Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-03
hse to Go to the Jury In q Worry
Few Days.
(HE DEFENSE is CONFIDENT.
Verdict Cannot Possibly he Other.
wise Than an Acquittal," Says
one Of Prisoners Lawyers-Os-
borne's Cross Examination,

MoliheuX, who has answered the
,st sharp questions of Assistant Dis
Eict Attorney Osborne's cross exarni-
alton. will learn his fate in less than
week. After Molineux's cross exam
a ON had rested and the second of
% ,Io'ensp's handwriting experts had
,, ...ca an adjournment was taken
b.t, &v:;,0 O'Clock Wednesday MORN
bm,
we have many witnesses to call
e.." former District Attorney Olcott
n counsel for the defense said after
adjournment. but l am confident we
mn close our case on Thursday. After
We are through with the handwriting
Experts our other witnesses will not
hike up much time. Yes, we shall es-
ablish a perfect alibi for the defend
Int. showing that he could not posi-
bly have committed the crime charged
against him.
I'VE shall call Professor Herman T.
kulte, who will tell how Molineux
pent the afternoon of Dec. %, 1893,
with him at Columbia college, so that
be could not possibly have mailed the
boison package, and we will have this
Important witness too.
To Close Thursday.
1--WE will rest Thursday afternoon
10 that Friday can be devoted to the
eummoning up. do not know how
long Mr.. Osborne will take, bat a day
certainly ought to be enough for 10th
hides. Judge Lambert can then charge
he jury on Saturday, and then all
1here will be to wait for will be the
Verdict.
"Will that be an acquittal? 4 do
not see how it can possibly be other
wise. They haven't particle of evi.
t1ence against the defendant except
that of the handwriting experts, and
Ahat will be answered in satisfactory
Way.
80 far as motive il concerned.
Mr. Molineux banished any evidence
that be had disliked Cornish: but 1T
lwas no other than any self respecting
tluh member would have against .rn
employee under the same c.fcunl-
Stances
"rhat such a dislike would make "a
|man even think of murder is ridiculous.
pit would he Just as reasonable fm n
tmnn to poison Il servant girl in his en-
kiOy because she did something to dis
please him. 1t would I've an analogous
fase if a man asked his wife to dis
Charge servant because the servant
t1ispleased him and then because his
wife refused poison the servant year
Rfterward"
Didn't LOse n Feather.
Molihcux faced Mr.. Osborne's cross
examination just twenty minutes and
Pesumed his seat beside his father.
paving passed through the ordeal with
put losing a feather, as one of the spec
Pators in the courtroom expressed it.
Two handwriting experts, Michaefis
f'umpel and Marshall Davis Ewell,
Followed Molineux to the stand. Both
fwore that. in their opinion, Molineux
fid not write the address on the poison
package. Mr.. Osborne succeeded in
Tripping Mr.. Gumpel somewhat on
fross examination, but could not shake
flis declaration that Molineux did not
ADDRESS the poison package. Mr.. FL
~ell was Oh the stand when adjourn
nent was taken at 2 o'clock.
me twenty minutes given up to Mol
(neuX's cross examination were devot-
fd wholly to the relations which Bar
pet had had with Blanche Chesbrough,
pow Mrs. Molineux. Mr.. Osborne did
pot question the witness OH this point,
powever. in any very searching degree,
earring apparently that it might make
bad impression on the minds of the
Jurors.
QuestiOned AbOut Barnet.
Mr.. Osborne apparently wished to
prlng out the fact that Barnet had
written letters to Miss Chesbrough and
Fhat there was correspondence be-
tween the two even after she had re-
"7'' -ANiAucuA. liz pIUSeCutOI pIO-
puted bill for the engagement ring
which MolneuX is said to have given
Pls intended bride. The purpose of this,
Is said was to show that the pur-
Phase had been made after Barnet's
featl4.
MY. osborne was apparently endeav-
HnS to discredit the witness by bring
r. ant thp testimony of Molineuxi at
lie c"lo',r's inquest to the effect that
| re i"d been no engagement ring.
h" prosecutor then announced that
n was through, and upon former Gov
Ffhor Backs declaring that he had no
P'her questions to put to the defend
NJ MollneuX jauntily left the stand.
MI Osborne had not. as had been
pan expected. introduced any second
fhree crescent note paper letter. 1t was
Pald that he had discovered second
Ftl'er written by Molinenx on this sort
y paper. but no reference was made to
thS such discovery by the assistant
plstrict attorney in his cross examina-
(ion.