Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-31

had been merely an overhauling OF
the old one, but the only effect was
to strengthen her former evidence on
this subjeit. tending to prove that the
disputed documents could not have
been written on the same machine.
Wood Takes Stand.
Francis T. Wood, one of the re-
spondents, took the stand for the sole
purpose of identifying certain re-
ceipted bills which were offered to
show the periods during which a
typewriter was kept for Miss Norton,
at the time when the exchange testi-
fled to by her was made. lie also tes-
titled that he was practically in sole
charge of the Garcia will case, and
that he had dictated one of the
standard papers, which was filed
in the clerks office. March 20, l9ia.
The other, which bears the date of
July IL, 1919, he said, was not pre-
pared by him, but was drawn during
his absence from Albuquerque on a
vacation in California.
Clerk Harry F. Ice, of the Uuited
States court, was placed on the stand
for the purpose of showing the date
of the receipt of transmission of this
latter paper and also of establishing
the time of the conclusion of the
Garcia trial. which was July l3, 1913
Carl G.. Holland. manager of the
Albuquerque branch of the Under
wood Typewriter company, next iden-
titled certain original records taken
from his office showing the rental of
a typewriter to Marion and Wood in
January. 1913. and the exchange of
that machine for another one on
June S. 1913. Incidentally, during the
course OF Mr.. Hollands testimony 1t
was brought out that a complete rec
ord Of the whereabouts and history of
every machine manufactured is kept
by the manufacturers from the time
the machine leaves the factory until
1t is sold or otherwise disposed of.
Mr.. Holland also testified regarding
what he terms the "plus minus"
character which appears on one Of the
disputed documents. and which he
said. Is very rarely found on machines
of ordinary use.
Afternoon Session.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Hollands
evidence. the court took recess un-
til after the Memorial services at the
were concluded and it was
nearly q o'clock when the hearing
was resumed. o. n. Marion took the
stand to identify tho paper written in
July. and the netice which he had
dictated to Miss Norton after the CON
of the trial OF the Garcia case,
and during Mr.. Woods absence in
California. Mr.. Marion was not
ross-examined.
r Albert S. Osborn, the handwriting
expert Of the respondents. was next
placed on the stand and at $3.50
,'clock, the hour Of adjournment,
Judgc Wright had Just concluded the
luestions, preliminary to his exami-
iation. regarding the disputed docu-
nents. Mr.. Osborn gave his residence
IS Montclair, n. Y, suburb OF New
! ork City his age as So, and his oc-
as examiner of questioned I,
documents, which occupation he said |
lie had followed for more than TWEEN !
y-five years. He said he had made !
special study of disputed typewrit-
ng, and in the line of that study had !
,aid particular attention to the vari- !
,us makes of typewriters and the !
method of their manufa cture He had |
pecially studied the Underwood |
,laced on the market, and had made !
ONE suggestions for the Improvement |
y the machine His study of the me-
hanical construction of typewrIt-
RS. he. said, had been conducted sole
v with a view to aiding him in his
of examining disputed type
writing.
Mr.. Osborne said that no two makes
city the same style of type, and also
hat some changes of style are made
" the manufactures, fact which he
Ieclared was important to know in as
ertaining the time when 4 disputed
document was written
Witness in Big Gases.
Like Or. Ewell. Mr. Osborn has
estifled as an expert in q large num-
er of important and widely known
ases, among those mentioned by
i'm being the Rice Patrick will case,
he Mcnamara dynamtng case, and
he Lilly submarine boat investigation
efore congress. He testified that hts
ctivities as an expert witness had
Etended over thirty-seren states Of
he union.
Mr.. Osborn also stated that he is
he author of work on disputed
ocuments, and volumes Of the work ,
-ere shown in court. He said that he I
ad made a special study of photogra- ,
ny as an aid to his profession. The
ientification of documents as having /
cen written on the same or different |
he said, is not always pos
lble. He gave as identifying char
cteristics the design and size oil the [
stters, departures from perfection, or
he ideal result. imperfection IN the l
haracters themselves, and the rela-
on of the characters TO adjacent |
haracters. The principle of identifi- {
alton, he said. is that habitual char I
cteristics should be compared.
Mr.. Osborn produced In court a :
umber of measures and standards s
Thich were explained ny him, after /
'hich adjournment was taken until ,
40 o'clock tomorrow morning. I