The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-10-17
Second Trial of Man Once Sentenced
to Death in New York.
THE CASE NAY BE DELAYED
Has Love and Hate and Poison and
Death in 1t, and Marvellous Re-
prieve.

New York, Oct. 15.--After months
and months of delay the case of Ro-
land B. Molineux, whose trial re-
suited in his conviction ana sentence
to death for the murder of Mrs Kate
Adams, came up for second trial to-
day in the criminal bench of the su.
preme court. Both sides were fully
represented by counsel, and it was
manifestly the desire of all concern
ed to have the trial proceed at once
Owing to the continued illness OF
Judge Barrett, however, and the diff
ficulty in finding a satisfactory sub
stitute, it is not improbable that the
case may be delayed for few weeks
longer. Molineux was in court, and
from his appearance his two years
of prison life have not impaired his
health.
District Attorney Osborne, who
leads the prosecution, appears conf
dent that he will be able to secure a
second verdict Of guilty. Friends OF
the prisoner, however, together with
many outsiders who have closely fol
lowed the famous case, declare that
Molineux's freedom is already as
sured; that the case of the state has
already been considerably weakened
by the death or disappearance of sew
eral important witnesses and that
the present trial will be a short one.
The crime of which Molineux is &C
cused is one of the most remarkable
and deepest laid of the century. AS
an active member of the Knicker-
booker Athletic club, Ilolineux was
intimate with Henry G. Barnet, a
wealthy member of the club and a
club. The two men we're both infatu
ated with Blanche Cheesebrough, a
handsome young woman who gained
favorable notice in musical circles
first as a choir singer and later as q
singer in concerts. Molineux, accord
ing to testimony, first proposed mar
riage to Miss Cheesbrough in the
spring of 1899 She refused him and
showed a preference for Henry 6
soning of Barnet. His body was dis
A little later, Molineux, after quar-
rel with Henry Cornish, the physica
instructor of the Knickerbocker Ath
letic club, resigned from the club ant
became a member OF the New York
Athletic club After leaving the
Knickerbocker club, MolineuX gave
his room to Barnet, still his warmest
friend, apparently, but his most sue
cessful rival.
In November 1899, Barnet was TAX
en- i'll, after swallowing some med1
cine which came to him through the
mail and which was supposed to be
sample of Kutnow powder. His i'll
ness resembled diphtheria, but later
it was discovered that he had beer
poisoned with cyanide of mercury
which was mixed in the powder SEN
through the mails. Molineux did no
call to see Barnet during his illness
nor did he attend the funeral of his
best friend, but Miss Cheesebrougf
attended the funeral and for a few
| days afterWard dressed IN Dlack. 1W'
weeks after Barnet died Molineu'
married Miss Cheesebrough.
The fact that Barnet was poisoned
did not leak out until after the dealt
of Mrs. Adams. 1t was known tina
cyanide of mercury was in the pow
der sent to him, but it was supposed
that he died of diphtheria, as the ply
sician's certificate stated. 1t was tn
purpose of the club members to pre-
vent scandal in the club If posslbl
and the matter was hushed up. Thel
came the poisoning of Mrs. Adams II
an attempt to poison Harry Cornish
it was said, the man whom Moli1eu
hated. bottle of bromo settler wa
sent to Cornish through the mail.