The Washington times., 1902-10-25
COUNSEL DECIDE THAT
hOuNEUX WILL TESTIFY
Father Insists That Defense
Must Be Made.
HANDWRITING is CONCEDED
Courts Rulings Weaken Prosecutions
Case-Prisoner Did Not Buy Bottle
Holder, Witness Declares.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Roland B. Mo-
lineux will be declared innocent OF
guilty of the murder of Mrs. Kate j.
Adams, IT was made clear today, to the
view the jury will take regarding the
testimony Of the handwriting experts,
representing the prosecution, who have
declared that all of the disputed writ
ings, including the address on the poison
package. are the work Of the prisoner.
The efforts of the prosecution have
failed to show that Molineux bought the
bottle holder, or that he knew how to
manufacture cyanide Of mercury, which
killed Mrs. Adams. This. with the ex-
clusion of the so-called Barnet let
tiers, throws the entire case OF the peo-
pie back on the handwriting experts.
So little faith has the defense in the
ability of the prosecutions experts to
prove that Molineux wrote the address
on the poison package, that today ex-
Governor Black conceded that the ad-
dress on the poison package, the three
Cornish letters and the Barnet letters
are the work of the same person.
This is the point which the biggest
experts in the country have been sum-
moned to prove. and now the defense has
conceded it. From now on the peoples
experts will bend all their energies to
showing that Molineux is the author of
all the writings.
Meanwhile the defense has taken an
other important STEP. There was con-
ference Of Molineux's counsel on Thurs
day night, at which General Molineux
expert for the defense. were present.
General Molinelx insisted that, no
matter how weak the case of the prose-
cution, defense must be made for his
son. After long discussion Of the case
1T was decided to make a complete de-
fense, and tn put Molineux himself on
the stand and allow the prosecution to
cross examine him.
Molineux was acquainted with this de-
cision in court today and expressed him
self as entirely satisfied. So, at the
conclusion of the peoples case. formal
motion of dismissal will be made. When
it is refused, the defense will plunge
into the case.
secret that the prosecutor has been IN
bad shape. The ruling out OF many i'm
portans bits OF evidence by Justice Lam
bert has staggered him. and he realizes
it is going to be very difficult to make
case against Molineux that will en-
tirely convince the jury of his guilt.
c. C. Hughes, the first witness today,
was chairman of the house committee
of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club when
Molineux was member OF The club.
He is great friend of Molineux, and
showed it so much in his testimony that
the prosecutor finally mentioned 1t and
requested him not to keep trying to put
in evidence that he thought might help
the defendant.
Hughes told of rows in the club be-
tween Cornish and Molinehx. His testi-
mony showed the bitter feeling between
the two men.
Emma Miller, the clerk in Hardegen's s
jewelry store in Newark, who sold the
bottle holder on December 81, 1898, was
called. She admitted that she had ex-
acted check for $3.50 from the prosecu-
tion before she would agree to testify in
this State.
The witness did not think she could
identify the man who bought the bottle
holder of her. She gave, however, the
same description of him as at the first
trial; that he was tall and slender, had
a red beard and blue eyes.
Molineux stood up at the request of
Mr.. Black. Witness said very positively
that Molineux was not the purchaser.
John F. Tyrell, the handwriting ex-
pert, was called and his testimony took
up the rest Of the day. He declared
that the same man wrote all the dis
puted letters and then said that Moli
neux was the man. Mr.. Tyrell spent two
hours trying to tell how he made his
dedffctions The i,lrors with hinge ey-