Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-04
MoLlNEUx ON STAND.
His Counsel Says He Will Prove His
Innocence.

New York, Oct 31.-When the trial
of Roland B. Molineux, charged with
the murder of Mrs. Adams, was re-
sumed today, Ex-Governor Black, coun
sci for the defense, in five minutes
address, declared Molineux innocent
of any connection with the crime and
promised to show to the satisfaction
of the jury, that the accused never
wrote the discriminating letters or ad-
dress on the poison package. At the
conclusion of the address Molineux
took the witness stand to testify in his
own behalf.
MolineuX said that he did not ap--
prove of Cornish's management of the
bath or gymnasium.
He made formal complaint about
Cornish because he thought that Cor
nish had spoken disrespectfully about
Mr.. Weeks, the president of the New
York Athletic club. No official action
was taken on this complaint.
Molineux testified that he objected
to a man in Cornish's position in the
club occupying a room and spending
the clubs money without having to
account to anyone and also in his use
of the clubs stationery to write his
insulting opinions and threats against
an officer of friendly club.
did you speak to Cornish about
your feelings?"
He knew that had practically said
| that if he did not get out of the club
would" replied Molineux. "If the club
| thought he was in the right and just
before resigned | met Cornish on the
stairs"
What did you say?"
HE called me - and said that
had not succeeded in getting him. l
replied, No. you VIM
! Had you any feelings of bitter ami
mostly toward him when you left the
club?"
81 was very angry"
Black questioned the defendant as
to his movements on December 81,
1898. MolineuX said that he went to
Newark as usual that day, to attend
| to business and returned to New
York in the evening.
Did you buy bottle holder?"
NO"
Did you ever see it?"
NO"
On December %, he went to
Columbia college and he thought it
probable that he called at the New
York Office of his firm as was his Gus
tom almost every day. In the even
ing he went to the opera. He was not
nearer to the general postoffice that
day than Cortlandt street which is four
blocks away.
"a poison package was mailed at
the general postoffice. Did you mail
the poison package?"
mo, sir."
when did you first see the address
on the PACKAGE"
81 think at the last trial 1 have
never had it in my hands"
Color Mixing.
Questions were then directed as tt
the materials used in color mixing
Molineu& said Cyanide Mercury haC
, never been used by him.
, Black showed the Molineux, Barnett
and Cornish letters and the poison
} package wrapper and asked, Did yor
write that address,"
Il did not"
), The whole list of disputed writing
was shown one at time, and Molin
, eux said that he had never seen TIL
letters before or the Photographic re
productions and that he had neve
, used bromo settler and had neve
bought any. The poison bottle wa
i shown and MolineuX said that it wa
: the first time he had seen it.
| MolineuX' direct examination wa.
concluded at noon. In reply to the las
question of his counsel he declared hi!
absolute innocence
The cross-examination was conduct
ed by Assistant District Attorney Os
borne, but nothing startling wa:
brought up to the midday recess.
z This afternoon Osborne, in tn
cross examination of Molineux, sue.
i ceeded in getting before the jury al
of Mamie Melando's and Farral's ties
: timony presented at the last trial
' Notwithstanding Governor Blacks FIRE
:. quent objections and the ruling of tn
i. court that their testimony was not ad
q missible.