Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-13
Jury Out Only Is Min
utes When Verdict
of "Not Guilty"
Was Given.

Was Given.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE Molineux
sury was brought into court at Is.
At the same time MOlineux was taken
from the Tonbs into the court. and AS
Eistant Attorney jerome was summoned
On his arrival the court room was locked
and no one was allowed 10 enter or leave
IT.
me Jury returned a verdict OF NOT
GUILTY.
The Jury remained out Just 3 minutes
W-her, the foreman announced the verdict
OF acquital there was much applause and
the cheering extended 10 the crowd wait
ing outside in the corridors and on the
street.
The criminal court building is in an
uproar.
AT least s.00o persons are massed in
the building. The court room doors were
locked when the jury came in
Although the jury was out about .
minutes they agreed on their verdict Win
in ten minutes after leaving the court
room Noctse was Immediately given but
Il took some minutes to re-assemble the
court Among the first persons 70 re-enter
the court room was Assistant District At
torney Osborne who seemed 10 be ner-
vous as he waited for the verdict
lToIineaux stood while the jury was
polied. and apparently he was not az
his attitude Indicated that he had pre-
pared himself for any verdict that might
be given When the large crowd outside
the courtroom heard what the verdict
was q great shout went Up and three
cheers for Molineux were given
~fraw a
few minutes after the jury returned their
verdict Some delay in this formality was
occasioned by the enormous crowd
When the courtroom had been cleared
the order OF discharge was made out
and Molineux left with his father. fol-
lowed by cheering throng-
FULL STORY OF
DAYS PROCEEDINGS
NEW YORK. Nov. u.-Alore than a
thousand men and women. and there
we're more men than women. crowded
the doors OF the criminal building be-
fore 9 o'clock this morning in an effort
10 gain adnfttance 10 the room where
Justice Lambert Is sitting in the Molineux
case.
After the usual preIiminaries. Assist
ant District Attorney Osborne resumed
his summing Up. be said Former Gov
ernor Black had made a misstatement
when he declared the experts had testi-
fed that the writing on the poison pack
age wrapper was not IN a disguised hand
lfr. Osborne read extracts from the tes-
timony 20 show that two out OF three
OF the experts had thought the address
disguised.
Mr. Osborne argued that the Barnett
letters the earliest IN the case. gave
the first evidence OF an attempt 10 dis
rIise and that the disguise improved
with every letter exhibited. he declared
that the earlier Barnett letters cOnformed
almost exactly 20 the handwriting Of
1folineux-
The prosecution took up the matter
OF the letter boxes and declared the mr.
ing OF the Koch letter box in Cornish's
name was an act OF hostility TO Cornish
Talking OF Koch, who sold TO q news
paper an Identification OF Molineux as
man who had talked TO him on Deem
her II. ISee about hiring a letter box.
Mr.. Osborne said he would not himself
insult the jury BY asking a conviction
on such evidence The assistant district
attorney dweIt at some length on the
talk 1IoIineux had with Heiles before
HeiIes wrote TO Stearnes and Co about
Harpster and demanded Does not that
show hostility toward Harpster? Mol
fneux had nothing against Harpster ex-
cept his friendship TO Cornish and yet
he tried 10 do him the greatest harm he
couId-deprive him Of his Job. II he would
go 50 far against Harpster, what would
he not do TO COrnishT"
Mr.. Osborne began 70 talk about the
Barnett letters
BLACK INTERRUPTS OSBORNE.
THE man who wrote those Cornish
letters had the Barnett case IN mind"
he said. when former Governor Black in
terrupted with an objection, which Judge
Lambert sustained
Mr.. Osborne. however. declared he was
= well within the evidence and the court
permitted him to proceed
This defendant and Barnett" Mr.. Os-
borne continued. were friends living near
each other on the same floor OF the Knick-
erbocker Athletic club. They were pay
ing attention to the same lady She re-
days later Molineux bought for the Wo-
man an engagement ring The wedding
was very sudden"
Mr.. Osborne took up the Burns, Cornish
ana Barnett letters. the first two asking
for certain remedies and the third for "a
marriage guide" and declared that the en-
velope matched ths paper OF the Cornish
letter and that the wording OF the con-
ceded Burns letter was identical with
the wording o fthe Cornish letter.
Osborne 5eas for Conviction.
This case" counsel said in concluding
his talk on the hand writing. docs not
depend upon any witnesses who may lie.
but upon the common sense and tntelli-
gence OF the jury. Governor Black well
said in defining circumstantial evidence
that every circumstance must point TO the
one man as the magnetic needle points 70
the pole Every circumstance in this case
points to Molineux.'
Mr.. Osborne in his peroration pointed
out again the circumstances on which he
relied for a conviction. turning at each
mention Of Molineux's name 70 point his
finger at the defendant.
MoIineux sat unmoved at the arraign-
ment. but attentive 20 every word Of Il.
Not so with his father. The old gentle
man was visfbly affected by the words OF
the prosecuting officer and Cecil M0lineux.
the prisoners's brother was very nervous.
In his concluding words Mr.. Osborne
begged the jury not to let their feelings
run away with their judgment and not
20 refuse 70 convict through timidity.
It was past noon when Mr.. Osborne was
through and then Justice Lambert sus-
pended proceedings until lis o'clock.
Judge Charges Jury.
At the afternoon session Justice Lam
bert delivered his charge:
Katherine J. Adams he began. died
on December =. ISIS. and the defendant
IS charged with the responsibility for
her death The defendant may ho con
victed IL you think the evidence adequate