The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-11
Superb Struggle Between
Counsel.
Continued from First page.)

Withaus 70 prove that half an inch depth
of the mixture in the glass would have
killed anyone who took it.
Cornish never tasted that liquid, Mr..
Black said.
Mr.. Black then declared the case
against Cornish far stronger than the
case against Molineux.
Every fact in the case" he said,
points to Cornish, and nothing except
the testimony OF the handwriting experts
point TO MolineuX."
Mr.. Black closed at 1925, having spoken
three hours and fifty-five minutes. AS
sistant District Attorney Osborne, in
opening for the prosecution, ridiculed
the theory of the counsel for the defense,
that the death Of Mrs Adams was the
result of a deliberate design by Cor
nish and argued that it would be absurd
to suppose that Cornish would go down
town to mail package to himself.
cit is not disputed by the defense"
Mr.. Osborne went on, ''that the three
Cornish letters and poison package prit-
ing are in the same handwriting. Well,
look at the corner Governor Black has
put himself in by trying to show that
Cornish is the criminal. Cornish must
have taken the address from some parcel,
and then, have got the writer to write
the letters for him, and signed Cor
nish to them. That writer would own
Cornish body and soul, and could hand
him over to the law for conviction and
electrocution. Is it reasonable to sup
pose anything of the kind? If Governor
Blacks words are true" Mr.. Osborne
said, Cornish, without any necessity for
doing so handed over to the authorities
the only means of tracing the crime to
him and his associates, the poison wrap
per, the poison, and the silver holder.
Is that fair reasoning?"
Counsel contradicted Ex-Governor
Blacks contention that Cornish was
shamming sick and read the evidence of
the doctors who attended Cornish in the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club. who said
they found him suffering from an irri-
tant poisoning. The insinuation that
motive for the murder of Mrs Adams
could be found in Cornishs feelings for
Mrs. Rogers, the prosecuting attorney
said, was not worthy of consideration.
All the evidence, he said, showed that
Mrs Adams and Cornish were on the
best of terms, and lie added that there
was nothing against Mrs. Rogers char
acter except the insinuation of the de-
PENDANTS lawyers.
Coming to the question Of motive, Mr..
Osborne went on to show that MolineuX
had attempted to injure Cornish, even
after MolineuX had left the club. and
cited as evidence of the enduring nature
of Molineux's ill-will, the Scheffier letter
written nearly year after his resigna-
ton from the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club and the letter about Harpster,
Cornish's friend, sent to Stearns & Co.
I'VE find" he went on, that Molineux
had the motive. and we find that he had
or could have had the poison. He was
experimenting in the manufacture of
ships paint and one of the uses of
cyanide of murcury is for the manufac-
ture Of ship paint"
Taking up the evidence of the hand
writing experts, Mr. Osborne said, the
testimony of David H. Carvalho, the ex-
pert, called by the defense, proved his
contention that Molineux wrote the
poison package wrapper.
Mr.. Osborne declared that no man
could help seeing the likeness between
the characters of the conceded writings
of Molineux and that on the poison
package He added that the writer dared
not entirely hide his hand or use print
ing characters or a typewriter for fear
of defeating his plan by arousing the
suspicion of the recipient of the pack
age. At 6 o'clock court adjourned till
tomorrow.
Aofr Ia
three hours to finish his address, but
Justice Lambert said he would allow
him only two and half hours. That
will take him to the time for adjourn
ing for lunch, and the afternoon session
will be started with the charge of Justice
Lambert.