The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-21

Assistant District Attorney Osborne
 Makes Ills Opening Address-Speaks
 of the Absence of Certain Witnesses Whose Testimony He Wishes to Ob- l taIn-COrnish on the Stand.
 New York, Oct. 2O.-The jury for the trial of Roland B. Molineux. charged with the murder of Mrs. Catherine J. Adams, was completed to-day by the selection of William F. Haring, steam filter, and Judge Lambert, having sat- isfied himself as to the fitness of Ed ward Loveless to act as a juror, As sistant District Attorney Osborne this afternoon made his opening address. 1 Speaking of the absence of certain wit nesses, whose evidence he wished to obtain, MT. Osborne said that although the defense had the right to take the evidence of absent witnesses the prose cution did not have that right. There were witnesses out of the state who would not attend for him, and if the 1 defense did not produce them he intend ed to comment on their absence
 Not now" interrupted the court Continuing, the attorney recited the | details of the case and speaking of Cornish said: You gentlemen may think it was foolish of Cornish to give the contents of a bottle received in that way to Mrs. Adams"
 ] That is drawing on the imagination of the jury" interrupted the court The assistant district attorney after explaining the nature of different per- sons was advancing a theory as to the 1 efforts at secrecy made by the poisoner, when the court interrupted him again: | You can tell the jury Justice Lam bert said, what you will prove, and not the deductions you want them to make"
 T expect to prove these facts, your honor" MT. Osborne replied
 l "Very we'll" replied the court; prove them and let the jury draw their own | deducations."
 At the conclusion of his address, which had occupied an hour and half, MT. Osborne asked for an adjournment until tomorrow morning, which was denied. He then called Dr. Edward F. Hitchcock, the first witness to see Mrs. Adams after she was taken i'll. The doctor said he saw a suspicious appearance in the throat of the dying woman and administered whiskey, but without effect. He put about one-sixth of grain of the stuff from the promo seltzer to his tongue and detected hy- drocyanic acid Traces of mercurial poisoning were on Mrs. Adams lips. Dr. Hitchcock identified a piece of pa per as the one that Cornish gave him as the wrapper that enclosed the bottle and holder when it reached him at the Knickerbocker Athletic club. It was admitted as exhibit A. The bottle holder and bottle were also admitted in evidence, after the witness said he saw them on the dining table in the Adams fiat. The witness said he was sure one of the cyanides caused the death of Mrs Adams Under cross examination he said he gave Cornish no antidote for the poison but nitrate of bismuth to relieve the stomach irritation complain ed of Cornish was sick until he reach ed the street, the air reviving him. It was 4:30, the usual time for ad- iournment in the criminal court. when counsel were through with Dr. Hitch cock, but Justice Lambert called for the next witness, and MT. Osborne pro- duced Harry F. Cornish. He told of the receipt of the poisoned package at the club house on December "A, 1899. It was put on his desk by one of the clerks. He tore off the wrapper and threw it away. Later at some ones suggestion he picked the paper up and wrapped it around the package again. Then he told of speaking of the anony- nous gift at dinner that evening. The trail was adjourned till tomorrow.