Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-17
EXPERT TELLS ABOUT
USE Of TYPEWRITER
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w NCAhSCl iOA Tie QGlOubCg dllCt-
wards admitted that the defendants
had prepared and offered the arti-
Gle for publication.
A copy Of the circular, together
with a copy of the defending letter
appearing in the daily papers of this
city, were read to the jury. While
the circular was being read, Mr..
Strong discovered some sentences
which had been omitted from the in
dictments and he intimated that a
motion relative TO the matter will be
made later.
William Kinsley, the handwriting
expert, was next called. He testi-
fed to having examined several of
the envelopes which had been mailed
with the Groves circulars. He told
that they were addressed on a No. 4
Underwood typewriter, and he said
he had compared the machine with
other No. As of the same make SEN
ator Adrain cross-examined him this
afternoon.
Testimony Yesterday Afternoon.
The chief testimony yesterday af-
ternoon was given by Miss Evelyn
Kelly, daughter of James Kelly,
foreman of the water department.
| She testified that she was a stenog-
rapher and had worked for Mr..
Whitfield addressing envelopes in
Hullfish and Whitfields office. She
identified the Underwood typewriter
produced in court as the one she had
used and recognized it by the letter
"P" being out of alignment. She
had called the attention of Mr. Ras-
tall to the bad letter.
On the Friday before election she
had gone to the Office of the water
commissioner at the request of Mr..
Whitfield and while there had ad-
dressed small envelopes. Rastall,
who was the bookkeeper, had been
there all day and Mr.. Morris. an
other of the defendants, had been
in and out
Miss Kelly declared she had not
been told to, keep the fact as to what
she was doing secret, but declared
she had been told that if anyone
asked what she was doing to say
she was addressing envelopes. She
| had written "city' upon the envel-
opes and Messrs Rastall and Morris
had crossed out "city" and had
stamped New Brunswick" upon the
envelopes. She knew she had adj
dressed an envelope to Charles
Greenewald, who had testified yes
terday to getting one OF the Groves
circulars through the mail. She also
recalled addressing envelopes to 9TH
er witnesses who had sworn to re-
ceiying them, but she could not
| identify the envelopes produced as
those she had written. The envel-
opes had been addressed from list
produced by Mr.. Whitfield.
On cross-examination conducted
! by Lawyer Alan H. Strong, Miss
Kelly said she had been engaged in
addressing envelopes in which cam
paign matter had been sent out and
Miss White and Miss McKune had
been employed with her Rastall
| had done no campaign work on the
day she had been employed in Mr..
! Whitfield's office and Morris and Me-
/ Cauley had nothing to do with her
work. She had filled the envelopes
with Jackson and Won Minden past
ers, and she thought some of the
| Hicks pastors, and Morris had helped
her fll them. She had not seen any
of the libelous letters about the Of
fee or heard OF them until after
they were received in town.
She also testified to having sealed
the envelopes after the pastors were
put in. She had been told they were
to be mailed in Newark She did
not see McCauley take box of let
ters away, but did see boy have a
dress suit full of envelopes and past
ers she had gotten ready to mail.
Nelson Birch, a former clerk in
the office of Mr.. Groves when he was
county collector, testified to taking
samples of writing from six type
writer's in the office OF the republican
committee and in the Groves build
ing on Sunday, November z. Law
yer Strong objected to any samples
taken after the date of the alleged
crime being admitted as evidence,
and Justice Bergen ruled that only
597, the Underwood alleged to have
been used, could be admitted.
William r. Reed testified to rent
ing a machine to Mr.. Whitfield and
to It's having a defective letter p =
1t was a No. Underwood He iden-
tilted the machine in court as the
one rented. Frank r. Reed, clerk
in the store, also identified the ma
chine as the one Whitfield had.
H. Raymond Groves swore to Me-
Cauley telling him he had taken a
package of envelopes to Newark on
October 29 to mail. Assistant Pros
ecutor Russell e. Watson corrobo-
rated the Groves testimony and also
said McCauley had made affidavit
that he could not read or write, but
could sign his name.
County Detective Frank Hoffman
testified to McCauley upon being ar
rested, declaring Il am in nice pre-
dicament They have handed me a
hot one. but ! will get square" The
officer said McCauley did not men
tion to whom he referred. The Off
Ger also told McCauley they had
handed him gold brick in that box
he got at Whitfield's Office, to which
McCauley replied: 1T looks that
way"
She Knew Better.
Ostensible Head of the Family-AIa-
ria, there was canyasser at the of
fee today who wanted to sell me a
work on etiquette and good behs ior.
Teaches 1t in six lessons. told him
I'd ask you If you thought we wanted
1t.
Real Head-It's all humbug. John 1t
can't be taught In six lessons. I've
been trying to teach 1t to you for six
teen years and haven't succeeded yet