Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-23
TIE NOLIHEUX TRIAL
VINO VS. THE STRANGER THAT
T,5nnD TIE LETTER noS:
GAVE THE NAME OF CORNISH.
7hc Keeper OF the Place snss II
Was Neither Cornish Nor ,rolincu..
handwriting Experts fcs.if,-ra-
rcrs admitted in Evidence.

NEw YORK. October Or. L. Stale
,5ofa- WIS the iii'St witness at to-day's
SESSION " me Moiincux trial. The witness
Emitted mat he WAS present as an expert
n. .ac prosecution and had received up
tegh.# H@ 1850, Asked by former Gov
sar Black L these facts had anything IL
Cv.tgh The loss of his notes since IN.
M riaI and his inability to remeInbe.
vaat was sai& by Mrs. Rogers and Corn
Isl IN Potter said he could not accoua,
70. t.o loss Of his notes.
Used CORNlSlI,S NAME
Atae- Police Captain George McCIusky
5r8 identified exhibits Of haI .idng ana
toa IS his submitting them 70 experts
J va J. Koch, tho keeper OF the letter
bn place said that in Jrne OF 1889, he
received Il lester signed Roland E. Molin-
euz. asking the cost Of a private letter
ba& 33e sent . circular containing his
ru,es and terms to MoiiEeux IN Newark.
Llr young man came 10 his place OF
tsesa and hireG q letter box The young
u.sa a.eo him the name OF II. Cornish.
Cornish who was standing in The bod.
,. 1ae court room, stood up. is that the
r wla hired the letter box. asked Mr.
Csarae.
I'D oms defendant here hire letter
Eaa YOU. Ex-Governor Black ask
Cd
Caa.ies j. Alien, chemist in the color
lgae 0c II Constant & Company. was
.ale5ta tell oG his association with AIolin-
eva m Norris Herman & Company's color
house IN Newark. He said NoliEeux had
use II the laboratory.
MD gou write this letter." asked Mr.
Osborne showing witness 9 paper and en-
1eole
.r .-7 T-..o+, - 49,, ,.;.s =. - - :,
e if al Air NoiineuN's request NV I'M
ta3s anpear under his name
The iette" was offered in evidence after
.iE Osborne had explained that it was
the letter iiock received asking for tie
Magazine studies, and to which he replied
II enclosing his circular. giving. among
other Things, the terms for a private box.
EN-Gorernor Black objected to the ad-
mission OF the letter. Justice Lambert
reserved his decision
WRITTEN By SAME HAND.
" J. llirsIey, the handwriting expert,
identified some OF Molineuxs writing and
tScn declared that the So-called Harpster
letter written 10 Frederick Storms & Com
IaGy in Detroit, WIS written by the same
hand.
AIr. Osborne offered the letter in evi
d@nee and eE Governor Black objected
or TIE grounds that it is incompetent un-
90 l-i- bIil3 tl iES court or ADpea Is.
and that II tends 10 connect ana accuse
The defendant OF a crime other than thai
Tor which he is on trial.
Justice Lambert overruIed the objection
and the letter was read 10 the jury.
kiusley testified that in his opinion
Moiueux wrote that letter and also
hree others giving the address 1870 Broad
FaE, signed II. Cornish, and asking for
'@nplcS of patent medicines
LETTERS ADMITTED.
An were admitted in evidence, despite
oajections OF counsel. Among the letters
identified by Iinsley We're several of the |
s2-called Barnett letters.
Justice Lambert admitted them as STAN
lard Of handwriting
Rudolph Meiles testified that at the re- |
Guest Of Moineux he wrote to Frederick
81 rns & Company, Of Detroit, asking
about Harpster.
Did Molineux. say to you 'IIarpster IS
the same low-down. vile kind as Corn |
ish2'"
Yes, sir"
The trial viii be resumed tomorrow
morning.