Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-07
End of the Second Trial of the
Molineux Murder Case is
in Sight
A GOOD DEFENSE is MADE
Evidence introduced Today Tending to
Show That Harry Cornish and Not
MoIineux Mailed the Poison Pack
age Which Caused the Death of Mrs.
Adams-Defense Closes Case.

MollneuX trial rested Its case at l2.b6.
New York, Nov. Mrs. Anna C.
Stephenson, who testified in the trial
of Roland b. Molineux, yesterday, that
to the best of her belief Harry S. Cor
nish was the man who mailed the poi-
son package, was the first witness to-
day. She testified it was not true, as
reported, that she did not recognize Cor
nish until he was pointed out to her in
court Professor Herman G. Vulte, OF
Columbia University, testified that
Molinuex was in his company until the
afternoon the day the poison package
was mailed.
Henry c. Lockwood, postoffice clerk,
corroborated Mrs. stephenson's state
ment that the package was mailed on
the Broadway side of the postoffice.
Several witnesses testified to the ease
with which they were able to purchase
cyanide of mercury at drug stores Ex-
Governor Black sumbitted table to
show that, altho written exhibits were
made upon several thousand individual
letters, the prosecution has based it's
contention that Molineux wrote them
all upon similarity found In some
seventeen letters. That closed the case
for the defense.
The state called Joseph Farrell, the
missing Newark detective as the first
witness in rebuttal The trial adjourned
until Monday, when the arguments
will be made.
New York. Nov. THE greatest sem
sation of the second trial of Roland B..
Molineux, charged with the murder OF
Mrs Adams, came late Thursday when
Mrs Hannah Stephenson, the wife of a
Brooklyn policeman, was called to the
stand by the defense and testified posi-
lively that Molineux was not the man
who mailed the now famous poison
package at the general postoffice on the
evening of Dec. %, 1898. Then the wit
ness partially identified Harry Cornish,
who was asked TO stand up In court. as
the man whom she saw standing IN
front of her in the line at the postoffice
and holding In his hand a package ad-
dressed to 'Mr. Harry Cornish, Knick-
erbocker." That was all she saw. Her
Identification of Cornish was not posi-
tive. She said he looked very much
like the man. but hesitated before, re-
plying affirmatively when asked II she
did not think he was the man. The wit
ness accounts of her -ovements on the
evening of Dee. % and her reason for
not appearing at the first trial were
given in detail.
+ The prosecution cross-examination
brought out the fact that Mrs. Stephen
SON had suffered from attacks of nerv
1,,sft tn, 10 fyxn
years and had carefully read the details
Of the former trial. The questions of the
assistant attorney tended to show that
an effort would be made to prove insan-
ity or delusion under hysteria. 1t is also
probable that an effort will be made to
prove an alibi for Cornish.
The witness, under questions by the
prosecution, said there We're three
stamps on the package, and when
shown the wrapper with five stamps on
it in two rows, said she might have
overlooked the lower row.
Mrs. Stephenson was on the stand
when court adjourned for the day. 9th
er witnesses were handwriting experts.
who all testified that Molineux did not
write the address on the poison pack
age. A clerk in a drug store testified
that he had sold bromo-seltZer to Corn
ish; also to Mrs. Rogers. Miss Miller,
the clerk In the store where the bottle
holder was purchased, testified that she
sold the holder late in the evening. Her
evidence was corroborated by man
who was in the store at the time. The
prosecution has held that the holder
was purchased early in the afternoon.
Miss Miller positively swore that the
man who bought the holder was not
Molineux. The trial will be continued
today