Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-07
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examination of the witness was finish
ed counsel asked Carvalho if he had
compared the disputed writings with
the handwriting of Harry S. Cornish
and Rudolph Heiles, both of whom
nave been shown to be interested in
tn" case. Carvalho said he had.
Did Cornish write the address on
the poison wrapper" Mr.. Osborne
asked. He did not replied the ex-
pert witness without hesitation.
Did Heiles write it, No sir"
Mr.. Carvalho," said Ex-Governor
Black, you answered a question here
as a psychologist. You We're asked
whether you thought a man when writ
ing an address on a poison package
would disguise his writing and you re-
piled yes Let me ask you another
psychological question: do you think a
man sending a poison package to him.
self would write the address at all
with his own hand?'
Mr.. Osborne objected, and the court
declined to let the witness answer.
After the noon recess, seven witnesses
testified that Molineux did not write the
poison package address.
Louis jacobson, who worked in a New
Cornish and Mrs. Rogers well and thai
he frequently saw them together. He
said he had sold bromo settler to Mrs
Rogers. Cornish in his testimony swore
he had never tasted brOmO settler and
Mrs. Rogers said she had never bought
any Of the stuff.
The defence then called VIM. ]. Liell
proprietor of a drug store near the house
how A1rO 10 tad ,Se.tx
fled that when Mrs. Adams became SICK
he ran to LieITs store and Liell gave hin
aromatic spirits of ammonia. Liell cor.
roborated that testimony.
How did Cornish look?" Mr.. Black
asked.
He was very much excited replied
the witness.
Did he seem Sick?''
Emma Miller testified she sold the bot
tlehOlder in which the poison was sent
after the store lamps were lighted anG
Barton Huff. travelling salesman, sait
he was in Hardegan'S store at the time
He said a man brushed by him and asked
to see silver bottleholder, but witness
did not see him buy it. He described the
man, his description tallying with that
Mrs. Anna G. Stephenson of Brooklyn
who says she saw the poison package
mailed by man not MolineuX, was call
ed. late in the afternoon.
did. Friday. Dec. %, 1898, Mrs. Stephenson
said she went to the main post office II
New York to mail package and got il
line with other persons. A man in from
of her with a package aroused her curios
ity because he seemed very nervous. She
saw the name Cornish and the word.
"KnickerbOcker Club" on the package
She said the man left the post office ant
she did not know where he went aftei
that.
When the trial came off she went t.
offer her testimony but was shut off b,
the decision of the lawyers to offer NJ
ton she sent word of the evidence she
had to give to Gen. Molineux.
rs that the man you saw with the
package in the post office?'' asked eX
Gov. Black as Molineux stood up.
| 1T is not" said Mrs. Stephenson witt
added emphasis.
DO you think you could recognize th'
man who mailed the package?" aske,
.nr Osborne in opening his cross-exami
alton.
Il think I could
DO you say Cornish is that mann
IL say he looks like him..
Cornish stood up at the invitation o.
the assistant district attorney and he ant
the witness regarded each other steadiiy
rs that the man." Mr.. Osborne asked
at looks very much like him. MRS
Stephenson replied.
But Is it?'
"To the best of my recollection it is.
Mrs. Stephenson said it was at the frs
trial that she first recognized CORNISH a:
the man who mailed the package. She
testified that there were three stamps or
the package and the wrapper was pu
before her. 1t had five stamps on 1t ant
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 assistant
district attorney. witness said she hat
been i'll with nervous prostration ant
| that she had read all the newspaper sto
ries of the death of Mrs. Adams.
Witness was asked to read the wrap
per, but she said she could not. having
| left her reading glasses at home. She
denied that her sanity ever was ques
toned. $50
Court adjourned at this point until to
morrow.