The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-12
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alike. Exhibits 3 and are not alike. Conn
plant and exhibit differ somewhat. bnt
should say they are written by the same hand.
| Exhibit and the signature to Deposition are
the same Among the signatures before me
there are three or four hand writings. Exbi-
bits 6. 2 and are the same as the signature
] to the deposition and the complaint. Exhibit
4 is different. Witness shown mortgage. One
of the signatures OF the witnesses Is Mr.. Eos
ter's. Have seen Matteson write. within 2
months in my store Am ON speaking terms
with Mr.. Matteson. 10 not know there is
any particular friendship. have nothing
against him. Game here 90 Court Yesterday.
Never came here before or this business.
Have talked and heard the case talked of.
Have not assisted or advised the prosecution
to my knowledge. Am not in the habit OF as
ssting or advising people without knowing d.
o. =. HARRISON SWORN.
LlyeIn Paw Paw. Have compared handwrl-
tngs. Shown mortgage. m acquainted
with defendant. Have seen him write think
the body OF mortgage Is bis hand writing. and
the signature and body OF the mortgage have
the same general appearance. chinE they
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curves Of the letters are the same. Witness
showed jury the resemblance. shovn COM
plant and examination. Think the signature
is not the same as that Of the mortgage Tx
plains reasons to jury.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Have seen some Of the paper before. Com
pared the signatures with other mortgages be-
fore this, witness shown signatures ana asked
to compare them. Exhibits and j are the
same as the complaint.
NJ u. RICHARDSON swoRS.
Reside in Paw Paw have fhe position Of dep
uty Register Of Deeds. Witness shown mort
gage. .Am acquainted with Natteson have
seen him writa. Think the mortgage i. in his
hand writing, signature resembles mortgage
somewhat. Think they we're by the same hand.
Shown signature TO deposition They have
some resemblance. There is difference
difference in the slant and regularity Of tho
letters, and in the up and down etroies Nv
OPINION Is that the signatures to the mortgage
and complaint were not made by --e same
hand.
GROSS EXAMINATION.
see more resemblance between the signature
TO the complaint and mortgage. than between
the signature TO the mortgage aud the word
Amos Morris, IN the body Of the later A
stiff or flexible pen would make difference.
The mortgage signature looks as /. written
with gold pen and the other with steel-pen.
/ See as much resemblance between the sigma
lures to compliant and mortgage as between
the signature to the mortgage and the words
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in the body OF the mortgage. Witness shown
signatures. Exhibit l and the complaint; are
the same Exhibit 2 is by another hand. Ex-
| hibit and the complaint are the same. TX
hibit and are the same. They are the same
as the mortgage IN my opinion. think it is
all guess work. | don't consider my opinion
worth anything. Exhibits and l3 are the
same. Exhibit and the mortgage are hy the
the same hand, 3 is different.
.U0addy.
SAMUEL HOLMES SWORN
Reside in Paw Paw. am Clerh ol, the
Court. Was formerly employed in rrnberng
farming and also mercantile business Have
had some experience in comparing haudwri-
tings Witness shown mortgage. The sig
nature to the mortgage is similar to the body
Of the mortgage. Tie letters are about the
same angle and have uniformity iu SIZE. The
upward and downward strokes aIe the same.
Think they are by the same hand. Witness
shown signatures to complaint and eIamua-
tion. Think they were not written O. the
same hand as the signatures to tie mortgage.
The letters are not or the same angle. also
difference IN the up and down strokes, and in
other letters. The mortgage seems to have
been slgned 10y person in the habit Of NIsting
In one the dotting is made by an upward
stroke, in the other by a down stroke.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
The complaint and mortgage have not the
same angle. The pen will make great differ
ence in the shading, it makes difference
whether person has been writing, s,ill there
will be similarity. Thnl, can tell the dif-
ference between signature with steel pen
and gold one. Think the instruments we're
al three written with steel pen. spoke
about the regulations of the letters. toe angle
and shading. Shown exhibit 2 and complsint.l
Think they are the same. Shown exhibit ].
Think that Is the same. Exhib5 . is the
same Exhibit is the same Exhibit is
the same as the complaint; witness shown
several signatures, IL and are tbe same,
4 and are the same, bat not the stme az the
last two; Ii AMI the complaint are The same
as IL exhibit 13 and the mortgage are the
same as the mortgage.
fITz II. STEVENS SWORN.
Reside in Paw Paw. l am a bool-leepel in
the First National Bank; have had scree expe-
rence in comparing signatures ishoNn
mortgage think the writing in the body OF
the mortgage and the signature thereto are the
same handwriting. The s&meness consists in
the formation Of the letters, IN their positions
and tho style of tho writing. The signature to
tAs deposition and complaint were n, written
by the same hand as that to the mogtcaee
GROSS EXAMINATION.
rho signature to deposition and mortgage 90
not look moro alike than the signature tc the
mortgage and the words Amos Nou.s ~ tie
body OF the same. The principal resemblance
between the signature to the Mortgage aud
tho Amos Morris in tho body Of IT, s IN the
capital A. The IN tho body o, the mortgage
aud the signature resemble each Other with