The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-12
HOLIHEUl ACQUITTED
Jury Reaches Verdict in
Thirteen Minutes Greet
ted by an Outburst
of Applause.
QUICKLY STOPPED BY COURT
THE PRISONER GIVES NO ETI-
DENCE OF EMOTION.

Hts Aged Father Deeply AfTecfed-Im-
mediateIy After the Rendering of the
Verdict MoIineux is Formally Dis
charged-Cheered by a Great Crowd as
He Emerges from the Court Room
New York, Nov. 11.-Roland B. Mo-
lineux was set at liberty this afternoon
after spending nearly four years in
prison and being once condemned to
death and twice placed on trial for his
life for the murder of Mrs Catherine J.
Adams.
But thirteen minutes sufficed for the
jury to reach a verdict of acquittal at
the close of a trial that has lasted four
. weeks the first trial, which resulted III
Molineux's conviction and sentence
having been prolonged for about three
months.
The verdict, which was confidently
anticipated, was GREETED with an instant
ly suppressed outbreak of applause,
Justice Lambert having delivered
stern admonition that no demonstration
would be permitted.
Molineux, who was brought into court
as soon as it was known that the jury
had agreed, was apparently as uncon-
cerned as he has been throughout the
trial and gave no evidence of emotion
when the words that established his in
nocense were pronounced. His aged IA
ther, General Molineux, was deeply af-
fected and could with difficulty respond
to the greetings of friends who pressed
forward to offer their congratulations.
Immediately after the rendering of
the verdict the prisoner was formally
discharged from custody and left the
court room with his father and counsel.
On passing out of the building the three
were 'cheered by a great crowd that
gathered in anticipation of the acquit-
tai. After removing his effects from
the Tombs MoIineux went to his fathers
home in Brooklyn, where he was again
eheered by large crowd.
CLOSING Inctdents-Judse's Charge.
Judge Lambert summed up the admit
ted facts in the case, sending Of the
package from the general postoffice, it's
receipt at the Knickerbocker Athletic
club, and its administration to Mrs.
Adams by Cornish, who received it at
the club.
TT is necessary" he said "for the
state to prove that the defendant sent
this package, that it was received by
Cornish and innocently administered to
Mrs Adams before you can find this de-
fendant guilty. 1t is for you to say if
the necessary evidence has been sub
mitted.
lone of the most important efforts of
the prosecution has been to connect this
defendant with the address on that poi
son package. The state has attempted
to do that by witnesses from banks
and by witnesses presented to you as
handwriting experts. 1t is contended
by the prosecution that the defendant
wrote that address. Unless that is
proved the defendant cannot be con-
yicted of any crime. So you see that is
the central portion of the evidence.
That is a fact the state is compelled to
prove"
Justice Lambert recited the evidence
OF the Jlduu"1illh5 SAPSit ~ oiA DSSAH
sides and said:
''I shall not discuss any of that testi-
mony. The law places the burden of
that discussion upon you. You are en-
titled to exercise your own Judgment
regarding these disputed points. The
opinion of the experts are not controll-
ing upon you. You are under no legal
requirements to believe what they told
you.
s"You have to take the responsibility
for your decision" he said.
"If the peoples case stood on the
ouestion of handwriting it should be
dismissed. But If the contention OF the
prosecution is sustained in other re-
spects you may consider the handwrit-
ing.
"Did the defendant obtain the Tiff
sanv, box from Tiffany & Co.? There is
no evidence that he did, but evidence
has been submitted that he had an &C
count there. The most that can be said
for that point is that he had the oppor-
tunity.
"Did the defendant have the bottle
of bromo? He says he did not. There
Is no evidence here to contradict it, but
ty to obtain
Coming to the consideration of the
bottle holder in which the poison was
sent, Justice Lambert said that Miss
Miller and Huff agreed that Molineux
was not the purchaser "The prosecu-
ton claims said he, that the occur
rences, as related by Mr.. Huff, of the
purchase of the bottle-holder are i'm
probable. The defendant claims that
whatever view you may take of it's
probabilities, it is a fact that he and
Miss Miller corroborate each other
Miss Miller told you there was but the
one holder in that store"
Justice Lambert explained to the jury
that it was their province to consider
the value to be put on the testimony
presented regarding the time of the
purchase Of the bottle.
But" he said, 'it is my duty to tell
you that no evidence has been present.
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