Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-30
Ihe Testimony all in and Arguments
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Rlha including the title Of the head and all OF the
| entries He had made a comparison between these
entfaes ana entries Of corresponding dates in the
account with the Central National Bank The Wit
ness was asked what his conclusion was, but OBJ
lection was made
., Yne district attorney said he proposed to show
ence between the Ink used in these entries and
other entries. He thought that would be concIu-
Soo Slse evidence to show that these accounts had
Judge Wylie said that business men frequently
used Two or three tnk bottles. He thought the evi
| dence was rather shadowy, and ruled IT out.
Or. SchGnfer's attention was then called to the
Title, "U. s. Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery - in
.I4o" referring to the folio, had evidently been
written over recent erasure and that the figures
were written In the same dark green ink as the en-
tries on page 140
TO-DAY's PROCEEDINGS
When the trial was resumed this morning the
district attorney asked for permission to recall
MI Drew, TO ask him about something which had
Deen discovered In the books since yesterday. The
court, however, declined to permit Mr. Drew to be
recalled
Mr.. Worthington then offered in evidence the
account on folio s76 OF ledger No l. beginning with
the Item OF s, 08 This account, Mr.. Worthngton
SAID, the government claimed was the man1fac-
tured account. He also offered the account in the
ttan w%sc On i1o , beginning with the same
was the genuine account. He called attention to
tne Iact tnat the account on page lT was carried
over lntO leoger NO. and continued down to date
AN EXPERT IN HANDWRITING.
Edward H. Rauch, of Mauch Chunk, Pa, was
then called by the government as an expert In
handwriting. He said he had at the request OF the
district attorney made an examination OF certain
accounts @ o.! In M Drew'sledger: He was shown page
entries there with writing in other parts Of the
same book. He would not, he Said pretend to give
an opinion as to the difference OF time between the
~ yhnf fh0pff 1ovr~
entered on the debit side bearing dates ranging
from March 12 to September 6, 1882, had he said
onormty i hna OF writing as to color ink the weight
at the same time Writing known to have
been done at the same time would not in his tudg-
ment be more Uniform than these entries On the
credit side three entries made from March 16 to Oc-
tOber g. presented the same uniformity. There were
three items the credit side about which the Wit
on the credit side dated on different days in Janu-
ary, which ,ia appeared M ear to have been made at the
page, what the witness noticed was striking uni
iormlty In the figures on the side OF the page re-
lerrng to the folio pages on the botter while there
was striking lack OF uniformity in the column OF
dollars and cents The witness thought 1t highly
improbable that the entries in which the uniform
i!y as to writing existed were written at different
times. The witness was then asked as to the ac-
count on page la, which the government claims to
nave oeen the genuine account. He said he noticed
nothing irregular about this account, except the
nrst entries on each side OF the account. These
were the entries OF the ST. accounts The wit
been written at different time from the S7a2O
The radical difference In Ink he said, made this
plain The witness examined also the l4O written
In the index over an efasure The witness inspect
said that he discovered the remains OF the lower
he thought nom me general G CHARACTER Of % ths 5
IL the book that It was a figure 8.
3l7 IN the index, over which pencil mark had been
drawn, new number being written above 1t.
showed evidences Of erasure It appeared to be the
was ''7." as the s'ssn in the book were nyafabiv
carried below the line The erasure over which the
naU was Is written appeared when witness first
amlned II yesterday to be fresh eraSure. 1t to-
day, however, showed some change incident to
..'Do you mean that it has been tampered witb?n
asked the district attorney.
"Not at all" said the witness. "The slight touch
70 Il would produce such
make thorough examination or comparison Of
accounts in ledger No. 2.
this after he had had time for Inspecting the hook
Judge Wylle remarked that he thought that he had
had enough on that branch OF the subject
On croSS-eXam1natiOn the witness said that he
came mere yesterday morning and received $25 a
day for his services as an expert. He was an ex-
pert as TO Inks, SO far as the eye concerned 1t
was a delicate subject and often required fine
microscopic or chemical tests
ON On reairect examination he said that the differ
ence IN the inks In the figures in the OS entries
was such as to be detected by the eye and require
"Yes, SIR said the witness
DR. sCHAEFFER RECALLED
DR.. E. N. Schaener, microscopist, was then re-
called, and testified that under the .14On in the in
dex he found traces beneath the 81" OF mark like
the curl OF the runner Of oldfashioned skate the
remains apparently of So" "5," or very pecu-
liar So" Under the -" he found mere mark re-
the "3lT on the index he found the remains OF what
appeaIeo 10 oe ngure ~" what was left being
parts Of the downward stroke Of four There was
raced, 1t having originally been s7" or 49," The
witness thought the figures were originally AZ or
there an account with the bureau OF medicine and
surgery. The witness was asked to turn TO
S1ner snS a agssss e1a showing m|s.,a that pages ass
The witness said that in the account on page I4O
with the bureau Of medicine and surgery the en-
1883, were written In the same ink he had com,
pated tnese entries with the account with the Gen.
trai National Bank for the same period and found
tna1 the Ink used on page 40 had not been used In
any entry In the bank account. When Dr. Schaef-
Ter left the stand Mr. WOrthingtOn announced that
the government was through with the evidence in
rebuttaL
MORE TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE.
Alonzo Taylor, young man employed at Mr.. E.
@. Wheeler's junk establishment, Ton 7th street.
testified that about January, 1884, he purchased a
qnantlty OF books, pamphlets and almanacs, the
aimanacs having Mr.. Drew's advertisement upon
tnem, Among things purchased were several books
or ledgers some with the backs torn of and Others
not. He did not know the man from whom he
bought them. The articles purchased were bagped
up and sent to the mill
MI. Moore then called Mr.. E. B. Hay as an expert
Rauch. '
Nh. Hay said he had had time only to make a
cutsory examination, as the books had been taken
from MIN by the counsel for the government
MI W0rthington said to the court that he would
De very glad II Mr. Hay were given time to make
careful examination. =
Judge Wyhe said they could not delay the trial
longer "The case" he said, sthas occupied twice
as much time as it ought to have taken"
MI W0rth1ngton suggested taking the usual re.
cess at this point.
II guess" said MI. Hay, 81 could say as much
now your honor as could later"
~ nave no doubt of ii, !" said the court
MI. Hay was then examined. He thought the
Only true test OF the quality OF ink was the chemi
results brought about by the microscope. He
Iulned 10 number OF private accounts In the
ieager, having no relation to the bureau Of medi-
cine and surgery, and said the uniformity
N H.. tne writing was more marked and apparent
Inan IN the case OF the entries In the
accountof the bureau Of medicine and sur
geIy on page 140. As to one OF these accounts he
said IL was evidently written in great haste. 81 |
nave seen Mr. Drew keep his books" observed the
WNneSs Qr1ly. 81 think he keeps them In that |
Way.n ~
When Mr.. bay was about to leave the stand Mr. |
moore SAID "You don't expect any pay for this, do
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