The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-23
DOCTOR POTTER
LOST HIS NOTES
Did Not Remember Testimony at
Former Trial of MoIineuL
LETTERS AGAIN IN EVIDENCE
EXPERT KINsLEY RECOGNIZED
HANDWRITING OF DEFENDANT.

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Potter was the first witness today
In the MoIlneux trial lie was
called 10 attend Mrs. Adams, but when
he arrived al her apartments she was
dead. Or. Potter could not recall any
thing Mrs. Rogers had said 20 him, but
he did have an idea that she had some
thing to say about Cornish being sick.
he had lost his notes since the last
trial He said that these notes might
have reminded him that Mrs. Rogers
said 10 Cornish: Don't have this
made public. You know why
Witness admitted he was present as
an expert for the prosecution and had
received Sl.900 up 10 this time,
Asked by former Governor BLACK u
those facts had anything 10 do with
the loss OF the witness notes ana ms
inability to remember what was SAID
by Mrs. Rogers and Cornish, Dr. Potter
said he could not account Tor the loss
OF his notes.
After Police Captain McCloskey had
identified exhibits OF handwriting ana
told OF his submitting them to experts.
Joseph j. Koch. the keeper or the let
terbOx place. was called 10 the stand
he EAlu that III a ulAN "a AoN' -
"A letter signed Roland 3. MolineuX
asking the cost OF a private letterbox.
He sent circular containing his rules
and terms to Molineux IN Newark on
Dec. 2. 1888, the witness said young
man came 10 his place OF business and
hired a letterbOx. The man gave him
the name OF H Cornish Cornish, who
was IN the court room. stood up.
An Important Point.
rs that the man who hired the let
terbox?" asked Mr.. Osborne.
1T is not"
did this defendant hire box from
your" indicating Molineux.
He was IN the store inGuiring about
the rent OF a box"
Mr.. Osborne asked the witness about
the mail receipts at the box.
Ex-Governor Black objected.
Justice Lambert ruled that the Wit
ness might answer yes" or no 10
any direct question.
ibid this defendar. hire a letterbox
from your" was Ex-Governor Blacks
first question.
No"
Koch said that with the exception OF
mOustache there was a resemblance
between Harry Cornish and the man
who hired the letterbOx in the name
Of II. Cornish. He gave exactly SINH
lar testimony at the former trial.
Expert Kinsley.
William ]. Kinsley. the handwriting
expert. Identified some writing he saw
Molineux do IN the district attorneys
office on Feb. II and 10, 1899, and then
declared that the so-called Harpster
letter. written 20 Frederick Stearns q
Co. Of Detroit was written by the same
hand.
Mr.. Osborne promptly offered the let
Ter In evidence and Ex-Governor Black
as promptly objected on the grounds
that IL Is Incompetent under the ruling
OF the court Of appeals; that il tends
To connect and accuse the defendant OF
a crime other than that for which he
Is on trial and that the signature H.
Cornish" does not necessarily refer TO
Harry $. Cornish.
Justice Lambert overruled the obJec-
ton and the letter was read 10 the
jury.
Klnsley testified that In his opinion
Molineux wrote that letter and also
three others. giving the address 1870
Broadway, signed II. Cornish" ask
ing for samples OF patent medicines.
All were admitted in evidence despite
the objection or counsel
A long series Of written exhibits were
presented TO the witness and identified
by him as having been written by the
defendant Mr.. Osborne explained that
Kinsley was testifying as a laymau
and that later in the trial he will be
called again 10 testify as an expert
Among the letters Identified by Kinsley
were several Of the so-called Barnett
letters. Justice Lambert admitted them
as a standard Of handwriting. after
counsel had reached an agreement as
10 which OF them might be considered
merely In that light and not prejudicia
10 the interest OF the defendant.
Wrote Letter For Molineux.
Rudolph Heils testified that at tn,
request OF Molneux he wrote from
Newark on the letter head of jacob
Brothers. clFaTmakers, TO Frederick
Stearns & Co. asking about Harpster
Mr.. Osborne said he purposed 10 SHOW
that the inquiries about Harpstel
formed an act OF hostility toward Cor
nish. and that Il was because the repll
10 the Jacobs letter sent by Heils wa.
unsatisfactory that Molineux wrot
the Harpster letter IN the name of II
Cornish
did Molineux say TO you 'Harpste
Is the same low down, vile kind a
Cornish%"
Yes. sir"
Ex-Governor Black called Cornish &
ask il ne had testified before the cOrO
ner that ne believed the Harpster let
ter was written by Felix Gallagher.
hostile employe of the KnickerbOcke
Athletic club. Cornish said he coul
not remember testifying 10 that effect
but u was true that at one time h
dld think Gallagher wrote II.