The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14

SCORED in
READY CASE
Kalisch Says, I'VE Are Not
Tricky Like YOu," TO
nr. Mott.
INK EXPERTS TESTIFY
INK EXPERTS TESTIFY
Ready on Stand Says lie Uses
Sandf0rd's Ink..Is Put Through
Long EXAMINATIONS Several
Witnesses Explain Tech
nicalities About Fluid.

Experts on ink followed the experts
on handwriting, when the trial of
Mathew ]. Ready, charged with forg-
ing the will of John Wells Russell was
resumed before Judge Ten Eyck in the
Court of Quarter Sessions today.
They were introduced after William
o. Sayles. a member of the Now York
and local bar. had given his opinion
that the signature to the will was that
of the East Orange octogenarian.
The only thing that Ready testified
to was as to what kind of ink ne wal in
the habit of using. Former Judge
Thomas s. Henry, one of his lawyers.
put the questions to Ready. who an
swered readily, "Sandford's."
What kind did you use in 1862
"~Sandford's." repeated Ready.
what was the grader"
'The ordinary commercial ink"
How were you in the habit of pur.
chasing it?"
"In quart bottles"
Have you used any other kind of
ink during the last two years."
mo, not in the last six years"
Have you any of your writings made
in November, 1902"
Yes, SIR"
Where are they?"
The witness answered that he gave
two or three checks written In the inks
he used to ink chemists, and it was the
only ink he had in his office.
Eltweed Pomeroy. of this city, a
graduate of the High School, and prom
inent as an expounder of social prob
lens, was the first Ink expert called.
He is president and a director in Pome-
roy Brothers Ink Company, with "a
plant In Harrison.
Mr.. Pomeroy said hat II was Sand
ford's inks Ready used.
Edward c. Worden, who is employed
by the Pomeroy Company and said
that he is an analytical and consulting
chemist, a pharmaceutical chemist. a
master of arts, a Fellow of h Chem
ical Society of London and of the
Royal Society of England. was called
next, and he also told of tests that he
had made of certain inks submitted
to him. They were made with a micro
scope. he explained. Samples were Sub
mitted to him, and he compared the
handwriting on the will with stand
ards that had been obtained by him on
June IA and IS. 1907.
Clashes between Prosecutor Henry
Young and Wilbur A. Mott, assistant
prosecutor, and Mr.. Kalisch were fire.
quent today. as they have been since
the trial began last Wednesday.
On one occasion while Expert Wor-
deem was testifying he had occasion
to put some of the paper used on the
blackboard behind the bench. Mr..
Mott had made the remark that Mr..
Kalisch did not care how many of
these sheets were wasted.
That's a very unfair remark, Mr.
Mott" shouted Mr.. Kalisch; W are
not tricky, like you"
MI. Worden attempted to show that
the ink used in the alleged forging was
not the kind used by Ready In his bust
ness. He also had several tits with
the prosecutor, who cautioned him fire.
quently not to lecture to the jury but
to stick to a statement of facts"
The xpert was followed by Mrs.
Jennie O'Connor, Of 221 Broad street,
who swore that she knew Russell for
sixteen or seventeen years, nj saw
him last in August, 1905, In his home
in Maple avenue, East Orange.
HE was very feeble at that time"
witness said. II talked to him for about
an hour and a half"
She was asked whether Russell had
said on that occasion that he would
leave his whole property to Mary
Clavin, his housekeeper. The question
was excluded by the court. Witness
had never seen Russell write. N could
not testify as to the signature.