New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-08


Q-Any time before 1896? A.-Not that recoect
Q.Did you not testify FIRST in the case Of Liddy
VS. vs.: the Bank of Savings? Al think that was
o-po You claim any expert knowledge in chem
istry or inks? Ayes. | have studied chemistry
GLOW old were you when you left school, A
Q.-where did you attend SCHOOL, AIT woon-
socket Providence and Philadelphia.
sQ.-Do you use microscope in your WORK? A
Q.-Ever had any special instruction in its use7
Docs your knowledge OF handwriting come
from the fact that you have taught penmanshipE
Q.-Do you practise yourself all the styles OF pen
moonship you teach n A,Yss think SO;
Q.-How many schools OF penmanship do you
recognize? A-Eclectic and spencerian but the
There Is now recognized school Of penmanship.
RECORDER UPHoLDs THE EXPERT.
Recorder Gon said he thought counsel had pro-
ceeded far enough In this line OF examination. and
then elected from the witness that he had given
testimony in hundred cases. He declared
that Mr. Kinsley was competent 10 testify as an
expert.
Mr.. Osborne then arose for the purpose OF ask
ing the witnesses opinion on the specimens OF MoH-
neuxs handwriting and the letters which the
prosecution will allege were also written by him.
The first question he asked met with an ob)ectoh
on the part OF Mr.. Weeks. and then followed
long wrangle between counsel. which was not end
ed until Recorder Con reproved them, as already
described.
Peoples exhibits Nos and 4-the "Harpster''
letters and the specimens Of Molneuxs writing
handed TO Mr.. Knsley. lie swore that the
handwriting in the letter addressed TO FREDERICK
Searns e. Co. and signed III. Cornish was SINH
lar to the writing upon the specimens. MT weeks
objected to the introduction OF the specimens as
standard OF comparison. on the ground that they
were obtained from Molineux by trickery and de-
vice.
The Court Immediately overrued the objection
and the letter was read 10 the jury In part 1t was
follows:
Mr.. A. A. Harpster has applied TO me for Pc.
sition as collector He did not refer me to you, put
mentioned having been In your employ. line
from you would be considered conhdential ana
would be appreciated.
The letter was passed around among the jurors
and examined by each in turn. Juror No asked
the Court for permission to view the two together
II was refused at the time MI Osborne apd
asked the question: Have you ever seen TINS sor'
ing, but ultimately the witness was allowed 10 say
that he had never seen any sucn paper u''ii ne
had entered upon the study or the case
MR. MINTYRE CALLED.
A. this tuncture Mr.. Osborne asked permission
OF the Court to excuse Mr.. Kinsley for a few mo-
ments The permission granted and Assist
ant District Attorney Mcintyre was called An
swerng Mr. Osborne he said he knew Mrs hather-
Inc ]. Adams. and that he saw her after she was
dead He said he recognized her body In the pres
ence of Dr. Weston. the Deputy Coroner, MIS-
Rogers Mrs Hovey and Howard Adams. the son
of the deceased woman. The autopsy was not per
formed. he said. on the night Of December - ~, ne
said that he viewed the body OF MIS- ADAMS III neI
home in West Eghty-sixth-st. Apparently all MI
Osborne wanted OF Mr.; Mcintyre was the mere
Identification. He said he would not cal MI MG.
Intyre to the stand for any other purpose ana II
Mr.. Weeks wished to cross examine the witness
on that point the prosecution had no objection
Following long discussion OF that subject. VT
iad ae did time not to M
tyre The Court ruled that the defence could NOT
go outside b Of defence fe ns ade M McnPe its
witness. Mr.. Weeks said he wished TO caIl Slr'
Mcintyre after Mr.. Cornish had testified. where
upon the Recorder said he was inclined to allow
this. Mr.. Osborne vigorously objected saying tha'
The matter was finally settled by the Court decd-
ing that Mr.. Mcintyre must again take the STAND
on Kinsey then resumed the stand and tech
meal work Of examining the paper ana Sttsr
and the specimens he had previously identihed' ana
"Do YOU see more than one word that piece of
paper spelled For"
'only one" replied the witness ,... ..,..
"Do you see more than one initial letter r on
that pePer?
vigorously and insstingly. ,-,.,.,
VIII you please describe that INST ihuaI letter
Mr. Kinsiey then entered into a, long and tech,
ncal explanation Of the various characteEiscs OF
W yne banded TO tie jurymen who Examined it
fully and at great length
PHOTOGRAPHS OF LETTERS
Again Mr. Klnsey was excused and DR.. Ernest ].
Lederle took the stand He said that for fifteen
years he had been engaged In the study Of scien-
tihc Photographic work. The photographs OF the
letters were then handed 10 him. and one by one
examined and identified by him. They then
offered In evidence by the prosecution for use by
the jury.
MI Kinsey was recalled and continued the tech
ncal explanation OF the handwriting alleged to be
that Of the defendant The first thing taken up was
the resemblance between the two capital initials
"a A" I'm Harpster's name. Then the witness ex
planned in detailed length the style OF the hand
writing and showed the breaks in the words wher
ever the letter go appeared before letter begin
ming with oval curve
Until the time for the adjournment Of the court
the technical descriptions OF the similar forma-
lions Of the written characters in the letters 10
those in the specimens proceeded At sos o'clock
an adjournment taken until 1890 this morning
RECLUSE DIES AT THE HOSPITAL.
HE WAS SHIPS WRITER on THE ALABAMA