New-York tribune., 1900-10-06
WELBECK ABBEY.


and the checks bore the date of September %.
Mr.. Rice died on September %.
SIGNATURES EXACTLY ALIKE.
One of the reasons which induces Mr.. Carvalho
to declare the Swenson checks to be forgeries is
that the signatures upon both are exactly alike.
in the formation of letters. in measurements.
and are shown by the compass to occupy pre-
cisely the same position upon each check. This
could only be accomplished, MI Carvalho con-
tended. by tracing
1T is accepted a general proposition by all
courts Mr.. Carvalho said. that where there
two signatures exactly alike in every way,
line for line, and measure for measure, one Of
them IS forged. Irrespective of any examination
of letters and loops. characteristics of hand
writing, we can by actual measurement in this
case determine that the signatures are forged.
The signatures exhibited in these checks are Of
the same eze, are located with mathematical
exactness in the same place on each check. and
they are mark for mark alike"
Mr. Carvalho demonstrated the truth OF his
statements by use of the compass in making
different measurements from various points or
each check TO different letters in the signatures
On both checks the measurements were the
same Moreover, Mr.. Carvalho showed that by
placing the checks one over the other against
the window the lines Of the signatures on both
were identical and covered one another IN every
particular.
In this way Mr.. Carvalho was helped to form
his opinion that the signatures had been traced
from genuine signature. 1t was MI CarvaI-
hos theory that the forger had made the trac-
ings either by placing the checks against d
window pane or by means of glass plate
with an electric light beneath. Mr.. Carvalho
maintained that after one signature had been
traced from genuine check a second bogus one
had been drawn from the first tracing. BY me
use of a compound microscope the expert touId
that in the first place the tracing had been mace
with dry pen, and that the marks thus mace
were filled in with ink.
"Tbe disputed signature" Mr. CarvaIho con
tinued "endeavors to show palsied hand, the
writing of an old man. but it is irregular and not
harmonious While the tracings show con-
siderable thought and study the torselleS d
as crude as any 1 ever saw.
moreover. no man ever writes his signature
twice in the same way. 1t is admitted tha'
Jones filed in the body Of the checks, but at TINS
stage of the investigation il would be un"lse
TO make a comparison between the admitted
Jones writing and the disputed writings Thal
will be reserved until the case comes to nna'
hearing"
It is asserted by the experts that the sigma
+rres IN the assignments are simulated forger-
Of Mr. Rice's writing. The experts at TINS uiue
content themselves with declaring the docu-
rnents 10 be forged They do not say that the
rorperies were committed by either Patrick or
Jones because they have not yet completed theH
conparisons of the disputed writings with those
Of the two men.
Mr. Hagan and Mr. Kinsey were equally EN-
nbatic in maintaining that the signatures were
fraudulent. Mr. Hagan said they were so clun-
ei1v done as to be apparent to the naked eye
All the experts agreed that the writings on the
checks were traced while the signatures 10 the
aesiqnments were simulated Mr. hlhsle9'
however differed from Mr.. Carvalho IN one par
.,o,,ler He said that there no such thlhs
ae dry pen tracing but that rather pehO'
night have been used to trace the letters hrsI'
The experts have as yet had no opportuhltS
70 examine the will which gives 70 Patrick '"e
greater part of the Rice millions. This will MI
Patrick said on Thursday night before his al
rest he had given to Captain Baker. This was
denied by the Captain yesterday. Therefore II
is presumed that the will is still in the posses
sion of Mr. Patrick.