Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-11

Prescott register, is formed in a
peculiar manner. The flrst stroke
right of the field the letter DC.
cuRlcs, I'M cfokses the letter to
the upper left corner from which
point the letter is formed in. the
usual m annc
The same peculiarly is in
aeIne OF thc "V's'' on the speci-
, mems II BNbwn's admitted hand
writing that have been placed in
evidence.
Discrepancy Seen.
There is one discrepancy, however,
in the Nv" on the hotel register, the
cross streke already referred to be-
gins with an upward movement so
slight as to be barely visible to the
naked eye. This upward movement
is missing in the specimens Of Browns
admitted handwriting, n this is n
of tha chief ransons given by T.. l..
Watkins of Fargo, and G. n. Langnm
of Bismarck, ths handwriting ex-
for their Opinion that Brown didn't
f; write the name OF Farrell on the
Prescott register.
The state, however, maintains that
the slight uR-s.roke is probably duo
70 the fact that after Brown placed
his ncn on the page of the register,
he tesitated for q fraction OF an m
slant AS to what town he should have
the fictitious Mr.. Farrell register
from,
Lengthy -CrOss Examination.
The question Of this ''Wn was one
of the CHIEF points under discussion
today during the cross examination
Of the defense's two cxnerts by
cross examination concluded just as
the court adjourned at five o'clock
this AFTERNOON. after it had lasted the
greater part OF the day.
MIR. I,angum, who was placed on
the witness stand by the defense
Thursday afternoon, finished his di-
rect examination this morning. and
the cross examination of Mr.. Watkins
was at once begin. continuing until
cross examination of Mr.. Langum
then began, continuing for about one
hour.
Watkins Admits Similarity.
During the cross examination of
Mr.. Watkins this afternoon, Mr..
Green obtained the admission that
the form OF wv already described,
which is found in Browns letters,
etc, Is an extremely odd n and is
one of the chief pesuliarties of
Browns writing. Assuming that the
m~icroseepieal upstroke on the hotel
register is q. mere accident arising
from hesitation of the part Of tho
writer, his peculiar form of "W''
would furnish a strong indication that
Brown wrote the name Farrell on the
register.
Mri Langum, the other expert fer
the defense, had testified that in his
opinion the signature of Farrell
would have shown some tremors had
it been written by Brown or anyone
else not in tho habit Of writing it. He
admitted. however. that the signature
Ed Smith Inc wife, found on the
register for the same night and
which has already been shown to be
fictitious, having been used by a Fargo
man who had resorted to the hotel
with "a loose woman showed nc
tremers.
Name Is Mispelled.
He also admitted that the word
name of the Minnesota town beiRe
spelled Wulmar, the omission OF
the second 'T' in the word as written
on the register Indicating of cQuFae
that the person who wrote it there
wasn't actually familiar enough with
Willmar to know how the name 81
the town is spelled.
The methods used BY Brown ans
the writer Of the Farrell signature IL
forming various other letters were
thoroughly threshed out by the op'
posing lawyers ana the Handwriting
experts in the course VI tina day.
It will now be for the jury to OK
anime the exhibits Of handwriting
which have been placed in evidence
. and decide which theory to accept.
!. Crowds BKave Billiard.
. Tho handwriting testimony took NJ
. the entire court session today, ant
] although a full days session will b.
. held Saturday, it is now apparent tina
. there il no prospect OF the trial beint
. concluded before the middle or latte
. part of next week since no session
. will be held Monday which is to bt
! observed IS a holiday in honor o:
Lincoln's birthday.
. In spite of the severe bliHarf
! which is raging here, and the com
) paFatively embarrassing nature of thu
. testimony by the handwriting experts
. one of the largest crowds that hay'
) yet been present. thronged the eour
9 room this afternoon, most Of TIN
: SPECTATORS remaining in their seat