The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-10-13
NEARING THE END.
SOME EXPERT TESTIMONY WILL CON.
cLUDE THE EVIDENCE
And the Attorneys will Begin Their Ar
guments Wednesday Morning.-Mrs.
Snyder Again on the Witness st and.

When the NEWS, DEMOCRAT went TO
press Wednesday afternoon Expert Toll
man Of Chicago, who has very wide
experience and is recognized as one OF
the best microscopists la the country, was
on the stand. The witness stated that II
was his opinion that 1t was not charac-
teristic with Albright to bear on heavily
when he wrote his signature, but that II
was on the other hand characteristic with
him 20 write freely without the pen
scratching the paper,
Witness had examined the note book
from which the $4,000 note is alleged to
have been taken. Ehe copy, the witness
said, was taken from that book, but wits
ness showed that the note in controversy
was considerably shorter and narrower,
and il IL had been taken from the book II
had been trimmed, probably with shears.
The end, however, might nave been
trimmed with q machine, but the edges on
the long sides OF the note had been
trimmed.
On cross examination by Judge Amber,
the witness apparently lost his bearings al
one time, but II was seemingly mlsunS
derstanding. II was demonstrated clearly
that Judge Amber fully merits the high
opinion Of the bar as cross examiner
and a shrewd lawyer. There were no
points brought out in cross examination
which would tend to assist either side,
but some impression was made on the
The closing hour wag somewhat tedious
and interest was kept alive by the badi.
mage Of the attorneys. At O'Clock court
adjourned until O'clock this morning.
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION.
The people are reading the newspaper
reports of the trial. This IL evidenced
from the slim attendance at the opening
of court this morning, II was known by
a perusal of the newspaper accounts, that
an expert would be on the stand at the
morning session. There 10 nothing OF a
Sensational nature in expert testimony
and IL ia becoming generally conceded
that what the people demand nowadays
science does not draw we'll, but put little
sensational m Istard in case and IL will
draw first rate.
Expert Tom Nn was palced on the
stand for further cross examinations which
was conducted by Judge Amber, in his
most mastery style. The tremor ap.
parent in the handwriting OF some OF the
signatures was discussed scientifically.
With reference to the signature on the
note being written with the same kind OF
ink as that used in the body of the note,
the witness stated that il would take
chemical examination to definitely deter
mine that point, but that in appearance,
the signature was written with different
ink than the body Of the note. Ii the
inks had been OF the standard variety, it
ination, but these cheap ipks which are
put on the market and which were used in
both the body of the note and the sigma
ture, cannot be determined under the
microscope.
On redirect examination, conducted by
Judge Day, witness said that the paper on
which the note was written was good
quality OF paper.
IN. voRIs
OF Cleveland, stated that he i san attorney
at law aud has been an attorney for 25
years. Had studied comparison of hands
writing for about 28 years. Witness said
that he was microscopic and had studied
aud practiced microscopy for about four
teen years, and had bad such experience
tn At he con sidered him self competent to
give testimony in controversies when
Handwriting was in dispute. The first
intimation witness had of the case was
when he received letter from Judge Day
and at bis instance came down to Canton.
At Judge Days Office the witness was
given the $4,000 note and confession to,
Rether with number OF receipts and
drafts for comparison. Witness spent
three hours ia the comparison of the
papers at that time. Since that time he
eKamiued them in Aay, examining
th sm about Nh hour Lasl week he looked
az some of them and spent an
hour or two then. Witness stated that as
a result OF that examination and Invests
CATION, IL was his opinion that the hands
writing on tn $4,000 note and the con
fession, was not the same as the handwrit-
ing on the documents which are conceded
to be the handwriting of Albright. The
general appearance of the signatures in
question led the witness to believe that
'Sbs signatures we're not genuine. The
signatures on the note aud confession are
longer, in the opinion OF the witness than
the signature on the other note. The
thpn,bt that Alhpiuht had N mi.
form signature and that these signatures
were not uniform. Witness then pointed
out his reasons. The evidence OF pressure
and slow motion OF the pen in the up
strOlSes of tho letters "l' and "b" in the
word Albright, was the most noticeable
thing about the signatures which led wit
ness 70 believe they were not genuine,
Tho pressure was sufficient to separate
tue nibs of the pen, each nib distinctly
scratching the paper. witness was
satisfied that the signature on the note
was written in Sn entirely different way
than other signstures of Albright which
'hO had ever eeen. Inc ex.
tpasion Of the base line witness thought
looked very bad and was an indication
of forgery. Referring to the line beside
the 'gn on the note signature, witness
said il could not have been made by the
pen slipping OFF The paper when the con.
fession was signed, as the line was turned
in a direction opp p)site to the direction the
pea was going when it slipped oil the
paper.
II will be remembered that Snyder swoTe
that when Albright was writing the siRna.
ture the pen slipp.d cH the paper and
made that mark ON the note.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
There was an incrs ased attendance at
the afternoon session of court, as II had
been noised about that Peter u. Albright
was on the witness stand.
The first thing doue was to call Harold
Hoyald, who idenifi I'd a plat of AlbriRht's
house which he had made. The plat was
offered in evidence and the witness was
excused.
THE DEFENDANT,
Peter G. A!bright, was placed on the
0tand He said in substance: "During
the wear 1899 received some anonymous
Iatters. nave those letters With me-"
The letters were produced and Judge
Amb er OH cted tn the admission or the
betters, but they we're admitted, az the
court ruled that IL had been agreed that the
letters should go In when the other letter
went in evidence. Judge Day then read
the anonymous letters received by Peter
G.. Albright. The first letter contained
reference TO Mrs. Snyder visiting the Al
BRIGHT residence. Then follows the names
who are conceded to be reps
utable ladies, and as General
Zones insisted above suspicion. The let
Ger in question stated that the writer had
Albright down fine and that II he did not
deposit $500 at a place named by the
writer. there would be trouble and he
wouid be exposed. This letter was signed
ly "Secret Service.n
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