The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-14
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ton, the coroner's physician, he again
saw Col Gardiner and reported to him
I about the matter at the Adams fiat.
Witness said he went to the Adams
fiat as result of the conference he had
with Col. Gardiner, Mr. Mcintyre was
excused and Mr.. Kinsley took the stand.
Mr.. Kinsley testified that he was &C
quainted with Mr.. Cornish's handwrit-
ing. He had seen Cornish write three
or four times. Mr.. Osborne handed the
witness a sheet containing a specimen
of writing and asked if in witness
opinion it was Cornish's handwriting.
Mr. Weeks objected and said: I'VE ask
leave to show that this witness never
saw Mr. Cornish write until after the
death of Mrs. Adams and until after he
was in the employ of the prosecution"
Such permission was given and Mr.
Weeks asked:
when did you first see the man you
call Cornish writer"
NIt was in the spring months of this
year"
When did you see him write again ?"
Some time early in the summer"
Did he write for your"
No, he was writing each time when
saw him, and handed me some of his
writing and called my attention to it."
Then all you ever saw him write was
done by his own free will and for the
purpose of showing you his handwrit-
ing?"
We'll, 1 cannot say as to that"
we submit your honor" said Mr..
Weeks, that the witness is not com
petent to pass on the handwriting of
Mr.. Cornish
The court sustained Mr. Weeks OBJ
lection.
Mr.. Osborne was allowed to intro
duce for identification two or three ex-
hlbits OF what he claimed We're spec
linens of Mr. Cornishs handwriting.
Mr. Osborne then showed the witness
letter he claimed to have been writ
ten by H. c. Barnet, and asked him
if, in his opinion, the handwriting was
the same as that in the bogus Barnet"
letters.
In my opinion it is not"
Mr.. Kinsley was excused for a mo-
ment and Edwin H. Barnet, the broth
er of the late H. c. Barnet, was called
to the stand, He identified a letter
shown him as being in the handwriting
of his late brother. Some formal ques-
tons We're asked and answered, and
then Mr.. Barnet was excused. Mr.
Kinsley again took the stand and was
shown the true Barnet letter, just iden-
tilted by Edwin H. Barnet.
Mr.. Klnsley, examine the letter
carefully SAID MIR. osborne, and tell
me if you find any of the breaks and
characteristics so strongly shown in the
bogus Barnet letter."
Il find none of them there" said the
witness.
do you find any such in the true
Barnet letter as are to be seen in the
| bogus Cornish letters?"
Il do not find them at all"
Mr.. Kinsley was then asked to re-
sumo his work of comparison which
had been interrupted before recess by
the calling of Robert S. Holt. Mr.. Os-
borne requested that the witness take
exhibit E." the letter signed III Cor
nish," and asking for a sample of and
make a comparison between, that ex-
hibited with the address on exhibit
"A" the address on the poison pack
| age.
Mr.. Kinsley brought by pictorial dem
onstrauon the chief points of resem-
! blance between the initial capital let
| ter III and all the letters in the name
Cornish in both exhibits. When he
| concluded, at 4.25, o'clock, an adjourn
ment was announced until tomorrow