New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-07
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TESTIMONY DIsENTANGLED.


examination had converted his direct statement
Mr.. carValho said he had been examining hand
writing all his life. He said he thought he could
find duplicates of the letters in the poison wrap
per in any mans writing If he had fifty or sixty
specimens OF the writing from which 20 pick
them. Mr.. Carvalho picked out sixty examples
in the conceded writings of Molineux where the
breaks on which the prosecution has laid stress
do not occur. He said the breaks were not per-
sistent enough in the conceded writings to be
considered a habit
Now. Mr.. Carvalho," said the lawyer you
answered question here as psychologist You
were asked whether you thought man writing
an address on poison package would try to dis
suse his writing Let me ask you another
psychological question. Do you think a man
sending a poison package to himself would
write the address at all with his own hand?"
Justice Lambert would not let the witness an
sWer the question.
MORE HANDWRITING TESTIMONY
Edward sherer. of the Metropolitan Savings
Bank. testified after recess that he had examined
the disputed writings, and had compared them
with the conceded writings Of the defendant
The conclusion he reached was that none of the
disputed writings made by Moineux
Clarence Foote. cashier of the National Bank
Of the United States. gave similar testimony. as
did Samuel II. Mcdowell, paying teller of the
Bowery Bank
How did you come into this case?" was Mr.
Osborne's first question in cross-examining Mr.
Mcdowell
Mr.. Carvalho spoke to me about IT," replied
the witness.
Q.-Has he an account in your bank? Ale has
DIDO you know when ne spoke TO you about the
case that he was retained by the defence? Al
,o.-And before you made any examination OF
gou AIIeM iilat CaIN Sho was 10 les
writings were by different hands? Al had heard
ment. ] studied the exhibits
David W. Torrey from the Metropolitan Saw
ings Bank expressed his belief that NIolineux
did not write the poison package address.
Richard G. Page, jr.. who has charge Of the
stock transfer Office Of the Western Union Com
pany, told Ex-Governor Black that his exam
ination OF the writings exonerated Molineux.
AS A PAYING TELLER SAW 1T.
George B. Duncan paying teller of the Irving
Savings Institution. said. the others had
said. that the conceded and disputed writings
were made by different hands To Mr.. Os-
borne he said he had not approached the ex-
animation Of the papers with any idea that the
writing on the poison package in a dis
guised hand. He considered it natural. and de-
cided that it did not resemble the other writ
ings in the case.
Thank you. Mr.. Duncan" said Mr. Osborne.
suavely. i won't trouble you any more
Ericsson r. Bushnell a wholesale grocer, OF
40. 40 West End-ave. testified that he was
chairman of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club
house committee, that he knew MolineuX well,
and had often him write. In his opinion
Molneux did not write the poison package ad-
dress.
Professor George Golday, OF Princeton Uni
Versity. said he had had correspondence with
MoineuX and knew his writing. He did not be-
lieVe that MolneuN wrote the disputed writings.
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not made a careful comparison Of the writings.
Samuel Pittnger. cashier Of the New-YOrk
Athletic Club OF which MoneuX was member
Al the time OF his arrest, and Henry D. kehoe,
his assistant. also expressed their confidence
that Molineux did not write the address on the
John h Carney. superintendent Of the cleo
trio light works OF Newark, TESTIFIED that the
electric lights in the streets Of Newark We're
turned on 4:45 y. December p, 1898
the day the bottle holder was bought in
Hartdegan's store.
Emma Miller testified that she sold the holder
after the lamps were lighted, and the boy Ehr-
hardt said ne wrapped it up for her between
80 and > 30 O'Clock.
CORNISH DRANK BROMO-SELTZER
Louis Jacobson who worked in the drug store
AT Sixty-siKth-st and Park-ave, testified that
he knows Cornish and Mrs. Rogers well, and
that ne frequently saw them together. He said
ne had sold bromo- seitzer 10 Mrs. Rogers. Mrs.
Adams lived with Mrs. Rogers and Cornish at
the Adelaide. Sixty-siXth-st and Park-ave., be
fore they moved ia the Eighty -sixth-st. house,
where she died. Cornish in his testimony swore
he had never tasted bromo-seltzer. and Mrs.
Rogers said she had never bought any OF the
stun
DO you know Harry Cornish" asked
Governor Black.
Q.-And Mrs. Rogers A.-Yes; -,
A-Yes on several occasions
Odd YOU sell IL 70 Them? Al did
o-Did Mrs Rogers ever buy ,,a any promo settler
IN q .b9tile from YOU A-she did - -. T.,
o.-Whst sort 81 a bottle A-The : cent SIZE
her 20 cents
Cross-eKamined by Mr. Osborne. jacobson said
he told Mr.. Weeks bout tho sale of bromo
settler TO Mrs. Rogers just after the coroners
inquest He had no chance to tell IT TO "A jury
because no defence offered at the last trial.
The testimony came as a surprise and was uneN-
pected alike by the counsel for the prosecution
and bz the sDe,f ators Jacobson was not shaken
by the Decentralization.
William J. Liell, keeper Of the drug store near
the Eighty-SNth-st. house where Mrs. Adams
died. MAS called. Cornish had testified that he
ran to LieIl's store and Lien gave him aromatic
spirits Of ammonia. Liell corroborated that tes-
How did Cornish look?" Mr. Black asked
He WAS very much excited" replied the Wit
ness
Did he seem sick?'
'No, sir. only excited"
WHEN THE BOTTLE HOLDER WAS
BOUGHT
ar. Osborne had no questions. and the defence
called Barton HUFF travelling salesman, to
oorroborate Miss Miller as 10 the time she sold
the bottle holder and the man TO whom she sold
f. Hun in Hartdegan's store at the time.
What time it, Ex-Governor Black asked.
Il don't know exactly. 1t was after $50. The
street lamps lighted"
Q.-Describe 10 the jury what you saw? A
j went into the store 10 ask the price OF a watch
charm ] in the window. Before I could
attract the young woman behind the counter