The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18

of the discovery of this willard other wills
IN the famous series.
Besides this main evidence on the con-
test, testimony was offered to show that
the estate involved was community prop
erty, and further, that the house and land
at the corner of Leavenworth and Green.
witch streets stands legally in the name Of
Mrs. Haskins. Even if the will should be
broken the widows claims would cover al
least three-quarters of the estate, but 6
large amount of testimony in support OF
thewill has been given and there are many
witnesses yet to be heard.
:. lansing Miner of Benicia, attorney 70,
Mark Levingston in the Fair will contest
: was an interested spectator in the court
Yesterday. He conversed much of the time
: with Mrs. Haskins and her friends, but took
mo- part in the case.
Carl EisenschimeI, the handwriting ex-
=pertfor the defense, was an entertaining
witness as he gave blackboard lecture on
his calling.
such schools as we have in this country, u
he said by way of introduction. my in
structors were the very best, and with
these I made very rapid progress"
Mr.. Eisenschimel was not at all bashful
in telling about his qualifications, and he
stated that he had been a specialist IN
open art" for twenty-five years.
"Do you ever initiate the handwriting of
Others as a matter of Instruction." Mr..
; Deuprey asked.
81 am professor of forgery, in a certain
way"
"You are called on to initiate sigma
'tures?''
eyes, sir; do that every week in my
business"
= .~HCan you initiate a name so that the for
gerry cannot be detected"
$50 that it can be detected only by ex-
lean you distinguish forgery from the
true signature?"
The will of August 6. 1888, which has
been admitted to probate, was handed to
the writer.
'That was written and signed by James
Haskins," said the witness.
SIS it a forgery?"
at is not"
"What are the peculiarities of Mr.:
Haskins' handwriting?"
"In all his writing / find tendency
coming down from his schooldays. 1t
shows neglect of education or practice IN
that line.
"His handwriting appeared always the
same, but the letters were made In many
wavs. / have examined hundred or more
Of his signatures, the bank signatures and
others, and | find that there very many
differences, though there are pecullarItles
which cannot be initiated.
Sometimes Mr.. Haskins made'a very
fancy D and sometimes very plain one,
altogether different. These exceptions
were mis- freaks, not his habit.
"He usually made the l something like
I. But what does be do? Write that way
always? Mol Here'i is as fine an l as any
body could make.
a"In one of his letters find very fancy
style OF B, the only one of the kind in all
Of the documents that have been produced.
The capital ] was some times written en-
tirely above the line, and there are many
variations of that letter.
Defective spelling was the rule. am
astonished to find that in one instance
dr. Haskins spelled his first name
J-a-i-m-e-s Letters were very often omit
ed from the words that he wrote"
Mr. Eisenschimel illustrated his declara-
ions with limitations on the blackboard.
de will resume his testimony tomorrow.
In his opening address for the defense
earlier in the day, Attorney Wright stated