New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-13

testified that the defendant had two ways Of FORM
ing the letter "a" and that the bogus Cornish
and Barnet letter writer had the same pecuhar
manner Of forming the letter mentioned.
The peculiarities Of the word and In the ad-
dress on the poison package were next brought OUT
by Mr.. Kinsley. who testified that the word ana
was written practically the same In all the ex-
hibts: that the same peculiar characteristics pre-
dominated through all the admitted handwriting
and also in the Cornish" aud Barnet letters
The letter "r" I'm the word "Knckerbocker' ana on
the poison package was ne said. similar to that
letter In the admitted handwriting
POINTS OF SIMILARITY.
The break" between the letters 'i'' and "e" In
the word athletic" in the address on the poison
package was compared 10 the break between the
letters 'i' and &C. in the word which IN the
Cornish and Barnet letters. The same oreah
appears Mr. Knsley said in all the hanwriting ad-
mlted to be that Of the defendant. The same break
al the Cornish" and Barnet" letters ana the
admitted handwriting wherever the letter IA aap-
pears before the oval letters "a, e, z. o.
Exhibit No. %, a letter from Moineux TO COR
nsh referring to the writer's being unable ap 10 The
pecuarities of the handwriting were explained py
MIR. Kinsley The peculiarlties OF the word EN-,
closed" in Exhibit No. Ii also demonstrated
by the witness. ,.
The word please" as It appears in the Exhibits
Hi, No ?, d and f was put the board, and
the general qualities brought out by the witness; nd
there instant objections from Mr.. Weeks,
which were oyerruled by the Court The WORD I'M
ton and its peculiarities pointed out by Mr. Kns-
ley. Then Mr. Osborne asked the witness 10 LOOK
witnesses dctaton and see If there break
I'm the word He found there was one Ihe next
thar w 9% az az s
pearng in the exhibits lie, then technically ex-
planned the formation Of tho letters.
TRACES 1T TO MoLrNEUX.
Following long explanation by Mr. Kinsley Mr..
Osborne asked: Then the same person that
wrote the address the poison package wrote
the Barnet and Cornish etters?'
Yes answered Kinsey.
o-Have you compared Exhibit No O. the ad-
mitted handwriting, with the Barnet letter? A.
Q-In your opinion are they the same hand
writing? A.-They
Q-Haye you compared Exhibit No. with the
Cornish" letter in evidence? Al have.
Q-In your opinion did the same man write them
package with Exhibit No. 2? A.-Yes
Q-Is it your opinion that they were both written
by the same person! At is.
further comparison of letters and lines and
breaks made by the witness. and about
o'clock Mr. Osborne interrupted his examination OF
he adjournment until to-day. Mr. Weeks OBJ
jected strongly. but Mr.. Osborne pleaded harder,
and al 40 o'clock court adjourned until 1890
o'clock this morning.
DIR. MARY WALKER PRESENT.
Judge Winslow. Of the Wisconsin Supreme Court,
sat on the bench beside the Recorder part Of the
day. Or. Mary Walker took a seat in the front
Of the spectators within the outer inclosure.
She sat almost directly behind the seat usually
occupied by the defendant. She attracted much
attention by her male attire and responded readily
TO queries whether or not her presence was sig
nifcant. She said she present merely as A
spectator Of a criminal prosecution that had at
tracted much attention throughout the United
States.
IN the afternoon tall blond woman called and
asked for Mr. Collins the assistant TO Mr.. Os-
borne in the case Mr.. Collins took her into the
anteroom Of the court and talked TO her earnestly
for awhile She then left the building. II was
learned that her name Mrs. Goodridge, but
who she what she had to do with the case
could not be learned.