Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-25
WITNESS RATHER UNCERTAIN
Girl Who Sold Bottle Holder Cannot
Identify the Purchaser.
TESTIMONY FAVORABLE TO MolINEUx
Goes on stand for state and Admits
She Demanded one and
FIFTY Dollars for Her
Evidence.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-The defense in the
Molineux trial again claimed an advantage
today 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
the examination of a handwriting expert,
who was positive that the address on the
poison package, the three Cornish letters
on interlaced crescent paper, the Barnet
letters and letters admitted to have been
written by the defendant were all written
by the same hand.
Charles c. Hughes OF the Knickerbocker
club testified that Cornish had made somu
scurrilous remarks about Molineux, which
witness repeated to Molineux. Charges
were mad against Cornish, but they were
not sustained.
When Emma Miller, the clerk in the store
in Newark where the silver bottle holder
was bought had taken the stand Mr.. Os-
borne wanted her examination deferred un-
til Monday, giving as a reason that he had
not seen the witness for nearly three years;
that ne wished to talk over her testimony
before examining her. The court, however,
directed that she be examined now.
Cannot Identify Purchaser,
Miss Miller said she sold the bottle holder
submitted to her, but doubted IL she could
recognize the person to whom she sold 1t.
She admitted she had demanded $3.50 before
she would give her testimony.
Miss Miller said, replying to Ex-Governor
Black, that she remembered selling the
bottle holder in question on December 81,
1898. She sold 1t to a man with gray eyes
and a sandy beard. She was quite sure
Molineux was not the man. After ex-Gov-
ernor Black was through Mr.. Osborne ex-
planned that Miss Miller was a witness
Of necessity and he did not believe the
prosecution should be bound entirely by
her testimony and be barred from cross
examination upon testimony elected from
her by the defense.
Justice Lambert held that the prosecu-
tion might show that Miss Miller had moi
always been certain about her ability to
say that the defendant was not the man
who bought the holder.
Mr.. Osborne asked the witness IL she
had not duly recorded that she might have
been able to identify the purchaser two
days after the purchase was made, but
hat she had been so upset by the new
paper notoriety that she could not remem-
DER anything.
Miss Miller said it was practically cor
rect.
New witness I'm Case.
| Edward Bhrhardt, a boy in the store
where Miss Miller is employed, testified
that be wrapped up the bottle holder ant
handed 1t to the purchaser. He is a new
| witness in the case. The boy refused t.
attend previous trials and said he was pale
his expenses for appearing today. He coulc
not recognize the purchaser.
John f. Tyrell Of Milwaukee, the hand
| writing expert, was the next witness.
Each of the jurors was at this point fur
| nished with a book containing the photo.
graphic reproductions of all the written ex'
hibits In the case. Prof. Tyrrell told IL
great detail Of the methods he had employed
in studying and comparing all the disputed
and conceded handwriting.
Witness testified that he had examined
the three Cornish letters and the address
on the poison package and gave a positive
| opinion that all were by the same hand.
Have you compared the address on tn
wrapper with the Barnet letter." Osborn,
asked.
81 have. find that one hand wrote all,
replied witness.
Tyrrell was still under examination wheI
the court adjourned.