The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-21
NOL|NEUX AGAIN
 PLACED ON TRIAL Court nCaIIs Down. the Pros,
 Gcufing Attorney MUST PROVE ASSERTIONS 
Doctor Used as First Witness and Says He Saw Suspicious Ap- pearance" In the Throat of
 the Dying Woman.

New York. October 2o-The jury for the trial of Roland B. MoIineux, charged with the murder of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams was completed today. Assistant District Attorney Osborne this afternoon made his opening address Tor the state. after which the taking of evidence com menced.
 Speaking of the absence of certain wit nesses whose evidence he wished to ob- tain. MT. Osborne said that. although the defense had the right to take the evi- dence of absent witnesses. the prosecu. ton did not have that right There were witnesses out of the state who would not attend for him, and if the defense did not produce them he intended to comment on their absence.
 Not now" interrupted the court
 Continuing, the district attorney recited the details of the case, and speaking Of Cornish said:
 You gentlemen may think II was fool ish of Cornish to give the contents Of d bottle received in that way to Mrs. Adams"
 That is drawing on the imagination Of the jury" interrupted the court
 Must Explain to Jury.
 The assistant district attorney, after explaining the nature of different poisons. was advancing theory as to the efforts at secrecy made by the poisoner when the court interrupted him again:
 You can tell the jury" Justice Lam- bert said what you will prove, and not the deductions you want them to draw"
 q expect to prove those facts, your honor" MT. Osborne replied
 ''Very we'll" ruled the court, prove them, and let the jury draw their own deductions.
 At the conclusion of his address, which lasted over an hour and half, MT. Os- borne asked for an adjournment until 1 tomorrow morning, which was denied. He then called Dr. Edward F. Hitchcock the first physician to see Mrs. Adams after she was taken i'll. The doctor said he saw a suspicious appearance" in the throat of the dying woman, and adminis- tered whisky, but without effect. He put about one-sixth of a grain of the stun from the promo se1tzer bottle on his tongue and detected hydrocyanide acid. Traces of mercurial poisoning were on Mrs Adams lips Dr. Hitchcock identified piece of paper as the one that Cornish gave him at the Knickerbocker Athletic club. It was admitted in evidence.
 Bottle Holder Admitted.
 The bottle holder and bottle were also admitted, after the witness said he saw them on the dining table in Mrs. Adams flat Under cross examination he said he gave Cornish no antidote for the poison, but nitrate of bismuth to relieve the stomach irritation complained of. Cornish was sick until he reached the street, the air reviving him. Mir Osborne then pro- duced Harry F. Cornish who told of the receipt of the poisoned package at tho club house on December 4. 1899. It was put on his desk by one of the clerks. He tore off the wrapper and threw it away. Later at some one's suggestion he picked the paper up and wrapped it around the package again. He told of speaking of the anonymous gift at dinner that evening and said Mrs. Rogers sug- gested that he bring it home and give her the holder, the description of which seemed to match the silver on her toilet table. The trial was adjourned until to- morrow.