Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-16

Q check II signsd IL any Of these ways, Thu
general character, form and features are sub
stantially the same. I doubt very much
whether the difference would DO noticed
BY any banker. Ny experience Il that q
person who 10 not In the habit Of siepipe
bic name very much will vary In his Sign.
nature.
Q-by plsintif-Do you mean to say
that t. person with Q signature like this
lshowing tho n written In COURT he'd an
account At your bank. that you would pay
. check to any party. siened like this 1.-The
voucher and especially with tho difference
In spellingi Al might. There can't b
any mistake about this.
q. A. wETTER.
Am register of tho land Office here. Have
heen q 'about two years and half. 1t 10
. part.of my business to examine and CON-
pare different signatures. l was shown
these papers last evening. Have examined
them carefully, 10 as 70 be abs to pass an
on them. Circumstances were not
explained to me before I VA shown them.
is . part Of our duty to carefully compare
oil signatures that come to " Office. Think
were all written by the sane person.
@ BY prosecution-Mr. Wetter suppose
that Q party had slways written the papers
that had como to your office with his name
in this way las on . loose sheet
D-e-m-a MS, aud in his absence . third par.
y should present the signature spelled s.n,
would o accept It without further il.
Al don't think ! could.
". Il. NcvAY.
Am cashier Of the first national bank. 1t is
part Of my business to compare signatures
and hand writing. Have examined all
these papers before. l heard the circum.
stances explained in court after I passed
my opinion on them.
Q-Mr. McVsy, having examined all
these papers before, would you think they
were oil written by the same person: A
My opinion Is that they were.
Q BY prosecution. II, on your signature
book. you had this name spelled d e.m.a.
Ms, and q different party should present a
check signed by his name, spelled D,
would you, without further examination or
inquiry pay the check upon presentation!
Al would pay it without further inquiry,
a. the similarity is SO striking.
A. ". HOWARD.
Am postmaster at Ysnktou, and have been
90 nine years. 1t becomes my duty TO ex-
anime and compare signatures. Have seen
these papers before. l think l an able to
distinguish between signatures. Ny bus.
iness has led me to test chiefly citizens sig.
naturee.
DIN your opinion. we're these names,
spelt the two ways, written by the same
person! Al think they we're.
Q-By prosecution.-Mr. Howard, if 4
citizen you knew, wrote his name this way,
[n-s] and subsequently, stranger should
present to you a paper signed this way [s-n]
would you without further explanation, &C.
cept that paper? Ayes, I think I would.
The general slant and character are the
same. Ny experience is that a man will
make the general slant Of his name the same
under all circumstances
Mr.. BAYLEss.
Am receiver of the land Office. Have
been for six years. 1t is part of our bust.
ness to examine and compare signatures.
saw these papers last evening. They were
simply thrown down before me and l passed
judgment upon them. Never had q prov.
en- false signature.
Q-Now state as to these names of Sau.
Demans, whether they were all written BY
the same person. Al presume they wer,
written BY the same hand. 1 should sccep
them IS such.
W. H. EDMUNDs.
Am bookkeeper in Edmunds & Wynn.
bank. Was cashier four years. As part o
my business it has been my duty to exam
inc and compare signatures.
Q-Were, in your opinion, all these sig
natures written by the same person? Al
should say that they were.
Q. BY prosecution-Just look at tina,
blank sheet with the signature on 1.-THE one
written in COURT. Now, suppose you knew
his signature TO be Dema-n-s, and . stranger
should present his check, written s-n, would
you ny the check without further inquiry !
A-No, but I should say they were all
written by the same person.
LEIGHTON WYNN.
Am = banker /; have been 90 over five
years. 1t is part Of my business to examine
and compare signatures.
Q.-In your opinion, were all these zig
natures written BY the same person? A
Yes sir. they were.
@. by prosecution-Would you il you had
upon your signature book, this nan written
Dema-n.s and subsequently, a stranger should
present . draft signed s-n would you pay
it without further inquiry? Al don't
think I would, without further inquiry.
The case then rested, at ten o'clock,
and Tia oornr.l nron>oIoI 18th ~ ,.n