Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-31
MOHneur
Tells His Stow.
Fist Witness Called for he Defense Cro1cd That Thsonqed
Criminal Cousi Largest EUes Seen 7here-Erha Po.
htenlen on Hand Seemed 10 Tell Straight S,ory-
eli Srieen He Visited Utah and MEXICO

| IL burt my groin exercising and saw
the advertisement Of the salve and
wrote for IT,"
Two Of the disputed writings letters
also asking for patent medicines and
signed III, Cornish" are written on
similar paper and are among the writ
lhgs Molineux said he never wrote or
saw
Molineuk could not tell where he
wrote the Burns letter nor did he know
where he obtained the paper.
WHEN FIRST SUSPECTED,
Replying to MIR. Black, Molineux said
he first knew he was suspected OF the
death OF Mrs. Adams on Jan. a, 1899,
when a reporter told him the police
were looking for him. He and his
father, Gen. MolIneux, with the 'repor-
ter went to Capt. McCluskey. He gave
the police his address and telephone
call and promised TO obey any message
sent 10 him. When detectives called
upon him In Newark. he took them
through the factory, told them TO make
any searches they wanted TO and gave
them all the personal measurements
they asked for
Now, Molineux, ask you again, do
you know anything Of this crime?'
asked Mr.. Black.
Absolutely nothing
You are not guilty OF this crime?"
II am absolutely innocent OF any
part OF it,"
With this question and answer before
the jury, Mr.. Black announced the
close Of the direct examination.
UNDER CROSS EXAMINATION.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
conducted the cross examination. Moli-
neuX said he went west when he was
l6 years old because Of the divorce suit.
| He did not know how the suit resulted
| Molineux said he had full charge Of
| Herman a Co.'S color department and
| told Of the chemicals used He fire.
quently made experiments with colors.
| He never heard OF cyanide of mercury
until after Mrs. Adams death; 1t was
an extremely rare poison. Asked about
Mamie Melando, Mollneux said she had
access TO his room In the Newark fac
tory only when she was sent there.
When the defendant gave up his resi-
Knickerbocker Athletic club TO live.
Was II. c. Barnett among your
friends there?" asked Mr.. Osborne.
Yes. All the time was there my
room was on the same floor with him."
Mollneux did not know Barnett was
seriously IN, he said. until he was told
he was dead
David N, Calvalho is your expert on
handwriting, is he not?" asked Mr.. Os-
borne.
II have no expert on handwriting"
"Did not you and Mr.. Weeks and Mr..
CarvalhO examine thousands of pieces
Of writing and try 10 think Of somesue
who had hostile feelings alike TO Bar
nett and Cornish?"
II believe Mr.. Weeks consulted with
several handwriting expects. have
discussed this case and the charge
against me in all its phases with Mr.
Weeks"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the crowd
seeking admission was larger than In
the morning. When Molineux took his
place again the witness chair, Mr.. Os-
borne asked II he had read the Cornish
and Barnet letters. MolIneux said he
was not sure that he had read them
or seen the photographs Of them before
last Friday. He had consulted with
Mr.. Weeks about them and he had dis
cussed with Mr.. Weeks the question as
to who could have feeling against
Cornish and Barnet.
did you not suggest Hsrpster as be-
ing such manT'
II think Hapster's name was msn-
toned"
Ibid you send for Mr.. HeIles TO talk
to Mr.. Weeks?"
II did. / thought he might be able
l..A. 40 ami
there might be In the club. l also
wanted him to convince Mr.. Weeks that
| had no enemies in the CLUB"
Molneux said that II he had been
able TO think OF anyone with common
hostility TO Cornish and Barnet he
would have notified the district attor-
ney at once. The last time he saw
Mamie Melando was In January, 1888.
He knew Robert A. Cellar and saw him
last In the Toombs In August, 1899.
''Did you hear Mamie Melando testify
at the last trial?" asked Mr., Osborne.
An objection 10 this question was
sustained, as was a second objection
when Mr.. Osborne tried 10 get In q
question regarding the statement made
by Miss Melando that Molineux had M
terlaced crescent paper In his desk.
TESTIMONY NOT ADMISSIBLE.
81 have ruled that the testimony re-
ferred 20 Is not admissible here" the
court said, "and do not intend that II
shall be admitted II / can help It.
The defendant denied that he told
Cellar 10 send Mamie Melando to Mr..
Weeks office and said he did not know
that she had been called there.
Mr.. Osborne succeeded In getting all
Of Mamie Melandos evidence at the last
trial before the last jury. He asked;
"Did you ever hear Mamie Melando
say outside OF the testimony she gave
M the last trial that she found six
sheets Of that blue crescent crested
paper in your desk?"
Mollneux replied NO"
Mir. Osborne incorporated In all other
questions all the statements made "
Miss Melando at the former trial.