The morning times., 1896-05-28
UNDER IN tl%ft.!lS M
Prof. Frazier Does Not Think the
Holt Will Genuine.
EXPLAINED HIS METHODS
Made Composite PhotOgraph-He
Also Says the Apparent Fold Break
Is Really II Cut-Loop of the
Puzzles Him Slightly, But He Ad-
heres To His Opinion.

Judge Bradlcys court room, where the
Holt will trial is on hearing, had very
much the appearance yesterday OF class
room of a university. The jurors repre-
sented the students and the court and
spectators visitors. The lecturer was Prof.
Perciyal Frazier of Philadelphia, a hand
writing expert, and the lawyers i'll the
case were his assistants.
Prof. Frazier'S testimony covered almost
the whole day, and will not be concluded
before this morning. There was but one
other witness on the stand, Martha Scott,
Judge Hollis servant, who concluded the
testimony she began the day before.
1t was nothing short of a lecture that
Prof. Frazier delivered to the jury, with
the occasional interruption by questions of
the lawyers. In fact, be is lecturer, at
present holding chair in chemistry at the
University of Pennsylvania.
He explained, on Major Butterworth's
cross-eXamnation, that he began the study
of ndwriting in 1873, when he was
called upon 10 analyZe the. paper and ink
of the famous WHITAKER will.
NOT HoLT's HANDWRITING.
The expert said that in his opinion the
writer of the alleged will was not the same
person who wrote the twenty-four letters
that had been given TO him and from which
he had made composite photographs OF the
signature OF Judge Holt. All of these
letters are now in evidence in the trial
as having been written by Judge Holt to
his brother, his niece and others.
In pointing out the discrepancies be-
tween the writing in the alleged viii
and in other documents the expert called
attention to the fact that the letter ''i''
in the word in in the first line OF the
will was entirely different from the same
letter In any of the other manuscripts
OF the deceased that the witness had
examined.
Again there We're more heavy strokes
at the top of the will than there We're
in any OF Judge Hollis writings. This
feature was so strong in the top of the will
that 1T would ordinarily indicate the
characteristics OF the writer. 1t was
found in none OF the twenty-four letters.
In my opinion the pen used In writing
the paper said The witness, was
steel pen and a stub pen at that. The hol-
low of the pen was inclined towards Tie
right and the stroke was heavy
SURE OF HIS OPINION.
Mr.. Worthington again asked him about
the genuineneSs of the supposed will.
u believe the letters and will were not
written by the same hand" said the
witness.
Have you any doubt about lt?''
Not a PARTICLE
The cross examination of The witness
resulted in his a gain taking the jury through
a session of kindergarten instruction
to show just how the measurements We're
made from which he@Teached his con-
clusions.
He held before them a large piece OF
paper and showed the manner in which he
discovered the relation OF one curve TO
another. He also showed them how he
measured angles with the delicate in
struments at his command, and which he
had in court with him. The dimensions
of letters were taken also for the instruc-
ton OF the jurors and for this purpose
an ivory ruler gagged in millimeers was
used.
Prof. Frazier told Of his writings for
papers aud periodicals.
"a re you the author Of aGybooks?" asked
Ma jor Butterworth.
Yes, wrote The Study of Documents,
that appeared about two years ago" re-
sponded the witness.
You doubtless reach Your conclusions
without being influenced one way or the
other by outside features Of the case?"
suggested Ma ior Butterworth.