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

did you have the slightest doubt after you had
made your examination that the person who wrote
1t would he the suspect In this case7"
Another OF Mr. Weekss objections was made
here
Did you realize" Osborne repeated that
criminal prosecution for murder might rest against
the NAM
Against some person. Recorder Golf interjected.
Yes. sir. did replied Mr. Kinsey.
II want to show" urged Mr.. Osborne. that this
witness simply trying to find out In whose
writing the poison package was addressed without
prejudice to any one"
HE has already stated" said the Recorder
Did you know any Of the names you have men
tioned?'
II did not"
NEW NAME BROUGHT IN
Odd you examine the writing Of j. Morton
riggs Ayes.
This was the first time Mr. Osborne had brought
in the name OF Riggs. Mr. Riggs's name was men
toned at the inquest. when Molneux testified that
Riggs had been expelled from the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club for fslsfyng bicycle mileage rec
ord and that he very unfriendly to Harry
Cornish.
.,Q-You given temporary possession Of ,. all
Al was.
.Q.-You studied the chirography Of John D.
Q.-That of Cornish? Ayes.
Q-0f Harpster? A-Yes. J..
Q.-And during this examination were you In
nuenced in any way in forming your opinion
Odd captain McCusky or any one else ever
name to you a suspect? A.-No did
,Q-Yog have said you received $3.50 thus far for
Q.-You devoted your whole time to it? A
Nearly all.
SURE 1T WAS MOLINEUX.
form 99o% 5ssized that the opinion you v might bGs
sibly meant the taking Of hun an life by the law?
Q.-And after your examination Of thousand
different specimens of handwriting you were NOR
by whom? A.-By Roland Durham Moineux
Now, Mr. Knsley, tell us about yourself-where
you live how much ground you and all the
rest Of it?' continued Mr. Osborne
Mr.. Kinsey told of his fad and recreation. poul-
try raising; how much space he gave his hens
and how much money he got for OF the finer
specimens raised by him. Mr. Weeks thought II
was all waste OF time. and the Court took his
view Of the case. Mr.. Knsley then went into the
more intricate business of examining handwriting.
One Of the III. c. Barnet letters, written to
ratent medicine company and nclosing s. for treat
mcnt was offered for cen parison with the Burns
letter. Exhibit No g which has been admitted by
tho defence to be in the genuine handwriting of the
defendant. Mr. Knslay was asked TO demonstrate
in crayon the similarity and characteristics of the
handwriting. The Barnet" letter read as follows:
Dear Sir: Please find enclosed IS. for which
please send months remedy, and greatly
cblige, yours truly H. c. BARNET.
Box 2l7. NJ 81 West Forty-sec1nd-st.. New-lork
City.
Mr. Weeks objected to the comparison the
ground that II was not comparison of disputed
handwrtings and on the further ground that It
was not necessary for the witness to write the
letters the sheet Of paper. in view Of the fact
that each juror had a Photographic set of the ex-
hlbits The objection was overruled
MR.. WEEKS is ovERRULED.
When the witness began his demonstration Mr..
Weeks again objected, saying: 81 object, Your
Honor Do understand permitting this
witness show his ability to forge these letters|
''Overruled." replied the Court
Mr.. Kinsley reproduced on the paper the
Burns" letter signed Roland Molineux and adj
mitted TO be his handwriting. He then explained
the technical qualities OF each letter In each word
II took fully thirty minutes for Mr.. Kinsley to
demonstrate all the chara ,teristics In the words
please find enclosed" The jurors looked YEARLY
about the courtroom and the defendant sat and
chatted with his father or laughed and joked with
Mr. Battle Mr.. Weeks attempted to liven things
I'D by assisting Mr. Osborne in the examination OF
Mr. Kinsey. Mr. Osborne objected, and said he
was astonished at the "temery" OF counsel for
the defence. Mr.. Weeks then sat down and looked
bored The Recorder gazed blankly out Of the
window
In answer to questions by Mr. Osborne, the wit
ness said he thought that certain pecullariues N
the handwriting arose not so much from an attempt
on the part of the writer to disguise his own hand
writing.
SOME FINE DISTINCTIONS
The witness than passed on to the word en-
closed" The "e" at the beginning Of the word he
said was Of unusual size. and showed character
istic OF the handwriting. This popularity he said,
was also noted in the capitals Here the witness
dropped the word enclosed" for a moment ana
took up the consideration of the capital D. al the
beginning OF the note This ID, Mr.. kinsey sald'
showed what was one of the most marked charac-
teristics OF the defendants writing. Inc writer,
he said. instead OF beginning the letter from the
line at either the bottom or top, as most persons
do began this capital he did all others by
| line running from a point fully two spaces above
the height of the other parts of the letter to the
bottom Of the line on which the letters rested
He also said that every initial letter In the sam
Piles OF the defendants handwriting began with that
long bar instead Of beginning on level with the
line and that the same peculiarly occurred IN the
Cornish Barnet and Harpster letters. The witness
next took up the break between N ana the maj
ID" IN find" This popularity Mr.. Kinsley said,
occurred in all OF Moneux's handwriting and In
the various anonymous letters which are in evil
dence The witness said that he had never seen any
examples OF this before. except i'm the anonymous
Letters before mentoned' and I'm his opinion the
RS" were written by the same hand
THE FOREMAN RAISES a POINT.
The word for came next and the witness said
tho 90 showed that the writer was nervous,
rand penman. The 20" not completed. and
ran into the ''r'' in a manner which was common to
the handwriting OF the defendant, although the
Same peculiarity also occurred In the handwriting
OF other persons.
At this juncture the foreman, Mr. Martin asked
the witness one or questions relative TO puncu-
alton marks in the Burns letter and asked that
one or two minor matters be explained It came
bod
Of the punctuation and that he wanted the witness
N call TO the attention of the jury the fact that
tbere was a decimal point in front Of the % cents
in one letter and following the In another
Mr. Osborne said he had not noticed this before
ord that II Indicated a similarity OF placing decimal
,o,nts nv the writer of the Barnet and Cornish"
letters and the letter written by the defendant.
Then followed a discussion TO the admission
IN evidence Of Exhibit /, the diagnosis blank signed
III G. Barnet" The Photographic copies were
for m