Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17

also said they discovered a number of
suspicious looking papers In her pocket
book when she was examined at the
police station. Among these articles
was a check for $50, indorsed with the
name of Stella Greiten, and purporting
to be signed by Harley Hamilton, which
was not cashed. Another check bearing
the name of Harley Hamilton, who is
the conductor of the Los Angeles SYM
phony orchestra, was repudiated by
Hamilton, who said his first knowledge
concerning 1t was when 1t was re-
turned to him by the bank among a
large number of other checks which he
had drawn.
This check was payable to Mrs. j. o.
Koepfil wife of director of the First
National bank. The check was cashed
by teller of the bank, but he could
not say whether Miss Casselman was
the person who prese" ted the paper.
Officers said they also found in the
young woman's pocket book business
letter written to Hamilton by Mrs.
Koepfli, the signature of which, accord
ing to another bank teller, had been
traced.
Three stubs said to have been taken
from a receipt book belonging to Miss
Mabel Ruth Cooper, a music teacher
In Blanchard hall, were also found in
Miss Casselman's pocket book at the
names OF students.
Introduces Document
The check for $50, bearing the sigma
ture of NJ. A. Ward and indcrsed with
the name of Catherine Ward, were also
introduced. Miss Casselman was ex-
amined before Justice Selph a few
weeks ago on the charge of forging
this check, and was bound over to the
superior court The check was cashed
at the American National bank.
The teller said the money had been
paid in the belief that 1t was drawn
from the account Of M. M. Ward and
not that Of M. A. Ward, who had no
balance at the bank.
He could not identify Miss Cassel-
man as the person who asked for a
statement of M. A. Wards account, but
II. A. Kehler, the teller who paid out
the money, was positive in his declara-
tion that it was the defendant.
The prosecution, 1t is said, still has
other checks which it will seek to In
troduce today, and for the purpose OF
clinching their contention that Miss
CasseIman is the woman who wrote
each and every one of the forged pa
pers, Prof. Daniel T. Ames. handwrit-
ing expert of international reputation,
has been employed.
Handwriting Expert Engaged
Prof. Ames comes to Los Angeles
from Moundview, Cal, where he is now
living He was employed as an expert
in the famous trial on a charge of
forgery of the private secretary of
Griffith j. Griffith several years ago.
and is said to have been the first man
to announce to the world that Alfred
Dreyfus, the French officer who was
sentenced to Devils island after being
found guilty of selling government Sc
crets. did not write the bordereau on
which the charges against him were
based. He was also prominent as an
expert in the Mollineaux will case in
New York, and his testimony in the
Casselman case is expected to have
great deal of bearing on the result.
What will be the theory of the de-
fense has not developed. From the line
Of questioning yesterday by the young
woman's attorney 1t appeared that an
effort might be made to establish an
alibi, while other questions Indicated
that persons who 1t is alleged wished to
be financially benefited used Miss Cas-
selman as a catspaw, in order that they
might run no risk, would be brought
into the case.
Among these persons was mentioned