The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-31
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1T is signed with my name"
Tell the jury why you wrote that let
ter
Il hurt my groin exercising and saw
the advertisement of the salve and wrote
Tor it,
Two of the disputed writings letters
also asking for patent medicines and sign
ed III. Cornish" are written on similar
paper and are among the writings Molin-
eux said he never wrote or saw.
Molineux could not tell where he wrote
the Burns letter. nor did he know where
he obtained the paper.
Replying to Mr.. Black witness said the
first knew he was suspected of the death
of Mrs. Adams was on January 2, 1889,
when. a reporter told him the police were
looking for him He and his father, Cen
Molineux. with the reporter. went to Cap
tain McClusky. He gave the police his
address and telephone call and promised
to obey any message sent to him. When
detectives called upon him in Newark, he
took them through the factory, told them
to make any searches they wanted to and
gave them all the personal measurements
/ they asked for.
There was some further questions along
this line, Molineux replying directly to
each question and his counsel then said.
'-Now ] ask you again, do you know
anything of this crime?"
absolutely nothing
You are not guilty of this crime?'
u am absolutely innocent OF any part
or knowledge of it,
With this question and answer before
the jury, Ex-Governor Black announced
the close of the direct examination.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
conducted the cross examination Moll-
neux said he went west when he was
16 years old because of the divorce suit.
He did not know how the suit resulted
Was this matter of such little i'm
x-aH
that you did not find out what happen
ed to the suit in which you were 50
much interested? The persons in the
suit were your friends and
At this point Justice Lambert inter
| rupted Mr. Osborne He spoke in a low
4 tone. but Mr.. Osborne turned and said:
! L cannot cross examine this witness if
your honor interrupts me-"
Justice Lambert replied: Il shall in
terrupt you whenever you break the
rules"
Mr. Osborne withdrew the question.
Replying to the assistant district at
| torney. Molineux said he had full charge
of Hermann & Co.'S color department
| quently made experiments with colors
Although he had studied chemistry, he
had never heard of cyanide of mercury
until after Mrs Adams death; it was
an extremely rare poison. He knew ano
had boxed with Joseph Farrell Git was
Farrell who testified at the last tria
that he saw MolineuX near Hartgeden'
store where the bottle holder was
bought about the time the prosecution
alleges the holder was purchased.) Ask
ed about Mamie Malendo, witness saiC
she had access to his room in the New
ark factory only when she was SEN
there. When the defendant gave up hi.
residence in Newark he went to the
Knickerboclxer Athletic club to live
WAS H. c. Barnett among your
friends Thereof asked Mr. Osborne.
Yes. All the time I was there my
room was on the same floor with him.
Molineux did not know Barnet wa:
seriously ill, he said. until he was tolC
he was dead The witness gave the dats
of his marriage as November 20 1898
and in reply to a question as to whether
it was sudden. he declared that he haf
been enga ged since September. He die
ne. remember where he had seen th'
Burns advertisement.
David N Carvalho is your expert OF
hardwriting2" asked Mr.. Osborne
Il have no expert on handwriting"
Did not you and Mr.. Weeks anC
Carvalho examine thousands Of piece,
of writing and try to think of some on
who had hostile feelings alike to Bar
nett md Cornish"
I believe Mr.. Weeks consulted witt
several handwriting experts. I hav
discussed this case and the charg
against me in all its phases with MI
Weeks"
Recess.