The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-28
THE DEFENCE CLOSED.


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Witness was next asked if he could
tell the difference between writing done
by the left md right hands.
He said he should not wish to say that
he could.
The Judge then questioned the expert
as to whether they considered themselves
able to determine questions of similarity
or identity of handwriting with certainty
Witness said he thought they could.
The Court-Then why do you experts
differ so?
|. Al don't know unless it is the same
as in all professions where professional
men differ.
The Court-If it is a matter of science
why do men of science not agree? We're
you ever called as witness when some
other expert did not testify that you
were wrong?
Al think not.
The Court-Then the only fixed prin-
ciple is that experts will disagree. [Sen-
sation in the court room.
Mr. Rand-Is it not true that the ex-
pert generally finds what he is expected
to find by the side which retains him?
A.-No, / think not.
Q.-But you find many differences but
no resemblance between these anony-
nous letters and standards?
Al stated that | did find resem-
blances.
Mr. Rand then cited certain words and
asked witness if he saw resemblance.
Witness replied: ''There may be- re-
semblances."
The Court-He asks whether you see
any. He wants to know what kind of
eyes you are using.
The witness-I see no resemblance.
In another case cited by Mr.. Rand he
was equally positive that he saw no re-
sem blances.
Mr.. George Edward Raymond, clerk
and general manager of
the Electric Light Company
was next called and testified that the
electric arc light was first set on the cor
ner of Gray and Bracket streets on July
2, 1891. Before that time there was no
arc light on that spot.
This was the light which Mrs. Pease
said she saw Burrowes drive under when
he threw the letter onto her door
steps, on the night of May 81, 1891.
Harry G. Mason, city electrician OF
Portland was next called and corrobo-
rated the previous witness as to the time
the electric arc light was set at the cor
ner of Gray and Brackett streets.
Mr.. Edward p. Jones,
United States Weather Observer
was next introduced to testify as to the
facts about the weather on May 81,
1891. He said that on that day at a. m.
it was threatening with lightrain during
the night previous. At p. m. it was
threatening with light rain during the
day from 11.55 a. m. to 1855 p. m. AT s
IN. the weather was recorded as threat
enirg, and as if likely to rain.
For May Goth, the weather was cloudy
at a. M, and foggy, dense fogg) at s
p. m.
For the night of May 21st he had no
direct record from p. m. the 21st, to s
a. m. the 22d.
He had record of the rainfall, which
happened after midnight and on the 22d
it was a small rainfall.
On the 22d in the morning it was
cloudy, and at s p. m. m. it was cloudy.
Mr.. Rand, cross examining, said: Have
you any means of stating the exact
weather between a. M, and midnight
on the Dist of May?
A.-Not from personal observation or
records of my office.
1t will be remembered that the eve
ming of May 81, 1891, was the time when
Mrs. Pease alleges that she saw Mr.. Bur-
rowes drive up to her doorway and
throw the letter from his carriage to the
doorstep, and the counsel for the de-
Tense claimed that she could not have
recognized him on such a night. Mrs.
Pease testified that it was a light night.
Mrs. Pease also testified that on the
evening or night of the 18th of last July,
Mr.. Burrowes called at her house and
had the long conversation with her at
the bay window. She did not fix the
time when he called; but it was after
she had read her little girl to sleep and
that she was up stairs when her caller
came.
This fact has bearing upon the tes-
timony which follows.
Mr.. George Ell. Davis,
book binder by trade and railway car
shade manufacturer, in the company of
the Burrowes Railway Car Shade Com
pany. was next called. He testified that
he and his wife went to Burrowes's cot
tage and was there on the
18th and 10th days of last July. 1t was
the 18th when Mrs. Burrowes returned,
and witness and his wife went home
about dark He and his wife passed the
evening and night of July 10Th at Mr..
Burrowes's cottage. That was the only
time that summer that the did pass the
night there.
Witness testified to playing tennis with
Mr. Burrowes and others on the evening
of the 18th; after that sat for about an
hour with Mr.. Burrowes and others on
the piazza of the Day cottage. They
went to the piazza about s o'clock. Mr..
Burrowes was on the piazza with others.
From there they went to the Burrowes
cottage. About 10 o'clock Mrs. Davis
retired. Witness was called up to her
room to close window, and after COM
ing down remained with Mr.. Burrowes
for % or 80 minutes before going to bed.
Witness was asked if Mr.. Burrowes
left the cottage that night, and replied:
''My knowledge is that Mr.. Burrowes
did not leave the cottage that night
Mr. Rand-How do you know it,?
Witness-I know that neither Mr.. Bur-
rowes nor any other man could leave a
cottage with partitions without my
knowing it.
Q-Have you any other reason?
Ayes.