Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-07-12
Have seen him write in this account book,
but not in the other sold him the account

but not in the other sold him the account
book
Cross Examincd-Know of his buying a
spy glass and afterward taking it back and
getting another? did not see the last one He
loaned me dollar day or two after we went
to the new Post Office. We went to the Pan
Drama. He left the Office before it closed |
slept with him and we We're there when Mr.
Stein came in the morning. Lost two dollars
since Blake left the Office. Sent it to Chicago
Journal last Saturday week; the letter got
there but the money did not Think the let
ter went from this Office all right
Re-examned.- the letter put into the
Chicago package and don't think the money
could have been taken here.
j. B. Grinne, sworn.-Am one of twelve
persons employed by the Post Master Gener-
al to look after Mail Contractors, Route Agents,
Postmasters and to losses of money &C. The
number of complaints made to me of the
losses of different amounts of money by mail
during the past two MONTHS in this immediate
vicinity, fastened my suspicious upon the
letter now exhibited from the Postmaster Mr.
Mahin last Friday. Consider myself judge
of hand writing Have compared the writing
of the word ''one' with that in the account
book and think both were written by the
same person.
Simon G.. Stein, sworn.-Consider myself a
Judge Of hand writing, in the comparison OF
writing. Have compared the writing of the
word ''one'' in the letter, with that in the
account book, and should Judge both to be
written by the same hand
Cross Examined-Wou ld not swear posi-
lively from the comparison of one word; but
state only my opinion.
Col John Galligln, sworn-iIave been en-
gagged in the express business. Consider my
self an expert in the comparison Of handwrt-
ing. Have compared the writing referred to
and should say it was written by the same
person.
| Cross Examined.-i judge them to be the
same hand writing, an immltation could not be
made
ID. B. Barrus, sworn.-Ama Judge of hand
writing. Have compared the word lone" in
the letter with the writing in the account
book, and think they are by the same
person.
Aaron Stein, recalled the time referred
to in my testimony Blake had one key and
the other. Jacob Mahin has been in the Of
flee, but do not recollect as to whether he was
there the day of the 18th Or 14th
| Chester Weed, sworn.-IAm as much Of al
expert in the comparison Of writing as any
ordinary business man. Have compared tn,
writing with that in the letter; there is
strong similarity and judge were written by
the same person.
Cross Examned-Presume | could write
the word zone" so it would look like that il
the letter.
j. y. Green, sworn.-Am not 4 very gooC
Judge III the comparison Of hand writing
Should say the writing here was sim lar. Ii
boys writing no two words are exactly alike
Would not say beliyed both were written by
the same person. Would net swear us to ;
persons hand writing from comparison Of on,
word
Jos. Richardson, sworn-My business
has led me to an intimacy with hand writing
There Is a strong similarity here; no charac
ter particularly about it; nothing to lead M
to suppose both were written by the SAM
person. Woul! not swear they were or wcr
not the same hand writing.
Jacob Mahin, swOrn.-Was in the Pos
Office on the evening of the 18th to drop il
the mail. Did not stop any length of time
nor see nor handle any letters while there.
Cross EXamined-D not state to any on
that they had been suspecting some person
in the Post Office and setting traps for them
| mentioned to Mr. Drury that John and my
self had talked Of the matter of loosing mon
ey &C., through the Post Office. | never dis
tributed the mails until after mad ta; en- tn
oath.
WITNESSES FOR THE OFFENCE.
Cornelius Cadle, jr., sworn.-Am acclstom
ed to examining and comparing signature
and hand writing. Should think the wore
"one' in the letter and the writing in the &C
count book were written by different persons
the former having been written apparently J.,
a strong hand.
John A. Mccormick, sworn.-Have beer
Postmaster of this city four years. Som
years ago was professor Of the art of writine
Consider myself Judge of writing by com
parison. 1t would be possible for one person
10 write both Of them, but don't think Their
is any similarity The person who wrote tn
: word one in the letter, is better write
than the one who wrote in the book
Court adjourned ill Tuesday morning, Jul,
9th at g o'clock
SECOND DAY--JuIY 9TH
W. G. Brewster sworn. - In my bushes
(bankirg,) have had occasion to pay nor
OF less attention to the comparison of writins
during the past eight years There is som
similarity in this writing, and it is possible
that both were written by the same person
Would not say but that they We're, but Civ
it as my opinion the authors are different.
Geo. i. Dcnison sworn-Haye had con
siderable experience in writing as teachc1
during the past Il or II years. This may
have been written by til, same hand. Thcg,
is a general similarity, such as there woul,
naturally be, unless written by Il person VIII,
had some peculiarly in the formation of let
ters Would not say both were written By til,
same person nor yet they were not.
George Woodnouse sWorn.-iIave made it :
practice to examine and compare writing
There IS some similarity. yet at the same timG
considerable difference i'll the hand writing
Can't say whether it was written by the sam.
person. Might possibly and perhaps probably
have been.
Dr. Z. d. " atcrs sWOrn.-ilayc examined
writing considerable believing that from &
mans hand writing his character could be
detected. There is general similarity here
but sufficient dss;nilarity to show that these
were not written by the same person.
Cross Examined -Might have been written
by the same person 1t is not impossible
though should say improbable
Thomas Harbach sworn. - Have been en-
gagged in the banking business for some time
past. My opinion would be that this writing
is by the hand of different persons
The counsel for the prosecution here stated
that, as the attorneys for the accused were
about to introduce witnesses to prove the good
character of the defendant, prior to the time he
was charged with the offence, for which he
is now arraignod they were willing to admit
his previous good character, and cut short the
trial
Z. Woodhousc sworn. - Am acquainted
with Blake Williams. Live in the tenement
over the old Post Office and often saw him.
regard him as a quiet, peaceablc boy; atten-