Evening journal., 1891-12-12

connected and has no right TO be ad-
mitted
What have you to say Mr.
Biggss"
ments going TO the very matter at issue
Twill prove that this letter and the two
letters written to Maggie Moore
were written by one and the same per
son..
court--"You should prove the person
who wrote IL.
Biggs--"If it please, your honors,
look at 1t for yourselves. and see If 1t
would be proper evidence. But to save
time viii not offer it now. will con-
meet 1t later"
DAVID N. cARvALHo SWORN.
David N. Carvalho, swore by the oath
Of the uplifted hand.
II live in New York city at No. 265
Broadway. | am photographer for 20
years and examiner Of questioned hand
writing for fifteen years. That is
part OF my profession. / have been
frequently called upon to examine hand
writing In the criminal and will courts
of the United States and other states
| am Office expert for the District At
torney Of the county Of New York. |
have testified over 400 times as an ex-
pert in open court
"Will you look at those two letters
Have you seen'those letters before aud
were they written by the same personf'
They were.
WAS this letter written by the same
person who wrote the other twog
1T was
He opened satchel and said.
Il have prepared Photographic. repro
auctions Of these letters. and for con
venience will hand one to the Judges
the counsel and the jurors to follow me
In my explanations
Hilles--'I object"
Harrington-"The offering of these
copies brings q letter before the jury
that has never been admitted in evil
dence.
Biggs-'I now offer the letter and en-
velope in evidence
Hilles-"I object.
Court-"The witness has the right to
go on and say that there is a similarity.
We think that the objection as to its
going into evideI CO is correct. Copies
cannot go to the jury.
Biggs-"There Is a statute which ad-
mits witnesses to prove the genuiness Of
instruments OF writing by experts.
StGte your reasons why you think that
they were written by the same person
Csrvalho - IAN eyani' ion shows
that the two letters which use as stand
ards are the writing of hand not al
together formed Running through It are
peculiar initial strokes in the letters a
and y, we is spelled wee Passing to the
disputed letters are the same peculiari-
ties. The abrupt ending of the lines,
crossing the rs, slope, unconscious hab
its. pen pressure are the same. The
anonymous letter is little more formsl
but / DO not think there Is any attempt
to disgrace the.haudwritiDg
Blggs-'I desire to offer that annony
nous letter IN evidence.
Harrington-'1 object It Is for the
Jury TO decide whether Mary Clark,
Joseph Clark or Edward Clark wrote
that letter or whether ii was written at
the dictation OF a detective"
The court held that it was not proper
for the copies to 60 to the jury.
uNDER CROSS FIRE.
did you ever make mistaken"
i may have done so"
who employed your
'One Of the DuPonts
'Who gave it to your
''Mr. Bird. his attorney
how long did you have themT
Three or four days
Are you sure that these letters were
written by one and the same person.
Just as sure as I can be-
DO you know Emily Noble7'
Never heard of her.
MORE EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Professor Daniel Ames Of New York.
another expert, was called He said:
Il have been an expert for 90 years
have made expert examinations in !, 00e
cases and given testimony In probably
900 cases. l have been employ ed in many
important public and private cases. Ii
my opinion those three letters were writ.
ten, beyood doubt, by one aud the same
hand The writing is Of the same school.
There are many important characters.
ties pervsdng the whole writings. Nc
one would think that there was any
difference excepting that one Is blackel
than the other
his blackboard was placed on an ease
before the jury and he proceeded t.
sxemplify the points OF similarity by
using chalk. The capitals A, W, N and
the words "letter" in the three commu
nications were particularly noticeable.
Harrington again objected to ths
photograph copies going to the Jury.
Mr.. Clark looked very badly rattlet
during the exemplificatlon.
Biggs---"There are something Ike
a hundred.point Of similarity
Ames-"Thst is all I made note Of
but there are thousands running through
them"
Biggs-"DOes a person write uncOn
sciously2"
Ames-"Yes"
Ross-ExAMINED.
Harrington-"Who spoke to you o.
the lettersf
"Mr Carvalho."
"Where did you hrst see them"
Gin Mr.. Wilkinson's Detective Agenc,
In New York. Those aro not intende.
to be exact copies Of the letters on TIN
blackboard They are not imagination
they are anzidea.
Who employed your"
Mr.. Bird. F"
'Did you see Mr. Birdq'
mo. Mr.. Carvalho called my stten
tion to them.
'Did you ever hear the names Of thu
DuPonts in connection with these letters
Yes, but did not know what the,
we're to be used for"
Were you ever In bank 10 New Yorl
Ia any cRpaeityT
"Not that know Of / have in m,
private capacity, examined four or fvl