The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-12

paper may be laid under the genuine sigma
signature be traced With blunt stylus. The
paper aterward i followed Howe i With Snsf oen some
times the tracing is made In pencil and copied
Tth pen again the genuine nine
sheet q glass is laid over. It, and on the glass
r. nut, the paper upon which tho forged sigma;
packet is then raised to The window. and the
expert lave ssGo method s,o q Is Detecting
each one OF these devices. In the last one for
window; its, vertical position makes it neces.
TsSt t. ss til IL 4 T Iii II sS
mex IN the pen: This gives an appearance to
that the expert readily
writing. the expert devotes HIS attention to
the In. and paper. Paper and ink have sent
Kind Of ink. The viii that hat, was as es a
Kind that w Sst rs mnae within
twenty years Is familiasStory in fiction. and
such III things haye often happened. The paper
ment Here is d thirty day note. for example.
tor $1,000. said to have been made by John
spected Wall street banker. The signature ire
bsns 20 reeuns Suy fsn S
never saw the note before. and that It is a for
gerry, The original holder OF tho note, which
shn & Smith KIP
prssence. while sitting In his private Office
hut The Re expert not only knows handwrtinss.
enttlee him to call himself an expert. He puts
sroscope and tho texture and finish show him
IN moment that tho paper is a piece OF the
at R5ySEG %+Ss only III en c
Mills people are communicated with, and they
hss sP sa S ys4y @ to
per. Then the question arises. did John smith
T. his once. He has SoaESt all his ststionerY
tor many years. as he can show, from Brown \
IN na ns store who'd
thRSs are the Tt sep Is taken
t2s sna Vine
But there may be a hitch in this chain Of
81 nt evidenee Then the ink offers
The kinds he, Distinguishing, not by their
Zeal inks. in which the Ingredients mny be OF
any color; but make AXE. black or dark fluid when
msrS e Ss sss
themselves black. The expert brings out his
little bottles OF acids. among which sulphurie
t,p q eamels hair brush and touches one q
he knows that it was written with a
ndt The aid b rs T %sy
With that question settled. the next step is
to determine what natural ink it is-for there
pose he produces another bottle. but what
these bottles Of chemicals contain the expert
his trade secrets. He knows. however, what
Brown Joncs's ink is made Of. and what are
t the swc S s nRs
commonly used. II this signature was writ
ten With the Bro WI, & Jones ink, drop from
will be indicated.
ink was used. and Broker smith shows that he
never used in his office any Ink but Arnold's
made IN TIM s R
is utterly ineradieable. Noacid can touch II, no
tSsse i"fs . when the repoSter
had BEEN " written upon with '' the ink some
when they talk OF ineradicable inks" he
in our little bottles. Twill show you how In
eradicable this one Isl
large spoonful Of uid upon the PAPER per- held
the corners. UP and down to let the, fluid run
st s When "h @ the paper pasa ain
the writing was hardly visible. 1t had turned
sss fFSsh'Sh know more
about the ingredients Of this .rinerad,cable'
ink than the man who made it. This might be
some very valuable paper. worth a great deal
OF money. In that case 1t would be important
to restore the writing. l never tested this par
that know what coloring Ingredients have
been destroyed. and can restore them"
He poured from another bottle another
spoonful Of fluid upon the paper. and instantly
the writing BECAME black again. These acids
are particularly useful when a signature has
been traced with pencil and then written over
with ink; Tho acid will remove the ink and
1S74-D TINT the N6w York cOurta havo nd.
mtted these scientific tests in handwriting.
and it was at that time that Mr.. Carvalho
began to give his entire attention to the ex-
animation Of writings. He was originally q
photographer. and the photographing OF
large number Of disputed signatures gave him
his first ideas in what has since become an i'm
portant profession.
tRe Place the f NOM dateet
ing forReries. A large photograph OF sigma
ture Is easily handled in a court room. without
any Of the Objectionable features Of the cal
cium light