The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-08

About the Tire lie Reached Sulii,ans
ONCE on the Day the Poison Package
Was Mailed-IIoie knocked IN the
WOnan's Yarn About the Mailing.
Though-Lettcr Box Man Hammered
and It's shown That Cyanide Of Mer.
cnry Is Not Hard 10 Bu,-Case Put Over
TIL Monday. When Counsel WIN STUNT
And The. Must he Bret About II.
The Molineux trial, so far as the giving
Of testimony Is concerned, is closed Nine
teen witnesses We're examined between 1880
and l 30 o'clock yesterday and such rapid
progress was made that at the latter hour
all those witnesses who were TO be called
in rebuttal had been examined and cross
examined and both sides had rested.
On Monday the case will g to the jury
Former Governor Black will make the ad-
dress for the defence, beginning al 10 o. clock,
and he will be followed by the prosecutor.
who has been conducting the case for the
people
Justice Lambert has stated that his charge
will be brief and has plainly minated that
while he does not wish to curb either side
he desires that both presentations be in
early enough for him to make his charge
and put the case in the hands Of the Jury by
nightiall.
The testimony yesterday was in many
ways the most interesting Of the trial The
defence completed its alibi for Molineux
and made the abb so strong that the tes-
timony could not he broken down. All Of
MolineuX's time on the afternoon of Dec.
70, 1898. the day the poison package was
| mailed, was accounted for, after which
| fierce attack was made on some OF the
star witnesses Of the prosecution.
In one case the attack was very Success
| full The testimony OF a journal Reporter
| who had dealings with Joseph J. Koch,
the letter box man, who gave such damng-
ing testimony against Molineux, showed
| Koch up in an anything but favorable
Asht. Harry CUrhish. too, was no badly
tangled up by Mr.. Black, when called IN
rebuttal. that he contradicted many state
ments Of the utmost importance which he
made under oath at the Coroner's inquest
and at the first trial of the case
| WOMAN WITNESSES TALE DISCOUNTED
About the greatest triumph of the morn
ing was that scored, just before the casa
| closed by the prosecution When tho
defence called Mrs. Stephenson to the
stand on Thursday, they didn't call her
husband or her son. although these two
| were the first persons to whom she told her
remarkable story Of having seen the poison
package mailed Mrs Stephensons story
was a remarkable one, bur it was not broken
| down then
But yesterday the prosecution got it's
chance when che defence called Policeman
Stephenson. her husband 20 the stand
The prosecutor asked Stephenson why h,
hadn't told his wife's story for so many
years and Stephenson said he didn't repent
the yarn because ha didn't take any stock
in II. What he did do was TO go straight
TO his wise's doctor with the story, he said.
He Thought Il was thing that his wife's
medical adviser ought TO know about
This admission from the hu band Of the
woman whose testimony had caused such a
sensation, coupled with the strong evidence
offered by the prosecution TO show lust
where Cornish was when Mrs Stephenson
SAYS she saw him mail the poison package.
made great impression and appears 10
have completely eliminated the woman's
sensational testimony from the case
LAY SPECTATORS EXPECT ACoUITTAL
Among the dozens of lawyers who have
been watching the progress of the case
during the present trial. opinion is divided
as 10 the probable outcome. Many be-
lieve that the prosecutor has made out a
strong case, despite the fact that much OF
the best evidence used AZ the first trial
has been ruled out. But among the Law
spectators there liz only one opinion. and
that is that no case has been made out
| against Molineux and that the jury will
acquit him after very brief discussion of
the evidence
Mn Black, Mr.. Weeks and Mr. Battle all
declared yesterday, after adjournment,
that their case was won and Gen Molineux
WAS radantly happy. Molineux spoke
aughingiy 10 several friends before he
went back TO the 1ombs and seemed sat
sfed that he would be acquitted
On the other hand the prosecutor said
that strong case had been made out
against MolineuN and he was certain tina,
when he sums up he can make tho jury
see the importance of the evidence which
has been presented against Molineux.
PROF yULrE HELPS TIE Abb
Mrs. Stephenson was the first witness
examined yesterday morning She wa.
asked If il was true that during recess Ola
Thursday Cornish had been pointed out To
her by her husband or by any ore else.
She said il was not true and that she had
herself pointed Cornish out to her husband
She was excused temporarily and Mr.
BLACK called Prof Herman VultG<A Column
bia College 10 complete the ~ Ink in
NnliupnNs alihi This il h.. told Ia,
Prof Vul'e
! mot Mr.. MolireuS on Dec. ~. 1905 NJ
noon and was with him until As O'Clock that
afternoon. when he left me to no downtown.
| IN tho morning ] had boon o. the College o.
Physicians and Surgeons In West F1ity-nintu
street and mot Mr. MolnouN there nj moor.
We went together 70 tho Columbia Co
lege grounds Oh Morninr.de Heights We
| lunched at the Coll ge Tavern. where pr.
Chandler met US and stayed With n. lor
| while | recall this clearly because one Of
| the walters spoke to MIR MoliueuN 1T the
| TIM" After luncheon We went around the
college buildings A. as or > O'Clock We
! separated and MIR. MoncuN went downtown