The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-11
All the Evidence, Said Mr.. tBiack,
Pointed TO Cornish as the SlsEFer
OF Mrs. Adams.
VERDICT EXPECTED Tp-DAY
CASE WILL BE GIVEN To THE JURY
THIS AFTERNOON.
Courtroom Crowded YesterdaS with
WOmen-Mr. Osborne's Add<ess
for the Prosecution.

NEW YORK, Nov 10-The sate Of
Roland b. Molineux will be determined to-
morrow. When court adjourned THIS even
ing Justice Lambert announced 5.hat he
would allow Assistant District attorney
Osborne but two hours and half snore TO
finish summing up, which means fiat the
court will deliver its charge and the case
will go to the jury during the aftesnoon.
The courtroom was crowded to suffoca-
tion when. at the opening of to-daS's ses-
sion former Governor Black arose Ito sum
up for the defense. After a general de-
fense of Molineux. whom. he declared.
the prosecution had utterly failed TO con-
meet in any way with the death sf Mrs.
Katherine ]. Adams. on Dec. Is. les. Mr..
Black passed to scathing denunci4tion OF
Harry Cornish to whose guilt. and 8ot that
of Molineux, he declared every 3ircum-
stance in the case directly pointed More
than half of Mr.. Blacks addresss which
occupied nearly four hours, was de5oted to
an analysis of Cornish's conduct ssld tes-
timony and of the testimony OF OTTER wit
nesses in q manner TO support his iconten-
tion that Cornish's actions were rSbt con-
sistent with his innocence of the Cline of
which Molineux stands accused.
prosecution to-day largely on the te.timony
of the handwriting experts which. s'e said.
conclusiyely showed Molineux tS have
been the writer of the poison -pacIS &c ADJ
dress and OF the other disputed ezsnbiSs.
Molineux and his counsel are ceriain the
trial will result in acquittal. Mr. Osborne
and his assistants say that they Sc made
out a strong case. and If Molineu< Is not
convicted there will be disagreement.
An hour before the official time 90 OPEN
ing the court crowd of more than "a thou
sand men and women thronged the sorridcr
of the criminal building and clamdtred for
admission. A special squad of policemen
was on duty to reinforce the courfS squad,
and the visitors were formed imp lines
four deep and compelled TO shoyf their
cards of admission. At least 20 psr cent
were women. and most of them hasi cards
from the Jurors or ffom the lawters In
the case or from attaches of the sdistrict
attorneys Office. AS a consequence before
$3.50 O'Clock every seat was occupied, the
reporters tables were overwhelmed chairs
blocked the aisles and in the passageway
between the Justices chamber and the
bench were about twenty women.
MR.. BLACKS ARGUMENT.
In opening his address Mr. Black said
that Molineux was director of the Knick-
erbocker Athletic Club. where Cornish was
employed. Molineux did not like Cornish
and he did not like Harpster. He had many
friends in the club, and perhaps many
enemies. Cornish wrote what N olineux
considered an improper letter and Asolineux
complained OF it. WAS that anyf reason
for Molineux sending to Cornish 4 guam
tity of poison sufficient to kill aIEy man
in that club?' asked Mr.. Black. '.,ornish
insulted Molineux and Molineux rehaved
like a gentleman. regarding the difference
of their station. and passed on. As that
proof of murder? Nothing else uBtier the
sky has been produced here to Indicate
any motive Molineux could have fos want
ing to kill Cornish.
THE trouble between Cornish am Molf-
neux occurred more than year bef)re the
poison package appeared. No evidefce has
been presented here that In all thft time
Mr.. Molineux said one unkindl word,
or uttered one uncharitable thought howard
Cornish. All the evidence In THIS case
points away from Molineux and TO tnother
man. / shall indicate who that mak Is be-
fore / sit down. The case points to that
man just as surely as the needld points
TO the north star"
In commenting upon the eviderte Mr..
Black began with that OF Miss EmSa Mil
ler, the clerk at Hartdegans sto's, who
sold the silver bottle holder. He Said he
had to criticise the attitude of the district
attorney toward that witness. He zlought
IL was unfair TO force Miss Miller te admit
that she had been paid $50 for hes testi-
mony. DO you know why Mfsss Miller
was treated as she was?" he ask&i. "It
was because after she had volunteered TO
testify and she could only be brouekt here
as volunteer, she declined 10 perJTe her.
self. She told the truth. Molin3ix did
not buy the bottle holder. The Elective.
Farrell is the only witness WIFI has
brought Molineux anywhere near tlsit bot
tie holder, and the nearest he brought him
was three-quarters OF mile. and shat Is
the nearest any one had brought him 10
the case"
mony Of Joseph Koch. the Broadwayt letter.
box man, who said Molineux rented letter
box from him and declared IL TO toe the.
evidence of "A man who "peddled hf story
and his eternal SOUL at the same kme-
EXPERT HAY CRITIcISEt
The Ex-Governor took up the que fion OF
writing and declared that the Washington
expert. Hay, was "stupendous kraud."
when he testified that none of tie re
quest" writing made by Moiineux costained
a characteristic to be found In hi5 other
writing and in the disputed writine
In regard II the poison packass MR.
Black said: "In Molineux's desk. az New
ark. was a package OF small envelopes used
for inclosing cards. The detectivesfof the
district attorneys Office found theka. but
they did not match the envelops ttat ac-
companied the poison package and q they
were suppressed. Was that TO shiel any
body? IL was a crime 10 murdet Mrs.
Adams but IL would be no less a ctime 20
murder this man upon the evidence IN this
case You asked 10 believe that no
man can get cyanide OF mercury uIeess he
approaches IL with a mask and. a. fact.
the prosecution asks you TO belie%s that
IL can only be got In Newark. tf you
want IL you can get IL. II any ~ YOU
want cyanide OF mercury. let IL wts.n YOU
go TO lunch Or. II yols have nos time.