New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-17
EXPERTS DISAGREE
C.fRT1LHO CONTRA
Diets HAMILTON.
Says .lmOHRf on Noe Stub
Vas Not Changed Osborne
RidicWles Witness.
by Telegraph 70 The r-lbun. ]

~ $500
/ lBy Telegraph 20 The T-ibunel
Albany. March ls-Save for few supple
mental questions. the defence en- the Aids
bribery investigation rested to-day. after
having seen a second expert witness. pro-
duced after considerable hesitation. contra
dict the very positive Mr. Hamilton on
some points and fail to sustain his positive
evidence IN Allds's favor on others. The
rebuttal testimony Of experts for Senator
Benn COnger. who charges that Senator
Aids demanded and took a N,coo bride.
viii be presented tomorrow. Summing up
will occupy two days at least next week,
after which the Senate win consider the
issues md a vote on the question, Are the
chaIseI sustained?' viii come on March e.
This lack OF harmony between the two
, experts called 20 testify on the check stub
writing created some anxiety in the Aids
camp. After James W Osborne. for SEN
atOr COnger. had finished a griiling cross
examination OF Hamilton. Martin w. Lit
Teton. for Senator Aids. told the commit
tee OF the whole that Mr. Osborne earlier
I'm the day had suggested one expert on
each side. as a means OF saving time. Lit
tleton said he was willing 20 agree 90 that
arrangement. Mr.. Osborne. however. said
Allo Nldng-SluEu GAd4lllApA NVAAAAAAN4 N-A-tA
specialties that ne felt certain he would
have 20 call a chemist and a handwriting
expert 90 Offset the multifarious activities
OF the Aids expert. After considerable de-
date, in which AR. LdttletOn appeared anN-
iOus 90 have the expert testimony limited.
he was told 20 so ahead with his second
expert, II he had one
Mr.. caryaIho Called 70 Stand.
ThereupOn David y. Carvalho. OF New
York, was called 10 the stand. Mr.. car
vslhO agreed with Hamilton on tho fact
that the words Albany matter" on the
stub Of the $500 check were written
within six months. He did not agree with
the other expert that the - in the word
dts vas new writing or that in y. Y.
dts" in the body Of the check was written
az the same time as the rest Of the check.
Thus In these contradictions. particularly
the last. he virtually sustained the story
OF Hi Moe on the stand. who testified
that he wrote in y. Y. dts" I'm the body
Of the check some little time after the
rest OF the check was written. Carvalho
also declared that he could find no signs
that the $500" total on the stub had been
altered Hsmilton's opinion was that this
total had been raised from $4,000 70 the
present figures.
In another particular his testimony ap-
pearcd 20 lie OF great Importance, possibly
quite important enough 10 justify the eager
ness Of the Conger lawyers 10 force him on
the stand. This point was in regard 10 the
provisional colOTing' of the ink in which
tie words Albany matter on the check
stub we're written. Hamilton swOre that
this writing was new. done within the last
six months. because he detected q blue
color in IL. Tie blue. II aniline color, fades
out I'm a short time. the experts declared.
II indigo. IL never fades. CarvalhO testified
that he believed the writing was new or
green ink" hut that nothing but chemi-
cal test would show n any Of The original
provisional color were present. He had
rot made such a chemical test. n none 81
the provisional color was left. he testi-
fled his testimony regarding the age OF
this writing would go for naught.
The drift Of Mr.. Osborne's examination
left the inference that he intended 20 show
b. the chemist he vii call to-morroT
either that the ink used I'm writing al
bany matter was reinforced with indigo.
in which case IL always would show blae
O. blue green. or that no provisional
color vas left which would make il about
az Old as the rest OF the writing.
Spectacular CrOss-eSaminstion
Most OF tho day was given up 70 a spec
tacular crOss-eXamination Of Hamilton.
Mr. Osborne produced booklet entitled
THE Man from Auburn" extolling Ham
ilton's virtues as al expert in some fifteen
o. tWenty lines. including chemistry.
Handwriting. typeVriting. firearms and ex-
piOsives. gunshot wounds. analysis 81
( blood and other stains. poisons. microscopy
ana the like. Hamilton. glaring hatred AZ
1 his irquisitor admitted reluctantly that nc
/ permitted 20 ne printed paid for and
circulated II al his own expense amons
1 lawyers and others likely 70 need such a
b brand % expert. This document repre-
scented the man from Auburn as r.
E sembHng Sherlock Holmes not cnly in his
methods and tho general results % his
work. but even i'm personal appearance.
Osborne made Hamilton admit that his
only degree was that Of graduate pha-Ina-
cist that he had run a drug store in
Auburn Tor many years. and that his first
case IN court concerned some POISONED
I chickens.
! Hamilton didn't take A. all kindly 10
this ridicule. though the questions we're
asked in Mr.. Osborne's most genial vein
and most hOueyed tones. Ills twenty-five
I years experience ia The courts OF which
4 he testified yesterday had given Hamilton
much self-oonirol. and. though he folded
( his arms tightly across his breast and
Z frightened his thin lips 20 hold himself from
giving evidences Of agitation. lie kept him
self well In check. In fact. he gave about
a. good as he took in repartee. and raised
seyeTa, laughs al Mr.. Osbornc's expense.
Hamilton Remains Positive.
3 Through Il all though lie added little
new matter To- his TESTIMONY Of YESTERDAY
Hamilton remained most positive and abso-
+ lutely cocksure- Even illusions to his ad-
lcrtising OF himself as "a scientific the
orist" didn't cause him 10 abste his posi-
( tiv, tone. IIe declared that Re found facts.
/ lien fitted hiS theor:ee 10 those facts. and
4 that being besed on facts. his theories alb
( solutely could not help being right beyond
+ 4 peradventure. Tie used technical terms
ana chemical fornule SO frequently that
/ Pig Tim sullivan. who had been listen
T ing a. this testimony with great apparent
attention. suddenly Erowled ia an audible
Z aside, This lie may be al right. but
1 peToxide's more m my line"
Hamilton tod In great detail under Mr.
, OsbOruc's Cross-eXaminatiOn OF his ex-
Summation ~ the exhibits under the micro
scope and tie testing Of the inks in the two
groups Of writing On the check stub with
the volatile fumes Of hydrochlOric acid on
Abe point Of a t0Othpick. Mr. Osborne asked