Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-16


said tina he had been retained IL
LOO cases In twenty eight States.
Suddenly breaking off his prelimin
airy questioning of the well-knowr
expert, Prosecutor Mott said, turning
to Mr.. McDermit; Are you satisfied
with the qualification of Mr.. Kinsle,
as an expert?',
Mr.. McDermit picked I'D a bundle
Of the Bunny letters.
we are willing to admit" he said
that these are the letters of Miss
Florence Bromley. We intend to put
her on the stand
Then. your HONOR began the
prosecutor, 81 formally offer the let
tiers in evidence"
Bunny" Letters Admitted.
i admit them." ruled Chief Justice
Gummere, land allow Mr.. McDermit
an exception
The Identification of the numerous
exhibits of letters then proceeded
l desire to ask the witness one
questionF' said Prosecutor Mott. 81
snow you exhibits 10. II and 12-no.
| SHOW you exhibits 8. s and 7--those
are h Crocker- Wheeler letters"
They are the letters that were
upon MacFarland's desk AT tbe
1rocker- Wheeler plant interpolated
the Chief Justice.
Il ask you,' resumed the nrosa.
cutor. whether you have examined
them7'
Il have"
| ask you whether YOU have conn.
pared the handwriting of the letters
before you. Exhibit No. -"
We admit the handwriting" inter
rupted MI. MeDermit.
Il show YOU exhibits Nos. II and
10 Prosecutor Mott went on. .and
ask you whether you have
the handwriting of those letters with
the writing on exhibits 5, 6 and 70"
Il have"
another Hand Wrote Part"
And are you able to say whether
the hand that wrote exhibits s. 6 and
I is the hand that wrote exhibits II
and 1872"
Yes. sir. The hand that wrote s,
6 and Z wrote all of II and the greater
part of is, although there Is some
other writing in 49,"
well, what is the excluded writins
in 1872"
The writing in exhibit Is that Is
not written by the hand that wrote
the 3. 6 and I standards. II is on two
pages of the Novelty Auto Company.
Philadelphia, letter-head, bearing the
date Christmas night and written
with indelible pencil In the marginal
notes. All the indelible pencil writ
ing on both sides. except this portion
enclosed at the top"-he pointed out
the place on the sheet-"reading. Il
will kiss this and send it back to tell
you,' is in another handwriting. That
portion that is enclosed is not in the
same writing. The portion / read Is
not the hand that wrote 8. s and Z
and all the ink of this letter"
The letters 8, 6 and Z referred to
are some of the Bunny letters.
u now show you exhibit No. 10, II.
u. Is and II, and. on exhibit No. IS.
call your attention to the following
words; II will not be able TO attend
the funeral and ask Won whether
YOU have studied the handwriting of
these exhibits"
q have"
Are you able to say, using these
exhibits as a standard. in whose
handwriting the indelible pencil ON
exhibit No. is is?"
That cur writing put in Mr..
McDermit, "Adnitted it is the de-
PENDANTS writing"
Il understand. then said the pros
that all the indelible writing
is MncFarland's except the writing
enclosed in the circle, I win kiss this
and send it back to tell you
Let me see that" said Mr. Me-
Dernit.
He took it over and showed it II
the prisoner
Then turning he said: That is in
his handwriting
You say that tho writing IN the
circle at the top" went on Mr.. Mott.
turning to the witness, II will kiss
this ard send II back to tell YOU is
in The handwriting Of the person that
wrote Exhibits 6. 6 and I (the Bunny
letters.'D
u think So written with a different
indelible pencil. While it is more
scrawiy Than the other il is n the
same hama"
WcDcrmifs OPcuInR Address.
In opening his defense Mr.. McDer-
nit spoke as follows:
Ma Il please the court and gentle.
men of the jury: