The evening world., 1902-02-11
Wallace Not Allowed to Tell
of Conversation with
Him.
HARD BLOW TO OSBORNE
But the Prosecution Gets Back by
Having Admitted Letter Detri-
mental TO Patrick.

Recorder Goff. at the Patrick tria
to-day. ruled that John H. Wallace
could not tell OF conversations with
Valet Jones relating 10 the passing
Of the checks.
This is considered hard blow 10
the prosecution.
The prosecution got around to the
handwriting experts to-day.
The FIRST witness 20 g. on the stand
this morning was John II Wallace.
paying teller " Swens1n's Bank who
was called TO Identify the standards o,
Mr. R!ce's handwriting lie vas fol
lowed by Health Commissioner L.
e-ederie. who Identified the photographs
taken by him ~ the disputed signatures
In the case. This paved the was for the
mea who make the study % haudsrit-
ing their business
Wallace on the stand
Mr.. Wallace took the stand a. 10 20
o'clock. Before introducing the stand
ards Mr.. Osborne tried TO get In the
telephone conversation between the wit
ness and Jones at the tim. 81 the pres
entation OF the IS. COO check az Sven
! sons. lie failed to get this IN when
, Wallace was on the stand before
Mr.. Osborne maintained that he had
established the conspiracy between
Jonas and Patrick 50 that It was now
admissible The defense objected
The Court ruled, after y pro-
tyacted argument on the part OF
counsel. that only conversations.
relating to Rice's death. and not
that relating 90 the passing of the
check. was admissible. Mr. o.
borne wss SO disappointed tina, he
wssId not ask him any auestion.
along that line at all. hut pro-
eeeded to have him identity the
standards.
Detrimental 20 Patrick.
A total Of lis separate signature. OF
Mr. Rice was shown 60 the witness and
identified by him. They were thrn ad-
mitted into evidence All sorts o, dn-u-
ments were comprised IN the assortment
One OF the specimens was a letter
written by Mr.. Rice. TIE defense Oh
Jected to It's admission on the ground
that there was something In the letter
which might prove detrimental to the
defendant
The Recorder ruled {: out,
Mr.. Osborne made the point that the
memorandum was written about 'hc
time the alleged forEeries we're being
committed.
az want to show" he said. ",hs,
Mr.. Rice was u siEorou. om man
aad that he wrote with strength
and character Instead Of In tn,
pale. washed-ont way Of the for
geries. This letter wa. written
sept. 10. The defense may "a, TIM,
as he grew older his handwriting
becam. faded and weak"
The argument caused the Recorder
20 change his ruling and admit the ie,-
ter.
Having got all his standard. IN Nj
Osborne tried again to nave Wallace tell
about that telephone conversation. The
Recorder would not lc: aim
'rli have TO call him back again"
said Mr. Osborne
do So said the Recorder
Took Cue from .arvnn.
DR. Lederle s0lug ou With his !draun-|
Cations. said tnai al m, grouping ~
signatures were Sugg'sie! POP him nN
sisiant Distri st-Aitorney Caravan. some
OF the signatures Nerr enlarged and
some were not.
who selected the ones 90 - en-
!arsedc. asked Mr House,
''Mr. Gsryan
did ne say why he wanted these
particular ones enlarged
He did not
To save you ans worry. put TO- NJ
osborne. well enlarge any ono 1'|
them you want
we fear the Greeks who ONE b-urln-
House
You needn't" retort-i Mr. OsblS-.e.
and then he promised 90 have arlarY.-
ments made of in. fh-e, lT -FOUR " me
exhibits. He also promised '0 nav. 'He
signatures ~ ~" vii uf lNg uhot.
graphcd and enlarged
Expert Hn- Opinion.
Albert > Osborne OF Rochester Htr..-
Mfi;ing expert followed br IrdrrI.
The disputed signatures N.f, SHOWN DO.