Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-31

opened today In the trial Of Roland b,
Molineux, charged with the murder Of
Mrs. Katherine j. Adams the first wit.
ness being the accused man. This
marked a departure from the course OF
Mollneux's lawyers at the first trial
when the defense offered no evidence
II all
The crowd which thronged the Grim.
inal court building today was probably
the largest ever seen there and extra
policemen were sent from nearby sta
tlons to aid In preserving order
In his opening address, which occu.
pied less than five minutes former Gov.
Frank s. Black declared the accused
man innocent OF any connection with
the crime and promised TO show to the
satisfaction OF the jury that MolineuA
never wrote any Of the lncriminatng
letters or the address on the poison
package,
MoLINEUX CALLED.
When he had finished he called out.
Roland b. Molineux, take the wit.
ness chair"
Replying TO the first question OF his
lawyer, Molneux gave his age az &c
years, He said he took course in
chemistry In Cooper Union. When 10
years old he went TO Utah and Mexi.
co, lie was correspondent In a divorce
suit, and Ii was thought better that he
should leave the city for while. Re
returned to New York year later and
got employment In his fathers firm,
DeVoe Reynolds & Co.. paints and
colors.
subsequently, he went TO Newark as
superintendent OF the color factory or
Morris Herman a. Co. He was a MEM
Der OF the Knckerbocker Athletic club
for two years, resIgning In 1897, when
he went to the New York Athletic club.
He was a member of the governing
peux sa, an be did me-, cor
ishs management OF the bath OF tbs
gymnasium. He made complaint
against Cornish because he thought
Cornish had spoken dsrespectively
about Mr.. Weeks, the president OF the
New York A, c., but the authorities of
the Knickerbocker club took no official
action on this complaint. The witness
spoke 10 Cornish directly about the
matter once or twice.
as, r,o,,, ,,,,., s,,
hhi'AlioNs With CohNisH'
Did you speak to Cornish about YOUR
feellngs2" asked Mr.. Black.
HE knew / had practically said that
! II he did not get out OF the club. /
would" replied Mollneuy.
1.-THE club thought he was I'm the
right and just before resigned, | met
Cornish on the stairs"
o,Ia 'a oar uaI you say T.,
had not succeeded in getting him out 7
replied No Won VIM
had YOU any feelings NJ hitter ami,
mostly toward him when Won lei, The
club?"
II was very angry"
VISIT TO NEWARK.
Mr.. Black questioned the defendant
as to his movements on Dec n 1893
and Mollneux said that he went 10
Newark as usual. that dav Ia attenn
to business and returned TO New York
In the evening.
"Dld you buy the bottle holder2,
asked Mr. Black
mo" renlied Molineux
"Did YOU ever soc it?'
mo"
on Dec "a he went 20 colun,bi,
college and ne though, II nrobahie ,hat
he called AT the New York Office NJ bis
firm. as was hls custom IN do aImns,
every dav. lie was not nearer 20 ,h.
general postoflice ihat dav tbnp Govt
land street four blocls opav ,rha
poison package was mailed al the gem
eral postoiiice.
THE porcON pAcRAcr
on,, - - - ~,
IN. DIu w ''i"'' Tue poisoh pachase'
~, 40, 81, a., -.
Wnon u,u you "ia' see Tue auuress
on lhe package
l thlhh al lhe iast trlaI' never
had II IN my hards'
Inc questions OF counsel were then