The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-09
hand that wrote the body of the paper
wrote her signature

hand that wrote the body of the paper
wrote her signature.
| The next question turned toward the age
| OF the paper. The expert was asked If
| there were any evidences of tile Use Of
SAND Tor blottlng purposes IN the letters
Of Judge Holt. He testified that all he
| had examined showed that sand had been
| used. He could find no evidences of its
| use on the paper in dispute, though in
1873 sand was still used for the same
| purpose.
He explained that paper could be given
an aged appearance by stearning it over
a coffee pot ana ironing IL afterwards He
could not say that the paper had been
steamed but he felt certain that it had
| felt the pressure of hot iron.
CHARACTER OF THE INK.
The attention of the witness was next
| directed TO the subject OF ink and it wa,
| then That the most important testim ony
| of the trial was delivered. The professor
| with Il long and scientific dissertation on
inks and writing fluids explaining their
| chemical and physical attributes.
This paper Is certainly written in an
| ink that was not in common use in S73,"
| said the witness
After proniSCuous run of testimony
| Mr.. Worthington asked permission for the
| witness TO make Il chemical test of he lux
j
! quest on what the witness had previously
| given IN his testimony. Prof. Carvalho
had testified that there was 10 sigus of
| dlSlntegratlon in the ink in the will. IL
| the ink was or the variety known as India
Ink, aud the expert did not think it was,
| II would not show such signs: neither would
| II be affected by the use OF chemicals with
which 1t was proposed to make the test.
| lr the ink contained iron it would show evi-
| denCeS or dsintegration within period of
seven years after 1t was spread. The test
| was to determine whether there was really
| iron in the ink.
Judge Bradley decided 10 permit the ex
! pertinent over the objection that had been
| raised by Mr.. Darlington.
The word of referred TO above was de-
| cided upon as the spot for the test. Prof
! Carvalho said he would use nIuriate OF lin
| and with that he leaned over 10 the leather
| satChel and drew forth a small vial A
! drop was allowed to fail upon the doomed
| word Mr.. Worthington held the watch
| and at the end OF two and half minutes
! blotting paper was applied to the nioisteued
| spot.
This is Il loaded ink said the professor
! as he placed the paper under his glass once
| more. 1T has archiI III it and that has
| been used as an ingredient for ink for only
| about ten years TO the best of my infOrma-
| ton"
| W iibN VIII Gu say iNcut tit VIII. l4lell,
| asked Mr.. WOrtEingtOn.
| ''Basing my judgment on tile ink / would
| say that ii was net written in 1873 nor
| for at least ten or a dozen years after
| that"
| HIS TESTIMONY UNSHAkEN.
Major Butterworth then took the witness
| in hand for cross-eXaminatiou, but the di-
rect testimony of the expert was little i'm
paired by his sharp queries. Much OF the
| time was spent in going over what had
| been given in the beginning and the witness
| seemed to strengthen rather than impair
| his testimony.
When the hour OF o clock arrived the
usual adjournment was suggested but Mr..
WorthingtOn insisted that il was necessary
| for the witness TO get through before the
| day was over.
Yes; l am called upon to testify in the
| Fleming murder trial in New York to-
| morrow" added Prof. Carvalho.
eau you tell by examining an ink within
| ten years Of when ii was made?" asked
| Major Butterworth.
Yes. sir; / cam
when was this ink made?'
within the last twelve years"
Don't they use iron in all inks
NO SIR
do you know the ingredients Of all
| iuks?''
We'll. l think / am pretty well posted
on the subject, and l feel that l know
those of all kinds down to within the last
three months. There are only about forty
| different kinds of ink in tie country; that
is, that many different bases
Major Butterworth tried to get the wit
| ness to give description Of the process Of
| Transformation on the paper under he acid,
hut he declined to do so, saying it was an
impoSsibiity.
That is all them said Major Butter
worth, aud the case adjourned ut $40
| O'Clock until 10 o'clock this morning.