The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-25
.MOLINEUX WAS NOT
THE MAN.
did not Sell the Silver Bot
tie Holder TO Him,
She Said.
tBy the Associated Press,)

Molincux trial again claimed victory to-
day when Miss Emma Miller, the woman
who sold the silver bottle holder, which
accompanied the poison package sent to
Harry Cornish, testified positively that
Molineux was not the purchaser.
Much of today's session was devoted
to an examination of a handwriting ex-
pert who was positive that the address
on the poison package, three Cornish
letters on interlaced crescent paper, the
Barnet letters, admitted for purposes of
comparison only, ana letters admitted to
have been written by the defendant, were
all written by the same hand
Miss Miller said she sold the bottle
holder submitted to her, but doubted if
she could recognize the person TO whom
she sold it. She admitted that she had
demanded $3.50 before she would give her
testimony.
Miss Miller said, replying to ex-Goyer-
nor Black, that she remembered selling
the bottle-holder in question on Decem-
Der 2lst 1895 She sold % man with
grey eyes and a sandy beard She was
quite sure Molineux was not the man.
Edward Ehrhardt, boy in the employ
Of Hartdegen & Company, testified that
he wrapped up the bottle-h holder, sold
by Miss Miller, and handed it to the
purchaser He is a new witness in the
case The boy refused to attend previous
trials and said he was paid his expenses
for appearing today. He said it was
between go and 2:30 on December 21st,
1898, that the holder was sold. He could
not now recognize the purchaser.
John F. Tyrrell, of Milwaukee, the
hand writing expert, was the next wit
ness. At counsel's request. Mr.. Tyrrer
looked at the "a. Cornish letters on the
-creacents paper. Mr. Osborne got
him to say that he had made a careful
study Of them.
Each Of the jurors was furnished with
book containing Photographic repro
ductions Of all the written exhibits in the
ease.
After recess the jurors continued their
examination of the exhibits. There are
G8 Of them in all, OF which So are the
conceded writings Of Molineux, and the
others are the poison package wrapper
address; three Cornish letters on inter-
laced crescent paper, one Of them the
Harpster letter. six Barnet" letters adj
mitted as standards of comparison only
and five envelopes
To Mr.. Osborne's question. Mr.. Tyrrel
said he had examined the three Cornish
letters and the address of the poison
package wrapper.
"Wbat do you fnd?" asked Assistant
District Attorney.
4 find that all those writings were
made by the same hand" the expert re-
piled.
Have you compared the address on the
wrapper, exhibit a with the Barnet let
ter?'
Il have. I find that one hand wrote
all"
Now tell us in your own way, how
you reached that conclusion"
The invitation was the signal for the
erection of a large easel ana blackboard
near the witness chair and in plain view
Of the jury Mr. Tyrrell took a large
sheet of paper and was pinning it to the
board whom Ex-Governor Black pro-
tested.
what do you expect TO do?" JustirS
Lambert asked the witness.
Il intend to illustrate the writings to
show how / male my comparison and de-
duced my conclusions.
"Excluded ruled the court.
Tyrreu pointed out the similarity OF
certain characteristics in the writing of
The poison package and the Harpstel let
ter He found like pecularitics in the
writing of the other Cornish letters and
of the Barnet letters that convinced him
that all were the work Of the same hand.
Mr.. Tyrrell declared again that the ad-
dress Oh the poison package and the
| Barnet and Cornish letters were. written
by the same hand and then counsel got
The witness 10 say he had compared the
disputed writings with the writings ad-
nitted to have been made by the d.
fendant.
And what conclusion did you rcach?'
asked the Assistant District Attorney
cone hand wrote them ALL said Tyr
ren
The jury. seemed much impressed with
Mr. TyrrolFs manifestation and followed
every word he said and every movement
ne made as he picked out letter after
! letter in the poison package address and
found its counterpart in one or moro
of the conceded writings Of the defend
ant.
More than thirty women sat cut both
sessions of the day and at least two
asked the court officer in charge Of that
section to reserve their seats for them
j for tomorrow.
Tyrrol still was on his direct exami-
nation when the court adjourned until
Monday morning.
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