New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-28

MI Weeks.t gDes or anything else
| The Coroner-Please tale your seat. Il. so,.,
Mr. Weeks.Does Your r,1t nsN ''' ~
| Colonel Gardlner-I insist IN 80.
The Coroner-I wish no interruption ana VIII not
or %r WceksIf Your Honor refuses hear me you
| have the power to shut of this inquiry without
Colonel Gardiner-There is no such thing
Miss F. f. Miller OF Newark was then called
She Identified the match holder the one she sold
on January 81 but could not Identify any person as
having purchased II.
KINSLEY, THE EXPERT. ON THE STAND
William J. Krnsley. one Of the experts in hand
writing was then called. and after telling That ne
had been an expert for three and one-half years
and Of the number Of specimens he had haildeu'
said he submitted his opinion in the present case
at the request OF the police and the Distrct-Attor
neys Office lie told OF obtaining specimens or
Alolineux's handwriting.
Q.-Now, you were first retained in this case by
Captain McClusky you? A.-Yes, sir ,..
upon the y Various handwrtngs mat Mere
mited to you; Is that right Aw1f ,ss nouost
Q.-And at my request was anything done,r-at
your request was anything done by me? A-les'
Q.-what was done? Al requested that you
get Mr.. MUlineuX 10 write some specimens copy
OF which l was to submit .,,..o..o, ,bo,
QWh22 did y9a nay 70 SIR Write some specmens for
me- copy OF which was to suomit-the words 10
Q.~Now, do you see Mr.. Molineux in court? A
Q.--is that Mr.. Molineux? Ayes, sir; that is
| iQ.-sNow. what did you consider the Importance
OF those specimens which you obtained IN me nlin
| ner in which YOU have mentioned? Al wantcd
to reinforce the opinion had already formed ana
surance doubly sure. and TO prevent any possloiiiy
% mistake; they were very impori,ans' was III
Q'|And in order to confirm and cnch your
! opinion were they necessary? A-les SIR aOSo-
| In qiN nf
o.HNow. then. where di you obtain those re-
quired specimens o,,r dtcc Nv Nix SIoIneu% in
the presence OF Mr.. Weeks. Mr.. Fieetham. your
ceant McCafforty and yourself were there az the
start but left the and did not see the spec +.
specimens were written FOR. me on February ~.
The first lot were not cn6irey S SS,rn}lSsd 70
Won typewritten and the pens with which wanted
eiIt had 70 furnish the COPY again from memory.
and | couldn't remember all wanted WilIlehi
wanted so arranged with Detectve-Sergeant Nc
Caferty that he to your Office that the test
wanted II entirely satisfactory and would you
and have 1t duplicated in a satisfactory manner.
WRITING THE SPECIMENS.
ON pursuance Of that conversation which Nc
S oire? deS'' Mone1x and his attorney Mr.
Weeks came 70 my office on the afternoon OF
fixed with paper. pens, Ink and copy and MI.
Molineux wrote for me- then. -. ,o,a,,.-,,,r,
n
we're necessary for you 10 complete your opinion
which You have mentioned. to get the writing you
desired? A-No. sir; | was not nnie 10 get THESE
Q-Mr. Kinsley. viii you tell the jury what hand.
writinerthat IS the bandwritng
Inst state tho exhibits as rapidly as you possibly
go Are these marked?
oa1 Tbcy arc ali marked A-Exhlbit B-2 dated
February "a 1891. was written Tor me me adnner-
| noon Of February 20 by Mr.. Molneux In my office
ff,,c-
| then submitted
o-Have YOU compared those exhibits just men
| ,io[nod he ono with the other? Al have
| O-Now. that is the disputed handwriting? A
% oS-SW7hat Is your opinion as to tho identity Of
the wrting2 All written by one and the same
c QT III is he letters purrorting to have been
wTe9 by hi the TTten BY it Ihe Gornsh
Q.-fioth written by the same hand? ALNes sir
enc7oGe befS the letter Of the disputed hand
writng-that IS, the address on the poison pack
tQ-iqys You compared that with each 10 Of the
ported to be signed by II. c. Barnet and H. Cor
niah? Al have. -,... 49, ., .Ao ,7or,,,,, NJ
The writer of that as compared with the H. G.
Barnet letters and the Il Cornish leItersa Am
Q.-Positiye Of It? Al haven't any doubt what
ever. ....s What. ,avo termed
the disputed handwriting and the exhoIis w sr1e
~and the EXHIBITS which purport to be signed by H.
| Cornish. which are on that table with the I'd
mted ha9dw[ltingS OF o Eo3nG D. b. H S0ve
| O-And what IS your opinion as TO the Identity
Of that: A.The four sets Of writings are IN one
az QIThe Identity Of the admitted handwriting md
| Of the disputed handwriting? ALL in the same
GLOW strong IS that oplnion' Al am posi-
| Odd you ask him TO write In moro vertical
i" omWbat dld he say? Ale said he was unable
to do Z; he had never written vertically and could
Or more vertical way than that? A.-He
said tka The esst tn he eGg q, February o. 1872
that you are now showing TO the jury Is IT, as
compared with Exhibit 2? Now. the subject -;
BUSINESS Sna A--At my Office. yes. -.
| And II was done at your request, was It?
@vor his shoulder and said That is not vertically
| Mr. Nolineux" and 10 said. II can't write verti-
TSaa56er sai i9ile FOR him. h. foowed tho paper
| around with his body. upset'ins the OBJECT had
ofo W many Weeks have you been studying on
this disputed handwriting? A.-From January !
0o,"Down to the present time? A.-Yes. sir. The
| tbrouebont word spacing pararraphng. uphill
| running OF the writing and the fact that none OF
xaown letters except those that have printed date
! lines nre dated: the same lack OF punctuation Is
Sbp9FS afF paeuaTy the periods are
| used IN exactly the same way. ana that Is APP
| The copy For instance. the copy which ! sub
mted and had typewrlt,en naa no P4nctua a ion
| Ter "Nr a. 4. Harpster, there Is no period after
! the "Mr.." none after the y A.; one OF me
| "A's' and none after the word collector at the
| end Of the sentence In the writing find period
| after the AS" and the period after the col
| lector that IS the writing done at my office; IN
| me writing OF which that IS copy. Exhibit NJ
| tho H. Cornish letter written 10 Stearns the same
| punctuation appears that appears in The copy oi
| mat letter made a. my office by Mr.. MoineuX;
which doesn't coincide with the copy furnished
| him. ,,--, 49,
Q.-WeI 20 on. A.-so much for mechanical ar ar
9TH chs
| 81 the most peculiar IS the abbreviation i2d Street
the figures - and '2" are used and small d
| Is Elevated above the base line, or writing. and
underneath that are placed two horizontal. almost
parallel strokes. hnd that In EXHIBIT IL Wn'cI
! understand and another letter marked NJ, signed
| H. C. Barnct s. incosed and in the writing done