Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-08
TRIAL OF M0L|NEAUX
TAKING OF EVIDENCE ENDS, AND
COURT ADJouRSs UNTIL
MONDAY.
VERDICT EXPECTED TUESDAY
Sensational Turn Given to re-t1-
mony Wednesday Continued.
coRs1sH's pRows ovERcoAr.
It's Alleged Owner Denies the Ex-
istcncc of Such Garment-Testf-
mony to Show That Mrs. stephens
SON Had to Have Cornish Indicat-
ed to Her After She Had Entered
the Court-Room.

NEW YORK, November THE taking
Of evidence in the second trial of Roland
B. MolineuS, for the murder Of Mrs
Catherine j. Adams, was ended to-day,
and court was adjourned until Monday,
when the arguments of counsel Will be
made. A verdict is looked for on Tues
day.
The sensational turn given to the tes-
timony on yesterday. when Mrs. Anna
Stephenson, wife of Brooklyn police
man, said she thought Cornish was the
man she saw mail the poison package,
was continued to-day. Cornish was re-
called to the stand, and was asked wheth-
er he had brown overcoat in 1898. Mrs,
Stephenson said the man she saw mail
the poison package wore brown over
coat. Cornish said to-day he had no over
coat at all that winter, and then Mr.
Black read from the minutes of the last
trial to show that Cornish had testified
at that time that he had only one over
coat, and that it was brown
w. M. x. Olcott. one Of Molineux's
counsel. testified that he had purchased
cyanide of mercury, without difficulty, at
a drug store In this city, by saying that
he wanted it for Photographic expert
nents. Two other witnesses gave similar
testimony.
Professor vulte, Of Columbia Univer-
zity. gave evidence to the effect that
Molineux was in his company from noon
until after dark on the day the poison
package was rr-''ef- ~" oackage was
mailed during the afternoon.
Contradiction OF Koch.
II. E. Terry, reporter, gave testimony
TO contradict that of Joseph Koch, who
identified Molineux as the man who hired
the letter box from him in September,
1898. Witness was asked if Koch went to
a newspaper office and offered to identify
Molneux as the man who hired the let
.er box if witness would pay him 81 Geo
Witness said he did
The decree of divorce gr,1nted to Mrs
Rogers was put in evidence to show that
it was granted after the death of Mrs.
Adams, and then. by consent of the prose
cution Ex-Governor Black submitted
table, compiled by one of his clerks. to
show that although the written exhibits
IRE made up of several thousand in
lividual letters. the prosecution had based
it's contention that Molineux wrote them
Ill upon the similarity found in some sew
cnteen letters. That closed the case for
the defense. and Mr.. Osborne called
Joseph Farrell the hitherto missing New
ark detective, q his first witness. in re-
5uttal.
Mr.. Farrell, replying to a question by
Mr. Osborne said he was sure the evil
dence he had given at the first trial was
correct. At that trial he testified that
he met Molineux near railway station
in Newark on the afternoon the bottle
holder was bought. Molineux had testi-
To' ot the present trial that he could not
remember meeting Farrell that day.
The Burns Letter.
George II. Baker. a clerk in the employ
of the Newark post-oftice, testified that
the Burns letter, the conceded writing of
Moineux, was mailed at Newark within
half a mile OF Molineuxs office. The let
ter was on the nuch-deScribed blue pa
per. and the object was to throw doubt on
Molneux's statement that he could not |
where he wrote it. but was
sure that he had none of that paper at !
the factory.
Then Mr. Osborne set about upsetting |
Mrs Stephenson's identification of Cor
nish, and substantiating the account Cor |
nish had given of his whereabouts on |
Friday. December sd, when Mrs. Ste
phenson said she saw him at the post i
office.
John Yokum was the first witness called !
for the purpose. He said he met Cornish |
about noon, and they lunched together. |
At about 2:3o they went to the office of |
James Z. Sullivan, to talk over athletic
matters. Mr.. Sullivan was secretary of !
he Amateur Athletic Union.
Yokum said he remained in the Office
until 1 80 o'clock. and Cornish was there
ali the time. He said Cornish did not
wear an overcoat. Mrs. Stephenson's man
lad on q brown overcoat- He said Mr.
,ulliyan's office was about 800 feet from
he general post-otflce.
James Mitchell, the hammer -throTer,
md a writer of sporting topics. testified
hat he was at Sullivans Office that day,
nd saw Cornish there. He believed Cor
lish was there all the afternoon.
Cornish on the Stand.
Harry S. Cornish denied absolutely that
,e was at the post-office when Mrs. Ste
,henson said she saw him, and declared
hat he never left Sullivans Office from
he time he went there until after )
'cock.
Witness said that he did not wear an
vercoat on December g. 1853. In reply
o question by Ex-Governor Black, Cor
ish said he was positive he did not own