New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-05


IN THE WHITAKER cAsE-THE WRITING or TIE
CADETS TO BE EXAMINED STILL FURTHER.
At West Point yesterday d. L. Ames, the expert
in writing testified that in his opinion the writer Of
specimen No. % was the writer Of the note or warn.
ing to Whitaker else that the writing Of No. 23
had been initiated. There is talk now of COM
mission of experts. A new expert, Mr.. Southworth.
was sworn in yesterday. There is general expcc-
tation at West Point that there will soon be
sational scene in this inquiry.
CONCLUSIONS OF MR. AsiES.
HIS TESTIMONY INTEREsIING-THE RUMoRs THAT
FLY ABOUT WEST POINT.
TFRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUNE.l
WEST POINT, N. Y, May 4.-The report OF
the expert, d. T. Ames, which made this morning
in the Whitaker Court OF Inquiry positive In It's
character that many beginning to look forward 20
dramatic In court at distant day. Who No.
% s, whether he s identical with Superintendent
Gaylers No g." or with Mr. Hazen's Nos. g."
80" ana TO-" is supposed to be known only by Recor
deSears 1t Is whispered that the authorship OF the
OF warning has been traced home to Whitaker but, OF
course, this yet s only matter OF conjecture and
may may be true. Recorder Sears took occasion
| TO-DAY TO show that the "court had not leaked"
and that tho statement published in q New-Yors
paper Monday afternoon to the effect that Mr.. Gay
| ler's "EO 8" was Whitaker was unauthorized In
cautiOnng Mr. Ames after he had finished his report.
talk about the the Recorder intimaed that
Mr.. Ames might be member Of boaid o! experts to
which 1t is possible that the writings will be submitted.
Al noon to-day the note OF warning given to Al.
bert 8. Southw0rth, toe wcknown expert Of Boston.
1t is rumOred that Whitaker is again to be called TO the
stand after Mr southworth has made his report, and
then o sensation Of some sort is looked for.
A few minutes after the court assembled Daniel 7.
Ames began his testimony. He has engaged In the
Merrill aud Lewis will cases. IN the Of the state
OF MASSACHUSETTS, against tue Northampton bank rob-
bers. His report to-day was very exhausting. He
Three hundred and sfxty-scven pieces Of writing had
% and R%S RSs'fs ySrs sps wef
apparently taken from exercise books There were also
sas s IN sch psaS ca SaS Aer 'ns
inlng the ~ sliGs he f51ay found .n o tw9
warming and he had called for i've more specimens OF
the same hand, which were sent to him. The following
aud the specimens. standards The &C" in Cadet
% s SssTsd nsd the Ts tr
true m S Of Ss edr s m t ts :ns as S
that Hr Gayler and Mr.. Hazen both called
}p1fO oaDd no ess than twsntySo times u the
standards The letter "a occurred seven times in the
ards and the ms essentially the same as those
in the standards The IN the note after the figure
ard The loop, showed variation Of habit rather than
Hapcss to IL rss sed ssa .Swsd from, in
"a H. ''iS we're evidently disguised The r" in April was
ike anything 10 the sranda ds, AID was evidently dls
guised The letter ~" contained striking characeris
ties found In the Standards
The final paragraph Of the report. In which Mr.. Ames
summarizes the results OF his examination, as fsows
AS tie result Of my study and examination. and for
the set FORTH have reached the following con-
TrstTnat the most intimate relations exist ht
No 43 aud It's duplicate and that they the writings
O' Seond"T5at o the writing of the person who wrote
No 23 has been used copy, and that the note Of
warning is very skiliuy-cxecuted simuatlon OF tho
The first my general conclusion after flushing my
examination The second arrived at while wrilinG up
letter by letter, nut habit from practice ana habit from
s wHe degree Of ssFs and in RS's
exercised not found in any Of my standards
greater knowledge Of analytical wiring than mani.
Tested by No 3d. Ibis appearance, however might re-
csed in writing the note Carefuly-e xecuted writing
will always show more Of the writer's analytical power
RsnarE-I would here remark that but FOR one fac.
my OPINION lwOnld have been absolute that tae %Isg
and with other Of the writings examined by me.
G%0Rs %DCS No. my and ~
With With each other and with the note Of warming;
TsGSeO peson Who S % wrote No. 5 At the same called
attention to twS other snests =, Of p pencil Writing
%ss%' % a! Being In my opinion written By the
same person as 49," But understood him 10 say
stcis present general appearance very unlike No 2s
they being much more carefully written 10 hne DELI
cate hand and With pointed lead peSel' eN The wiring
SE eod .o1 nnd sn'':s sm : a 9 ns sH&
that these written by the same writer as 20 put
ton, as in my opinion whoever did wine tnem lsus
easily nave simulated the writing OF % In the note OF
warning. trace very Intimate relations peiWeen cnre
aud analytical knowledge dlsplayeu lc these "ritinHs
and the note of warning.
After reading the report Mr.. Ames was crossexsm-
,ned Mt considerable length by Lieutenant Knight,
Whitakcrs counsel and by the Court
C;utaIn Raymond, one Of tho three members OF the
Court then began rigorous cross-examnation Of the
witness as to for thinking that the Whitaker
note might be a forgery, perpetrated b, the writer
desienated as "a" aud "B" In the handwriting OK
No. 23
Albert s. southworth, OF Boston, who has had large
experience rs an expert in writing, having been
in the New Bedford and Rowland case and the James
b. Tailor and Lewis will was then sworn and took
the note OF warning 10 the motel. lie VIII p.oDauB %
ready with 10 report the last OF the week he was Gu
i"cI ID Sc" II e could discover any indications OF an
attempt sguise either in the MnltLtIef noe VI i"
tnn sDecmcns. and compare the more win tile Sips.
rwD unimportnnt witnesses were alsO called OF Inc
morning session. Samuel r. star, a dealer IN arms
W~st Point on April 5. ind had o short talk with
Ryan on the following m0rnlng, q irw hours
after Whitaker was discovered ana tiSo' ,, I'ng,as,
masters Department uecktic similar to the one iouud
In MhitHkCrs room. -, , 4. uo...
ouencc of the Illness Of his dhughter, Assistant Untu
STATES Dis FcrO unable to be pfeseht
Al q d. m 10 which time the c0nrt took rec.s \ IGr-
ther adjournment was carried untu D. H. Iuursu"S'
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VYLLIAN s. KINGS DIGNITY.