The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-09
s.,d the Recorder to s,enosrapher Beard.


A detailed report Of two. thirds Of the m orn
ing session OF the trial yesterday would b,
practically q repetition OF the paragraph
above. The Recorder wasn't In good humor
The Recorder apparently had II In for Mr.
Weeks. to say nothing Of Mr. Osborne. Time
and time again he overruled the objections
made by Mr.. Weeks to questions asked by Mr..
Osborne before Mr. Weeks had an opportunity
10 state his objections. and time and time
again he directed the stenoRrapher not to
take n word that Mr.. Weeks said. and not to
permit anything 10 go on the record exceBt his
ruling Every time that he did It Mr.. Weeks
would insist upon his objection going on the
minutes and would insist further. on the Re-
corder's refusing to put his objection on the
minutes. that tho refusal be noted on the
record. Whether or not the matter was Of
grave Importance folks learned In the law will
bc able to say. 1t snot for the decision OF lay
men. but II may not he out OF place to say that
II made the aymen who heard II hopping mad
and was responsible for many expressions that
the prisoner wasn't getting square show The
questions that were objected to In which the
objections were 40 treated by the Recorder.
al developed during the examination Of
William J. Kinsley. the handwriting expert.
and all related To exhibits marked by the pros
ecution for Identification and now presented
by the prosecution with the request that they
record. The getting 81 these exhibits In evil
dence. II will be seen. was OF the utmost i'm
portance to the prosecution. Over the unre-
corded objections Of Mr.. Weeks. all OF the ex-
hiblts that appeared in tho album OF photo
graphs presented to each juryman was
admitted in evidence for tho sole object OF
making them specimens Of handwriting.
There were thirty-elght or forty OF them.
Now and then while the presentation was
NnN Of tha nrIt
asked: for instance. when Exhibit . was
presented Mr.. kinssy was asked whether he
had seen the defendant write II himself. Ex-
hibit y was one OF the samples OF hand
writing that Molineux furnished the prosecu-
ton. II was written at tho dictation OF Mr..
Kinsley and read IA follows Dear Sir
Please send book. and greatly oblige. Yours
truly. II. c. Barnet. Box PIT. PSI West 42nd
Street. New York city" Mr.. Knsley said TINT
he had seen Molneu1 write this exhibit. Ex-
hbt 10 was the same as Exhibit q and con-
sisted OF the addresses on three letters. ono
directed to DIR. +. C. Fowler Post Office Box
237. Moodus, Conn, the Marston Remedy
Company 81 10 PARK Place. md to the Cameron
city. .Nr, Kinsiey testineI that he had
sseeeen zMol,nenk write these, too tx;
hS pnss'S good % '"s w"f tmes SHSSE
day" ne about siJ time: Or, or otteasr,
yss and yedsniasyy dGaSt E'G Consisted
q the address II {. ReEneI;. Box 2l7, 255
sample Of sq T. 10 1870 broadway and o6IiQe.
Your. &c. II: Cornish" lseGnriina these eHi
wr f f IN r. H pTr.ence hy ' Mol f When
Exhibit u was Present and Identified; Mr.. o.
kn9wn,ns ENhthI 4. and which IS addressed
10 !hs vo y, N1h TEGmEany CnG.pnS Hand
us that in tn Defendants handwriting"
THE RECORDER INTERrEREs
1T is.' said tn .NIert. hefor" the Recorder
could stop him. The Recorder himself objected
TO this form OF question and the answer was
atrlcken our. Nj Osborne then went on TO ask
the witness series Of questions ms to whether
same Inc. Xitrr, that tho E,corder admitted
answer ami Sir Osborne handel the let 81 over
20 the lurymen. aud said 90 them: Il wish to
in that writing between the letters and In
oblige.' Mr. Weeks insisted THAT this remark
It be n1re,i On No record Here again the Re-
Sorter refused hi. reGnrst. nut moment later
counsel. Mr. Weeks insisted pron his requ.st
S waaD' wen d ,Ss T Tbs
stood fora 'nIl minute then he said HIVE
E ESn ] my the m d1 The Rsc9d-5
as wink Two minutes Of painful silence
passed. ,.
@h Hpy We@S TO TRs sfs ed 10 T d iii
int turn his head; lid not ras any attention
ows Mr %sSSs was @ vii On III. se s whse
Nr Osborne -ttartei in to examine Mr K!nsey
Recorders attention and tnc Hscorter said aid
eyye h2 GT TaS WITT Ese a. s ass " And
The next exhibit presented to Mr. Kinsley
that was Of interest read: Please send Ave
Cornish, This latter conraIned breaks in the
writing TINT Mr.. ,osshornc waited 70 show were
you " tnIf is the handy rtiuv m fha ia
Iegdant?,", demanlci Mr. osborne. '"' Nv
Knsy it and !" s, P' s%i ~,
RsndGe a"i the war @, Mr Osborne
know a. Exhibit I. and ash ed him to compare
, yaa TI @h Tn them ,b Then he sri Task
Letter nat wrote the standards Of handwrit-
Il de.ir" thu court 70 note the breaks he.
!yrsn n n i and r e II he Word trial and the
,es,nn and the declaration that the District
corler said thar that was undoubtedly true
hat u was improper, =, -,
Honor instruct the District Attorney that he
must II maze such remarks in the future"
SIR. OSBORNE CoMMENps THE RECORDER.
The Recorder sat back in his chair YEARLY.
End looking Mr. Weeks in III" eve. said: Mr.
osIor,e said ,T9at's right. that's right" and
Pe 60 enh, e tho et.e ask *
Austin already printed ~ The SuNl. and / ask
you L. note tbs break between The letters and
+. IN The w0r,! c9rday."> Mr., Knslsy said
borne; y nsk you to look IL exnib - ana
th". word obligg" Mr.. Klnsey did and said
thht he noticed the break
Now said Mr. Osborne. triumphantly II
wish you TO state to the Court and 10 the Jury
whether or not you regard these breaks in
wItlpg as handwriting characteristics
~ 40 80 regard them said Mr.. Kinsey.
, DO yon find these same characte ristics In |
the ls'tTr signed i Cornish and, the letter
cherart"rIstics sad Mr.. Kinsley.
q Lnpk at Peoples exhibit G and tell mo |
what breaks you note IN tho handwriting in |
that letter. A; In, The third line in the wori |
ira there IL break between thu and a. and |
n the word greatly there is Il braak between
the and the n, and ~ N" word oh ige the re
sn break between the lntt"rs and O.
Next Mr. Osborne hand Il To- Mr. KinsIay
eIEht l,''rr' hnli envelopes ami asked h m in
whose hanIwri'ing they were, This pracip-
ltat"n an arRnm"n' that orcnpied practically all
OF the rest -, IN" morning sos on. The letters
We're thoS" hat have been known in the news
paper ,s'pres a ~" Cornish and Barnet let
!eis, Headers who have followed the case dur