The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
hat 1t did. but there we're some exceptions to
THE EXPERT CALLED on roB HIS REASONS.


handwriting that Is here.-the admitted hand
writing OF the deicndent ~ -,
Mr.. Weeks's objection to this was perfume
tory. David \ Cnryalho. che handwriting ,ex.
pert Of the defense. Mr. Battle. the defendant
himself aud his father all leaned iotwSId'
Klnsley give the first testimony that he had
chance to give with free rein. Mr.. Osborne
Nm ali Of tho admitted writings Of this dc.
fendani." said Nj. klnsley, taking number
one exception he failed 70 date his letters when
there was no special date line upon the paper:
tina. Is when the Paper wS pHE That wbcb ef
known IN this case us Exhibit 81 Second. I
ind, four styles OF complimentary closing
Mr. Kinslsy had opened his various docu-
ments and was referring 10 them as he pro-
ceeded with his test mony. aud over that there
rose cnntLo1yersy that occupied nearly haii an
hour. Mr. Weeks insisted that II was not the
Teef 90 ana Sn eSsy o ha. writing s USE
memoIanda h.; made at the Ysr time 81 ne TIE e S
signed Cornish and Barnet This failure to
next find the writiHi on tho poison package
handwriting Of this defendant anil running all
dency to run M hill! nni In connection with
that tinI t'lnt the alignment IN all cases is
hill lwalk,ug around to the board and draw
ing a line rising At az angle Of about thirty
runs all through The next point ia the
form of oi his complim,pGntaTy ,S CLOSING n;,,.b
and and barnet Icitor@ III Exh,bF { i IS
'and oblge yours truly In EXHIBIT p, II
cSs, Sa sfy in E}6 Fl, E + yoafs y
In Exhibits / and q. Ills & greatly ohliee' on
one line; and Yours iruy. on the following line
writing OF the d"'cn ant. For example. IN En-
hibit n the co,nlli,lentarES closing Is yours
truly In Exhibit IL and g'of the admitted
handwriting o; the dsfrntan,. find the com-
plimcntary cnitng You're vory truly. In EX-
f fxbb, tG2 mi n% wy S%s9 on oh IN
line with the character X aud yours truly on
The Inc SGnGa'a a. N tGe case of ESh6,
handwriting find III. complimentary closing
Your &c Limit L Of the aispatss$hsm,
hastily two or three times, and was little
red in the ince a. he mi! :, IL thought had
'h Y6 sr' a"St pT r"%i 10 Ex6ib Y" q do your
said Mr. Weeks. where the word and is.
lit is a 'uct. said Mr. Kinslcy quickly. that
where the word and l. used II Is sometimes
written o1ni. AMI omrtimes the character l.
that Is one o! be Characteristics thai is i'm
portant. Another on which hts" my opinion
i the impropgr use - The rharacter g. In tho
TSbiIee' il is ,Icllsi out in ful'i in EXhibit C.
use both Tho next Characteristic lind IN the
admitted handwriting Of the ,.ien ant Is the
-
much wi Ter than tn" average writing. In the
disputed writing th"r' l. tn" same wi le space
giraffe runrtul ION running Throughout All tho
writings. sometime wu'ln; Is partially
all. It Il never IT, Us pnnriuItca or properly
punctuatei. showing trlt the habit Of the
writer is 70 not pun ,'na'e rr,r'ry. THIS incS
through both the adm ~ handwriting Of tho
defendant aud the hHniwrltInG Of the Cornish
and Barnet letters.
JURORS BEGIN To CRo,s-QuEsTIoS.
Members ri tho jury hal been listening IN
tently to all that Nj Kin-.cy was saying ara
now foreman Martin I"ntrl forward and asked:
punctuation in The Cornish and Barnet letters
thar there i IN til" ordinary handwriting of
Mr. Kln.lrv ~hool; hi~ bead and smiled as he
replied: No; 40 uo'. Tncr' was holding
his n conns az t sat- and o. Ecad at 9R hs
table where the District Attorney and his as
TAKE Exhibit D. for Instance" said the .orc.
man. While there is not iuutn punctuation
there. still there Is proper clritn i&atioE. Is
MIR. KinsIev shook his hrll aga n AMI said:
Il cannot say as 70 'ha,." ant then he re-
system about It. Tho n"xt point nm We come ne
% is the number marx 2. when wr HAD somc-
parable! Inns, amt A. ohor ,Im., with tWo 6or-
Exhibits 3, g +, II an'l I u ,he ii-pptod fanI.
horiz"nta In" in the Eorni.h irtters IL and and
and g. hnd N" mar rrorerly made win
writer to be- III" u.s. ~ 10Th. within "a rcr,ainiy
q peculiaritv. Now In m" admitted haniwrit-
1n Ss tas Gen Tsr mr., nerypS n EXh, ~
used and in, EXHIBIT No >. before 5hs same ad-
dress. | find the other style"
Aren't you miStnGrp in saying that there il
q Exhibit ~ Z" 4.kel JgrGr Cane VII" II has
Ing the photograph o: the exhibit through
s.tNn. -, -. ..t-..,.-. 80 --,, =, -,
What You take 10 be a second lin" is merely
scratch Of the pen
most used in all 81 n" di.ru'eI haNdwritinG -
asked Juror Billings, who occupies seat no.
Yes 1t is" said NJ Einslcy. and tina, is
another Of the chara ,tcrl-tics thar Ia vFrv
significant. Tax ENhIhi' = and 9. 'nr
character properly made"
NUMBER MAEE or THE TYPEWRITER.
Exhibits and - are two NJ the specimens Of
handwriting that were, provided to Mr. Kins-
after he had been accused Of the crime bur
before he had been arrested. He was wit.
sde ef tho wf hf ro 20 u %3y h s
here very pertinentIy;
Us there not such 2 pnark as that on the
1T thinS'" said Mr. Kinsrey. that there I.
such character on the bennington machine
typewritten copy that YOU furnished Mr.. Moll-
MI. hlNSl"S Stll IIh' no Glt n0' recall
whether that was on the copy or not In. n
was possible that II was. and u smile went
around the defendants table and around the
room too, Mr. Weeks asked that the fyne-
written copy itself he produced He had asked
that humber ottimes Assistant District At.
torney Collins told him that he had searched
Tor u ana had heen unable IN flni IT,
Mr.. kinsley went on and said that in EShihi,
ID. before the address ~ Jersey street" was
again the number mark with only one horizon
tai line.
Next" he said, take the dollar mari. md
walking to the black board h" drew two dollar
marks, one with only one horizontal line ami
one with two, In Exhibit c" h" said Won
ind the dollar mark made with one stroke,
while the style that ~ taught IN schools is tho
two.stroke style. Turn 70 Exhibit II. another 81
the Barnet letters. and YOU will lind the dollar
marx made with two vertical strokes. Turn 10
Exhibit "a OF the admitted handwriting al The
defendant and YOU Will find IN" sam" dollar
mark there. Mr.. kns "y hcsltateda moment
glanced over his notes and said finally. The
other notes that have. refer to h. les. im0IIv
that has already been brought out iulIy hy NIT
Osborne direct examination, the lack of con.
nection between letters, III" peculiar formation
OF various letters, and other things 0f that
kind: It would take a long time 10 20 over tho
list and think that have said all that could
say already - "
Mr.. Kinslcy walked around to the witness
chair and sat down and Mr. Osborne began 10
ask nm questions hut Juror No 3 in-
tortered aud asked: Have you drawn vnnr