The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-25
ANOTHER POINT
FOR MOL|NEUX.
Testimony That He Did Not Pur-
chase Bottle Holder.
HANDWRITING EXPERTS AGAIN
TyrrelI, of Milwaukee, is Positive That
MoIineux Wrote the Poison Package
Address and the Barnet Letters.
Supplied with Photographs.
nv Associated Press

NEW YORK. Oct 22,.-The defense in
the Molneux trial again claimed an ad-
vantage when Miss Emma Miller, the
woman who sold the silver bottle hold
er which accompanied the poison pack
age sent to Harry Cornish, testified posi-
lively that Molineux was not the pui-s
chaser.
Much of to-day's# session was devoted
to the examination of handwriting
expert who was positive that the ad-s
dress on the poison package. three Cor
nsh letters on interlaced crescent paper.
the Barnet letters admitted for purposes
of comparison only. and letters admitted
to have been written by defendant, We're
all written by the same hand.
Mis-, Miller said she sold the bottle
holder submitted 10 her. but doubted II
r.hc could recognize the person to "hcm
size sold it, She admitted that she had
demanded $50 before she would give n .r
testimony. Miss Miller said. replying TO
eA Governor Black, that she remembered
selling the bottle holder in question on
December II, 1865. She sold it to man
With gray eyes and a sandy beard She
was quite sure Mo!ineuX was not the man.
a NEW WITNESS.
Edward lIhrfardt, a boy III the employ.
Of HartdeEcn and Company, testified that
he wrapped upEthc bottle holder sold by
Miss Miller and handed it to the purchas-
cr He is new witness in the case. Ihe
boy refused to attend previous trials and
said he was paid his expenses for at
rearing to-day He said it was between.
80 and a:30 on December q. 1895. that
thS. holder was sold. He could not now
recognize the Durcha ser.
Ic.n F. Tyrreli, of Milwaukee. the
handwriting expert, was the next wit
ness. Each Of the jurors was furnished
with a. book containing Photographic re-
productions Of all the written exhibits
in the case There are sixty-eight Of
them in ALL of which fifty-three are the
conceded writings of Molineux and the
others are the poison packaE Ee wrapper
address. three Cornish letters on inter-
Ia ced cresce.t-crested paper one Of them
the Farpster letter: siX Barnet" letters,
admitted as standards of comparison
only, and five envelopes.
BY THE SANE HAND.
Il find that all those writings were made
by the same hand.,' the eXpart testified.
TyIrell pointed out the similarity of GER
tain characteristics in the writings OF the
,solson package and the HarpSter letter.
He found like peculiarities il the writing
O. the other Cornish letters and of the
rarnet letters that convinced him that
al were the work of the same hand
he Jury seemed much impressed with
Mr.. TsIrell's manifestation. and followed
every word he said and every movement
he made 5as he picked out letter after
letter in the poison package address and
found a counterpart in one or more Q!
the conceded writings OF the defendant.
More than thirty. women sat out hoth
Sc ss.ions of The day. and at least two
asked the court officer in charge OF that
section to reserve their seats for them for
Nnnday.
g.v,rell was still on his direct eXaln-
nation when the court adjourned until
I'clIday morning.