New-York tribune., 1900-03-22
C4RV4LHO CALLED IN DEAN CASE.
HANDWRITING EXPERT WILL BE A WITNESS
AGAINST KELLOGG.

HANDWRITING EXPERT WILL BE A WITNESS
AGAINST KELLOGG.
The trial Of James B. Kellogg charge. Of
grand larceny and conspiracy in connection with
the business OF the z. s Dean Company was re-
surned yesterday before Recorder Gof Special AS
sistant District Attorney ". ID. K C-cett, who is
in charge Of prosecution Of Kellogg. announced
that David n. CarvaIho. the handwriting expert.
would be one of the witnesses for the State Mr..
Carvalho was in the courtroom yesterday. and
introduced 10 Alphonso de Guiscard. a supervising
accountant of the American Exchange National
Bank. who testified Tuesday that Kellogg. under
the name of Jacob Keller, opened account in his
bank the firm OF Duncan & Keller" The
left the courtroom together going into Of the
private rooms Mr.. Olcott said that Mr.. Carvalho
would be called testify to the signature jacob
Keller being identical with that of u B. Kellogg.
Both signatures are in evidence.
H o. Frazee. bookkeeper in the American Ex-
change National Bank, called identify
tain entries the bank ledger placed in evidence
Tuesday. as the certifcation of checks drawn on
the bank by Duncan & Keller.
James NJ Hovey, of Stoughton, Mass. one OF the
alleged victims and a former agent of the E s
Dean Company. testified that on March z. 1897 ne
sent the Dean company for investment s2t0- ne
any or his money back. Hovey said further that
the 500 he sent in was invested in wheat combt-
nation No. p. He met Kellogg in Boston. and they
talked over the business of the Dean company. and
reaching a partial agreement about a Boston
In January. 1897. Hovey opened an office at No.
81 Milk-st., Boston, and acted as agent for the
z. g. Dean Company. On cross examination. Yer
non NJ. Davis followed out his line of defence by
asking Hovey if ne or any of his customers lost
any money through transactions with E S. Dean
& Co. The witness said He then asked
if he could discriminate between dealings with
Z. 5 Dean & Co, and with the E. s Dean Com
pany, but stated he was unable 10 do so. He had
four accounts with Dean & Co, two in his own
and in the names of each OF his two
daughters None lost money through Dean & Co
Francis B. Harron, employed by Charles Frazee
& Co. bankers. Of Nassau and Fulton SITS, fden-
titled accounts of Duncan & Keller, the credits
amounting s121. 2se Is. Against the credits had
been drawn checks for small amounts, and one for
s220o0 in favor Of Ned" Holland.
William Lang, of No. "a West Nfnety-efEhth-sr
former office boy for the Dean company testi-
fed relative TO the account alleged to have been
Kept by kellogg under the of Jacob Keller
with trazee & Co.. that the signature Jacob
Keller was IN the handwriting of James B. KeI-
logg- MI Olcott offered the ledger containing this
account in evidence. II objected by Mr.
DAVIS VINO argued that the fact, If proven that the
detendant did have an account in the bank under
anotner name. II in way connected him with
having stolen any money. established the state
ment made by Keller that he gave Kellogg money
HiTsaHy got de was sustained. The case was
adjourned until to-day