The morning times., 1896-06-19
MIsUsED THE CAPITALS.
More Peculiarities Of Judge
.Holt'S Writings Disclosed.
USED SMALL F IN FRIDAY
He Began Sentences with Lower Case
Letters and Used Commas Where
Periods should Have Been-Expert
Hay Again on the Stand-wtn of
1895 Produced.

When the twenty-third day OF the Holt
will trial in Judge Bradley's court closed
yesterday afternoon the jury had been
given a bewildering mass of expert testi-
mony over which to cogitate.
There We're only three witnesses on the
stand during the session-Prof. Hagan,
who completed the testimony he began the
day before; Edward sohon, a lawyer, who
said the will was not entirely discovered
when ii first came to light, and Z. b. Hay,
called TO continue his examination pre-
viously begin.
Mr.. Worthington's little transparent pho
togfaphs are probably making a greater
impression on the jury than all the expert
testimony that has been Offered.
These are nothing more nor less than
photographs of the will, taken in exact
size, on sheets of mica as transparent as
panes of ass. The skiilful lawyer lays
these transparencies over the will or
letters in exhibition and calls the atten-
ton OF the jurors to the striking similarity
between certain words in the epistles and
the same words in the alleged will.
Some of these words are as much alike
as pair OF peas in pod, and Mr.. Worth
irgton insists, and one of the experts has
admitted as much, that it is remarkable
that the writer should the second time in
his life write a word so near a fac smile OF
the same word written before unless lie
had used tracirg paper to bring about the
resemblance.
AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS.
When Prof. W. E. Hagan was on the
stand tie attorney made frequent use OF this
method OF carrying conviction to The jury.
He attempted to SLOW that the "Washii.,-
tom in the letter OF February z. 1873,
N Mrs Thrnrkmnrfn1 fnt,
washington" Of the Will. The same was
true of the dates February z. 1873"
Similarly, lie exhibited the words Holt"
these" and the city Of"
Prof. Hagap's crosse Examination was
long -dra wn-out. but when he concluded
tue expert said he was still of the opinion
that if Judge Holt wrote his own letters he
wrote the mysterious will.
Edward Sohob. an attorney, succeeded
Prof. Hagan in the witness chair. He
testified that the will was in one piece when
he gave it a careful examination in the
office OF the register Of Wills shortly after
1t first turned up.
E. b. Hay of this city was recalled by
Mr.. Darlington to continue the testin ony
he began Tuesday. Prior to his reappear-
ancc. Mr.. wortllngton asked Mr.. Lariing-
ton for tile will of Miss Hynes. bearing
date of January l. 1886. Which had been
previously alluded to. Mr.. Darlington stated
that he had no objections to counsel for the
caveators examining the paper though Miss
Hypes would naturally regret to see the
will 60 in evidence.
After carefully looking at the paper with
his associate. Judge Wilson, Mr.. Worth
fngton said they would insist on reading 1t
to the Jury. The matter was allowed to 60
over temporarily.
HIS SIGNATURE VARIED.
"Tbe signature of Judge Holt varies sig
nificantly throughout his writings. said
Mr. Hay. There is a greater difference
between his average signature and .hat TO
four or five OF his letters than there is
between the average signature and that to
the will"
Three letters written by Luke Devlin were
produced. One Of these was the letter ad-
dressed to Miss Thrcckmorton. Mr. Hay
said that upon investigation he found Judge
Holt and Devlin made their "k's' alike
That was the only letter in which there was
a similarity between the writing Of :cstator
and executor.
In one Of the exhibits written by Mr Dew
lin the witness found nineteen FINAL and
initial "t's." Not one of them was 'ooped,
as was the case with the ''t's" in the will.
"Do you find any proper names or words
at the head of sentences beginning with
small letter."
Yes; the word Friday in a letter Of
July 26. 1881, begins with a small r."
do you find any places where capital
letters are used where grammar wolld re-
quire small 1etters?"
MISUSE OF CAPITALS.
Yes; in the word successful in the
third line OF the letter Of February, 1873,
IL begins with a capital. find, too, in
a letter of October 8. 1877, that :he word
welcome begins with such w as you
find in Washington in the will"
Mr. hay was asked to find the Grant
letter of 1876 among those written by
Judge Holt He did so and called attention
to the fac: that comma appeared after
the word Charles in the name Charles
B. Throckmortou" In the will of 1 S4S
a comma a appeared after James in James
J. Holt" aud repeatedly after Robert"
in Robert S. holt"
'.Mr Hay, have you formed an opinion
as to who wrote the will?"
"It is my opinion that the hand that
wrote the letters in exhibition wrote the
will If Judge Holt wrote them he wrote
this will"
Tell the reasons for ybur conclusion
"a general comparison of the will and
the other papers gives one the idea that
the same hand penned all. A specific
comparison of characteristics reveals an
identity in the writings. 1t is not diff
cult to forge signature, but when it comes
to making a whole script, carrying out
another's chara cteristics entirely, 1t is an
imposslbility.
Further reasons for his conclusions were
given by Mr., Hay, whereupon court adj
jourued until 10 O'Clock this morning.
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