The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-06-17

the will measured SS5 inches; comparing TINS
with 49, inches of the letter he found the
writing in the will 10 to 10 per cent. more
spread: the letters were more compact in
the letter; this was the case when COM
pared with the S8l inches taken from different
parts of the letter; FIVE lines of the will
measured 3lb inches, and lines OF letter
measured 81 I inches, and yet there were more
letters in the first named lines; in the letter
the average difference between the lines was
one letter; while in the will 1t was letters.
Col. Maulsby here moved the Court to
strike out this testimony, but the Court over
ruled the motion.
Witness-The will began below crease in
the paper and certainly avoided that one; in
making the letter in the third word of the
18th line, there was evidence of the crease
being avoided in other words unusual spaces
were made to avoid the vertical crease, thames
seyerall: there were differences in the capital
"a s.; found of them in the letter, point
ed them out and described how they were
madel; there were variations between them.
but not characteristic variations; in the will
there were 1. (pointed them out and described
how they were made. showing them to be made
differently from those in the letter.; there
were BIS in the letter points them out
and describes how they were madel; only one
in the will, made differently from those in the
letter there were IL final r. in the letter
and II in the will /; in the letter there was no
appreeiable difference from each other, eX-
eept in one in the word Executor, where
the ar was very much like the ''r'' Hoppe
made when he made and 5 together and
looked as if he had stopped before writing It.
Executors; the IL in the will. It was his inn
preston, all differed from each other. aud
there was not one at least ike any he saw ia
the letter. points them out and describes how
they were madei; not one bore the remotest
resemblance to the final RS in the letter.
There were % RS ia the letter aud Is in
the will not FINAL r's there were very dis
tiuctly different in the letter; when they oc-
cured after 20. " they were the same as the
final RS; also when they occurred before in
two instances. before IN 6 instances and be-
fore IN two instances; when they occurred
before II and other letters, they were always
different; of those in the will. twnin the word
wrong" were made entirely different in one
place from what they were in the same word
IN another place in the word dollars in
the will. the r. was different from AIRY n
before an in the letter; the r in Byers was
nnlike anything in Hoppe writing in the
letter shere was considerable uniformity. while
in the will there were variations there were
Is final y's is thu letter and in the wall I;
none OF them in the letter were ionpea aud
all bus one, in the word ''cry, wcre connect
ed with the preceding letter: IN the will they
were all different. IN three cases they were
connected aud IN Hve not connected with ths
preceding letter; not one bore a fair resem-
hlaRe,. 10 any 81 the FINAL W IN the letter. ex-
eepi esse in the i3th ine. ihat wen; dDsu ike
those ia the letter bus caded differently. in
that il ended more IN 3 paint; didn' and any
two be would eall Of the same style: t0 the
initial ) the same character VI differences
applied;
Objection was again made % the witness
testimony aad overruled hy the cnuri.
wisneSs-found g5 a's il the letter and ~
in she will: therc Was 0Re uniform difference
no o Ia The letter enlnd with little loop. ex-
eept one in the 5th liue, and that evidently
had been s@mpered with wish different ink.
Ia the wsil. where the writer wen; from e.
another letter. there werc always ltpFs 81
OF 50 we're 50; those without loops we're huss
as. in the rs ihero WIS also . dIiseVucy /:
maSs II the initial rs commenced ia a certain
var witness pointed Gus and described 8 /,
there wcTe ia the WiN in which The loops
vese smaller sud Rui d}s;iHct. uuc having
srarcely any loop A. all; the witness then
pointed out and described differences 10 The
sorsl "haye," a. foasd in the letter and Ia
the wiil IA the letter we was generally aui-
form. xhile IN the uih ia tuo 0nlg sat 0f the
6ye instances in which l. 0ccarred vas ,l,sre
az agreement; there was one IN the letter,
uhieh looked more ike an i; there were 3
In The Will. all ditfcrrat one from another and
entirely Different IN every fesisrcs frum The
one IN the letter. there zcre - tiual 4 IN
the lctser, ali gensrally alike in 5r manner q
comiag do~n sud endiag, in tbs Sriii there
:, tire witness here described some 81 them
A. iifgcFsuz fgosl these ia lbg letter Adj
jonrned aaiii Friday morning
HaaExSrov Iane nh. isS2
The COAT mes AZ y u2eek saa al oace
resumed the trial q the casra Ar. keeaer
again taking the s'aHd
Ceanse t0F las tayeaipCs asked pesu'iS
.ila ~ he Court for the witness be Hse
black board. So illustrate 10 tbs iaFy, what be
saii in reference "a ,hr formation Of letters TIA
the wFisinxs. and the C0aFt wzs WtiliRz Ia
grant the Fyaacst. bul 0hircsion sas msae ~
eoansei fof the taveaiers and the tnuFt ssla
i had better b. dispersed aish
Mr. ksensr thea c0atinaed bis testimony;
shiie b. was describ,nz she Sormatiou II the
- ih the letter, coasessl HANDED "a the iufy
the photographic copies.
0l,ircti0a wss made 10 this. too, bat she
+ Coass ovcryalri e, oa ihe gnoend list lae
photographs lad heeu let4rp ullssi admissible
IN she easa. est ihr counsel for che Caveatecs
{ had The rsrht 70 have the jury examine she
The Wisacss having described the tuFmstioR
+ d iwo IS IN The wiii, painting ous she differ
eucv tn those la the letter. aHaheF ai9eesiaa
wa4 made 80 Ala tessimohy, hat i @as over.
Faled
Wisnass-ysainls out aapgheF, which he ssa'd
Was eakissiy ankle anythinE the letter
Another differing from letter aad also others
in will: another. which i,ssled ike an igregeiaF
- anasller. differing from letter and others .
wili there we're ; terminal IS IN the slii-
differing in general characteristics, while, a.
a general thing. ihe y IN the letter we're
similar "a each ether this Vas true also 81
the Internal -. SIS preceded and tolleFcd by
other lefterst; the small e ia the letter were
geBeraliy eunaected with presiosts iciters IN
tn, word deceased, ia the eth line vas the
oalv instance. be thought, IL Ehifh tie Eeq
bad l.cea hlted liefoN forming ihe had
noticed y IS ~ ,hv letter
{ Objection was here made to the witness
tessifyiag Ia eoaui Of letters. bus il was
{ oyerruied.
Waaess-oi,servcd 10 Is 10 the letter, be
tween twa other letters IN one instance Z
seemed as ii The pen were littcd. IN toe other
10 they werc made by continued stroke 81
The pen ia the viii noticed two, they serc
doabir G s. beth made ~ separate strokes OF The
pen: the last enc w.ts uoi connected and the
other was. bat the separate stroke q the pen
Was distinct a peculiarly 81 the VS. IN the
letter, was they wound up with an oalong
loop. ap and lowa, hooking hkee witness
then pointed out and described number 81
them aud also a nnm,er in the will; there
was not one w IN the will with a loop AZ
the termination of it the f. in the letter
generally came down with slightly heavier
stroke and towards the iel. and there was
more inclination To the lcit than IA other lei.
tens they began with little flourish, the
same a. the initial ps, pointed out aud de-
ser.bed several OF them, and also pointed ou'
aud described several IA the wiil,i; M th0es
IN will. some we're without the initial flourish
and the down stroke. while 1t generally
inclined to the left, curved TO the right !
in the letter the curve OF the down stroke was
with the inclination 10 the LETT; there were
capitaI Is ia the letter aud three IN the viii ;
those in the letter generally commenced slih
a down stroke and always ended az the tae
one ia tina I'D line Was made with two differ
ent kinds Of ink decidedly; the curve at the
commencement was not in the same INK rs
the rest OF the letter: the ink with which II
had been touched up had a reddish or brown
ish east: that ! went below the line; witness
described the other Isl; IN the will they were
different two commencing with an up stroke
and all Of them going below the line; with
loops and one without there we're capital
E's pointed out and described III the letter by
the witness; they commenced with dot and
mostly came down ut once towards the lett,
! - ~. f,x~ar ,,.,rf an1ad with II small