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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1902
Page
4
The prosecution dominated the first trial with evidence while the defense offered little. Judge Lambert summarized key facts from the mailings and bottle, addressing whether the defendant sent the package and if handwriting proved guilt, noting the case hinges on the recipients and the alleged holder.
General Molineux and his son celebrate as Roland B. Molineux is found not guilty of murder. The verdict comes after tense deliberations in a crowded courtroom with officials clearing the hall. Court observers note the judge’s impartial charge and defense and prosecuting counsel reflecting on the trial's conduct.
A medical ad and courtroom notes describe the Pyramid Pile Cure as rapidly relieving piles from first application with no opium or poisons. Dr Redmond and Dr Esterbrook endorse immediate relief and ease of use, while a Sweet Springs man reports cure in under 80 days. The ad volume cites widespread pharmacist sales at fifty cents.
Roland Burnham Molineux, son of General Edward L. Molineux, was arrested in New York on February 24, 1899, as Coroner Hart finished the inquest into Mrs. Katharine L. Adams death from a bromistor dose given by boarder Harry Cornish. Cornish, by his own account, was implicated in the events surrounding the Decem ber 28, 1898 case.
The morning after the name appeared in court, General Molineux and his son sought Captain McClusky, chief of detectives. the son was told he was not needed. A coroner's jury found Mrs. Adams died from poison sent by Harry Cornish, via Molineux. Arrests, indictments, and multiple discharge orders followed in a long legal fight spanning years. General Molineux, born 1833 in London, emigrated to the U.S. as a youth and rose to lieutenant colonel in the New York National Guard at outbreak of the Civil War.
D T Sample of Sample's Instalment Company Washington Pennsylvania writes of chronic catarrh. After years of suffering and temporary relief from specialists he found almost instant relief with Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, calling it the one good thing in his case.
Blanche Chesebrough, later Mrs Blanche Molineux, rose from Westerly Rhode Island roots to social circles in New York. She trained in music, sang in a Brooklyn church choir, and traveled with wealthier relatives. A summer in Jamestown led to meetings with fashionable New York yachtsmen, and she formed a romance with Roland Molineux amid family devotion from his mother.
Harry Cornish is well known to amateur athletes in Boston and across the country. In fall 1888 he became trainer of the Boston Athletic Association, marking a notable step in his athletic career.
Former Chicago Athletic Association manager Cornish left Boston June 1 1893 to join the Chicago club, resigned December 1895 amid social friction, later led Manhattan Club in New York then Knickerbocker Athletic Club as physical culture director. On March 6 1893 his wife Addie J. Cornish filed for divorce on grounds of fidelity.
Roland B. Molineux, for over three years a student at Sedgwick Institute in Great Barrington Massachusetts, is remembered by his instructors and former fellow students as a jolly good companion and student. He is cherished in the memories of those who knew him at the institute.
Roland Molineux, famed in Boston as a premier all round athlete and longtime head of athletics at the Back Bay club, trained teams, arranged meets, and led tours. Born in Hartford about 45 years ago, he rose from local schooling to a Pittsburgh YMCA stint, excelled on the horizontal bar, and left an enduring impression on Sedgwick Institute staff and students.
A jury finds Roland innocent as his father’s letter stresses unwavering belief in his son. The case ties to the murder of Mrs. Katherine L. Adams, a g un solved crime that adds to the era’s roster of mysteries.
The second trial began on Oct 16 with Justice John S Lambert presiding. A stranger to New York he conducted a landmark criminal case with swift decisive handling. Lambert’s decisiveness stems from long beach experience and deep legal knowledge, marking him as a born judge.
The Merion of the Dominion line sails at 7 30 AM from Charlestown bound for Queenstown and Liverpool with 100 third class and saloon passengers. Names listed include H T Bullock and family, W H Earle party, Edward Kirk, J B Richardson, Richmond, Van Buren, Wilson, Woodbury and others.
Miss Agnes Collins of Chelsea married Dennis F. Mahoney a popular local ball player yesterday at noon in St. Rose's Church Chelsea. Rev Father Grady officiated the ceremony.
At a crowded meeting in Carroll Hall 3% W Harrison Avenue Rever Assembly 1621 endorsed Councilman James J. Donnelly Ward 2 for a second term. Fifteen members were elected and eight applications received.
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