The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28

doctors. several wills among them. 10 IA.
iermlne the quality and character OF Inc
iHh ana the age of the writing. The ex
animation was protracted and al ne cleSe
duuse wilson objected that DR. Scnae6er
nv hot snow the qualifications of an ex-
pert on handwriting. but Mr. Butteryvnrfh
rotorted that he could NOT conceive oY INV
possible qualihcatlon laciSiug
Judge BradlCy decided Lhut tho dortor
mao maze good claims TO expert expert.
enee ana Jne Jury could decide wnst
Welght should be given his testimony
lnereupon the bundle OF letters ad-
mltted 10 have been written by Miss Pol.
ibrd were handed UP 90 the expert, who
asserted tnat he had studied them care
tuiiy the DAY before. ghe black bOrdered
letter denied by Miss Pollard was eiven
nm ior comparison. lie apd Major Rut-
telworth put their heads together FOR
few minutes and finally, in answer Ia
direct question. Dr Schaeiter declared
that he telt certain the black bordersd
letter had been written by the same per-
son who penned the others In evidence.
The Christmas card said 20 have been
pressed TOT nine years IA the Volume OF
wood convent ana which bore the words
OF Compliments OF W. =. d. was eN-
Amined by ehe expert, who averred that
from the appearances Of the Ink. the in.
scfipuon dad not been on 81 more lhan
three or four years,
- assume IN my answer" Ae explained.
that Il had been subjected 20 conditions
which have been descrbed Had II been
exposed 20 tha air could HnV chat thF
lnsctlp, .7n had peeiA Ssa0e tn mare re-
Tie re SSeasd to describe, the ogtect Of
eTposure Z ~ r and 81 ham ing upon the
condiu1An n q rpsaTance tof ink, The
quality Ntnks II Stectea tl}e ink
"Wh;t,s MI charges per day as an
eSpertYN'E y ~ first question OF JudEe
wilson Il st NsNafnination, a question
which tx Doctor was disposed to parry,
stating Nst II depended on the character
of the work. He remarked that he had
never seen q case Ike gals. When asked
what were his charges Tor such u case, he
finally asserted that he had charged $50
q day for similar services.
Washington Is not commercial city, he
explained, so that he was not called upon
as often as he would be elsewhere. He
had testified In perhaps fifty cases
Colonel Philip Thompson and Major But
terworth proffered objections 10 the line
OF questioning, 10 which Judge Wilson re-
Piled that it was a test tE the value Of
expert testimony recognized by the books,
and IN this he was sustained by the
tor showed that his charges in different
cases had ranged from - to SO. The
papers had been brought 20 his house sun
day by Colonel Breckenridge, who was
outside, and he had kept them over night
bringing them Monday 10 the attorney
room in the court house, where ne mad
spent the day eSaminUs tholn, Tie had
made no examination Of the Christmas
card other than an ocular one.
| His statement regarding the writ
/ one. be assuming that the writ
inc had been made under ordinary CIR
cumstauces, with ordinary ink and that no
chemists had made a special ink TO de-
There was some fine fencing between the
eNuert and the lawyer over minute us
tiucdous Of terms and parucuArly a. 70
! nlathemical exactness 10 hand writing
IL feel much more certain, FesuIneh we
| doctor, that Madeline pollard wrote Una !
! letter than ] do concerning the cate %, %
! Tho handwriting on tle Christmas cafl-
! "Srrn1se. began Mr. Wilson, THAT il
turned out 10 he a fact that as Jar as
4 human testimony could nus tAlS caro- MA
! been shut up for nine years.
"1'hen i would say that some one mus
! have taken 81 out threc or four years
| ago and written on It,
THAT fact, If established rs o iact
| would mol shake your be12fE
! Not unless some one cpUid C9nN me-
! me that The writing had come ulert oN
| spiritual agencies.
! prutracted wei, into the afternoon. MIR
/ Wilson obtained the admission 1hal scsnt
! time forgcries We're SO slgltuilY done ~
! 10 deceive experts. Whale ne had no.
( been ted what the defense wanted e
! prove by him, Dr. Schacfer concluded
/ that ne mad inferred. He would moi
they wanted him to testify 10 any par
] ticular fhing.
After a brief redirect examination Of
/ Or Scnaefer, Edwin 3. Hay was pu
| years made a special study Of handwrit
! ing and had been witness Ia 2 NUMBER
/ OF noted suits. among them the olt
| brought by Mrs, Oliver aBdlnSl the laU
Simon Cameron for breach OF promise.
] Ile was certain the letter exhibited auc
/ the one addressed 10 ''Wesse" Brown
( were written by The same person.
After some sparring over Mr.. Hays
declaration ilitt no person could success
fully Initiate apother'5 HANDWRITING
through 81 long letter, the court adjourn