The Monticellonian., 1902-11-13
ROLAND MOL|N[OX CASE.
The Summing Up In che Noted Murder Case in Progress in
 New York
EX-GOV. BLACK SPEAKS FOR DEFENSE.
He Declared There Was Crime Committed for Which There Was Motive, nnd the Crime, and the Motive Points to Harry ;. Cor nisb.

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 New lork, Nov. 1.-The criminal branch of the supreme court opened to-day upon the closing scenes i'll the second trial of Roland B. Molineux for the murder of Katherine J. Adams on December 2s, 1898.
 An hour before the official time of opening the court, a crowd of more than a thousand men and women thronged the corridors of the crim- inal building and clamored for admis- sion. A special squad of policemen was on duty to reinforce the court squad, and the visitors were forged into lines four deep, and compelled to show their cards of admission.
 At least per cent. were women, and most of them had cards from the jurors or from the lawyers in the case, or from attaches of the district attorneys office. As a consequence, before 9:3O every seat was occupied, the reporters tables were over whelmed, chairs blocked the aisles, and i'll the passageway between the jus tice's chamber and the bench were about 20 women.
 Contrary to general expectation, the proceedings did not open with the appeal of ex-Gov. Black for dismiss sal of the charges against the ac- cused. That WIS the scheduled pro- gramme, but for some reason or other
 
 District Attorney Osborne called out: "Is Mir. Eyeal here?" A voice replied that he was, and at Mir. Osborne's in vitation, Mr. Eveal walked to the wit ness chair.
 Ex-Gov Black protested that the case was closed as far as the taking of testimony was concerned, and the counsel for the defense and prosecu- tion had long, whispered conference with Justice Lambert as to the ad- instability of the testimony.
 Eveal did not testify, and the sum- ming up of counsel was begun.
 In opening his address, former Gov Frank $. Black said that MolineuX .as director Of the kniekerboeker Athletic club, where Cornish was em- ployed. Molineux did not like Cornish and he did not like Harpster. He had many friends in the club and per haps many enemies. Cornish wrote what Molineux considered an improp- CT latter, and Molineux complained of it. Was that any reason for Moli- neux's sending to Cornish q quantity of poison sufficient to kill any man in that club?" asked MT. Black. Cor nish insulted MolineuX, and MolineuX behaved like a gentleman regarding the difference their station and posi- tion. Is that proof of murder??"
 Nothing else under the sky has been produced here to indicate any motive Molineux could have for want ing to kill Cornish.
 "Fhe trouble between Cornish and MolineuX occurred more than year before the poison package appeared No evidence has been presented here to show that in all that time Mir MolineuX said one unkind word or ut tered one uneharitable thought to- ward Cornish All the evidence in this ease points away from Molineux and to another man. 1 shall indicate who that man is before l sit down. The ease points to that man just as surely as the needle points to the north star"
 In commenting on the evidence, MT. Black began with that of Miss Emma Miller, the clerk at Hartdegan's store. who sold the silver bottle holder He said he had to criticise the attitude of the district attorney against that witness. He thought it was unfair to force Miss Miller to ad init that she had been paid $50 for her testimony.
 Do you know why Miss Miller was treated as she was?" he asked. "It was because after she had voluteered to testify, and she could only be brought here as a volunteer, she de- clined to perjure herself. She told the truth Molineux did not buy the bottle holder.
 It was a crime to murder Mrs. Adams" he said but it would be no less n crime to murder this man upon the evidence in this case You are asked to believe that no man can get cyanide of mercury unless he sp- breaches it with mask, and in fact the prosecution asks you to believe that it can only be got in Newark If you want if, you can get it. If any of you want cyanide of mercury get ii when you go to lunch. Or. if you have not time I'll get you enough to poison every man within the sound of my voice, and 1t shall not cost you more than 3a cents"
 Mir Black in his summing up. de- clared there was a crime. and there was motive, and the motive points to Harry s, Cornish"