance.
Court adjourned at this point until
tomorrow