The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-07
rrsr1MoNY IN nrrAIL.

When court opened today for the trial OF
Roland B. Moiineux, Dasid N. Caryalho'
the handwriting expert, said he did not be-
lieve Moiineux wrote the poison package
address or anything disputed Of the writ
ings
Mr. Osborne, assistant district attorney,
then made another attempt TO get the
Barnet diagnosis blank" I'm evidence, but
Justice Lambert declined to reverse his
earlier ruling, excluding IT,
When the technical part of the cross
examination Of the witness was finished
counsel asked Carvalho II he had compared
the disputed writings with the handwrit-
ing Of Harry Cornish and Rudolph Heiles,
both Of whom have been shown to be In
terested In the case. Mr.. Caryalho said
he had
"Did Cornish write the address on the
poison wrapper?' Mr.. Osborne asked.
"Iie did not" replied the expert, without
hesitation.
"Did Heiles write it?'
mo, SIR"
"Mr. Carvaho," said former Governor
Black, "you answered a question here as
psychologist. You were asked whether
you thought a man when writing an adj
dress on poison packge would disguise
his writing, and you replied Yes Let
me ask you another question. Do you
think man sending a poison package to
himself would write the address at ali
with his own handf
MIR. Osborne objected and the court de-
clined to let the witness answer. Court
adjourned for recess after the defense had
sworn Edward e. Sherer assistant paying
teller OF the Metropolitan Savings bank.
MoLINEUX DID NOT WRITE ADDRESS
After the recess seven witnesses testified
that Molineux did not write the poison
package address These witnesses were
Clarence Foote. David W. Torrey, S 3.
Mcdowell and George Duncan. handwriting
experts from banks: Il. d. Bushnell who
was chairman OF the Knlckerbocker Ath-
letic club house committee. and had seen
Molineux write; Prof George Golday OF
Princeton university, who had correspond.
ence with Molineux. and Samuel Plttinger,
4 cashier OF the New York Athletic club.
| Louis jacobson. who worked In a New
York drug store. testified that he frequent
| ~ saw Cornish and Mrs Rogers together.
| he said he had sold bromo seltzer 10 Mrs.
Rogers. Cornish in his testimony swore he
| had never tasted promo SeltZef and Mrs.
Rogers said she had never bought any OF
the stun. The assistant district attorney,
in oross-examining jacobson, got the Wit
ness 10 admit that he could not remember
the names Of any others OF his customers
who drank bromo settler The defense
then called William J, Liell, proprietor Of
a drug store near the house where Mrs.
Adams died. Cornish testified that when
Mrs. Adams became sick he ran TO Lielr's
store and Liell gave him aromatic spirits
Of ammonia. Iiell corroborated that tesi
mony He said Cornish seemed very much
| excited but he did not look sick.
Emma Miller testified she sold the bottle
holder In which the poison was sent, after
the store lamps were lighted, and B. Hun
| a travelling salesman, said he WAS IN Hardt
! gems store az the time. lie said a man
( brushed by him and asked to see n silver
bottle holder hut witness did not see him
buy IT, He described the man. his deserLs
ton tallying with that given by Mis-.
Miller.
NEW WITNESS CALLED.
Mrs Hannah Stephenson Of Brooklyn, III;
eagerly-awalted witness, who says she aaN