The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-20

New York, Decsmbsr 1.-THE CROSS
examination OF William b. Kinsley, the
handwriting expert, was resumed IN the
Moiineux trial today. In answer TO quss-
tiops asked by Mr.. Weeks, the witness
said that when . person was oopyins
from writing placed before him the hand
writing would be more ~ less constrained
and unnatural. Mr.. KiLsisyi was asked
70 dsscrib, the "svsry day writing Of
the defendant. He said 10 was rapid
hand aud Indicated extreme nervousnsss
on tho part Of the writer. He said 10
was aiding hand with slight tinss OF
fsminity about It. The hand was sFrstic,
yet indiostsd q rapid action. 1t was not
q fantastic hand. he said, In any sense Of
the word.
He said the defendant had peculiar
ways Of crossing "t" and yet 1t was sell
said later In answer to question that
every possible way In which the "t'
90 uld be CROSSED was used By the dsfsn-
dant.
The witness said he did not place muoh
imp ortanos on pen pressure. Mr.. Kinsley
was then asksd II he had NOT testified In
the case Of DR.. Samuel ]. Kennedy, who
was convicted some time ago Of the muir
der of Dolly Reynolds. and that he then
placed great importance on pen pressure
and nerve trenor. He said be did not
remember, and was asked then II he did
not testify in answer to questions shat
the nrst and principal thing he observed In
certain handwriting was pen pressure
and nerve trsmor. The question was
read by Mr. Weeks from the minutes, Of
the Kennedy trial. and the witness re-
piled;
81 cannot remember what I testified
to at the Kennedy trial. II It says 30 In
the minutes from which you are readiss
then presume l so testified"
The witness was then a. ked II he had
ever examined the handwriting Of Fsltx
J. Gallagher. and replied that he had
done 90. A specimen Of Gallagher
writing was offered sn evidence by Mr..
Weeks, who said he did 30 for the pur
pose Of comparison. Mr.. Osborn objected
to this specimen going into evidence.
The court refused to allow the spsoi-
men to 60 into evidence. but allowed II
to be marked for Identification. Mr..
Gallagher's writing is said 10 be very
similar to that of Molineux. the defen-
dant, and the two men have been very
close friends.
Mr.. Weeks asked Mr.. Kinsley to DO
some vertical writing with pen and Ink.
Mr.. Kinslsy after having written one
specimen was given q wrapped package
about eight inches long and four inches
square, and asked to write the address
on the poison package. leaving room for
i've postage stamps. He was asked to
use his natural handwriting In doing %.
MIR. Kinsley did not object, but wrote
the poison package address. Mr.. Weeks
then asked that the specimen Of the hand
writing should be marked for tdsnt' Fl N.
ton and 1t WAS done.
The witness was next asked to reproduce
Of his own handwriting. The witness
was kept at the blackboa for half an
hour or more being questioned by Mr..
Weeks as to the characterised os Of his
own handwriting.
At three O'Clock Mr.. Kinslsy was sx-
cused and John u. Tirrell Of Milwaukee,
Wis.,, another handwriting expert was
called. Mr.. Tirrsll was still on the stand
when court adjourned for the day. He
testified that there was no doubt In his
mind that all the exhibits in this case OF
disputed handwritings from the poison
packages on through the Barnet Cornish
letters were In the same handwriting rs
the admitted hand writing of the defend
ant
Harry s. Cornish today issued q signed
statement dsnyinstAil1 knowledge of a
mysterious illness Of Mrs. Frederick l..
Hovey In Nantiok, Conn.,, in 1893. also
the assertion that he was ct the hotsl
where Mrs. Hovey was said to have bean
staying at the time of her Illness