The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-25
CHARACTERISTIC HANDWRITING


/ ''''"" ny lsbatures-lho ENpeti l.
onces OF Bauk-Teuers.
A good handwriting is getting TO be one
OF the lost arts. The fathers and grand.
fathers OF the present generation, as u gen.
eral thing, wrote handsomer and moro
leglble hand than do their children nnd
grandchildren. There is one point in non.
manshlp TO which have just been giving
some attention. 1t relates to the tostimony
OF handwriting Not long ago man was
hanged IN New England by handwriting
experts Asa class, such eXperls ought NOT
TO nave influence enough 10 hang n cat
ANA now 1t is claimed that some
brussels murderers have been run
down by tell.tale tricks of
thelr penmanship. The readers Of this lii !.
We note may be assured that the writer Of
II KNOWS individuals who can write other
people names 80 cunninely that thee
other people cannot decide whether the
signatures are their own or not. have
actual cases in mind where this puzzle has
oeeh tried. One notable instance must
mention. Tho state Of Massachusetts, NOT
many years since had two of its bonds pre.
| scented Tor redemption which seemed pre.
clsely alike. One was forged bond thro,,gh.
out. The officers whose names appe,rsd
upon these bonds conld not tell
which was which, But this is
nothing l have man near mo who
can write your signature and mine, or The
SIGNATURE OF any person that may be placed
oo,oLe MN as study, 50 cunniugly that
| nellher you nor | can tell which ia which
IL is lucky that he is an homes, man mr. be
might do dangerous work with your name
ON big check or note Bankers in Tho
United states place little reliance upon siy.
natures as means OF Identification in nae.
ment OF checks, etc. The person who nre.
SCENTS check 10 u Boston bank for nay.
meht must be positively identified before
the money Will be paid 10 him, IL ia in
VAN Tor him TO ollCr as evidence that ho 10
Ine rlght man, any handwrtinr testi.
hohy', And II does not make any differ.
euce whether the check is PAYABLE To bearor
VI orver' indentihCatton ia both cases is dc.
ni"hue1' IN England one finds a most
hI, ,," ui'irr'nec from this way Of doing
business. The paying teller ot A London
balE tries TO assure himself ,hst Tho nce N
eheck isall right, both in plil, of sirnn.
SuTe ol drawer and rs regards the drawers
u''"uV', ahd then Slaps out the money IN
NIotVer presents the check. ltmatters noi
wuethet me check is payable TO order or ia
bearer lie demands no identiBcation IN
either case. He only looks on The hack NJ
me order check TO soeit II has the name In,
usFseu, rms check paying custom did no,
prevail IN England AT one time the
hnglish practice in these premises wa, the
saine as ours is now. At that tims we
copied our custom from them. They
nave since proGrc sseu out of il. Wa
remain tied TO their old style. We shall re,
ou oi thisrut one of these days. Tho great
bankers of London long ago found thcw
could never get through their business II
inc lucntiu ,atlon responsibility wns to ra'
main upon them, They pressed the ma,tcr
upon The attention of parliament. parlia.
men, came to their relief. II said pay
checks to whoever presents them, and your
whole duty is done. II TODAY drop my
Sneck n London, made payable TO order 81
w. H. Merrill, the first rascal that picks Il
w IN ,he streets and puts Mr.. Mcrrilrs
rame on the back may collect that check.
and yet imprisoned for life for so doing, n
Is, oil course, tho imperative duty az any
person VINO has lost a check to have The
payment stopped at oe.-tBoston Ranker
III the Exeter IA, H. News Letter.
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