The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-28
THE MOLINEUX CASE
DAUGHTER OF MURDERED WOMAN
'fNE ON THE STAND.
HER EVIDENCE OF NO MOMENT
UNDERSTOOD MIR. OSBORNE WILL
CLOSE CASE TO-MORROw.

Iyrrell, the Milwaukee Handwrit-
ing Expert, Gives blackboard IL
Neutrality-suspicious. Made of
Letters and SyIIabIes - Another
Handwriting Expert Brought Into
the Case-Ex-GOV. Black Traps the
Prisoner Into "A Denial of His own
Papers and Letters.
Newe York, Oct. 27.-Mrs. Florence
Rogers, daughter of Mrs. Katherine
]. Adams, of whose murder Roland b.
MolineuX is accused, was the most con-
spicuous witness on the stand at the
trial to-day. Her appearance attract
ed an unusual crowd of women, who
followed the examination of the wit
ness with the keenest attention. Mrs.
Rogers was subjected to a close ex-
animation regarding her relations with
Harry Cornish, but little that was sig
niticant was ELECTED in this line of in
quiry. The greater part of the session
was devoted to the examination of
handwriting experts.
There was a rumor about the Court
House after adjournment of the Moli-
neux case to-day that Mr.. Osborne will
close the case for the prosecution be-
fore the adjournment of court to-mor-
row. 1t is understood that he has two
bank cashiers and two professional ex-
perts in handwriting to call beside Mr..
Harpster and that these will conclude
his list of witnesses. If that be so, and
Mr. Osborne would neither confirm nor
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the jury before Saturday. At the first
trial of the case it took eight weeks to
get jury and examine six witnesses.
In the seven and one-half days of the
present trial, since the jury was obtain
ed.
John r. Tyrrell, the Milwaukee hand
writing expert, resumed his testimony
to-day and was permitted, on request
of District Attorney Jerome to Illus
trate his meaning by the blackboard
Mr.. Tyrrell copied the first syllable of
the word ''Knickerbocker" from the
poison package address and compared
it with the 'ck' in the word tickets"
appearing in letter Molineux wrote to
Cornish about an athletic entertain
ment in November, 1897.
The expert made like comparisons
with the Ok in book" appearing in
one of the Barnet letters, and in a
business letter written by MOlineux,
aand with letters in the word west
and Street appearing in another Bar
net letter, and on the address West
S4th street." on an envelope Molineux
wrote to a Mr.. Shelter.
Justice Lambert said he thought the
jury had seen enough and the expert
relinquished his blackboard.
Mrs. Rogers, daughter of the dead
woman, told of giving the poisoned
drink to Mrs. Adams and of her almost
immediate collapse.
Mrs. Roges said she had known Cor
nish nearly all her life; that the fact
of the separation from her husband, oc-
curing couple of months after Cor
nish came to New Yrok was only a CO.
incidence. Mrs. Rogers said she had
a private letter box once under an as
sumed name.
Alfred S. Osborn, an expert in hand
writing, said the hand that wrote the
poison package address and the other
disputed letters was the hand that
wrote the conceded writing of the de-
PENDANT, Molineux.
The witness showed by photographs
the peculiarities he later discovered in
the disputed writings.
1--WE concede" said Mr.. Black, that
the triangular formation of letters Is
distinctively found in Mr.. Molineux's
writing"
And that is what you mean by a
habit of writing?" asked Judge Lam
bert, turning to the expert.
1T is" replied the witness.
Mr.. Osborne frequently started to ex-
plain a statement referring to some pc
culiarity he had pointed out by saying:
THAT indicates
EX-Gov. Black objected each time
and Justice Lambert sustained each OBJ
lection, ruling that the experts might
state what they believed to be facts,
but must leave to the jury the task
of determining what these facts indi-
Gated.
Mr.. Osborne declared the conceded
and disputed writings all showed the
inclination of the writer to dot his rs"
as soon as the letter was completed,
thus making distinct break after the
letter.
The assistant district attorney was
done with the witness after. he had
been on the stand one hour and a quar-
ter. At the last trial Mr.. Osborne talk
ed to the jury for two days.
Ex-Gov. Black showed the witness a
bundle of letters and asked him If he
had ever seen them before. The wit
ness said he had never seen the papers
before. 1t developed that the papers
were specimens of his handwriting
made by Molineux in the presence of
and at the request of the district attor-
ney.
After hearing one more witness,
court adjourned.