New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-06
SAY HE DID NOT WRITE AID
DRESS ON POISON PACKAGE.
POLICEMAN. WHO SAYS SHE SAW
THE PACKAGE MAILED. MAY
BE WITNESS SOON.

Anna Stephenson. of No 534 Hicks-st, Brook
lyn She is the woman who has said she saw
a man mail the poison package at the General
Posto7ice on December %. 1895. The man who
mailed the package addressed to Harry S Cor
nsh al the Knickerbocl7er Athletic Club she
ayers was not Molineux: but she has seen the
man in the courtroom at the Molineux trial.
She was in the courtroom yesterday accom-
panied by her husband. policeman serving in
Brooklyn
When are you going to call Mrs. Stephen
SOM" Ex-Governor Black. of Molineux's coun-
sci. was asked yesterday when he arrived in the
courtroom
Mrs Stephenson? Who is she?" ne asked.
and then said. ''Oh. that newspaper creation.
don't know anything about her.
EK-Judge Olcott. NJ. Blacks associate has
declared that the story OF Mrs. Stephenson has
been investigated and partly corroborated and
that she viii be called as a witness. Her testi-
mony would excite much interest at the trial.
particularly If she to identify some man
other than Molineux as the person who mailed
the poison package.
Dr. Marshall n Ewell. an expert in handwrit-
ing who began to testify on Saturday. resumed
his place in the witness chair yesterday morn
ing and discoursed on hand pressure" and pen
inclination in explaining his belief that Moli
neux could not have written the address on
the poison package, He was followed later in
the day by other experts. who declared that
Molineux did not write the disputed letters
or the poison address The defence apparently
believes that most Of the strength of the prose
cution rests upon the testimony of handwrit
ing experts and most of the remaining wit
nesses for the defence viii be called TO disprove
such testimony. In his direct testimony yes
terday DR.. EwelI said he found many differ
ences in the originals of the disputed writings
which did not appear in the Photographic copies
Of the writings, A study of the originals con-
WINGED him that they could not have been writ
ten by the same hand.
BREAKS IN MOLINEUXS WRITINGS.
Did you take the natural handwriting of
Moineux or the request writing. in making
your comparison?" was Mr.. Osbornes first ques-
ton in denomination
7 took both. Except that it shows evidence
Of more care. the request writing seems to me
to he the natural handwriting of the writer
DO you see a single break in the writing
made by the defendant at the request of the
District Attorney" shouted the Assistant Dis
iict Attorney.
% do replied the witness in Al equally loud
voice i find the break you speak Of twice IN
the nine writings. but / do not find it often
enough in the other conceded writings TO re-
gard il as a confirmed habit
Under the leading of counsel the expert ad-
nitted that he saw the break when it
pointed out TO him IN nearly all the conceded
exhibits in the case. Mr.. Osborne's object was
10 SHOW that Molineux. in the request writing,
avoided al the characteristics that appeared in
his other writings and, the prosecution says in
the disputed writing.
You might call that a Characteristic" the
witness replied. but it has value"
THE JUDGE RULES THE ANSWER OUT.
Justice Lambert ruled the answer out. and
instructed DR. Ewell TO answer yes no
10 Mr. Osborne's questions. DR.. Ewell whis-
pered something, and Justice Lambert an
nounced: The witness says he cannot make
such answers"
Il think he can Mr.. Osborne replied. If your
honor so instructs him. 1 think your honor
can get pretty nearly what you want here from
lawyers or experts"
Justice Lambert smiled. and said: go on
with the case
I want you 10 look at that C in the word
City. said Mr.. Osborne. indicating the poison
package. Does not the bottom Of the &C. break
from the following letter.
1T does" replied DR.. EwelI.
o-Now look at the &C" in Cornish" Don't
NS y9q 9nd the an 6eH S6e9k n savenf s
had tir3e ;" ioot AZ ali The eg, Writings
,.Q--Don't you ind The break in The writings you
but don't consider that Of any value.
The answer was stricken out and then Mr..
Osborne got the witness TO say he had found
some such breaks and that it is a simple form
OF Disgusting handwriting for the writer TO
change his pen and the form OF slant in which
he generally writes Such change he admitted.
would materially change the pictorial likeness
between the writings.
TILT BETWEEN LAWYERS.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne ended HIS
examination by getting DR. EweIl 10 ad
nit that the address the poison package
starts upward from the beginning Of the writ
ing and that much Of the conceded writing of
the defendant shows a like characteristic
That's an" said Mr.. Osborne. when he got
the ans ryer in the affirmative; ''goodby."
Wal q bit" called Ex-Governor Black Then
he too the witness over the ground traversed
IN the denomination and made him pick
out a dozen or more Of the conceded writings,
outside Of the request writings which he said
showed no breaks and no upward slant.
Mr.. Osborne took the witness when ex-Gov-
ernor Black was through.
You find that the defendants writings show
that sometimes he breaks his letters?" he asked
Yes
And sometimes ne doesn't?"
Yes"
And you find breaks in the Cornish letters?"
Yes"
And sometimes not?"
That is so"
That's all" said the Assistant District At
torney.
Your experience has shown you" put in ex-
Governor Black that all men sometimes make
breaks In their writing and sometimes do not?"
Yes sir reDlied the eXDert