The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-25
M0LINEUX IS TO TESTIFY.
ms FATHER INSISTS ON 1T AND
THE PRISONER AGREES.
pro.eru,ions case Now Hangs solci, on
The Nand~ ri'ing Experts Tes,imon,
witness says MolineuN Didn't Bu,
tho Poison bottle Holder PrOsec,,.
tor In Rad 'hape-Ieromr Goes 10 Help.

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according to how the jury regards TIA.
testimony OF the handwriting experts,
eho. representing the prosecution. have
declared that all of the disputed writings.
including the address on the poison pack
age. are the work Of the prisoner.
The Efforts Of the prescott ion 10 show
nat Mohncux bought the bottle holder,
or tina, he knew how To manufacture cyanide
81 mercury. which killed Mrs Adams. have
failed This. with the exclusion Of the
~ called "Barne, letters throws the on.
I'm" ca-.. of the people back on the hand
writing experts, and so little faith has
tho defenoa in the ability of the prosecr-
mons experts 10 prove that MolineuX
wrote the address on the poison package.
that yesterday ex-C'ov. Black conceded
hat the address on the poison package.
tho three Cornish letters and the Barnet
letters" are the work Of the same person
This is the point which the biggest ex-
perts IN the country have been summoned
% prove. and now the defence has con-
coded II. From now on the peoples OK
perts will bend all their energies to show
ing that MolineuI il the author Of all the
writings
Meanwhile the defence has taken an
other important step. There was a con-
ference Of Molineux's counsel on Thurs
day night at which Gen Molineux and
David y, Carvalho. the handwriting ex-
pert for the defence, were present.
Gen. MolneuX insisted that. no matter
how weak the case of the prosecution. a
defence must be made for his son, and after
n long discussion Of the case it was decided
to make complete defenoa. and to put
Molineux himself on the stand and allow
the prosecution to cross-examinc him
MolineuI was acquainted with this de-
clsion in court yesterday, and expressed
himself A. entirely satisfied. SO at the
conclusion of the peoples case a formal
motion Of dismissal will be made, and when
it is refused, the defence will plunge into
The case
For several days It has been an open
secret that the prosecutor il in bad
shape. He has been staggered by the
ruling out OF many important bite Of evil
dence 10y Justice Lambert. and realizes
that 1t is going to be very difficult to make
a case against MolneuX that will entirely
convince the jury Of his guilt. Yesterday
District Attorney jerome went to his assist
ants aid, and spent most of the day in
court Last night after court Mr.. Jerome
ordered all Of his staff who are concerned
In the Moineu1 case to drop their law
hooks and the mass Of exhibits in the case
and 60 to dinner with him. He said that
hey were overturned and needed relax
alton. They got it as their chiefs guests
Al long and merry meal.
{. {. Hughes, the first witness Yesterday.
was chairman of the House Committee
+ hn ,,,al-. Al.
Moineux was a member Of the club. Heis
a great friend OF Molineux, and he showed
II SO much In his testimony yesterday that
the prosecutor finally ment toned II and
requested him not to keep trying to put
in stuff that he thought might help the
defendant. Hughes told of rows IN the
club between Cornish and Molncux, his
testimony going to show again the bitter
feeling between the two men
Emma Miller the clerk in IIartdegen's
Jewelry store in Newark. who sold the
bottle holder on Dec. n, 1898, was then
called as a witness. She admitted that she
had required a check for $50 from the
prosecution before she would agree To
testify IN this State.
The witness didn't think she could iden-
lily the man who bought the bottle of her,
but she gave the same description OF him
that she gave on the first trial, that no was
tall and slender, had a red beard and blue
ewes Molineux stood up at the request
ot Mr.. Black and she said very positively
that Molineux was not the purchaser.
The prosecutor had difficulty in getting
anything out Of Miss Miller Whatever
her attitude was on the first trial, she was
certainly unwilling to say anything that
would hurt Mollneux yesterday. and this |
he'd TO rather abrupt treatment of her by |
the prosecutor and great many tits be- |
tween counsel. She finally admitted that |
she had said In a statement to a newspaper
hAvZ hA nj. aha lI,,ts
know the man to whom she sold the holder !
u she saw him |
Yes exclaimed Mr. Black, sprin eing TO |
ms feet, you wouldn't know the man who |
bought 1t II you saw him, but you would |
know man who didn't buy it, wouldn't |
you?'
oh. yes"
And this defendant you know posi-
lively. didn't buy IL"
am positive of it,"
The prosecutor made Miss Miller repeat |
her testimony that she sold the bottle |
holder at O'Clock in tho afternoon. He |
wanted TO show that she was mistaken |
and that she sold it between 100 and |
CLOCK IN the afternoon. Detective Joseph |
Farrell, a witness az the last trial who will |
also testify AT this trial. has said that he
net MoNneuN al the railroad station in |
Newark, short distance from Hartdegen's |
store, at o'clock on the afternoon the |
holder was purchased
-" prosecution wants 10 snow that I
MollneuK could have been the man that 1
purchased the holder They got an ad- |
mission from Miss Miller that she began
selling goods that day little after noon,
and that the bottle holder was the eleventh |
al" she made. They also got an admission |
from her that she wasn't at all sure that |
she knew Just when she did make the sale
Eugene Erhardt, boy who wrapped up |
bundles in Hartdegen's store swore that |
n" wrapped mp the bottle holder, which he |
go' from Miss Miller, and that il must have
been some time between 80 and 80 O clock
IN the afternoon when he did il, a. that was
no only hour on that day in which he
wrapped bundles. Mr. Black made a bitter
~ 'acK on this boy, but the boy was match
ior the lawyer and never avered bit
Mr. Black tried to show that the prose-
rlIlon sent girls over to Newark to lure
Erhardt here on the pretcnce that they
would give him good time. and finally
accused the boy of being in a conspiracy
10 90 TO Bergen Point to meet these girls
ana then allow himself to he kidnapped
ana carried across the river to Staten Island
where he would be in the jurisdiction of
: y" court. The boy said this was not true
ne ADMIT ted that such a proposition had
been made 10 him. Then he added:
but ] dropped TO il. They kidnapped |
Mamie M"lando that way. but they couldn't