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PO RTS” GENERAL % SPORTING NEWS i . ON PAGE ! _ PRICE ONE CENT. 10 “ Circulation Books Open to All.’’ 4 3. = EDITION EM YORK, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 31, 1902. VKICE ONE CENT.’ + OOELLEY37, 600, MURPHY LAUCHS Chairman of the Republican - Committee Gives Out His For- mal Statement of the Result of the Canvass of the State. A AGENTS GOT THE FIGURES. Allows for Democratic Claims, He Says, and Looks for a Bigger f Plufality if They Are, as He Be- lieves, Unfounded, + Chairman George W. Dunn, of the | Republican State Committee, gave out his promised formal statement of the result of the canvass of the State made by the agents of the Republican State Committee, together with his forecast = of the result. He claims 37,690 majority for Gov. Odell. His statement 1s as follows: “Tam entirely confident as to the out-| come of the election, The Republican organization throughout the interior was never in better working order than it is to-day, Reports Which have come to us indicate that Gov. Odell’s plurality In the State will be 37,60, even if the y claims made at the Democratic head- quarters of New York and Kings cqun- tles have any substantial basis. We have the best of reasons to believe that these claims are exaggerated. In that event Gov, Odell's plurality will be largely increased over the figures given above. “I urge upon all Republicans and in- * dependent workers the necessity of vigilant efforts until the close of the polls, that the affairs of the State of New York may continue to be admints- | tered with the same ability, honesty and | economy as during Gov, Odell's frst two years." Chairman Dunn would add nothing to | this formal statement. Gov. Odell did) not make his appearance from his room until after 11 o'clock, He said he never felt better physically or politically in his life. He declined to talk, and im- y mediately went into private conference vith Chairman Dunn. Carlisle, of the Democratic mittee, commenting on the claim Ut \s7,800 majority for Odell, is- sued by the Republican State Commit- tee said; “The frodesty of Chairman Dunn's claim ehould give new -Insoiracion to the Democracy and be their stronges: assurance of Coler's success, If the Republican managers can find it in thely consclence to claim only 37,60 tor >Odell it is equivalent, to a guspicion that they are beaten. Gov. Odell tz devoting to-day to arous- w Republican enthusiasm on Long Isl- and. He speaks at Patchogue, in Suf- folk County, and Freeport, in Nassau County, this afternoon and evening, 4 When the rosy forecast given out by Col, Dunn, Chairman of the State Re- publican Committee, was shown to Leader Charles Murphy, of Tammany Hall, the latter smiled and sald: “Why, tzat amounts to a cliam that an up State majority of i L have received trom all districts In Greater New York tt is shown that T claim that Coler will have 112,000 majority over Odell In the five boroughs. sunbat aaaures Coler’s election beyond doub' CAPT. DELANEY RETIRED. Partridge Acts on Receiving the Opinion of Corporation Counsel, Captain John Delaney, of the East Thirty-ffth street police station, was retired this afternoon by Commissioner | Partridge. ‘The opinion of the Corpora- tion, Counsel, received by the Com- missioner this morning, favored this action, Delaney was undér charges for neglect | of duty in allowing poolrooms in his . He all he was too ill to pear at his trial, and Commissioner Paririage ordered shim before the ,amining Board. The Board recom- mended his retirement, but Partridge refusel to act without ‘the Corporation n opinion. THEY ARE FOR STECKLER. 4 The Ben Bornstein Assoctation In- dornes Him for the Supreme Court, The Ben Bornstein Association, a yatrong social club of Harlem, and whose warters are at No. 17% Lexington a have for the first time indorsed date for political office. Phave unanimously recommended 4 the election of Justice Alfred Steckler for Justice of the Supreme Court. ———_—— WEATHER FORECAST. $55 5E55585000006 o> MISRIIRODS Bees © ¢ 3 rs : 3 $ % % ° o CRLIIOOEOD DIDS DRIGIS HORI PLATER WINS Home in the First and Third “Events at the Aqueduct Track To-Day. ‘ FINE TRACK AND BIG CROWD. THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Syrlin 1, Unmasked 2, Lord Badge 3. SECOND RACE—Pittacus 1, Earl of Warwick 2, Right and True 3. THIRD RACE—Oom P: 1, Belle’s Commoner 2, Huntresna 3. FOURTH RACE—Plater Albercraft 2, 1 1 man-Hay 3, Laay FIFTH RACE—Early Eve 1, Bruns- wick 2, Past 3, SIXTH RACK—Courtenay 1, Amin- te 2, Moon Daisy 3. (8pecial to The Bvering World.) AQUEDUCT RACE TRACK, Oct. 31, —The stewards have refused the entries of A. L. Aste’™ horses and referred hin case to the Jockey Clab. Th Ftiealar case wan the me of Plater, who ran twe widely different races. * (Special to The Evening World.) AQUEDUCT RACE TRACK, Oct. 31.— ‘The best card of the meeting was offered at Aqueduct this afternoon, and as a Tesult One of the best crowds of the meeting put in an appearance. The weather was charming, thus throwing down the “one horse special” from the Weather Department to the effect that to-day would be cloudy,’ with shower: Some one must jhave gone to the Weather OMce and turned off the rain tap, for this afternoon was superb and {deal for the sport. ‘The track was also in grand shape. thirty-six M Forecast for the hours ending at 5 PF. for New York nights partly cloudy slight chemge in tem; light west winds, becoming variable, sited Yon the Pa dally wtock reports, —————__—_—— You Tried “Black & bedeoe ab Pleasant sensation ahead of The stake feature this afternoon was the Lynbrook Handicap, tor two-year- olds, at six furlongs, which tad among others Mackey Dwyer, Joe Cobb, Lady Albercraft and Nevermore to go. This promised a good race, The opening handicap had @ good field, and the third race also had a splendi¢ class of horser. Tem Welch, who has Jack Martin un- der contract, dented, to-day that the Jockey had been carousing: in Tom O'Rourke's cafe and lost a diamond pin Thursday night. “Weloh sald that Mar- (Continued on Tenth Page.) eS ‘a bettie. STAKE-RAGE:!~ . ee Favorites Bring Talent’s Money: ° DOOSLOOEHLEGHOVIOHODHIDOIOS $OE-048.009994H09O9HH9H His Ruthiess Cross-Examiner, When the name of Roland B, Molineux was called the slim, pasty- faced defendant almost sprang from his seat. He gave a hasty pat to the front of his coat, walked briskly toward chair. For the first time in four years he was to tell what he did not know of the death of Mrs. Adams. His face flushed under the prison pallor and he set his thin lips in a straight line. His eyes, shifting from side to side, took in every face in the court-room. A ring on the little finger of his left hand served to help him regain what apparent composure he had lost. ‘This ring was his friend—his soothng friend. it, pulled it on and off his finger. After a few moments, when the examination was under way, he for- sook the ring, crossed his fingers and twirled his thumbs. When he got well into the story of his movements on the day when he is accused of having bought the tell-tale bottle holder, he <ripped the arms of the chair with his hands, and as he answered questions raised and lowered and waved his left hand much after the manner of a musician di- recting an orchestra in a soft, languorous passage. COMPOSED AS HE WENT ON. Altogether he became quite composed when he was well into his story. The voice of Molineux is mushy, There Is no ring to it. It is strangely like the voice of the minister, Keller, who was shot in New Jersey by the man Barker, whose wife accused the pastor. Molinux’s ‘‘Noes" in answer to questions tending to‘incriminate him, were loud, but not sonorous; so were Keller's, In both cases the hearers were reminded of the sound following the smiting of a broken drum. A cleverer witness nor one more apparently frank has never alded his lawyer on the witness stand. In testifying on the bottle-holder incident he appeared to be half indignant. In testifying that he had an account at Tiffany's, that he had Tiffany letter paper, he smiled. When asked what had become of the envelopes he left in his rooms he appeared to enjoy himself hugely in telling that he had heard that the detectives took them. His manner became confidential. He gulped a few times ag though the explanation were unpleasant, and did not entirely regain his composure until asked to tell when he first learned that he was suspected of the murder of Mrs, Adams. BRACED FOR HIS ORDEAL, Molineux straightened up in his chair as the virlle almost brutal Os- borne faced him, He dropped the smiling, courteous attitude he hed as- sumed when he took the stand. Hig eyes glared, so far as they can glare, for they are weak glazed eyes. But the jaw became firm as the accused man braced himself for what he knew was coming. His admission, that he was co-respondent in a divorce suit at the age of fifteen was made quite jauntily. His admission that the complainant in the divorce suit had been his friend for years was made to the accompaniment of a casual scratch at the nose. o ; Then Osborne followed the movements of Molineux after the divorce in such a hard, persistent, sneering way that the witness became irritated, HAZY WHEN IT SUITS. Mr. Osborne brought out that Molineux remembered every sing! he took in endeavoring to establish innocence, before and after his Merese! Phe Pennsylvania special. te SS a alia aaa the jury box, took the oath in a matter-of-fact way and sat in the witness | He caressed it, twirled| WSLS MOLINEUX MAN OF VARYING Noone: ADROITLY FENCES PROSECUTOR, ” Gentle and Respectful to His Own Goun- | Finds His Principal Solace : Under Fire in sel, hut Aggressive and Impatient with| Manipulation of His Finger Ring, with Which He Toyed When Embarrassed. but that his memory was hazy concerning other steps and circumstances tendjng to show against him. During the period of examination Molineux carried an air of indifference. The light filtered on his face through a curtain of greenish color, giving hix complexion a ghastly hue. “Do you mean to tell the jury,” asked Mr. Osborne, “that you have not carefully studied every one of the letters:in the case?” “That's just exactly what I mean to say,” replied Molineux, as placidly as though he were discussing the time of day. . Then came the crucial point in the examination, the beginning of the attempt of Mr. Osborne to conyict the prisoner out of his own mouth. Mol- ineux knew what the prosecutor was driving at and he was on his guard. He was careful, calculating and he consulted his friend and soother, the ring. The point obviously that Mr. Osborne was trying to show was that Molineux sent for Heiles to find out if there was any one in the athletic club who could have a common enmity toward Barnet and Cornish. Mol- ineux admitted this. The questions wound and twisted in and out, and finally Molineux feM' back on the time-honored “I don't understand the question.” OSBORNE BREAKS DOWN AND MOLINEUX CASE GOES OVER, Assistant District/-Attorney Osborne broke down shortly after 5 o’clock this afternoon in the middle of his cross-exam- ination of Roland B. Molineux. ~ Justice Lambert had a few min- utes before reiterated his intention to sentinue the sessivn urtil = midnight, in order to complete Molineux’s testinonv- When Mr. Osborne drupped ino his scai Distiict-Aiiorney Jarome asked that ceurt adjeurn, celline attention to the fact that Mr. Gsborne was ai “We wiil go on with the case,” said Justice Lambert. “But,” Mr. Jerome insisted, “Mr. Osborne has been in charge of this case. No one else but him can continue it.” ‘As Mr. Jerome spoke his assistant again dropped exhausted into his seat. Then Justice Lambert turned to the jury and. said: “Court is adjourned until 10.30 o’clock to- “morrow.” After adjournment Mr. Osborne was seen. He seemed tired and exhausted. “Molineux is as smart as a steel trap,” he said. LATE RESULTS AT WORTH. Fourth Race—Waswift 1, Andes 2, Constellator 3. Fifth Race—Jack Full 1, Barca 2, Callaut 3. Sixth Race—Blessed Damsel 1, Silver: Fizz 2,.Sarilta 3, sate prea e sities tlh AT ST. LOUIS. Fourth Race—Found 1, Jordan 2, Schwalbe 3. Fifth Race—Elastic 1, Col. Moffit 2, Hobart 3. Sixth Race—Linden Ella 1, Grris 2, Sambo 3, -2 bai : Prisoner Baffles Prosecutor's Attempt to Have’ | a | | "| Knickerbocker Athletic Clubs principally. F MOLINE Y NOT SHAKEN: + the Trial Adjourned by Declaring He Is. Not Tired, and Court Forces the Assistant™ District-Attorney to Continue. ‘Molineux Withstands the Severe Strain of the Cross-Examination, Answers All Questions Frankly, Makes Sweeping Denials and. Blocks All Attempts to Wrest Damaging Admissions from Him. After having been on the witness stand throughout the day's seaston, f during which he bamMed Assistant District-Attorney Osborne's efforts to * | gain damaging admissions, Roland Molineux fairly staggered the Prose- cutor late this afternoon. Mr, Osborne asked Justicp Lambert to adjourn the trial until to-mor- He said he wished to be very careful in everything he did because: ase was important to himself and the prisoner. \ “We will finish with this witness,” said the Court, “if we have eit oj until midnicht.” has Your Honor,” | row, j the, replied Mr. Osborne, “the prisoner himself ey sel I'm not tired.” interrupted Molineux from the stand, “Go oo go on!” The prusecutor was forced to continue, | DENIALS WERE COMPLETE. Molineux was led through denials of all the cnarges made by the © prosecution by Goy. Black, and then after an hour and a half of ‘direct © testimony he was turned over to Assistant District-Attorney Osborne for’ cross-examination, . it ‘ For hours he answered the merciless prosecutor with a coolness amd — frankness that plainly irritated the prosecutor, Mr. Osborne as utiable ’ to shake his testimony. ae In direct examination hy Gov. Black Molineux swore that he knew, absolutely nothing about the matters that led to the death of Mrs, Adame. He denied the Barnet letters, he denied knowledge of the poison package, — he denied everything tending to show he was in any way connected with the tragedy. Me “My remarks,” said Mr. Black at the opening of court, “will be exoep- F tionally brief. We will disprove every contention made by the Prosece= ; tion. We will show that every motive in this case has been to secure a. conviction regardless of the guilt or innocence of the defendast.. “We shall show that the handwriting experts for the prosecution sold their opinions at so much a day and that that was their sole interest, = testifying. “I do not propose to go over, any of the evidence, You. cee ane what the defense has had to say, and now we will endeavor to disprove every contention and will establish the innocence of the defendant.” * The speech lasted just three minutes. MOLINEUX CALLED TO STAND. “Roland B. Molineux take the stand,” sata the former Governor. As Mr. Black said ‘Roland B. Molineux take the stand” the cetentuat fi arose and hurried: around to take the stand. wt Q. You are the defendant. A. Yes. Q. You were arrested for this,crime? A. Yes. Q. When were you arrested?: A. In February, 1899. Q. And you have been in prison ever since? A. Yes. Q. Howold are you? A. Thirty-six. Q. You are the son of Gen. Molifieux? A. Yes. Q. Where were you educated? A. Brooklyn. High School. Q. And then? A, To the Brooklyn Polytechnic, Q. Then? A. To Sedgewick Institute. Then what? A. I returned to the Brooklyn Polytechnic-and took tp: chemistry. Q. Where did you work first? A. For my father, as a chemist, Q. Then you went where? A. To the firm of Morris Hermann & Ce, & Newark. Q. Yeu stayed there until after December, 1898? A. Yes. | Q. Were you always in New York State except while you were | yersey? A. No. Q. Where were you? Mexico and Utah. TALKS ABOUT DIVORCE SUIT. Q. Whydid you go away? A. I would rather not answer that, Q. You are willing to answer? A. Yes. | Q. Then tell us about it, A. I was involved in a law sult Q. How old were you? A. Sixteen. Q. You were named as co-respondent in a sult? A. Yes. Q. And yon were only sixteen? A, Yes. Q. What clubs did you belong to principally? A. The New. T was interested in Q. You are married? A. Yes. Ai ee Q. Were you a member of the directing committese Of ett] erbocker or New York Athletic cluts? The answer, in New ” ‘A. 1 went to Mexico, Texas, Colorado, New