Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-25
EXPERTS TESTIFY
ABOUT LAND DEED
Authorities Called by Defense
in Suit of Wolverine Com
pany Against Parks.
CALL INSTRUMENT FORGERY
Practical Demonstration Of
Measuring Devices Given
Before Jury in Court.
CALL INSTRUMENT FORGERY

Testimony by two of the country's
foremost experts on pcnmanship
Identification featured yesterdays
hearing of the suit of tho Wolverine
ON company against william Parks
Margaret Atkins Parks and others
which is being tried IN district court
hey were Gus y. r. MoIchin of s.
Louis and i. &. sherman Of wichita
The experts testified in behalf Of
the defense. They were qui2zcd COM
ccrung the similarity of the sigma
lures Of william Parks and Margaret
Parks to decd of the land involved
In the suit compared with their sig
natures ON other documents.
Give Exhibition.
with their instruments the experts
showed how they were able To make
deductions regarding the authenticity
OF signatures Mcich.n testified that
he did not believe the signatures on
the decd were made 10y the same per
son as those on other docupents
signed by william and Margaret Parks.
Upon cross-cXamination the expert
ness Of the expert testimony was at
tackled by Thomas O'Mcara. one of
the attorneys for the plaintiff
"ls 1t not true. Mr.. Mcichin,' asked
the attorney, chat lon a recent forgery
case I'm 81. Louis you testified that a
young man did not forge the name OF
another 10 the document IN question
aud that this same young man later
pleaded guilty to committing the for
gerry
Admits One Detection.
Tho expert admitted that II was.
but added that before the Wolverine
trial began ne was approached 10y an
attorney representing that company
and asked to testify on their behalf
This. he declared, substantiated con
fidcucc in his ability
!. G.. sherman. the other expert. who
Is said To be the second best IN MS
profession in the United states. while
ON the stand told OF the years Of study
he had devoted to reach the position
he now occupies. lie spent one ycai
studying with the worlds leading pen
manship expert I'm New York city.
says signature Traced
sherman stated that he believed thC
signatures ON the Wolverine deed hac
been obtained hv making am impress
sion of the Parks signatures on trac
ing paper and transferring them. liz
gave practical demonstration how
this could be done before the jury oI
tracing board.
The deed which the Wolverine com
pauy now holds 10 the Parks tract o
12U acres near jerks was made II
1905. II was transferred twice before
being bought by the company.
oil on Land
Two wears ago oil was struck on th'
lid and the WolN crime company i'm
mcdiatcly put iu IT'S claim FOR owner
ship Another company claimed &
hold "A lease on the land which II sat
was received from the Parks. Tn
company holding the lease charged
that the Iced WAS q forgery and wer
supported In their claim 10y william
and Margaret Parks. negroes. who as
serted that they had never signed III
document,
Judge II. W. Higgins of McAloste
Is trying the case. Conn Linn. IN
regular fudge Of the court is disquall
fled. as he has bought an interest d
tho Parks lease since the case wa
started and Judge cham Jones' VIII
has been conducting a special scSsio
of court In Tulsa. barred himself fror
its trial because of charges that h
was friendly To Judge Linn.
The expert testimony will he ro
shmcd this morning and the case ma
go to the Jury late this afternoon
Other expert pcnmanship expert
Will propahly be called by the plain
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