The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-15

paper should be admitted ia evidence to prove
that transaction, but the signature Was not TO be
used In comparison with the disputed signature.
and said Mr. Iatin1er testified 70 having seen
Mr.. Crane sign the document. The result was
that the document WAS not accepted in evidence.
Mr. Jackson. continuing. said the contested
writing seemed to have been made with an old
pen, OF which the points were joined together
with dry ink, preventing the ink from flowing
whether certain pecaiiarisies existed in the con-
tested writing, when the court interrupted him
and said he must ss.ios the witness. as an ex-
pert TO discover psculiarifies and then show
themselves whether such peculiarly existed.
Mr Blaine proceeded to ask as to the shape OF
certain letter when be was again stopped BY
objection that be was frsnsgressinS the ruling.
Mr.. Preston called attention to the fact that
there we're thirty strokes in each signature, and
with 100 checks in evidence the witness might
be questioned as 70 the shape. cure, etc, OF
1860 strokes. and the case might be continued
unfortunately.
Colonel Carr proceeded to cross-examine Mr..
lures ard bis manner OF judging of their gem
uineness He then questioned him IS 10 the de-
tails OF the disputed signature As TO the ST. he
was curve TO the top in the left-hand line and
then slightly downward concaye 10 the right,
while in the disputed signature there was .
straight line to the TOT, and q eoncave curve 10
the right, but said there were three or four ex-
ceptions among the genuine signatures. So on
With other letters Of the disputed signature, he
made admissions that there were points OF diff
ference between the disputed and genuine sig
natures, but accounted for them and said. il
the check were presented to him for
payment. he should pay IL without ac-
counting Cor these differences. Mr. jackson was
ready in suggesting explanations for the peculi-
arisies OF the disputed signature and was then
asked whether he would BE- rs glib III giving his
opinions If the liberty of man depended upon
them. He said that he had given his opinions
after due consideration. He was asked whether
he had not been trying to ind arguments to sus-
tain a preconceived opinion, but denied the i'm
putstion. He noticed dissimilarities between
the disputed and the genuine checks, but
noticed also great dissinlilarities between one
genuine check aud another. He said he thought
in spite OF all dissimilarities he should have
PAID the check without hesitation
II did not prepare myself as an expert, he
said. In fact had no idea | should be called
until Mr.. strive was called. Then / thought /
might b. called. ! isad seen the photograph
before and had q general opinion before, which
was the SAME as that expressed now
Under denomination he said that he judged
OF the genaineness of q signature By the letters
in combination end not IN severalty- No FER
son ever formed letter twice exactly alike and
a man was liable 10 reach false rather than true
conclusions by studying dissiniiarity.
4 he trial was then adjourned until Monday,
which day will probably be consumed by the
defense In taking expert testimony as to hand
writing. 1t appears now as though the case
will occupy the time of Judge Osborns court fof
several days OF the coming week.