Evening journal., 1902-10-25
HANDWRITING
ON THE STAND
Judge Refused to Allow Him
to Use Blackboard While
Testifying
EX-GOVERNOR BLACK REBUEED

New York. Oct 25.-The defense in
the Molineux trial again claimed an
advantage yesterday, when Miss EN-
ma Miller, the woman who sold the
silver bottle holder which accompanied
the poison package sent to Harry Cor
nish, testified positively that Molineux
was not the purchaser Miss Miller
is an employe of Harrigan & Co, OF
Newark, N. J. She said she sold a
silver bottle holder and toothpiclz. She
identified the bottle holder, containing
the Kutnow powder, sent to Cornish as
the one she had sold. Miss Miller said
she doubted whether she could identify
whom she sold the bottle holder to.
Under cross-examination of this wit
ness Counsel Black asked Molineux to
stand up.
Miss Miller, was this the man who
bought the bottle holder?"
'It was not" answered the witness.
Miss Miller said the bottle holder
was purchased by a slender man with
a Vandy beard.
Muof asterday's session was de-
voted & .e examination of a hand
writing expert, who was positive that
the address on the poison package,
three Cornish letters on interlaced
crescent paper, the Barnet letters, ad-
mitted for purposes of comparison
only, and letters admitted to have been
written by the defendant, were all writ
ten by the same hand. John Tyrell
the handwriting expert, was the next
witness CALLED. To Mr.. Osborne's first
question he said he had examined the
three Cornish letters and the address
of the poison package wrapper.
''what do you fnd?" asked the as
sistant district attorney.
81 find that all those writings were
made by the same hand" the expert
replied.
"Have you compared the address or
the wrapper, exhibit a, with the Bar
net letter."
I have. find that one hand wrote
ALL"
"Now tell us in your own way how
you reached that conclusion"
The invitation was the signal fol
the erection of.a large easel and black
board near the witness chair and il
plain view Of the jury. Mr.. Tyrel
took a large sheet of paper and was
pinning it to the board. when ex-Gov
ernor Black protested.
what do you expect to do?" JUS
tice Lambert asked the witness.
'I intend to Illustrate the writings
to show how I made my comparison
and deduced my conclusions"
Excluded" ruled the court
Justice Lambert ruled that whilt
the witness could not use the black
board demonstration at this time. HI
might compare the different standard
of handwriting. Mr.. Tyrell went on t.
pick out single letters in the differen
writings. which. he said. are in ever,
instance that they occur, exactly simi
lar. The witness said he found tn
same peculiarities in all the concede'
handwritings of the defendant.
The jury seemed much impresse
with Mr. Tyrells manifestation an
followed every word he said and ever
movement he made as he picked ou
letter after letter in the poison pacl
age address and found its counterpart
in one or more of the conceded writ
ings of the defendant.
While Tyrell was testifying ex-GoN
ernor Black protested at the waste @
time. 81 think" he said, in an aud
BILE voice, to Mr.. Osborne: "The e.
pert testimony should be limited to 81
months"
"1ll attend to that" said the cour
somewhat sharply, and ex-Governo
Black, who evidently had not intende
his remarks for the courts ear, SO
down abashed.
Tyrell was still on his direct exam
ination when the court adjourned III
til Monday morning.
TWO Missionaries Murdered.