The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-12

Land borders on the county line, / don't know
as can describe IL exactly.
FREMONT BUTLER SWORN.
Reside IN Paw Paw, my business il an artist.
Witness shown instrument. Saw instrument
before, last Saturday, ! photographed it.
Witness shown I'd signature. saw that be-
fore. took photograph Of it. Have photo
graphs which ENLARGED Of these two sigma
lures. Signatures and Photos, and enlarge
copies shown to Court, and marked Exhibit A.,
y. and G. Witness shown % instrument.
Saw that instrument took phot graph of it.
shown to the Court and marko exhibit G.
Took photograph Of signature TO mortgage.
Signature shown and marked Exhibit D.
Mortgage read in evidence and shown 10 the
jury, and also photographs OF signatures of
mortgage and compliant.
=. 0. BR1ces sworn.
Reside in Paw Paw. AIa cashier F-rst Va
tional Bank, and have been 90 acting years.
Was farmer prior to that. once held Office
Of Register OF Deeds, aud once County Treas
urer Have been School Inspector, Superv.-
sor and Overseer OF Highways. Witness
shown mortgage. Have had some experience
in comparing different handwritings. sigma
ture 10 complaint offered in evidence I'm
not much acquainted with Morris handwriting.
Have seen him write. In ny opinion the sig
nature on tbe mortgage and that on the com
plant were not made by the same person. The
writing in the body OF the mortgage ana tho
signature have resemblance.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Have seen the mortgage before, 10 the Court
house and in the Office of Esquire GGllegGn.
Examined it carefully Never compared these
signatures before. Compared the signature and
writing in the mortgage before. I might be
mistaken as to the two signatures. Witness
shown two other signatures and asked IL they
were the same PERSONS THINK they are IN
the Same handwriting. Two signatures shown
witness. Don't think they are the same hand
writing. Witness shown two signatures Am
inclined to think they are the same Shown
another to compare with last two. It is the
same as the other two. Exhibit and arc
the same. Exhibit is not the same. Exhibit
3 and are not the same. Exhibit 2 and 10
the mortgage are not the same. Exhibit 6
and the mortgage are not the same. Exhibit
and are the same. Exhibit I and sigma
ture to the complaint are the same. and
the mortgage are the same. Exhibit aud
the signature 10 the deposition are not the
same. Exhibit / and signature to the depo-
sition are not the same. No. 3 and the
mortgage look very much alike. No. and
are the same. No. . and 10 are not the same.
REDIRECT.
In comparing the signatures OF the com
plant and mortgage, noticed difference in
the upward and downward stroke, and in the
capital letters. Notice no material difference
in the general writing. The similarity between
the signature and writing in tie body OF the
mortgage. il the same az ! notice in the sig
natures.
RE-CRoss EXAMINATION.
The caps are partly below the line in one OF
the signatures, in the other not that il one
of the circumstances upon which / form my
opinion. \ man NAV write both above and
below, aud all above the line and there still be
peculiarly, also in he up and down strokes.
A hmber Or stiff pen may make difference in
the strokes.
SATURDAY.
jury shown signature to complaint and ey-
ANIMATION.
J.. q. RUSSELL SWORN.
Reside in Decatur and am acquainted with
defendant, have been acquainted ; years.
, Witness shown instrument | think it is the
writing Of the defendant am merchant
Have had some experience IN handwIitngs
not 20 much as the generality of business men.
See a similarity between signature and body of
instrument. The down stroke is almost ex-
acty alike, particularly tho first letter A, and
the small III, also the 8; also the downward
stroke of the NJ in Morris. Witness shown
signatures OF complaint and examination.
should say they we're not made by the same
hand al that OF the Mort.See some difference III
the a, and Nj, more irregularity in one than the
other. The II s heavierand the form different
not so regularly formed. The downward
stroke is herein in the examination, notice
difference in the dotting Of the lin the di-
rection and form.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
10 not cali nysei au expert. nave hlaue
in handwriting before on bank
bills. DO it almost every week. Do not know
that have done il since the war, Had no
more occasion than any business man. Said
the ms in the examination and mortgage sig
natures are different i'm the formation OF the
letter. The AS are almost exactly alike. The
Ms are similar The bottoms are the same
only reversed. The down stroke of the pen Is
heavier. In tine mortgage it ls heavier in the
center, while in the complaint it continues all
the way down. The 4 in tho complaint is hea-
vier IN the bottom than in the mortgage. The
As in tue signature aud body of the mortgage
are alike. They leave the same space and are
the same form. The similarity in the small
m, consists in the general appearance The
small So In the signature and body OF mort /
gage are similar. 1 cannot tell whether saw ,
the papers in August in Mr.. Upton's office. 1 4
think not more than once. Mr.. Tutte, Mr..
Upton and Mr. Barnum we're there There I
was no crowd there, Mr. Upton asked me to
go in | think IIavo not seen them but once
before. lave expressed my opinion before.
Formed my opinion then. Do not think /
expressed an opinion before. The Ia are diff
ferent They arc not both scratches. That
IN the mortgage ia longer than in the COM
rla,nt l,,t olnooat axactlv alike in tho l,nslv