The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-01
Question as to Mamie Melando
and Farrell.
NEVER SAW BOTTLE HOLDER
Molineux Testifles in Calm and Cons
posed Manner-His wife Was Not
Present Yesterday, Nor Has
She Atended the Trial at
Al-Reiations to Cor-
nish and Harpster.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press
EW YORK. October 3l.-Roland B.
TO testify In his own defense against the
charge Of numbering Mrs. katherine j.
Adams. In response to the agest.ons of
1ns counsel, Ex-Governor Black, he de-
clared his absolute innocence OF any part
or knowledge of the crime. and categori-
cally uenled that he had written the Bar
net and Cornish letle4s: that he mad ever
maue cyailue ol mercury. or that he rad
ever seen une silyer bott.e-nolucr. IN
waacn lne lio.son Was sen1 unul it was
GxAlrIl.-u Al court
ne au.4...le.4 4.arlng written and signeo
WIN AIS OWN na..u oIieS ieJ.St aeniAie Aur
q certain l,a,silt re.nsus. oil liie Ad4I.oes
blue l4lteI4aveu Sr,s.elit Iapc.. lu u~nlc..i
VII. l4,dI GA w4lAGn ,-oiIi46a lelle. s
were NIl.teii. a4iu. sd.u ti.tal Ne piucnleu
The paper me Ma.uorI-AseoiAd.s us
bitter u4IIr4 eAces Wl.-. SurnlS.I. WIftcA 10
suited in MS .eatins the AAnleKer.0-k -kef
Alnlellc iCluD, Wee Iela.eu oy MenneuA
wlrnout any apparent reserve.
TIE Wi,nesS sustained uIlmoNed a 1907
Gus cross-eXeimlnatlon by AssisLaht Dls-
1rict Attorney aOspoIne, answering readi.y
all the questions as 10 his past lite. his
relations with Cornish and Barnet. and
tie efforts he and the otner members of
the club had made to discover any one
who lad a common enmity to the two
named.
OSBORNE SUCCEEDED.
The feature of Inc crosse examination
was Mr.. Osbolnes successful effort to
place before the jury the testimony given
at the first trial by Mamie Delando and
Detective Ferrel, which was excluded by
Justice Lambert. Tlrs was accomplished
by the eApedent of framing series OF
questions relative to statements purport-5
ing to have been made by the witnesses
outside of their testimony, but pIactica ly
covering every essential feature of 1t, to
which frequent ans vehement oblections
were made by Mr.. Black.
Throughout this examination and cross
examination Moiineux preserved an un-
r,,f1led and confident demcanor. answering
all questions promptly and even smiling
occasionally when replying TO MS own
III counsel.
The announcement that a defense would
be made. none having been undertaken
at the first trial. and that 8Nolinenx him
self would face his accIsers.7 drew an lm-
mense tilrong to the court room. In the.
afternoon SO great was the crush that
police reserves We're called out to pre-
serve order. and Justice Lambert himself
had the utmost difficulty in securing q
passage through the crowd into the court
room The prisoners wife vas not in
court while he testified. She has not at
tended any session Of the court at this
trial.
MoLINDUX CALLED.
He'd
or Governor Black began his opening
address He kept the promise he made
yesterday and spoke for less than five
minutes He declared the accused man
fnnocent Of any connection with the
crime and promised to show to the sat
3sfaction OF the jury that Molineux new
or wrote any of the discriminating let,
tcrs. or the address on the poison pack
age
ROLAND B. Molineux. take the witness
chair
Replying to the first question of his
,awyer. Moiineux gave hs age as
thirts-six years. told the date OF his
arrest and the length of time he was
in the Tombs and In Sing Sing prison
He said he took a#cdurse in chemistry
in Cooper Union after he left school.
when he was sixteen years old he Went
to Utah and Mexico. He was core
epondcnt in a divorce suit: and it was
shought better that he should leave the
city for while. He returned to New
York Z year later and got employment
3r his fathers firm, Devoe. Reynolds x
Co, paints and colors. He continued
with that firm until he Went TO Newark
es superintendent Of the color factory
of Morris. Hermann & Co He was
.lember OF the. llnckerbocker Athletic
for fy,tn ity.liI
3 when he went TO the New York Athletic
Club. Hen was a member of the Gov
erning Board of the kn.cllerbocker Ath-s
1etic Club.
REPRIMANDED IIARPSTER.
Molineux said he talked to Rudolph
1Ieiles about Cornish. saying he did not
think Cornish was any good There was
no trouble between the witness and
IIarpster. Moineux as a member of the
House Committee was instructed TO re-
!. nrirnand Harpstcr. but there was nothing
serious.
Mr. Black then questioned the dcfen-5
dant as to his movements on December
u 1895. and Molineux said that he went
to Newark, as usual that day, To attend
Al business and returned to New York
fn The evening.
= Ibid bid YOU buy The bettle-holder.'' asked
Mr.. Black. ,,.,,.
.sNo'' replied Molineux
Ibid you eyer see II
NO.
1fnl,ncux said he did not approve of
,co,nis1,s management Of the baths or
the gymnasium lie complained about
4hc horIzonal bar he had TO use. but
Cornish did not carry out his directions
lie made formal complaint about Cor.
r,.h. because he thought Cornish had
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