The San Francisco call., 1897-01-30

the conclusion to cut off the Crocker foot
line, but after the job was over thought
this omission would at once convince the
experts that Crocker did not do the Job.
Then 1 used the zinc plate of the body OF
the blank, using type in the Crocker foot
line. The type was not a good imitation,
so that finally was obliged to photograph
the Crocker printing-house foot line and
add it to the other plate.
"In this manner l got a perfect fac
simile of the blank of January s, 1896. So
you see there is but 500 of the genuine fac
SMILES, instead of 1000, as Captain Lees
intimates. In the remaining 1900 no ex-
pert would be deceived, so | think that no
more were printed than would be neces-
sary for use in the case, with its many
witnesses. These blanks are all in my
possession now, and have been SO for four
days previous to the mares nest Cap
tain Lees processes to have discovered. No
attempt was made to circulate them, and
no such idea was entertained.
The fact that Urocker's name appears
on the foot line was put there, so Cooney s
attorneys say, for the sole purpose OF COM
pleting the fac-simile. They had a right
intended the blanks.
When this affair was precipitated into
the hearing of Cooney before Magistrate
Cook yesterday morning rather unexpect-
edly the way was opened for the liveliest
session in the case up to date. Ali Gay
long the proceedings were a wrangle OF
words and legal fencing.
The lawyers for Cooney and the District
Attorney bickered and bantered over the
right TO Introduce the evidence in the
case. Their voices rose high so high that
the echoes rang along the corridors OF the
City Hall, and the idle and curious moi
hurried in great mum bers to the scene oi
the tumult. When the fun was at Its
height Attorney George A. Knight
jumped into the dispute, and got an op-
portunity to interIard a spicy dialogue
upon the District Attorneys declaring
that young Fairs legal adviser was also
assisting in the prosecution.
1t was on the card that Expert Max
Gumpel should take up the greater part
of the day In expatiating on defects in
handwriting and print ting in general, and in
particular as far as they referred 10 the
Cooney Acknowledgements and their SINH
larity TO the Crocker blanks. Theodore
Kytka, the photographer who made bro
mlde enlargements of the certificates on
the pencil deeds, got on the stand to mar
rate how this work was done and ran up
against a snag in procedure because the
District Attorney and his assistant had
overlooked bringing the negatives from
which the enlarged reproductions were
made into court. Kytka was laid on the
shelf temporarily to make way for Max
Gumpel, who was to unravel a long tale
on defects in handwriting. Gumpel did
! not go further than to say he was a lith-
ographer and an expert in handwriting e
when he was withdrawn to launch the
Barry printing episode.
Detective Seymour had subpenaed
Henry Claussen, compositor; George S.
Barry, the foreman; and William f.
Barry, the pressman, in the Star printing
establishment, to tell of the printing of
the fac SMILES OF the Crocker blanks and
the thermometer prepared TO climb.
Barnes was evidently feeling his way
very carefully as he opened the examina-
ton. He kept carefully along the open
roadway, apparently dubious of where he
would bring up in the end.
Claussen had an impediment in his
speech and his testimony was very deliber-
ately given. He TOLD his name, residence
and occupation and the prosecution rested
| for short consultation with young Fair .
attorneys.
Then Claussen began by saying that he
had visited several establishments in
printing supplies within few days in
search of a certain style of type.
What kind of type was it you esired p
"a sort OF italic," replied Ciaussen.
"The kind that is used in certificates"
did you have the certificate with you
as sample to compare type with"
Clansaen said he had carried a canv nj
the Croker blank with him in his search.