The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-20

Weeks asked him in testlfyins In that case as;
,lld you not identify certain envelope and
letter as being in tho handwriting OF the de-
Il Identified more than one" said Mr.. KIns-
q. Did you not use two envelopes aud two
don't knoy don't remember,
two letters and that one o those letters was
not in the handwriting Of the defendant. as
was subsequently shown A. No. 1t "a not
DO you not know" demanded Mr. Weeks.
up tSn nS t IT letters
standard Of the handwriting Of the prisoner
Was Was written BY another person st a time when
Mr.. Kinsey said that be didn't know it.
@ Did you testify in the case q the People
y. Did you not in that case testify that a GER
tain writing was In tho hand of the defendant.
Sa You pG Sss sr that
~. The defendant was indicted ON your tes-
timTSSnyp W.. 4: Well. cant say that;
Mr., Weeks asked Mr.. Kinsley II he had not
Brooklyn and Mr.. Kinsley snapped back
quickly that he had testified in that case. ana
others who knew Mr. nc coomSs's handwritIng' "
2. Mr.. Kinsley. was the case OF Mason the
only one In which you ever 2, :, aeknowledeed that
eyer had to acknowledge.
o.. Did any experts ever diner with your
| A. Yes, several times: probably seven or
q. Did you in the sigmund case. which was
court without n jury say in answer to aues-
ton ns 70 whethcr or not co9r, had ever dif-
o %s Se % s nsT' w.t." {e
q. And DO you consider that an honest
| answer. that being the first case In which you
| had testified before a court without jury7 a.
1 II was fact, and what other answer could
| Mr. Weeks lnished his examination with
We'll. that's all. Mr.. Kinsey"
gan bs redirect examination, He enabled Mr.
kins,ey to explain that the Mason .,n case in
single signature that be Ra proteS.sd against
ing. but that that was the best he could get
found that he was mistaken and he himself
called the attention Of the district Attorney to
Y. Mason had been indicted. however. at this
MIR. Osborne had him tell how he came to
9s M ne SS1 sa to Sm
II you find the man who used egg blue
paper with three creseents intertwtned you
one or a"' two Ss Guestons BY Mr.. weeks. Mr..
Kinsley. who was just about entering his third
| week on the stand. retired for good.
EXPERT no. 2 CALLED
The District Attorney callei Mr. Toland."
| There was no answer. He called again. Mes:
| sengers were sent hustling for him. but he did
Mr.. Tyrrell Is n thin young man with black
| moustache. q low voice and positive manner.
waukee thrty-hye years. and that he was an
assn t TN smpcs e. nGs SoF H.
began the study OF handwriting fourteen years
ago. and Il was part OF his business TO com
pare the signatures on assignments OF lie In
| surance policies that came TO mis- company. -
Mr.. Weeks asked permission to examine Mr..
| brought out the fact that Mr.. Tyrrelps expert
ence as an expert had been chiefly in the de.
cirherinG Of disguised handwrtinRs.
to you In your first case? A. had ak bank
cashiers and Chicago expert.
=. Who was the Chicago expert? A. Colonel
o. Who was the other expert you said you had
opposed to your A. Mr.. Toland.
o The same who is to be an expert heref A
o. And II you were right in that cese. then hi
must nave been wrong A. Well. that's q
matter of opinion.
Yes. Hqy ofe Sheriff Van vcchteS. ' ''u a
q. And II the six bank cashiers and tive
| writing teachers opposed you In another cas-,
that YOU have mentioned. and you were right
A smile went around the court room. anC
Mr. Weeks said he, had finished. Tn,
Recorder decided that Mr.. TgrrsII had GuaIi,ae'
tion. Mr.. Tyrrell said that he had examined
all the admitted handwriting Of Molineu1 an
ali the Barnet" and Cornish" letters and tn
, May and for tn. last two weeks. He had full
studied and felt sure that he absolutely kne,
, the characteristics OF MolineuN's handwritn
AnI Mn nm my Opinion the same hand wrote then
% Have You any doubt about ~ A. Non
. The case goes on this morning at half pa,