The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-01

Replying to Mr. Black, AIolineux said
he first knew he was suspected of the
death of Mrs. Adams on January 2 1888,
when a reporter told him the police were
looking for him. Almost at the Same
moment his father, General Moiineux ar
rived at the place he was boarding wirt,
his wife He and his father w:5l tho
reporter, went to see Police Captain nic-
Clusily lie gave the police his al Iress
and telephone call, and promised to hey
any message sent TO him. When detec-
stives called upon him in6Newart he louL
them through the factory. told them 70
rnai5cssi.ny. search they wanted to make.
and gaze them all the personal measure
inents they asked for There Wee some
further questions along this line, Mu.j-
nerx replying directly to each, ana his
counsel then said:
Now Molineux. / ask You again do
you know anything Of this crime2"
Absolutely nothing.
You are not guilty OF this crime7''
Il am absolutely innocent Of any part
or knowledge of it,
With this question and answer hetore
the jury Ex-Governor Elack anao ilced
the close OF The direct examination.
MOLINEt+X ROSS-EXAIINED.
assistant District Attorney Osborne con-
Quoted the cross-examination. Aioiineux
said he went West when he was sixteen
years old because Of q divorce suit. He
did not know how the suit resulted. He
lad never heard of cyanide Of mercury
,inti, after Mrs. ADAMS death: it was an
extremely rare poison.@ Iie was fond5ofs
athletics and knew and had boxed witt
joseph Farrell lit was Farrell who testi-
fled at the last trial that he saw Moli-
l;eux ,1eal. Haltdegea's store. where the
Hottie holdcr#was bought. about the time
tile prosecution alleges the holder was
TurctaseC)-
Asked about Mamie AIelando Moinepx
said she had access to his room, in the
Newark factory only when she was SEN,
there. lie said II. c.. Barnet was his
fiiend, He did moi know Barnet was So
riorslv III, he said. until he was told
he was dead
The witness gave the date OF his mar
,:age as N,ovembnr % 1898. and In reply
Ito q. question as to whether it was sud-
den he declared that he had been en-
rare,l since September. He did not re-
vertisement.
..Inasid N. ca1valho is your expert on
handwlitins2" asked Nj. osborne
- haze no eSnert on handwriting" AIr.
AIniineux8 replied.
IN IMMENSE CROWD.
AZ tile afternoon session the crowd seek
ing admission was larger than it was IN /
tiie morning. When Nolinenxz took his
r7lace again in The witness chair AIr. 0s-
borne asked if he had read the Cornish
ard Barnet letters
AlplineuX1 said he was not sure that he
had read them or seen the photographs
OF them before last Friday He had con-
suited with Mr.. Weeks about them and
ie had discussed with Mr.. Wee'ss the
questions as to who could have il-feelingE
re:,s4i;,st Cornish and Barnet.
lid YOU not suggest FIarpster as be-
irG stich a MANI
y think lIarpster's name was men
tiaaetl.
Molinerx@ said that if he had been ah'e
90 think of any one with q common hos
.tiliiv to Cornish ara Ra~net he would
lsave notified the district attorney atonce.
The last time he saw Mamie Nalando, i
#plle. Of tie New. Jersey witnesses. who re-
fused 10 come to New York to testify a t
stliis trial was in January. SIS
hid YOU hear Mamie NIean1o testify
ar#th elast trial?' asked Mr. Osborne.
The obligation Of ire defense To this
question was sustained. as vas 4 second 4
objection when AIR Osborne tried TO get
Il: uusstion regarding the statement
-4,:,ad ~ Miss Nara,,tl, tl,:lt 1Fnlt7ety had
iilterlaced crescent paper in his desk,
- haye ruled that the testimony re-
.f.rrssl to- is not admissible here the court
said Il do not intend that it shall be
admitted if can helr
RTTT. OSBORNE WON.
MI. Osborne succeeded. however. in get
4ia:, Ill Of Manic NiAlandoss evidence at
5tIlc last trial Before the jury. He asked: /
.,AIr 6toiineux di,7 ynn eyer hear what
Mamie NIeiando said outside OF the t4sti-
r.,ons She gave. at he laststra!, that#she.
found six sheets OF that blue crescent
crested paper in Your desk y
A1oineuS6 replied: No.
Mr.. Osborne INCORPORATED i'll other ques
tons all the statements made by Miss
Meando at the former trial.
Justice Lambert permitted Ex-Governor
Eiacli to have it notei in. the minutes
;lI.,r# COUNCIL read his questions from The
minutes Of tire last trial.
The8rrosecution then asked about meet
ing with Farrell. Who IS detective.
MoineuS recalled meeting Farrell on De- y
cesl1ber, 81 1855 the day the bottle-holder
was horSht Then Mr. Osborne tried to
get Nolineux# say that he had net
Farrell and that Farrell had said he
could sweal. that he met Nnl;neuN on
the street on the 2ist OF December. and
that he was not wearing. 4 rcd beard
AiclineuS said he met Farrell and talked
over the meeting Of December 2ts St bur
he would not agree that the red beard
had been mentioned.
OSBORNE MINIS AGAIN..
And did you think it was 50 Very i'm
portant a matter that YOU did not ask
Farrell how he could Identity you?.'
1T was not of the slightest IMPORT
aiice.' said NcInerS.
Ex-Governor Black made frequent oh
jections while ATolineux# was being aues-
toned along this line
Nr. Osborne adonted tactics IN setting
before the jury the statements given st
the last trial by Farrell.
NIolineux denied that Detective Guild
of the Newark police force. had ever
sst,ten money to Mamie Aielando on be-
hair Of either NIelineux or his family
do YOU claim that you got that blue
panf, with the i71terfaceds crescent AT the /
Waldorf-Asto 2. sir Osborne asked.
II do
THE Burns LETTER.
Then Air. Osborne showed him the
Burns letter which MolincuS had adj
,ritted he wrote but the prisoner could
not be got to admit that he wrote the
letter. in Newark although it was post
marked there.
MolineuN did not want to. admit that |
lie could write vertically and when Mr.. /
Osborne showed him the word ..oblge.'
written in this manner by him. he still |