The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-01

II IS signed with my name
Tel the jury why you wrote that
letter."
u hurt my groin exercising and saw
the advertisement of the salve and
wrote for it."
Denied the Cornish Letters.
Two of the disputed writings, let
ters also asking for patent medicines
and signed III. Cornish" are written
on similar paper, and are among the
writings MolineuX said he never wrote
or saw. Molineux could not tell where
he wrote the Burns letter nor did he
know where he obtained the paper.
Replying to Mr.. Black. Molineux said
he first knew he was suspected of the
death of Mrs. Adams on Jan. q, 1899,
when a reporter told him the police
were looking for him. He and his IA
Their, General MOlineux, with the re-
porter went TO Captain McCluskey. He
gave the police his address and tel
ephone call, and promised to obey any
message sent to him. When detectives
called upon him in Newark, he took
them through the factory, told them
to make any searches they wanted to
and gave them all the personal meas
urelnents they asked for.
NOW, Moiineux, ask you again, do
you know anything of this crime?
asked Mr. Black.
Absolutely nothing"
You are not guilty of this crime?
I am absolutely innocent of any
part of it,"
With this question and answer be-
fore the jury, Mr.. Black announced the
close of the direct examination.
Cross-examination.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
conducted the cross-examination. Mol
ineuX said he went west when he was
16 years old because of the divorce spit
he aid not know how the suit result
ed. MolineuX said he had full charge
OF Herman q Co.'S color department.
and told of the chemicals used. He
frequently made experiments with col
ors. He never heard of cyanide Of mer-
curry until after Mrs Adams death;
IT was an extremely rare poison. Asked
about Mamie Melando Molineux said
she had access TO his room in the New
ark factory only when she was sent
there. When the defendant gave up his
residence in Newark he went to the
knickerbocker Athletic club to live.
was H. G Barnet among your
friends there? asked Mr.. Osborne.
Yes. All the time 1 was there nv
room was on the same floor with him
mollneuX did not know Barnet was
seriously i'll, he said, until he was told
he was dead
David n. Carvalho is your expert
on handwriting, is he not? asked Mr..
OrbOrne.
have no expert on handwriting"
Did not you and Mr.. Weeks and Mr.
Carvalho examine thousands of pieces
OF writing and try to think of some one
VINO had hostile feelings alike to Bar
net and Cornish?
believe Mr.. Weeks consulted with
several handwriting experts. 1 have
discussed this case and the charge
against me in all its phases with Mr..
Weeks.
Court Room Crowded.
At the afternoon session the crowd
seeking admission was larger than in
the morning. When Molineux took his
place again in the witness chair. Mr..
OSBORNE asked if he had read the Cor
nlsh and Barnet letters MoIineux. said
ne was not sure that he had read them
or seen the photographs of them before
last Friday He had consulted with
MT weeks about them, and he had
with MIR. Weeks the ousstion
as 70 VINO could have a feeling against
Cornish and Barnet
Did you not suggest Harpster as
being such a man?
l think Harpster's name was men
toned"
Did you send for Mr.. Heiles to talk
to Mr.. Weeks"2
70 enhghten US as to any enmities
there might be in the club 1 also
wanted him to convince Mr.. Weeks |
mat had no enemies in the club
MohneuX said that if he had been
able to think of any one with a ccn- !
mon hostility to Cornish and Barnet
ne would have notified the district at
torney at once. The last time he saw
Mamie Melando was in January. 1893.
he knew Robert A. cellar. and saw
him last in the Too1nbs in August 1900
DID you hear Mamie Melando testi- |
~ at the last triaT'? asked Mr.. Os- |
borne.
Ar objection to this question was
sustained, as was a second objection 1
When Mr. Osborne tried to get IN a 4
question regarding the statement made |
Dy MISS MelaEdo that Molineux had /
interlaced crescent paper in his desk.
Testimony Ruled Out.
Il have ruled that the testimony re-
Ierred to is not admissible here the |
court said, and I do not intend that i
1t shall be admitted 1: l can help it."
The defendant denied that he told /
cellar 70 send Mamie Melando to Mr.. \
" W eeks office, and said he did not know /
that she had been called there
Mr.. Osborne succeeded in getting all |
OF Mamie MelandO's evidence at the /
last trial before the last jury. He |
asked:
Did you ever hear Mamie AIelaudo |
say outside Of the testimony she gave /
at the last trial that she found six
sheets of that blue crescent crested |
paper in your desk?
Molineux replied No"
Mr.. Osborne Incorporated in all other
questions all the statements made bv /
Miss Melando at the former trial.
Justice Lambert permitted ex-Gov-
ernor Black TO have it noted in the
minutes that counsel read his cues 4
tons from the minutes of the last trial
MolineuX denied that President Guild .
OF the Newark police force had ever
given money 20 Mamie Melando on be- /
half OF either Molineux or his family 1
DO you claim that you got that blue /
paper with the interlaced crescent at
the Waidorf-Astoria" Mr.. Osborne
asked
'T do"
The Burns Letter.
Then Mr.. Osborne showed him the
Burns letter, which Molineux has adj !
mitted he wrote. but the prisoner could
not be gotten TO admit that be wrote
the letter in Newark. although was
postmarked there. Molineux did not
want TO admit that he could write yer
tically, and when Mr.. Osborne showed
him the word "oblige." written in this
manner bV him he still raf,,vo1 - |