New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-15
MP so,rrgwoRTH CONSTRAINED.
MB. CHAMBERLAIN NOT sAHsFlED WI" M =
ANIMATION OF IRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AM

MR. CHAMBERLAIN NOT SATISFIED WITH HIS IN
ANIMATION OF IRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
DISSEMINATION OF HANDWRITING.
At the Whitaker conrt-martial YESTERDAY, MT
Chamberlain said he desired &c maze a
animation of Albert q. S0nthwortD. OWinH 70 que 9
fact that he had not been given full faclitleS ior
examining the exhibits before inc tSu'. , no Nc
has desired to examine the original mole OF Wisrn
ing under microscope, but he was not per altte99
to remove it from under the gas p'o Ina
ance as the witness only claimed 70 see the tIac-
Jugs OF the underwritngs pialhly IN tne p h"to'
graph He therefore asked the Court that lhpt W
9ranh of the original note of warning snOnd DO
taken for his use; That photographs Oh elie aosII
tracings should be made that p, rl,sSlSn m
lie granted to examine the original note OF warhng
under o mlagnifyng glass; that permission slhouiu
be given to examine the original negatives IRON
which tho photographs were taken that Tic s'Vulu
be allowed to take into his hands Tor care1ui eN-
ANIMATION all the diagrams, except those Oh the
tracngs; and that the negatives from WhlCn t.io
tracings were made should he prOduceu III Coun'
Major Gardner said in reply that the note OF warn
ing might I've examined IN his preSence n ,iO "a
photograph taken of it. The original hega.ID N
conid also be examined under his own SUPERVISION
but he could not permit the exhibits III the case 10
pass into the counsel's hands TO be taken IRON tho
huildinp Photographs might be made OF theih
but that would be expensive menintGl ~ ut uiJ
Cont theleupon remarked that photographs Suouu
be taken if necessary, If the case SHOULD eo9'
In answer to Mr. Chamberlain, the witness sald
that INSTRUMENTATION ms he used the word, was an
affemnt TO disguise and was less III degree tnth
diS,uIsp IL generally required more ot an eHorl W
dissmulate ones handwriting than to INITIATE al-
others To dissmulate ones handwriting IL "a ~
necessary TO have copy before tue oNe at easl 10
chance il much He Thought that he could ten
whether or not the edges OF two pieces OF paper ol
responded in ninety cases ont OF 10 Huhv ~
where no effort to disguise had been maze. lhe
witness was handed ten pieces vi papei' ana io-
ouested to demonstrate his ability IN marching tne
ed ges lie took them with the understanding that
IL l,,H ono n
of warning lie continued when INST plAceu ~ i hls
hands had characteristics that created Suspicion
in his mind that there was either slmulatioh w
discrimination in tho writing. AZ the same lic 10
had a snccjInen of Cadet Whittakel5 writing III hlS
nossession but the hand was so masked tuat nc
was afraid TO make any use OF It, Inc OPINION Nas
then expressed by him that the hand that "role
the specimen also wrote the mole OF waThlhB, -
Mr. Southworth went TO the blackboard anu
wrote the manic Whitaker several times crossing
the lines at different angles TO Illustrate tnt WAY
in which the underwritings had been orlglhalS
Mr.. Chamberlain -Wbat was the writer's object
in making those words on the noteI -,
The ritness-The direct Object was 10 use tHch,
as copies. that the writer coaid aNoid HIS ha'u"
bandwii tng. , /. ,a,.o
aWould il not have been more natural to have
practised on another piece OF paper ..
The sheet OF paper on winch Nahe ho'o NHII
written had mate that has never been SEEN anu
have reason to suppose that the writer also prac.
tised ON it. Cadet Whitaker had Httc paper NJ
hand at the time as his application 10 the quarter
master for n new supply shows. This fact with
his peculiar condition of mind at the TIME Oh WIlt
ing would have induced him TO 40 IL i'll tua. VIZ.
The Court then adjourned unul II ~ H. Io-V"S'
when the cIoss-exaIninatIOn viii be resumed.