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has suppose that my successor did it, when it was found he did not want it, as he started off on.another. tack. Q. Were you acquainted with the fact that Mamie Melando was being paid in your behalf? A. No, Q. Were there any other police officers whom you knew? A. Yes. One I cannot remember. Q. On Dec, 21 were you out to lunch? A. No. DID NOT SEE FARRELL THAT DAY. Q. Then you deny that you toh Farrell you were out to lunch that day or that you met him coming from lunch? A. I deny. Q. Where did you go uptown to luncheon? A. Several places. Camp- bell’s and @ French restaurant. Q. Wes one mear Hartdegen’s? A. Yes. Q. Any other? A. Yes, Day's, opposite the Frenchman's. Q Did you go to singing school? A. Yes. Q. You met Hartdegen there? A. Yes. Q. You had known him how long? A. About three years. Q. Farrell called you Roland? A. Yes. Q. And you called him Joe? A. I did, Q. Do you not remember that Helles showed you an answer to a let- ter written to Frederick Stearns & Co.? A. I do not remember if he did or did net. . Mr. Osherne tried to get him to recall the interview but Molineux in- sisted that he could not recall it. Q. Don’t you know that only three persons are mentioned in the Bar- net and Cornish letters? A. It may be. I don’t know. Q. Have you not read those letters over? A. No, not all. Q. Do you mean to say that you have not read these letters entirely? A. T do. Then Mr. Osborne read the evidence of Helles at the former trial in which he satd Molineux had sent for him in the early part of January, 1899, te consult with Mr. Weeks concerning the publicity given the death of Mrs. Adams in which the burden seemed to be that some one in the Knicker- bocker or New York Athletic Clubs was mentioned. Molineux held strictly to the question. ‘I say it is true.” Q. Yet you say that you called upon your counsel before you had been accused? A. I did. WANTED TO FIND GUILTY MAN. Q. Then why did you seek a defense? A. I was not seeking a defense, I wanted to clear the suspicion against my name and to find the guilty man. Do you know Robert A. Zeller? A. Yes. Q. He visited you twice at the Tombs? A. Only once. Q. He made the firm's payrolls? A. Hardly ever, I believe. Mr. Osborne then handed witness a number of letters. “Did you write these, Mr. Molineux?” he asked. SRG WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1902. THE FATAL: PHOTOGRAPH THAT BROKE UP FAMILY. Molineux looked over the lot and answered. “Yes.” Q. Did you ever know that Mamie Melando went over to visit Mr. Weeks? A. No. Q. Did you ever hear about her visit from Mr. Weeks? A. No. Q, Didn’t you send Zeller cr Mamie Melando to Weeks'’s office? A. No. Q. You heard Mamie Melando's testimony? A. Yes. Mr. Osborne then read Mamie Melando’s testimony at the former trial. Gov. Black's objection was sustained. Molineux smiled. Q. Did you ever hear Mamie Melando say that she had called on Mr. Weeks? Mr, Black was on his feet with an objection. Mr. Black declared that question should not be based upon the girl's former testimony and was sustained. Q. How long before Jan. 1, 1899, had you seen Mamie Melando? the spring or summer of 1993. Q. Didn’t you know that Zeller was examined by the District-Attorney in Newark? A, No. Q. Do you deny that Mamie Melando was in Mr. Weeks's office in,1898? A. I do not. I did not know it. OUESTIONS ABOUT A CHECK. : At this point Mr. Osborne heid a check in his hand, Mr. Black sald I want to see it, He examined it and sald: “I haven't the slightest objec- tion to it.” Mr. Osborne read the check, payable to bearer $10, signed William B, Guild, Comniissioner of the Newark Police, Q. Now, Mr. Molineux, do you deny that Mr. Guild had been paying 4 id Melando regularly in your behalf? A. Certainly I do. Q, Do you deny that she visited Guild onge a week. A. No. What were your relations with Mamie Melando?. A. ) Only as employer and employee. Ql Only as employer and employee? A. Yes, indeed, only as employer an.l yinployee. 2. Do you know Felix Gallagher? A. Yes, very well. Q. He wouldn't say anything to hurt you? A. No. @. Mr. Allen is a friend of your family? A. Yes. @, He wouldn't hurt you? A, No. Q. Neither would Mr. C. C. Hughes? A. No, wait iic believed to be the truth, © Do you know Expert Carvaiho? A. Yes, ( You submitted specimens of your handwrmung to him. A. Yrs. Q. At Mr, Weeks's office? A. Yes. Q. He had numerous samples of handwriting? A. Yes. Q. Whoee handwriting in particular did you hae A. I'm xo, sure; 1 think there was one by young Adams. Q. Were there any samples of Gallagher's writing? A. I think prob- ably. Q. Was not a dance programme submitted to Mr. Carvalho? A. Yes, Q. Well, about the writing on that programme? A. I am not an expert. Q. Now, this note from Cornish; How many of them did you receive? A. Possibly a half dozen. ABOUT CORNISH’S WRITING. Q Did he write these Barnet and Cornish letters? A. From his hand- writing I would not be able to say. Q. Why did you retain Mr. Weeks in January? A. To sue a newspaper. Q. Did you? A. No. Q. When were you arrested? A. Feb. 28, I think. Q. And when you retained Mr, Carvalho as a handwriting expert did you know that you were to sue the newspaper? A.'I don’t know. STRONG POINT FOR PRISONER. 2Q. Do you deny that Mr, Carvalho was in the case’to find the polsoner vo'as to exonerate you? A. Not at first. Mr. Weeks told ie he was the greatest’ expert in che world. Mr. Carvalho left me with the impression that If he believed that I had written the poison package he would tell me 80, Q. How soon after the crime did you clean out ‘your desk in Newark? A. I dou’t believe I ever cleaned it out. Q. Who clenved it out after your arrest? A, I-don't know who it was. A. In (With em- r I think he would tell Q. Didn't Zeller do it? A. I gave Zeller my keys and.told him to et the formutar Looks out. Q. Did you tell him to be sure and clear out your desk? A..No. I thought that after the formal examination by you I would be free, Q. What did you have in your desk? A. Color-mixing formula books, stationery, writing materials, pens, inks and other things. Q. Do you claim that the paper, the blue interwoven crescent papor, was obiained at the Waldorf-Astoria? A. I don't know. Q. Did you ever get any paper at the Waldorf other than the hotel pa- per? Yes, I have written on blank paper there. Q. Where did you mail this letter? A. I don’t know. The postmark gays Newark, N. J. ADMITS BURNS LETTER. Molineux broke in the cross-examination and admitted that he wrote to Dr. Burns, in Columbus avenue, for the Little Giant salve and that that letter was on three-crescent blue paper. Mr. Osborne asked Molineux’to identity the Burns letter fn’ connection with the admitted Cornish letters. Mr. Black's objection was sustained, » Q, Now this letter: “Dear Sir: Please send me yonr small package of —-, for which please find fnclosed (#0 much). ROLAND B. MOLINEUX,” ‘Wax thar not your usual formula in writing for these medicines? A. I wrote to a fow ‘irms and that may have been the general Iine, But it was uct necessarily the same form, Mr, Oshorne had read from the Burns letter. ASKED ABOUT HIS MARRIAGE, : i -Q."You propoded marraige to a lady? elo aga be itebe © Xam were. tntasereed ty ber? A Very much, ; x you wrote the Burns letter? A. Yes. any abbreviation? way? A. No. ycur style. A, Sometimes I make it that way, the 42nd St. abbreviated, and cther times I write it out in full. you if'the Forty-second street is so close to your handwriting as to make you almost belley ditut loch like wir writing. ASKS FOR ADJOURNMENT. morrow. ‘This is of the greatest impoftance to Mr; Molineux and myself, and I want to be extremely careful.” witness if we have to wait until midnight.” tired.” QUARREL WITH CORNISH. say that. way he could? A. I wouldn't swear to that. me the properties list. He threw the things on my desk. Thin the photograph seen by Mr. Brewer, of Hoboken, which led to his bringing suit for divoree agninat hin wife, who, ax shown in the Picture, js sitting in the front row with another man. The husband is! in the medallion in the centre. Brewer. happe: 10 see the picture ana recounized the featuren of his wife dnd the man with whom she edt, He had frequenty warned her to shun him. Q. In June, 1898, you were thirty-one years of age? A. Yes. Q. You had on idea of marrying? A. Oh, yes. Q. Well, Mr. Molineux, if you made a dollar mark you recall that you usually made ft with one cross mark? A. I don't recall, “Look at this,” and Mr. Osborne handed defendant a bunch of bills, “If Iam to judge by these,” said the prisoner, “then it is a peculiarity.” “Was it ret a habit of ycurs to spread a base line following the letter #C?” Mr, Biack objected, and Justice Lambert ruled that the defendant could answer from his own experience and not as an expert. Mr. Osborne said he hoped to prove that Molineux admitted similarities between his own writing and that of the pojson package. “Well, prove it. Don’t tell us of your hopes,” was the cold reply. APPLAUSE ANGERS COURT, ‘Tho crowd in the courtroom broke into applause, rapped for order and the officers ejected several persons. Q. Was there any reason for you to depart from your usual habit when A. No. Q. Didn’t you make a number mark, so? A. Yes. Q. You followed your ordinary habit when you wrote the Burns letter? Justice Lambezi Q. At that time there was nothing to indicate why you should make A. No, WROTE THE LETTER CAREFULLY. : Q. You wrote as you usually do? A. I wrote slowly and carefully, Q. Ishow you No, 8—the "42nd" in it. Did you write that in a natural Unnatural, with but two exceptions. Q Is the form of the letter your style, the 12nd and the abbreviation, Q. Now, I show, you Exhibit “H,” one of the Barnet Ictters, and 1 ask that you had. written it Every-on, laughed, Mr. Black objected, but Molineux replied that it At 4.15 o'clock Mr, Osborne said “If Your Honor plenses, I would like to have an adjournment until to- “Go on, Mr. Osborne,” Justice Lambert said. “We'll finish with this “But, Your Honor,” Mr. Osborne said, “I am tired and the witness is “Y'm not tired,” Molneux eaid cheerily. “Go on, Mr. Osborne,” said the Justice. “I'm in good shape," Q, About the amateur circus Cornish was under you? A. Yes, Q. He tried in every possible way to interfere with you? A. I wouldn't Q, Did you complain that Cornish was working against you In every Q. You. made that answer to the Coroner? A. I did. Q. Did you speak to Cornish? A, No. Q. Cornish was called into your room? A, Yes, and he was told to give Q..Did you. resent’ his conduct bitterly? A. Yes. I resented it bittérly. }eounty, PLEA OF HEALERS IS NOT GUILTY. John Carroll Lathrop and the Quimbys Surrender on Chris- tian Science Indictments and Are Released on Bail. GOT AHEAD OF OFFICERS. They Did Not Wait for Service of Warrants, but Announced Them- selves Ready to Quimby Too Iil to Appear. (Spectal to The Evening Worl.) WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Oct, 31— John Quimby, his wife, Mrs. Georgiana Quimby and Healer John Carroll Lath- rop stole a march on the authorities to- day and surrendered before the Sheriff had time to serve the bench warrants issued for them. All pleaded not guilty to the charge of manslaughter and were held in $2,000 ball each, Mrs, Quimby did not appear personally because she was Indisposed, and County Judge Platt, before whom the men were arraigned, decided to accept ball for her without the formality of calling her to court. Her bond was furnished by Mrs. Joanna Willlame, of No. 176 Park avenne, Yonkers, ‘The bonds for Lathrop and Quimby were given by Charles Rockwell and Charles M. Hartman, of Mount Vernon. Mr. Quimby was much gratified when he learned his wife would not have to appear in court. ‘The procedings were brief and not marked by anything out or the ordinary. Posters have been posted all over the! village by the “Scientists announcing a free lecture on Nov. 13 by ex-Judge William C, Ewing, of Chicago, who is announced as a member of the “Inter- national Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church of Christian Selence in Boston," This calle {t Is claimed, will open the fight which the healers a make to Plead—Mr=. ‘STOO FINE IF THEY FAMOUS LAWYER HARRY IN AYEAR| ASPASSEO AY Edward C. Perkins, Whose Con- tention as to Porto Rico Was Upheld, Expired To-day. Miss Marian Jones, Di Nevada Senator, to Be. of Robert Farquhar. Jersey City oar Evolves a Novel Pian to Keep Its Choir, Depleted by Many Weddings, Intact. tie oinces. tat No, Ties Broadway, Plainfed ey, of pneumonia at his home in Var « son-in-law of the ALL HAVE TO SIGN CONTRACT iat ‘4 a Evarts. He had the] P. tejng one of the ablest onal lawyers In the country, jan Ww ne On Beenan “ 1% whether © Constitulion of the United tates Choristers Have Been Marrying off, So Rapidly of Late that the Con-|2)"¢". i, ied Dorte Rico and the Philip- before rhe United Stat gregation Has Had to Take Ex- treme Measu: LOS ANGELES, Cal.,” Oct.” engagement {is announced Marian Jones, daughter of Senator Jones, of Nevada, to Robert! i har, of Boston. Miss Jones ts the an tennis champion of the United. and well known in Wasi Nn. 2OC Her summer home 1s at’ Mr. Farquhar is a prominent = of Boston. tin December, 1900, Mr. 11.8 KNOTS AN HOUR, WASHINGTON, Oct: 3L—1 report shows that the hay oming in her speed trial on the Pa Sonat yesterday made 1-8 iota y were parts of the U an Whereas, Zion Lutheran Chured choir be- | Much as Ale The Supreme Court came defunct owing to the areat number upheld his contention. of ite members entering into « state of matri- ~ ‘mony and realigning therefrom; and ‘Whereas, the undersigned members desire to maintain the Zion Choral Union as @ permanent organization, and, realising the temptations placed before ita members to take the same atep as their predecessors. Tt ta aareed by each and all of the unter signed members that they will refrain from entering Into @ etete of matrimony for a space of ane year from the date hereof under ® penalty of a forfeiture of the sum of $100 to the Zion Chora] Unton, after having beep declared eullty by a majority of the members Present at any regular meeting of the union. Dated at Jersey City, N, J., this 28th day of October, A: D., 1902. Signed and sealed in the presence of Wilj- jam Cordes and Caroline Smith, Treasurer, (Signed) Louls M. Meyer, Elsie Schmoize, Charlotte M. Osten, Anna K. Vetels, Anna G, Beith, J. H. Vetele, Henry Grosklaus, Anna Wirsing, Jossghine Meyer. ‘The foregoing is the result of Master Cupid's pranks in @ church choir. The God ot Love created such havoc among the musiclans of Zion Church, in Jersey City, tat for weeks past the congresa- tion has been obliged to be-its own cholr while the new organisation was being formed. Each new member to the choir, will row be reqilired to sign the above agreement and the members of the con- Jim Dumps one morning had the dumpe,, The world seemed full of useless chumps groves and things were His razor slipped and cut pe Bat breakfast made its change in him; _ Once cra per 4 Fo gave the Quimbys und Lathrop from prison. Arangements are also being ompleted to-day for the taking up of a subscription to defend the trio, The scientists claim they are being the medical profession, welcome publicity. They say they will have eminent counsel to defend them In court. It is expected that the State author- ities may take action against the seien- tists In an attempt to restrict them from practising their beliefs in the case of sick Persone wnaer Panty. under penalty of a fine. JOHNSON. PROUD. OF HIS NOTORIETY ——— Man Who Says He Killed Albert C. Latimer Displays Pleasure at the Publicity Which His Tale Obtained. TELLS STORY OF HIS LIFE. Willlam G. Johnson, who has con- fessed that he murdered Albert Latimer, and who Is in Raymond Street Jal, to- day told an Evening World reporter the story of his life. “1 was born in Philadelphia,"* he sald In response to the reporter's questions, “Oct, 14, 1874. My mother was visiting there at the time. My father was Al- bert N. Johnson, for eighteen years a conductor on the Pennsylvania Rall- road. My mottér's nee before her marriage was Hattle Wyley. “My parents ved in Vineland, N, J., and most of my younger years were spent there, My father and mother died within two months of each other about fifteen years ago. I have no relatives now living and have only two friends. One is my girl and the other ts a man who lives in lushing “ior ten years | have been knocking about, mostly at sea. 1 enlisted in the Navy at the League Island Yard, Nov. 14, 1889," Ag I was 4 minor I had to have @ guardian sign my papers. 1 paid an old bum from the Clty Hall Park $1 to pose as my father and sign the papers. I was discharged from the navy in 189. 1 then shipped with Capt, Robert Thompson of the schooner Sarah &. Ward, After 1 left the Latimer house the nignt of the murder I crossed over to Jersey, throwing away, on the way over, my revolver and the black silk masx [ had taken with me. f came back on the . 1 got there In a ork ere under Foremen Samuel’ Welvs and Willian, Reed: make fete there ing wheel rolls. I ony week ago. "You ety you were in Derby six or seven monttis, and yet Latimer was Killed less touh four months ago!" sal the reporter, Well, let's, see. July 2 That's the first time you ve caulgnt “Why have you told this story?” he Was asked. “Don't you know that every one believes you to be # linr; that they ure all laughing at you?" “I haven't contradicted myself. yet, have IY’ he queried. “You could not have been here and in Derby, too, at the time the murder was committed falls Liha’ not sire of the dates” ‘You ‘say you shot him once and he was shot twice In the ba: the reporter, “He must have turned when I shot. bably shot_him also,” was ‘ou Went out the front door and tue pollzeman who got into the Lat: imer house found the front door barred on, the inside.” ail there ts to It. want to belleve it “But you identified the police matron Q. You reported it to Ballantine? A, I’ did. Q. Did you ktiow Mr. Coler th the club? A. Yes, write to him? A. | T don't remember that I.d!d, I gaye him gregation devoutly hope that for a year at least they may have a complete “ Sasamnat { bave had to take tonics shotr. but now iced Pefaends ate sete table- Lovemaking Began, spoonfuls am new. eae About a year ago the cholr consisted pine, eacatient Becht a ait ew of fourteen well-drilled and accom- Gained about ton 3 plished members. There were "seven “(o) Kare W, Dow? men and seven women. The choir loft appears to have been a fine place for the furtherance of love ‘airs, for two by two the male a mate singers paired off, found thelr hearts’ deatres and got married. Tt was endeavored to get a new cholr together, but as fast as some recrult appeared, male or female, there was! some one of the other sex who won ‘the new member and again disrupted the choral organization.” i A few montha’ago the remaining mem. | bers of the choir mutually agreed that they would not marry for five years. ‘There was some dissatisfaction at this, with the result that MM ‘Treasurer, devised the plan of an iron-cad agreement. Dalkea at Five-Year Cl Some of the members were willing to sign for a year, but balked at the five yenr clause, As yct only two of the male members of the choir have agreed to remain In single blessedness for the required time, It fm expected that the other men will cither sign or be asked to give way to bassos and tenors who will s! —————_ — GERMANIC IN FOUR GALES, Liner Had Rough Trip of 8 Days, @ Hours and 40 Minuies. 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To Further introduce our new “Concave” Shoulder (@ “ Close-Fitting "* Collar Special— o Men’s Winter Suits and Overcoats of clothes-making that men expect only from high price cus tailor shops—all our suits and overcoats are made with our “ cave’’ shoulder and “Close-fitting” collar. The suits and overco are cut on the latest lines of modish materials—$ | 2.50, as ae Latimer,” suggested the re- porter. “Oh, T had an paiect, in that. ‘The po- Nee were throwing Into me, so I threw it Into them. ‘rhe den “at my re | Seats io 018 Fey