The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-12
Judges Charge Favorable to the Pris-
oner, and in IS Minutes After Jury
Left he Court Room Word Was Sent
to Judge Lambert Of an Agreement.

New York Nov i2.-The verdict acauit-
ting Roland Molineux, which was con-
fdentiy anticipated. was greeted with an
Instantly suppressed outbreak OF ap-
plause, Justice Lambert having deliv-
cred a S.ern admonition that no demon
stration would be permitted.
Moiineaxs aged fxther. Gen. Mollneux.
was deeply affected and could with Diff
hculty respond 10 the greetings OF friends
who pressed forward to offer their con-
gratulations.
Immediately after rendering OF the
verdict the prisoner was formally dis
charged from custody and left tho court
room with his father and counsel.
On passing out of the building the three
were cheered by a great crowd that gath
cred In anticipation OF the acqulttal.
After removing hts effects from the
Tombs. Molneux went TO his fathers
home IN Brooklyn. where he was again
cheered by large crowd.
More than a thousand men and wom
en-. and there were more women than
men. crowded the corridors OF the crimi-
nal court, collecting before o'clock yes
terday morning. and fought for admis-
sion TO the room where Justice Lambert
was sitting in the Molineux trial. and
chair was occupied and a solid mass OF
three or four hundred persons stood in
the rear OF the court room.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne re-
Stunning his summing up. said ex-Gov.
Black had made a missta tement when ne
declared the experts had testified that the
writing on the poison package wrapper
was not In disguised hand. Mr. Os-
borne read extracts from the testimony
to show that two out OF three OF the vx-
perts had found the address disguised.
Mr.. Osborne argued that the Barnet
letters. the earliest I'm the case. gave the
first evidence OF an attempt to disguise,
and that the disguise improved with ev-
cry later exhibit. He declared that the
earlier Barnet letters conformed almost
exactly To the handwriting OF Molineux
THAT PRIVATE MAIL BOX.
The prosecution then took mp the mat
ter OF the letter box and declared the
hiring OF the Koch box I'm CoFH4sh-s-
was an act OF hostility to Cornish. TAX
ing OF Koch. who sold TO a newspaper an
Identification OF Moineux man who
had talked 10 him on Dec. II. 1898. about
hiring a letter box Mr.. Osborne said he
would not himself insult the jury by ask
ing a conviction upon such evidence.
The assistant district attorney dwelt
at some length on the talk Moineux had
Stearns a. Co. about Harpster. and de-
manded: Does not that show hostility
10 Harpster7" Molineux had nothing
aGainSt Harpster except his friendship sor
Cornish. and yet he tried to do him the
greatest harm he could do-deprive him or
his Job. II he would go 80 far against
harpster. what would he not do To Cor
nish?"
Dir. Osborne began to talk about the
Barnet letters.
This defendant and Barnet" said Mr..
Osborne were friends, living near 20
each other on tho same floor OF the
Knickerbocker Athletic club They were
paying attention 20 the same woman.
She rejected Molineux. Barnet died, and
eight days later Molineux bought for the
woman an engagement ring. The we'd
ding was very sudden
MoLINEt"xs ENGAGEMENT
Mr.. Osborne read the letter Molineux
wrote to Mrs Sadie Schaffer announcing