The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-11
Verdict in MolIneux Case
To-Day.
GOV. BLACKS SPEECH
He Says Not Molineux, but Cor
nIsh Guilty Man.
OSBORNE SPEAKS IN REPLY
His Prosecution Largely Rests Upon
Handwriting Testimony--H Will
SPEAK for Two and a Hal Hours
To-Day. and the Charge and
Case VIII Be Gwen
to the Jury.
OSBORNE SPEAKS IN REPLY

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tBy Associated Press.o
NEW YORK. NOV l1.-The fate Of
Roand u NioltIeux win ha dele. mined
tomorrow. When court adjourned this
fven!ha justice Lambert anfaopnced
thai lie would allow ASSISTANT District
Atto,4qe, Osborne but two hoars and a
i5ali more 10 finish summing UP. wnlch
means that tla court VIII deliser It's
ellasgs@ and the case VIII 80 70 tie jury
dung iae afternoon.
Jite coairt-iocn was crowded to suf-
fadauon when. at The opening Of to-daE7s
te-ssioii. GoNsrnor Back . ose 10 sum
III tor Iflts de4eAsa. Alter q general de-
te4lse Of AiDi4neuS, wildIn, he dec.a4ed,
the prosecution Had usteI.y failed 70 con-
iaell1 IN any way wish the aeath oil MIS-.
A-alils. Mr Back p ssss d 10 s h rs
Instrumentation vi HAIRY C@rn!sn, 10 whose
glii:. and not that OF W ol4neux. n {, 'sae-
cared every circumstance. IN t1eEscase
4tiii0ctfS pointed M0fe than half OF Mr..
I}lsucla s address, Hfl cl Occupied nearly
foEl hours WAS devoted to Corn si.-,
MIR osborl1e based llis argument for
ire iyroS sctlaon to-day largely on the
ieStiiaouy of The landNsittii=s tNp ',ss,7
Which he said. ceaclus1NelN sLAoMea=
Aifine,ix 10 be the wit 7 OF the POISON
package a5iaress and OF tic other DIS
plited eAllibits.
governor Frank S. Black said
t6i,t Rfo!4neuS was a. director OF
.lYts f.fccf.,.,oeller Athletic Cub, where
cornish vas employed. aiolineuN did
I4ot like t0fnisil and nc did mol IKE
IJafpstet He hard many fiisnds IN the
,,3itb and perhaps, fnaay eilfI'liess Cor
risll wrote what Afolinal2x Considered an
linpfbi,tr letter and Molinel1A complained
Was that any reason for NoliIeux
sending III, CQrglssh II qGaltitX OF i9olsan
s4t,ieic4lt t5 li.i ANY msn ia that Gu
,,ei;e,3 Mir. f.lack t.arsliSi iasuiead Mol
i,Iai3x$ ard Al0iinetl2 leahasaa like a gem
tIc,3a,3 REGARDING the diiference of their
stt.tTjil,3@ allt! ia sSed on is bat PROT OF
murder? Nothing eiSe una5 the SIX mas
bacf produced here 70 ina Gaze any mo-
tfga Moiinelx could have for wanting 70
lill5Car'nish
Grant trouble between Cornish and
NAaiirte,iy% occurred mere thail a Year be-
f@fe the potion package apneaisd .No
evidence. has bcen l}re5ented To sh W MAJ
,n ali tfiat time Mol9netx said one uTSlad @ 20
wora or uttered one isnGi3a 2 t9ie
,I,..3ri,4 toward Cornish. All ies evil
7si,cn ii, This case pa.nt5 away from
N4ni3,is.5ls, ana 10 another mzn, s a.
,,,F4tf,,4tr who that man is before 4 SIT
dawr The #ciiSsa points o taar man oust
MS surely as the needle p9inis TO tue
North star.
n Il. I ~
es,:s5 Niliingness to write for the prose
cution when he WAS under Suspicion be
fp,.n3 his arrest. and argued That II Vas
reIaa,-lSafle that tile experts had found
$50, points 4of resemblance in3his writing
ID the disputed Writings As to the
Rarhet letters, lle said:
"A don't know and I#denst care when
or where they We're mailed and MOI
tneax 4iocsn t know. and be doesn't care
4 +.aessiy y,1fataI
,3a174 writing men 4 o show how they diff
fared and how all had admitted under
ci.oss-e.a rait1ation that tllsre We're hun-
4,.a,,s of characters in the disputed and
.car,ratsed writings tilat in no WAY re-
se,nsle each other. Mr.. Black assaNed
;h,i4 IL a man wanted 10 send package
himself 5ile would not need to write
INC aadrasssat all. MY office is fnil=o en- en-
Aei6nes and wrappers addressed to me,
said he.
..f.oold i not take one of those If ]
wanted TO send myself package. MOL
!. Te1I., never wrote that address
ao,st know who did and in my opinion
,l;ts man who wrate it has not appeared
CORNISH THE Man
Coming to tiles8cpnnection OF Cornish
With the ease, Mr. Back declared that
he Was not arguing for the punishment
nf 4fly# one blit that he felt 1t MS duty to
.;ilaw tile whole case to the jury as he,
himself SAN it.
There MAS a crime and there was a
motive. ne said, And tie motive points
20 li#rry S. Cornish
Mr. Black reciteG from the. records the
story ni Ceraish8s divorce his meeting
Nth Mis- Rogers, than separated from
lls' husband, and her late divorce Mrs.
Adams, Sl}'a Rogers mother. was a good
woman, Airs Blaek said. do You think
she Hooked will eorlplacence upon the
conditions iitat prevailed. There is mo-
tiaFa; tie sTea: consuming motive force
for allsthinss The motive Cornish had
against the iis ~ Mrs. Adams compared
to the motive AiolEacnx had against the
life Of . Cornish Was asstha volcano of
martinique 10 the lappins Of the waves
against the Statue Of Liberty in. our own
ifaisiear.
Mr. isiack called attention to the evi-
4patcc gwen. ihas the purchaser OF the
l5otfie-haider in wkich the paiscn was
sest aatd he wanted he q older &. q match
.tls SILVER on a ladv's toilet tataa ard
from that ne atgnea that the purchaser,
knew the pattern. Of Mrs Rogcrs' silver
Cornish. who Was in court. anpearea
~ be li.tle concerned by Mr.. B3arl5.s
MS name was ment on@d he laughed
IL, WAS POSSIBLE
TN. Governor LAX touched lightly on
ne 4ests,rson.. rsvel, ny Mrs. Stepse sen.
ar,t, argued Ia ext a II Sinarv as 1 ap-
,,,.a,-a n and fn,atastsc n Mr.. osbor.e. ny
ralI III. ever III he said was within
,t,t.. totsrds ~ possf Fiji y. He sta I'd III Il
4. was fu reply 10 the prosecution anl
i, no, ii, answer 10 any Gaestion by the de-
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