The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02
PROSECUTOR DROPS MOLlNEUX
FAILED To SCORE ON FURTHER
CROSS-ENAMINATION.
History OF Mrs. MOiineuN's Engagement
R'ngs-Nas Her Marriage sudden or
NOt:-Thc bet encc Higgins With Its
Experts adjourned TO Wednesday.

trying any longer 10 trap Roland 3
MolineuN into a situation that would con-
vince the jury that he had hand in the
death Of Mrs. Kate j. Adams, OF whose
murder by poison he stands charged
MolineuN went back on the stand ycster-
day clipper and smiling and apparently
quite willing to cross swords with the
prosecutor once more. His success in a
raking examination lasting almost seven
hours on Friday had nerved him up, and
there is little doubt that he would have
given an equally creditable account of
himself yesterday had an occasion risen
But the occasion didn't arise. The prose-
cutor fooled around Molineux for fifteen
minutes, jumping from one subject TO
another, and not rafting the young man
at all. Once he thought he had him,
Thought he had shown where Molineux
had sworn falsely at the Coroner's inquest
into the death of Mrs. Adams. but Molineux
had no difficulty in explaining his inques,
testimony. and the prosecutor failed 10
score. Then, To the surprise of every
body, ho dropped the witness, and Moli-
neux left the stand triumphant.
No one was a. much surprised at the way
the prosocu threw up his cross-examina-
ton as MolincuX and his lawyers. Mol-
neux couldn't believe that he had heard
Alright. and hesitated about leaving the
chair. Ex-Gov. Black however, beckoned
20 him 10 take his seat and Nolineux lost
no time IN obeying.
IL took twenty policemen TO handle the
crowd that wanted TO get into the court
room yesterday morning. To the great
relief of everybody, many of the women
were kept out entirely. and when Molineux
came III lie didn't have to fight his way
past bejeweled females who stuck their
faces close to his
Molineux looked as though he had had
good nights rest. and when his name was
called out by he clerk he walked in sprig htly |
fashion to the witness chair. The prose- |
cutor began asking questions AT once. but |
didn't follow along the same line that he |
was using when court adjourned on Friday |
afternoon.
eyer az any IT 'rt!on to your wife: A. |
int b nd iaa o1 lay 6efSle th did Coroner
said at lie had paid attention 10 Mis- Blanche |
tLsTo ,nuSl ori.re ! ma;I."d Lcr
attention, to her. bcfoIc your marriage OF Of
cosrse. Now, did he Iay her any attention
He paid Nor such attention as any scntie-
n an pis.t Iay t. q idr.
at, nt n, in tie -rinc Of ,dS and even I"i in
ne summer 81 that year: A. That do no
, Q. Rut You believe that he dido 4. Yes.
Q Didn't Barnet write to her in the spring
and summer of Isa>s \ tlink he did
., You said TIE other day that Miss Chesc-
brough once refused 20 marry you Now,
when was thaF \ That was late in 1897.
YOU that YOU moved 10 Newark 4 moved
here after ! resigned from the knickerbockcr
q. Now. when You became engaged 70
Miss ti"s"hrough. YOU gave her an engage
'nent rins. didn't YOU, A, Certainly did
y. Tell Us who YOU purchased that ring |
'rom' A, From Robert Stowe of ~ John |
street.
The prosecutor produced bill for ring
from this jewe l'r, dated Nov ls 1895 and
asked the witness II that was not tho bin
Tor the ring he gave his wife. Molinaux
said that it was. Then the prosecutor
turned on him suddenly and shouted
When did Barnet die"
:, believe II was in November, lsss, re-
piled Molinoux calmly. despite the fierce
attitude of the prosecutor
o Wasn't it ON Nov. 10 that Barnet died: !
] believe you are right
q And YOU bought this on On cement ring
OH Nov. ~ \. | have said that did
o. You bought tii- ring two months after |
you wor. on gagged and cicNt days after Barnet
will permit me 20 explain things. | think |
Fan do so.
haven't asked you To explain anything
All want you 10 do Is TO answer my ques-
lions. said the prosecutor fiercely.
That bill mentions but one ring when
there were really two" said Molineux
The prosecutor said there had never
been record of any ring save the one lie
had asked about and Moneux acquiesced
But he said, if YOU will let me tell
what want 10 will save YOU all the trouble
of trying to drag il out of me"
i am not trying TO drag anything out of |
you. i want you to tell this Jury If il is
not fact that YOU bought this engagement
ing for Miss thesebrough just eight days {
after Barnet died"
That is quite true" said Molineux, not ,
osing his temper ia the least. and removing
, ring from his finger. This ring he held
lp before the prosecutor and said:
That ring /. ring that belonged to !
very much and in December, 1897, | gave
Il 10 her. When We became engaged she
said that she liked il 50 well that she would :
keep II a. an engagement ring, Later she s
aid she would liz e to use it n wedding !
ing when We We're married So got her
his other ring for an engagement ring.
.; Now. why have YOU never made this ;
'Nnlanato n h"ior"' \ ! n"v"r rot chance '
before the Coroucr'~ Jury TINT the rro-rru,ion
would get hold Of this bin did voug
lid not know whether You had 1t or not h,
On Friday Molineux said in his testimony
iculary sudden, Yesterday the prosccu-
or handed him the following letter. which
Nohn"uN admitted was i'm his Handwriting.
I, NY pfAH SADIE: ! am 10 be married on
'Ncu-" m" from ton next sunday, will YOU not
u i al! very sudden. u romance in fact
M, ,I, ., 50 harry W" 30 10 The Astoria 10 live {
nent cards will be- sent out from there Fv-
use great haste ! know Won ioin with mo :
n my happiness. Always most cordially ,