The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-21
MOLINEAUX'S
CASE AGAIN
Once More Arraigned for
N.Y. +.
OSBORN : AXES ASPEECH
-
Sew : Times Interrupted by
: Justice Lambert.
Harry Cornish Tells Of the Receipt
of the Bottle of Poisoned Bromo-
seltzer-Dr. Hitchcock
Testifies.

New York, Oct. 2o.-The jury for the
trial of Roland B. Molineux. charged
with the murder of Mrs Katherine j.
Adams, was completed today.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne this
afternoon made his opening address for
the State. after winch the taking Of evil
dence commenced.
Speaking of the absence Of certain wit
nesses whose evidence he wished to OBJ
tain, Mr.. Osborne said that although the
defence had the right to take the evil
dence of absent witnesses. the prosecu-
ton did not have that right. There were
witnesses out of the State who would
not attend for him, and II the defence
did not produce them. he intended to
comment on their absence.
Not now" interrupted the court.
J Continuing. the District Attorney re-
cited the details of the case. and. speak
ing of Cornish, said:
You gentlemen may think 1t was fool
ish of Cornish to give the contents OF a
bottle received. in that way to Mrs
Adams"
That is drawing on the imagination
of the jury" interrupted the court.
Another Interruption.
The Assistant District Attorney, after
explaining the nature of different pol
sons, was advancing a theory as to the
efforts at secrecy made by the prisoner,
when the court interrupted him again.
you can tell the jury Justice Lam
bert said what you will prove and not
the deductions you want them to draw
II expect to prove those facts. your
honor" Mr. Osborne replied.
Very WELL" ruled the court. prove
them and let the jury draw its own con-
clrsfons."
AT the conclusion of his address. which
had occupied an. hour and halt, Mr.,
Osborne asked for an Adjournment until
tomorrow morning, which was denied.
He then called DR.. Edward +. Hitch
cock, the first physician to see Mrs.
Adams after she was taken Ill. The
doctor said he saw "a suspicious appear
ance" In the throat of the dying woman
and administered whiskey. but without
effect. He put about one-sixth of grain
of the stuff from the bromo settler bottle
on his tongue and detected hydrocyanide
acid. Traces of mercurial poisoning were
on Mrs. Adamss lips.
DIR. hitchcock lueIltlieu piSSO Va pc
per as the one that Cornish gave him as
the wrapper that enclosed the bottle and
holder when 1t reached him at the Knick-
erbocker Athletic Club 1t was admitted
in evidence The bottle holder and bot
tie were also identified after the wit
ness said he saw them on the dining ia
Bile in Mrs. Adams's fiat
Gave No Antidote.
Under cross-examiration. he said he
gave Cornish no antidote for the poison
but nitrate of bismuth TO relieve the
stomach irritation complained Of Cor
njsh was sick until he reached the street.
the air reviving him.
Mr.. Osborne then produced Harry F.
Cornish, who told of the receipt OF the
rcisened package at the club house De
ceynber "a, 1899. 1t was put on his desk
bv one of the clerks. He. tore OF the
wrat per and threw 1t away. Later. at
some ones suggestion, he picked the pa
per I'D and wrapped 1t around the pack
age again. Then he told of speaking OF
the anonymous gift at dinner that even
ing and said Mrs. Rutgers suggested that
he bring 1t home and give her the holder
the description of which seemed to match
the silver on her toilet table.
Tho trial was adjourned until tomorrow