New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-08

prosecution TO prepare for summing up on that
day. Justice Lambert. after consulting with the
counsel, told the jury that the case probably
would be finished before the close of Monday.
It is possible however, that the lawyers may
talk longer than the time allotted to them, and
that the case will not go to the jury until Tues
day. II is expected that Nlolneux will hear
verdict before the close OF Tuesday He and
his counsel are confident that there will be an
acquittal
Although there was apparent haste in getting
in testimony yesterday. the defence scored
heavily against the prosecution. The proof con-
tltned in ehe testimony of Mrs. Anna Stephen
son that AIolineux did not mail the poison pack
age at the General Postofice on the afternoon OF
December %. 1898 was reinforced by the testi-
rrony OF Professor Vulte of Columbia Univer-
sity. that Molineux was in his company in the
upper part Of the city all that afternoon Harry
S Cornish was called in rebuttal. to contradict
Mrs Stephenson's statement that he mailed the
poison package, and he caught in such
pain contradiction that his credibility as wit
ness was destroyed, in the estimation Of Moh-
neux's counsel Testimony was given to I'M
peach the story OF Koch, the witness who said
Molineux had rented a private letter box In
Broadway in 1898.
AT the beginning Of yesterdays session Mrs
Stephenson was recalled in cross examination
and asked If some person did not point out Cor
nish 10 her in the courtroom on Thursday before
she was called to the witness stand The prose-
cution had heard that her husband pointed out
Cornish 10 her
That is not true she said with simple direct
ness 1T was | who pointed out Cornish TO my
husband"
ALIBI FOR MOLINEUX.
Professor Herman T. Vulte of Columbia Uni
versity. was the next witness. When he was
asked what he knew Of the movements of Moli-
neux on the afternoon of Friday. December %.
1898. the time when the poison package was
mailed at the General Postoffice, he said Moli-
neux was in his company all that afternoon
Il met MoIineux on the train" he said 'as
was returning to Columbia from a meeting at
the College of Physicians and Surgeons He rode
up with me TO the college buildings. and we
lunched together in the college hall After
luncheon with Dr. Chandler. We wandered about
the grounds looking at the buildings, and talk
ing of various things.
What time did Molineux leave your ex-
Governor Black asked.
II don't know exactly. but 1t was dark: after
sundOwn.'
How long does IT take to get from Columbia
College to the Postofice?"
About fifty minutes
You have timed the trip?'
L have
How do you fix the date of sIolineuxs visit
to you?" was Mr.. Osbornes sole question on
cross-eXamnation
1T Friday. the last workday oetore the
Christmas vacation.
Henry c. Lockwood. the postofice clerk who
was called for the prosecution to tell where the
poison package was mailed, was recalled by ex-
Governor Black and asked to fix the time OF
mailing He could not fix IL exactly He said
the package was mailed in the Broadway side
Of the Postoffce. That was in confederation Of
the testimony OF Mrs. Stephenson.
Harry Z. Howell clerk in Hartdegen's store.
testified that the boy Erhardt. who said he
yyrapped up the silver bottleholder. had "hbbed
Howell said Erhardt had never wrapped up any
packages in the store
Were YOU in the store the afternoon OF
December 21, 1887" asked Mr. Osborne.
Il was
do you know who bought that bottle
holder?''
I do not"
EASY TO BUY POISON.
Ex-Iudge William NJ. X. Olcott. of counsel FOR
+be defence. was put on the stand to show with
what ease cyanide Of mercury can be bought in
this city. Mr.. Osborne had laid great stress on
the rarity of the poison and argued that only an
expert chemist could secure it.
o.-Haye you bought any syaniSde, Il ,.et Cf mercury
lateiyv1 eiyv1-,sre2 AieS @At YoEnsman's drug store at
EiEbtieth-st and Columbus-ave.
H9 deh b6ssh1 Us tMo 8 cRemcas Then asked for some
cyanide Of mercury The cerh aSSe a me 1H ~sI Stneri
ments and he asked me If knew IL, IL was s5,,,s
poison said did and he gave G me cjsr Sna a6 9oITe me
tbat under the law Of the State must register my
name Nn p aV9 West adqESS5 EiShty- eaa
0-You had trouble in getting the poisonF
A.~No sir
DO YOU think the clerk would identity you
againe" asked Mr.. Osborne.
No don't think so.
Then you don't believe in those quarter Of a
second identif1cations?
Not implicitly
Ex-Judge Olcott vas followed by three other
witnesses who had purchased cyanide Of mer-
curv at city drug stores They had the poison
win them. and counsel for the defence remarked
that there was enough OF it to Kill the entire
iury John Sanders testired that he bought the
noisor ar the drug store at No. 2S3 Broadway;
William H. Lyon bought it at No. 1850 Broad
,rav and Charles W. Bacon got it at the Broad
NAV, Drug store The three are clerks in the
o4rces of the counsel for the defence. None OF
them had any difficulty in obtaining the poison,
although Bacon had TO visit three stores before
he found one that had it in stock
KoCHs STORY DISCREDITED.
Henry C. Terry who described himself as
humble reporter was called TO contradict the
+astirnonv Of Joseph Koch. who Identified No-
neux as the man who hired the letter box from
hin, in September. 1898. MI. Terry said he was
with Koch when MoIineux was first made 70
stand up for identification, and Koch said NO.
tbs+'s not the man. never saw him before
can't stand for him any more than I can stand
for Callagher" Felix Gallagher was under s1s
nicion for a day two, and Koch had been
asked 10 identify him