The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-27

Il am away from my Office and lose business.
Mr. Toma um tb hsnn sniI ihat he WAS ,ovvor
You have test lied in other cases. have You
not2" ask cd Mr.. Weeks.
You have RaG Other espert so oppos @Hm 10
had opposed to Son?" '"' ~" 'n' "''' you
can't tel YOU. many ''p''' MI i0,n"n'
ever opposed 10 youf' asked Mr., Weeks. '
Only once to my recollection" said Mr.. Toll
the stand. O'
And In that csSe. i you were right. he was
Yes. sir. that was H." said Mr.. Tolmsn' IT
think he was called in at the last moment. /
exam lnnton,S ''"'''''' Ills
70 you? A. DOM. think I was ever opposed
was this way: said that ali Of series Of notes
were fraudulent. and he said only part were
o. And u he was right In that case. you were
wrong. aud ~ you were right. he was wrongf
ia. snw,r,xr. MN, x,.r.
a. You always differed with expert T,reri.
had !W opposed him; 4; No; slI. ~. . ~. ~
him." said Mr.. Weeks,
thai no ,:, air. SAID S nj rops sa The fact yss
case he said he would not appear 10 court
against me. He had given one opinion based
on lew specimens OF handwriting, aud when
came INTO tie ease nhd hau nm opinion on more
speclmens OF handwritlng he gave back his fee
an m sain thet ne could not testify.
tedI A, No. he wasn't wrong. but no did me
c sns honSr 20 wnaraw Wnsn came mo ths
hspdwritinR -,
q Returned the fees. eh' Did you ever do
\ .. oh, then you have been mistaken3 A.
res, ak ! testified In case once on the
more document. and found that ! had been
wrong IN my nrst opinion. ana lett the case.
ssp Ss f you Una, had bseS
human, .,o., AZ.
souri,, didn't your A. Yes. sir S'' III A
", That was case OF disguised handwrlting1
40 Al res; Sir; on,osod - 90, ,,o.., r
don't know but there were hut most OF the
Ssns rf %nd TH
ye % s sir case the Jury was against your
witness question like that; The District At.
but The 'Rasordsr ruled It out. neysrtReIsss..
Mr. Weeks tumbled over some papers on his
Q. You also testified in the case o, Wisconsin
against Hepworth. case OF forgery Mr.. Toll
man ma s ssil he had; Il, -, ,,x .,o-o,,.,
fed IN that casep A. Not long after did not
remain until the trial was through: LOO
Ing the signature OF City Clerk A. do not;
q Wasn't Document presented to you and
ten by the clerk but was 0 not Ht sSnea by HIM.
and didn't the clerk go On the stand and testify
thn, he a9SuTSs y s wS' not ony Tr sns by
me NJ ber any hing OF the kind.
.. Did you ever tes,!iy in Hartford. Conn, In
was never In Hartford,
2 We're you ever Interested In any case In
fs NIX 9RSSsss 70 'G s h.y va.
posed 20 me once IN Minneapolis
Thai \ aay rx asR yoa
A. No; there Is way out o! that. l SAL that
certain things appeared 10 the writing aid he
oh" said Mr.. Weeks. then . experts differ
u Il not necessary that one snouIu Ve rignt
ness N
! Not necessarily wrong" said Mr.. Tolman.
The conelusion q the s,psrts 10 the ea s
see the thing: saw. and they coseluted be:
O. YOU have oiso been engaged n desernin.
Ing the aGre OF cloth. have you no,' A Yes. sir,
',S'h You saf have sSe't testified In number o, o.ss.
Now did yog eyer intrTrSSSee sh!s tneS,{ You cal
IN soFd " used In the
witpess's testimony before the Coroner's Jury
and read from IL Mr.. Tolman's judgment Of
| the characteristics OF the writer OF the dis
puted handwriting includinR statement that
| In Mr., Tolmans mind ths writer was not pos
sessed Of great physical force; On his direct
examinatio, at this trial Mr. Tolman had ties.
titled that the writer WAS strong physically and
weak mentally. Mr.. Weeks wanted 10 know
| II Mr.. Toman had changed his mind since the
| Coroners inquest. and Nr, Tolman admitted
that he had modified his OPT MON. He said thai
he thought that the answer he gave Mt the Cor
oners inquest he could honestly give now.
Atthe conclusion OF his cross-eHamlnaton
Mr.. Weeks asked the witness to lay aside al
the photographs he had. and 10 take up tx
hibt c. which Is Ii letter written TO q Detroi
frm askiu the Character OF one Harpster
Mr.. Weeks asked Mr.. Tolman 70 say whethe
II he had only that paper he would decide tina
4 was In a natural or disRplsed hand. Nh
Tolman admitted that he would not state posi-
lively. and Mr.. Weeks said: That Is all.
EXPERT ANEs LECTURES on MECHANICAL AR
n,xorvrxr
hAsoIAhNi'
Mr.. Tolman was succeeded on the stand b
Daniel 7. Ames. the dean Of the handwritin
expert profession 10 Amersa MI Ames 70
thirty years lived md testified In New York
! He sold out year or so ago TO hinsley. tn
frat expert on the stand In this case, and &c
cordng To Mr., kinsley's statement. divided u
| the country with him. When he comes into MI