The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-13
COST GEN. MOLINEUX 100000.
4 THIRD or MS ESTATE WENT
70 DEFEND ms son.
The General VIII Get to work Again In
Ills Eactor,-iIis Son said to Have
Written u play -EstranE cement Win
Young VIE All O,cr-No New SUSPECT,

The COST TO Gen MolincuX Of the def. nee
OF his son will be just about siOO,OOO. The
son. at the time of his arrest, had a salary
of SIS week and he had little or nothing
put by. Gen. Molneux has borne the
burden himself He ma, received many
offers of assistance, from strangers IA
well as from friends, but he has declined
them all.
when he has paid all the bills. friend
of his said Yesterday, "he will have left :,
or rather he and his wife will together.
something less than 100000. When
man has passed 20 wears. ii is a body blow
To have siOO,OoO taken right out Of a liie's
accumulation, but not "A word of complaint
has the General uttered.
'Now. after a little play-spell with the
boy he has had restored to him. Gen. Mol
ineuS purposes to go back To his factory
and his colors and set about reimbursing
himself Only last night, in speaking Of
this very thing he said: Well, ] must go
TO work again pretty soon To this some
body rejoined that he'd done enough hard
work and that he ID better rest for the re-
nainder of his days.
Nonsense he exclaimed. you seem
TO think I'm an old man. l want you to
understand, sir. that I'm a young buck
yet
And what of young Molineu1S" asked
THE SrN man.
-Of him | can do no better than to re-
peat what he said the other day in the
Tombs The trial was near its end, and he
said
Pretty soon shall be able TO go out and
see what the world looks like 10 a free Amer
lean citizen II will take a little time,
suppose for Inc to pull myself together,
and then | want to go to work | could
never repay the governor for what he's
done for me- But | shall feel that I've
done something if ] can ever earn enough
to pay back some of the money he's spent
and if / can make his later years easier
and happier because of something l may
do
Young Molineux. 70 know. is like his
father. an expert color-naker. But he's
a very Door chemist. II is quite possible
that he may go to work in his fathers fac
tory. That il 10 be decided later. For
the present. he and his wife will continue
To reside with Gen. Molineux, but later
they will set up for themselves
The total cost Of the two trials of Molineux
will foot up very nearly $500, 600. OF this
amount the taxpayers Of the county, when
they get through paying, will have Clipped
in not far from $500 600. This amount in
cudes the salaries Of the assistant district
attorneys who were engaged in the trial
Of the cause.
Moiineux spent good deal Of his first
whole day of freedom yesterday travelling
around Brooklyn and Manhattan without
being recognized. He visited his fathers
factory at 263 Plymouth street, Brooklyn.
early in the morning with his father and
brother. and spent some time later on visit
ing friends in this borough.
,luhneuX IL saId to have been at work
81 M np "a "a be
during the present theatrical season.
!le got the idea Of being playwright after
D." was taken from the Sing Sing deaf h
louise to the Tombs for his second trial,
r,son library and wanted something
ha, would occupy his mind The play
,.oes not deal with his own experiences
Young Mrs. MolineuN returned yesteria v
from Gen. MolineuX's house TO the Murray
Hill Hotel and had her things sent over
20 the Molneux home. Gen. Molineux
said that the couple would probably make
their home with him for the present He
laid that several places had been offered
90 Roland, but that he had not accepted
any az yet aud il might be few days be-
lore he would decide just what he was
going 10 do.
man. "and can shift around for himself
As for me, I'm all through now. The boy'S
acquitted and there is nothing more that
| can say.
Molneux and nv Mr.. Olcott Yesterday that
what little estran gement-if 1t could be
called such-betwecn young Mrs. MolineuN
and her husband ana mother-in-law had
ceased entirely. Mr.. Olcott said that 1t
was true that there had been slight differ
cnce between the elder Mrs. Molineux and
her sons wife. This came about through a
trip young Mrs. Molineux made TO the the
are when the family R Rese STAYING Up A.
neux. Sr., Mr.. Olcott said, believed that
considering the position Of her husband,
his wife should remain in seclusion a. much
as possible.
town, and when she returned she went Ia
the Murray Hill Hotel TO live, Gen Molineux
paying the bills through Mr.. Ocott, who
soi' check each week e. his daughter
in-law Mrs Molineux, Mr.. Olcott said
Yesterday, had been most prudent in her
conduct and with regard to her expenses
while living in this manner; Gen; Moli-
neux often called on her, but his wife did not
Molineux insisted that neither his wife nor
hi, mother should attend the trial.
All Of Molineux's lawyers declared that
they had dropped the case with the &C
Cli'tal Of their client. Capt. Titus said Sc
far a. ne was concerned the case " AZ closed
unless the Distric Attorney turned over
some new evidence and asked the police to
20 To work on it. He had received nc
such Instructions. II was the opinion
about the Criminal Courts building yes'er'
Justice Lambert went To the Criminal
Courts Building yesterday noon and opened
court to hear a motion. After he left the
bench he said concerning Harry Cornish's
remark: "Molneux is to be congrat ulat Cd
at being defended by such an able Judge:
The conduct OF the trial and the jury's
verdict are sufficient answer to such a
statement lam now going homo TO Buffalo
and with the discharge of MoineuX my
connection with the case ended
An afternoon paper quoted Justice Lam
bert as saying concerning Cornish; IT
hit bird that futterS. When this wa
shown to Justice Lambert last night at th'
Hoffman House he dictated this statement:
Il have declined and | now decline 4
make any commend respecting inc case o
nny pcrson connected with It. Any state
ment purporting to come from me viii b
absolutely Unauthorized
a.. \. n. Post to Honor Gen. MollneuN.
L. S Grant Pos', G.. A, r., Of Brooklyn