Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-07
DRAWING To A CLOSE
Both Sides Rest in Molineux
Murder Trial.
ARGUMENTS MONDAY
TESTIMONY IN REBUTTAL NOT
OVER IMPORTANT.
Mrs. Stephenson Denies She Did Not
Recognize Cornish Until He
Was Pointed Out.
MONDAY

NEW YORK. November THE defense
In the Molineux case rested at IL 40. The
prosecution rested in its case at 1855 pm.
After the close of the prosecutions case
the trial was adjourned until Monday,
when the arguments Of counsel will be
made.
Mrs. Anna C. Stephenson, who testified in
the trial of Roland B. Molineux yesterday
| afternoon that to the best of her belief
| Harry s. Cornish was the man who mailed
the poison package, was the first witness
| called when the trial was resumed today.
| Assistant District Attorney Osborne want
| ed to know If it was true. reported, that
| she did not recognize Cornish until he was
| pointed out to her in court. The witness
| said 1t was not true.
Trying to Establish an Alibi.
Prof. Herman G. Vulte of Columbia Uni
| versty testified that Molineux was in his
| company from noon until after sundown on
| December %. 1898. 1t was the afternoon
| of that day that the poison package was
| mailed.
Henry C. Lockwood, a post office clerk,
| testified that he could not say exactly at
what time the poison package was placed
| In the mail. He corroborated Mrs. Stephen
| sons statement that it was mailed on the
| Broadway side of the post office.
Harry E. Howell, a clerk in Hartdegan's
| store. testified that the boy Erhardt, who
| said he wrapped up the silver bottle holder,
| had made misstatement. Howell said Err
hardt had never wrapped up any packages
| in the store.
William NJ. K. Olcott OF counsel for the
| defense was the next witness. He testified
that on October so last he bought cyanide
of mercury at a drug store in this city
Il went into the store and bought two
lnt,a afno1 Il Loot t-a1
| for some cyanide of mercury. The clerk
| asked me what I wanted 1t for. l told him
| for Photographic experiments, and he asked
| me if 1 knew it was a poison. l said l did,
and he gave me small bottle full.
No Trouble Getting Poison.
Mr. Olcott was succeeded on the stand by
| John Sanders, a clerk in the law office OF
| counsel for the defense, and he and two
OF her employees of the same Office gave testi-
| mony similar to that of Mr. Olcott. None
| of them had much trouble in getting the
| poison.
H. E. Terry, reporter, gave testimony
to contradict that of JOS. Koch who identi-
fled Molineux as the man who hired the let
ter box from him in September, 1898. Wit
ness was asked If Koch went to a news
paper office and offered to identify Moli-
neux the man who hired the letter box
If witness would pay him 81 600. Witness
said he did.
Mrs. Rogers Divorce in Evidence.
The decree of divorce granted to Mrs.
Rogers was put In evidence to show that 1t
was granted after the death of Mrs. Adams,
and then by consent of the prosecution for
mer Governor Black submitted a table COM
piled by one of his clerks to show that, al
though the written exhibits are made up Of
several thousand Individual letters, the
prosecution has based its contention that
Molineux wrote them all upon the SINH
larity found in some seventeen letters.
That closed the case for the defense, ard
Mr.. Osborne called Joseph Farrell, the
| hitherto missing Newark detective, his
first witness In rebuttal.
Sure Former Testimony Was Correct.
Mr.. Farrell replying to a question by Mr..
Osborne, said he the evidence he
had given at the first trial was correct. At
that trial he testified that he met Moineux
near a railway station in Newark on the
afternoon the bottle holder was bought.
Molneux has testified at the present trial
that he could not remember meeting Far
reIl that day.
Testifying today, Farrell said his remark
to Molineux was, Hello, Rol.,' and that
MolineuXS reply to the greeting was,
Hello, Joe"
On cross-examnation witness said 1t was
necessary to go eight or nine blocks out OF
the way to reach Hartdegan's store in
travelling between the railroad station and
the factory where MolineuX was employed.
Where Burns Letter Was Mailed.
George II. Baker, clerk in the employ
of the Newark post Office. testified that the
Burns letter, the conceded writing of Moli-
neux, was mailed in Newark within a half
mile of Molineuxs office.
The letter was on the much-described blue
paper, and the object was to throw doubt
MolineuXs statement that he could not
remember where he wrote ii, but was sure
hot hl had
tory.
Then Mr. Osborne set about upsetting
Mrs Stephenson's Identification of Cornish
and substantiating the account Cornish has
given of his whereabouts on the afternoon
of Friday, December 23 when Mrs. Ste
phenson said she saw him at the post Of
Lunched With Cornish.
John Yokum was the first witness Mr..
Osborne called for the purpose He said he
met Cornish about noon and they lunched
together. At about ESQ they went to the
office of James E. Sullivan to talk over ath-
letic matters. Mr. Sullivan was secretary
for the Amateur Athletic Union.
Yokum said he remained in the office until
4:30 o'clock, and that Cornish was there all
the time He said Cornish did not wear an
overcoat. Mrs. Stephensons man had on a
brown overcoat. He said Mr.. Sullivans
office was about 300 feet from the general
post Office.
writer OF SportS d WltueSS'
James Mitchell, the hammer thrower ana
a writer of sporting topics, testified that he
was at Sullivan's office that day and saw
Cornish there. More than dozen persons
were in the office. Some of them went IN
and out during the afternoon. but he be-
leved Cornish was there all the time
Mr.. Sullivan, the next witness, remem-
bered that Cornish was In his office on t1e
day in question, but he was too busy to
know how long any of his visitors re-
mained.a
Cornish Takes the Stand.
Harry S. Cornish was the next to an,
swer Mr.. Osbornes call. He denied abso-
iuteIy that he was at the post Office when
Mrs Stephenson said she saw him. and
declared that he never left Suilivans office
from the time he went there until after D.
o'clock He denied that he ever drank
bromo seltzer with MRS Rogers at drug
store at 66th street and rark avenue. as
was testified to yesterday by Louis Jacob
son, clerk in the store.
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