The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-07
Wife Of a Brooklyn Policeman On
Witness Stand.
WAS IN The posTofFlcE.
After Several More Handwriting Ex.
per,s Who Testify for the Defense,
the Star Witness Of the Second
Trials Put on the Stand.
Cornish viii Try to
Prove an AIibi.
tRy Associated PresS.)

tBy Associated Press.)
NEW YORK November 6.-The create
est sensation in the :second trial of Ro-
i land B. MoineuN.# charged with the n1ur.
der of Mrs. ADAMS, came late to-day
when Mrs. Hannah Stephenson. the wife
8 of Brooklyn policeman was called to
the stand by the defense and testified
positively that AIolineuN was not the man
who mailed the now famous poison pack-f
age at the general postofiice on the eeer-
ing of December 23 lS9S. 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 line at the postotce and hold
ing in his hand a package addressed to
MIR. Harry Cornish, knickerbocker.''.
That was alIsh saw. Fer elentliication
of Cornish was not positive. She said
he looked very much like the man but
heSttated before replying aifirmatively
when asked if she did no link he was
the man. The witnesses account of her
movements on the evening OF December
sd and her reason for not appearing at
the first trial was given III detail
The prosecution on cross-examinaton
brought out the fact that Mrs. stephen
prostration within the last two years.
and had carefully read the details OF
the former trial. The duesti @of the
Assistant Dfstrict-Attorney tended to-
show tnat an effort would be made to-
prove insanity or deluson under hSstaria-
It is also said that an effort will be made
TO prove an aIibi for Cornish Mrs.
Stephenson was on the stand when court
adjourned until Tomorrow.
HANDWRITING EXPERTS
When court opened to-day in the Moli4
neux trial. David N Carvalhc. tho hand
writing expert. who was on the stand
when adjournment was taken last night,
resumed his place in the witness chair.
Ffe said he did not believe that NIolineux
wrote the poisoned package wrapper or
any of the disputed writings. and then
in great detail he explained to the jury
his reasons for his opinions.
After. the recess seven witnesses tes-
titled that MGlineux did not write th0
poison package address. These witnesses
We're Clarence F'oots David w. Torrey.
Samuel! IL. Mcdowell and George D,tn-
can. handwriting experts from banks:
E.. D. Bushnell. who WAS chairman OF
the iNnckerbockar Athletic Club House
Committee and had seen Molneux write.
Professor George CfoldIy. OF Princeton
University, who had correspondence with
A.oinerix. and Samuel Pittincer. cashler
OF the New York Athletic Club.
Mrs. Anna G.. Stephensou.#oi BROOKLYN:
the eagerly ly-a.waited witness. who says
she saw the poison package mailed b. a
man not A1olineuX. was called late in th9
afternoon. Men and women stood on
their seats to see her. but order was
quickly restored in the court room.
SAW PACKAGE NLAILED.
heplyinG tc. a question as TO what sho
did Friday. December % 1898. Mrs Ste
tf
Office in New York to mail a package
and got in line with other persons. d
man in front ef her with a package
aroused her curousity because he seemed
very nervous. and she saw the name
Cornish and the words knicker-
booker cub on the package She said
the man left the gpostoffice and she did
not know where he went after that. The
poison package wrapper WAS snown to-
tha witness. and she said the address,
looked like the one. she saw in the post
Office Mrs. Stephenson said she at
tended the coroner,s inquest and saw
hIoiineux. Shs. was sure h, waa not the
man and told her husband she ought
te, make known her knowledge. ELe pcr>
suade,i her that there WIS no occasions
for her TO mix up5n the matter.
When the trial was She went tn
offer her testimony. but was shut of by
the decision OF the lawyers to offer no
defense Then after Molineux's convic-
ton she sent word OF the evidence She
had to give TO General Aolineux.
rs that the man you saw with the
package in the postoffice2.' asked exc.
Governor Black. as Nlolineux stood up.
..It is not. = said Mrs. Stephenson, with
added emphasis.
..Do you think you could recognize tha
man who mailed the package2'' asked
Mr.. Osborne. in opening his cross-exami.
nation
IDENTIFIES CORNISH
do you say Cornish is that man,
5."T say he looks like him.
Cornish stood UP at the invitation OF
the assistant district attorney. and no
and the witness regarded each other
steadily.
81 rs that the man:,. Mr.. Osborne said.
1T looks very much like him.. Mrs,
Stephenson replied
But is ir2
ITO the best of my recollection 1t IS.
Mrs. Stephenson said IL was at the frse
trial that she first recognized Cornish as
the man who mailed the package. Sho
testified that there were three stamps on
the package and the wrapper was pus
before her. It had five stamps on It. and
witness said she probably had noticed
three o. them which were in a straight
line at the top and had overlooked tho
two lower ones
Replying to questions by the assistant
district attorney. witness said she had
been Ill with nervous prostration. and
that she read all the newspaper stories
OF the death OF Mrs. ADAMS
Witness was asked TO read the wrapper
but said she could not. having left her
reading glasses at home. She denied thAe
her sanity was ever questioned She said
that she had asked for divine Instructions
as to wnat to do in this case. and had
prayed. On direct examination she sai4