The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-28

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that 1t called for an opinion which
should bo tho province Of tho jury, not
OF n witness.
Judge Bradley admitted It, however,
and tho major anid nothing had boon
donO OF tho sort to indicate q scheme
such as had been described.
APPEARED GRATlPfrD.
There was Il tilt between tho after.
ncys over the latitude which was nor
missible in tho crossoxaminntion, and
Judge Bradley decided TINT since tho
defense had made tho chiot It's own
witness tho crosS'Quo,tioning could
cover tho whole field Of tho interviews.
TherOupon, in response TO Judge VIII.
sons last question, tho witness said
Miss PollHrd's manner had indicated
qualification when the colonel promised
10 marry her.
Tho redirect question from Mr.. Shell
by whether, that II Colonel BroCkin.
ridge had snid that Miss Pollard bore
him two children hG would huvc made
note OF 1t was oYorrulod, rs was Qucs'
ton us TO when iG first became aware
that the plaintiff claimed that she had
bornO two children by tho defendant.
This OudOd tho second appearance OF
Major Moore, inter some clover Quos-
tioning by both sides and several cx-
Ccptions on tho part OF tho defense.
Major Hone was called, but no ono
was recognized By that tito. L. Is.
Hay, tho chief officer OF the National
Order OF Elks and well.known local
attorney and ntter.dinner speaker, was
called. Mr.. Hay failing to appear, DR..
L. NJ. SChaellsr, deputy coroner oil the
District OF Columbia, a tull, slender,
bearded, specialized man, was called as
m expert upon handwriting. After
stating hid qualifications and expert
enCc, Mr.. Butterworth was about to
hand him the letter disclaimed by Miss
Pollard. when Mr.. Wilson cody ro-
marked: "Wcll, don't think he is an
expert ut al" which stirred laugh.
Mr.. Wilson proceeded to put moro
questions TO ascertain tho claims of the
witness to expert knowledge. Micro
scopic and chemical analysis had been
made study by tho doctor for seven
teen years in the government medical
museum.
"Iou were examining lungs and
lights and livers?" repeated Judge Viii
son.
Lights arc lvcrs, judge" remarked
tho witness.
Continuing, he explained that no had
been brought writings OF various sorts
by doctors, several wills among them,
to detect forgcric9. to determine tho
quality and character Of the ink and
the ago OF tho writing.
EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Tho examination was protested and
at its close Judge Wilson objected that
Dr.. SChacilcr did not show the qualiii.
cations oil an expert on handwriting,
+ but Mr. Butterworth retorted that he
could not conceive OF any possible
qualifications lacking. Judge Bradley
decided that the doctor had made good
claim TO export experience and the jury
would decide what weight should be
given his testimony. Thereupon the
bundle OF letters admitted 10 have been
written by Miss Pollard were handed
up 10 the expert, who asserted that he
had studied them carefully the day be-
fore. The black borderei letter denied
by Miss Pollard, was given him for COM
parison. lIe ind Major Butterworth
put their heads together for Il few min
utes and finally in answer TO direct
question, DR.. Schaeiler declared that nc
felt certain the black bordered letter
had been written by the same person
who penncd the others in evidence.
The Christmas card suid to have been
pressed for nine years in the volume OF
Washington Irving found in the Nor
wood convent, and which bore the
words OF Compliments OF W. S. d."
was examined by the expert, who aver
red that from the appearance OF the ink
tho inscription had not been on it moro
than three or four years. ~ assume in
my answer" he explained, that it has
been subjected to the conditions which
have been described. Had it been OK
| posed TO the air would say the inscrip-
ton had been made stillmorc recently"
lie proceeded to describe the effect OF
exposure to the air and OF handling
upon the condition and appearance OF
ink. The quality OF paper affected tho
| ink.
what are your charges per day as
m expert2" was the first question OF
Judge Wilson in cross examination, q
question which the doctor was disposed
TO parry, stating that it depended on
the character OF the work.
lie remarked that he had never seen
n case like this. When asked what wero
his charges for such case he finally
asserted that he had che god $50 day
Tor similar services. darlington is
not commercial city, he explained, so
that no was not called upon as oiton as
no would be elsewhere. lie had tcsti-
fed i'll perhaps fifty cases.
FINE FENCING.
There was some fine fencing between
the expert and the lawyer on cross.ex.
animation ovcr minute distinctions OF
terms and particularly as 10 mathemati,
cal c1ac:ness in hand writing.
81 feel much more certain" resumed
the doctor that Madeline Pollard wrote
that letter than do concerning the date
Of the handwriting on the Christmas
card"
SUPPOSE began Mr.. Wilson, that
it turned out to be n fact, so far as