New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-18
Hamilton contrssietea.

This testimony contTadicted absolutely the
testimony Of Hamilton. the Aids expert
with whom Mr.. Osborne had so much fun
yesterday He said he could find no trace
Of reinforcing color IN the ''old matter"
Mr.. IittletOn's denomination VAS
very slight. amid he made a great cere-
lnony Of dismissing this witness with great
JOY.
'Goodby. NJ Deghuee." said Mr.. Os-
borne. uocking Mr. Lttleton's ceremony.
Il don't wonder you want 90 hasten mis-
departure" said the Aids lawyer
Just AZ the end of the DAYS proceedings
Senator Davis announced that he had de-
cided 20 admit Mr. OsboTne's Cleveland
agreement on the ground that both sides
should be treated alike IN this respect.
senator Cobb vas against this notion. say
ing that IL should he Withdrawn and that
the senate knew its contents anyway This
threw the senate into 8 wTangle. in which
tart Feioind-rs showed the strain which
This case had put on the Senator's news
Finally n was AL smoothed out. and Mr.
Ti,fie'on. who threatened 20 cali some Of
his witnesses and prolong the case indef-
ni,ely. was pacihed by the assurance that
10 would have ar opportunity 20 get in
some evidence on Tuesday morning
A good part - the day vas occupied with
80. testimony and cross-eXamination %
Albert +. Osborn Of Auburn. a handwriting
err,err. called bv James ". Osborne. The
tU,. are not Relatives. Is they explained.
win expressions OF mutual regret Osborn.
,be erpert vas q witness in the Patrick
and MoiineuN cases. We told how he mad
made chemical tests ~ the Ink, he'd eK-
s,nined the writing under an ordinary
microscope and under color microscope
81 arranged a. 40 compare oOlors on the
objective with dead white lie swors posi-
ti,e1y that there VAS no reason 20 believe
,be words Albany matter we're written
oecsntIv. snd said they were written be-
,ond doubt about the same time as the rest
n tha uriing on the check stub.
TAX IN Stage % Ultimate msturity.
The ink IN al the Vri,ing had reached
,1e STAGE ~ ultimate maturity. he taid.
and thar showed that n was ~ leaE; tWo
,.srs old. While q might he ten. lie sWOTe
tist hs could not possibly SEQ signs 81 any
,l,eration ~ the five" IN 30 90 on the
s,ub 10 which the Allds expert. Hamilton.
had testified
when Otborn said that tins fact could
10 asceFtatned 20 las notion by the naked
..a lanes ". Osborne passed around the
sinh and check that the Senators might
ipsf..c, them. This reused the ire Of Mr.
f.I'iIe,on, "a no protested emphstically Er.
nes9rDe said he'd never heard that the jury
.,lsht not inspect exhibits.
You yourself Yesterday left your scat
ana examined everything produced for the
oefenoe he shouted az senator DaviE. the
chairman ION tao occasions there were
recesses taken so TIE Senators could *.
anime ,h. exhibits under = microscope.
Nop. do sou object 10 my passing these
.rbibits around 20 the Senator'S lie car
rcd HE point
Mr IaitletOn tried hard 40 shake THE
,-itfoss's testimony. but Osborne stuck
nrettv CLOSELY to his former statements ar
l.ttl..ton badgered him about his aualihcs-
lions a. an expert. and brought ~ a case
In which he appeared before the Surrogate
Of Livingston COUNTY. apparently with the
purpose 81 discTediting his ability later. The
Witness stiil sWoTe. though. that h could
not discover any apparent differences be
tueen fhe so-called neR matter and old
nattsr on tho stub as 10 point o. time.
though thcie YES . decided difference in
tho stale 81 writing. indicating that the -.
called new matter had been written under
/ aoneuhat different conditions Noe iesti-
tied MA, he wrote this matter On has return
from Aibang.