The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-10-30
IS A FAMOUS TRIAL
MoIineux Case Again Being Reviewed
By New York Court.
DR.. POTTER THE FIRST WITNESS.
Present as An Expert For tho Prose-
cution- Osborne Secures Admis.
sion Of Letters.

New York, Special.-Dr. E. s. Potter
was first witness at Wednesdays ses-
sion OF the Molineux trial. The wit
ness admitted that he vas present as
an expert for the prosecution and ia
received up to this time $1,96O. Asked
by former Governor Black II these
facts had any thing to do with the loss
Of his notes since the last trial and his
ability to remember what was said by
Mrs. Rogers and Cornish. DR.. Potter
said he could not account for the loss
of his notes. After Police Captain
George McCluskey had identified ex-
hibits OF handwriting and told OF his
hubmitting them to experts. Jos. j.
Koch, the keeper Of the letter box
place, said that in June Of 1893, he re-
ceived a letter signed Roland B. Molin-
eux. asking the cost Of a private letter
box. He sent a circular containing his
rules and terms to Molineux in New
ark. Later a young man came to his
place of business and hired a letter
box. The man gave him the name OF
H. Cornish. Cornish, who was in the
body Of the court room, stood up.
as that the 1an who hired the let
ter box" asked MI. Osborne.
ut is not"
did this defendant here hire a let
ter box from you?" Ex-Governor
Black asked.
NO"
Charles D. Allen, a chemist in the
color house Of H. Constant & Co., was
called to tell of his association with
Molineux in Morris, Herman & Com
pany's color house, In Newark. He
said Molineux had use OF the labora-
tory.
did you write this letter." asked
Mr.. Osborne, showing witness a paper
and envelope.
81 did. l wrote it and signed it and
mailed it at Mr.. Molineux's request.
My initials appear under his name"
The letter was offered in evidence af-
Ter Mr.. Osborne had explained that it
was the letter Koch received asking
for the magazine. Studio" and to
which he replied by enclosing his cir.
cular, giving among other things thu
terms for private letter boxes. Ex-
Governor Black objected to the admis-
sion Of the letter, but Justice Lambert
reserved his decision.
|. VIM. J.. Kinsley, the handwriting ex-
pert, identified some Of Molineux's
writing and then declared that the So
called Harpster letter, written to Fred
Stearns & Co., in Detroit. was written
by the same hand. Mr.. Osborne offer
ed the letter in evidence and eX-Gov-
ernor Black objected on the ground
that it is incompatible under the ruling
of the Court of Appeals and that it
tends to connect and accuse the de.
PENDANT of a crime other than that for
which he is On trial. Justice Lambert
overruled the objection and the letter
was read to the jury.
K;nsley testified that in his opinion
MolineuX wrote that letter and also
three others, giving the address. 1920
Broadway, signed III. Cornish" and
asking for samples Of patent medi-
cines. All were admitted in evidence
despite the objection of counsel.
Among the letters identified by Kins-
ley were several OF the so-called Bar
net letters. Justice Lambert admitted
them as standard of handwriting.
Rudolph Heiles testified that at the
request of Molineux he wrote to Fred
erick Stearns & Co., Of Detroit, asking
about Harpster.
did Molineux say to you, 'Harpster
is the same low-down, vile kind N
Cornish?"
Eyes, sir"