The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-22

or three Of The admitted specimens and
compare II with the 20" In the "oiuh"
In the poison package address. He was
then asksd 20 explain 10 the jury what
he thought 10 b. the dominating traits
Of resemblance between the specimens
and what he thought concerning the
Identity Of who wrots them all. .
He said that he thought they were all
In the same handwriting. Mr.. Tyrrell
was then asked II he knew the handwrit.
ing OF Harry s. Cornish. He replied
that be had seen him write. three or four
times.
He was then asked to Identify one Of
the several specimens Of the Cornish
writings. but MIR. Weeks objected and
the objection was sustained. Mr.. Osborne
slrsnuously pleaded with the court TO
allow him to identify and plaos them In
evidence rs standards Of comparison for
the purpose Of proving that Cornish did
not write the forged Cornish letters. Az
ter much argument ths recorder removed
the ruling previously made In reference
to the sustaining Of Mr.. wssks's objec-
ton, and allowed MIR. Osborne TO put tbs
question tn the witness q, to the hand
writing of Cornish. The witness identi-
fed the handwriting which was marked
Peoples Exhibit IA, rs being that Of Cor
nisb. This closed the redirect exami-
nation Of Mr.. Tyrren and the oross-sxami-
nation was begun by Mr.. Weeks. The
trst thing the defense asked Of the wit
ness was to write In his Ordinary vertical
hand the word "sentsnoe" on the black
board.
Mr.. 1yrrell complied and was then
asked to recite the inoidsnts pursuant to
bis baing called into this case as an ex-
pert In handwriting He told Mr.. Weeks
that on April 80. 1890 he received tels-
gram from the district attorney to the
effect that the Mollneux case was set for
certain date and asking him to come to
New York ut onoe which he did. This
was, he said, the first intimation he had
of the fact that he was expected to ex-
anime handwriting.
Recess.
At tie afterr DON session Mr.. Tyrrell
said that the first thug in connection
with this case Shown to him was exhibit
A, the poison package address, and that
he examined 1t carefully. be was next
shown exhibit d., thei Harpster letter,
which, he said, he at nrst thought was
written In natural hand. On closer
inspection, however. he changed this
opinion and concluded that 1t was writ
ten In disg uised hand.
aykthtt r. fha a.
quest for medical treatment signed Bar
net and exhibit b, the order sheet. and
also signed Barnet. II, said he thought
that these two exhibits were In the same
hand writing, but that one was disguised,
judging from the form alton OF certain
letters; the A In Barnet b cling CLOSED ut
the top In one and open In the other.
There was also variaucs In the lines
of she letter 80" In the Same word.
The nexs exhibit was No. /. an admit
ted specimen OF the defendants writing.
He was askei the same question that was
put to Mr.. kinsley. 1. g., II be formed
his connection between the poison pack
age address and admitted writing by
means Of q study Of the disputed Barnet
he could easily have done so without u.s.
ing the Barnett Cornish letter., he used
them at first. MIR. Weeks laid much
stress on this point. bringing out clearly
that the expert used disputed writings
to establish the connection.
When asked II he had any rules which
he applied In the examination OF dis
puted writings, he replied that 1t depend
ed altogether on whether he considered
the writings to be simulated or dissim u
lated. He had no set OF fixed rules As
had Mr.. Klnsley and gave only general
ties. The witness illustrated the prevs-
lencs In the handwriting In question of
the two distinct types OF capital letters.
Some were made In the proper Spencerian
style; others were merely q small letter
In size. 1t was witness's
opinion that the address was written on
the poison package after 1t had been
wrapped and tied.
Tn examination Of the witness along
purely technical lines was continued ct
great l,ngth.
At last Mr.. Weeks came back to the
Qu66LlOn Ol Wnnb Euioe thc oARoAe ercA
In determining comparison between
hand writings. The witness answered
that he relied mainly upon "psn habit"
He also said that mental conception"
was point much to be relied upon and
that 1t was an outgrowth Of 'pen habit. :"
1t was brought out that all the rules
enumerated by Expert Kinsley were In
corporated by Mr.. Tyrrell in the terms
"pen habit"
Witness stated that in getting at the
"pen habit" Of q writer, be would pick
out the most salient features, the domi-
mating characters and from that would
form q conclusion.
He would work just the opposite way
In simulated writings.
Mr.. Tyrrsll said, "No man can SO
successfully initiate the handwriting Of
another as to defy detection"
Mr.. Weeks finished his cross-examina-
tion at 4.45 O'Clock.
MIR. Osborne wanted to call witness
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