Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-25
MOLlNEUx TRIAL.
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chases two days after the purchase
was made. but that she had been SO
upset by the newsra per notoriety that
she could not remember anything.
Miss Miller it was practically cor
rect.
Edward Z. Hardt, boy in the en-
pl0y Of Hartdegen a. Co, testified that
he wrapped up the bottle holder sold
by Miss Miller and handed il to the
purchaser. He is Il new witness in the
case. The boy refused TO attend pre-
vious trials and said he was paid his
expenses for appearing, today. He
could not now recognize the purchaser.
John +. TyrrelI of the Northwestern
Life Insurance Society of Milwaukee.
the handwriting expert. was the next
witness. At counselS request Mr.. Tyr
rell looked at the H Cornish" letters
on the three crescents paper. Mr.. Os-
borne got him to say that he had made
careful study of them. Prof. Tyrrell
told in great detail of the methods he
had employed in studying and COM
pairing of all of the disputed and con-
coded handwriting.
After recess the jurors continued
their examination of the exhibits.
There are 6S Of them in all, of which
% are the conceded writings of Moli-
neuX and the others are the poison
package wrapper address. three Cor
nish letters on interlaced crescent
crested paDers. one of them the Harp
ster letter. six Barnet" letters admit
ted as standards of comparison only.
and five envelopes.
TO Nj. Osborne's first question. Mr..
Tyrrell said he had examined the three
Cornish letters and the address of the
POISON package wrapper.
What do you find?" asked the as
sistant district attorney.
Il find that all these writings We're
made by the same hand" the expert
replied.
Have YOU compared the address on
the wrapper, Exhibit \. with the Bar
net letter."
u have ] find that one hand wrote
all"
Now tell US in your own way. how
you reached that conclusion"
The invitation was the signal for the
erection of a large easel and black
board near the witness chair and in
plain view of the jury. Mr.. Tyrrell
took a large sheet of paper and was
pinning it to the board when ex-Gov.
Black protested.
What do you expect to dO?" Justice
Lambert asked the witness.
II intend to illustrate the writings to
show how I made my comparison and
deduced my. conclusions"
Excluded" ruled the court.
AT counsel's request. Mr.. Tyrrell eX-
planned how he made his comparison,
and the jury, photographs in hand,
followed his talk.
Look at Exhibit A (the poison pack
age wrapper and tell us what are the
pecuiarities of the handwriting" said
Mr.. Osborne.
1T is disguised handwriting.
Tyrrel pointed out the similarity OF
certain characteristics in the writing
Of the poison package and the Harpster
letter. He found like peculiarities in
the writing of the other Cornish letters
and Of the Barnet letters that con-
WINGED him all were the work of the
same hand.
District Attorney Jerome made his
first pubic appearance in the case at
this point by explaining to the court
how much palmer the witness demon
stration would be if he were permitted
to use the blackboard.
Justice Lambert shook his head.
Mr.. Tyrrell declared again that the
address on the poison package and the
Barnet and Cornish letters We're writ
ten by the same hand, and then coun-
sci got the witness to say he had COM
pared the disputed writings with the
writings admitted to have been made
by the defendant.
And what conclusion did you
reach?' asked the assistant district at
torney.
"One hand wrote them ALL" said Tyr
rell.
Now. your honor" said Mr.. Osborne.
II want this witness to show on the
blackboard the similarity of handwrit-
ing he found"
Justice Lambert ruled that while the
witness could not use the blackboard
demonstration at this time. he might
compare the different standards of
handwriting. Mr.. Tyrrell went on TO
pick out single letters in the different
writings. which. he said. are in every