The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-15
Writing Experts
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rom PaKe D ment which was concluded by the remark of Justice Trenchnrd, "Mr Pope, that's going altogether too far"
 "t think it is, too, your honor" said Pope. but this witness per- sists in arguing with nc" Pope presented but aq few of these hyphennted exhibits, renarking 10 the court:
 We have more Of thGee, but think we have shown enough 10 illustrate our point" t
 In n discussion of tho uncrossed "T,' prevalent in both ransom and request notes, Tyrrcll observed that the writer, unless diSguiBing b Is hand, would have crossed tho "T"s"
 Even careless writer would make some sort of mark" he said.
 Pope referred continually to the witness as "prOfcssor" or doctor" Tyrrell insisted he was Just plain mister"
 Pope called TyrrclI's attention to eight examples of words in which the "T" and "II" were properly used. and not tranBposcd hB In other examples. lie wanted 10 know whether that was nn indica- ton of m attempt to disguise the handwriting.
 Not necessarily g0. Tn my opin- ion this transportation was natural "a lack of training in th" nr- engagements Of lcttcrs," Tyrrell rc- piled.
 The attorney could not force the expert 10 Say that this transposi- ton wns voluntary.
 c. Would you gay thls was an indication of iliitcracyY A. Not necessarily, Il but jt might indicate q lack of knowledge of writing.
 Pope tangled with the witness ,on the question of whether the writer used any words Tn his na-
 TyrreIl pointed out the words and "Uns" for Us"
 C. You told this morning that among methods used by ransom Co conceal their Identity. Did you read S44 Gone Of the ransom Ict- ters7) A. Yes.
 C. Did you study its rhetoric? ? 4. Yes.
 Pope asked the witness if hc had noticed tho Good PhrassolOgy" of that letter. which was t0 Dr. Con don asking that m enclosed note be sent 10 Col. Lindbcrgh.
 Tyrrsll said bo did not consider the pbraseology good
 WilBctZ objected that In the of E1 DAnA taaid no attention to the misspelled words,
 We admit the misspelling k for purpose of disguise; we are con esrncd with the phrascology," Pope replied.
 Wiinetz retorted the "State is not interested in counsel's admls- sion of disguise. we depend on our experts io determine that"
 Pope quoted from the letter:
 "Dr Condop may net as go be- tween"
 c. Do you notice the use of tho word may instead of the careless word can. A. Yes.
 Frequent remarks from the bench indicated that Justice Trcn- chnrd did not favor that line of questioning.
 Th4 counsel referring to frank further stand" in one of the, notes.
 c. You wouldn't expect German 10 write "fraDkfurthcr" for "frnnkfurter," would youM A. He might if he were trying Co write English.
 c. Well. do you think it is Eng liah for frankfurter?' No in Eng. fish IL means frank, go ahead.
 c. Ip it not significant to you that tho writer who spelled not wronR---ns note---wouid have spelled accordingly correctly A. tt iH.
 c. So tho writer who fell down on inc spelling Of not, could spell "hHz1rdOuS' correctly A. Bu: he fell down on the word too.
 My belief" said Tyrreli, Ifs that the writer got Inc spelling of 'bez- ardous' from some authority"
 Pope sought from the expert the opinion that some of the ransom notes were written iB "Tersc," businessman fashion" The witness insisted the misspeiIing preciuded this admission.
 Don't you think this q letter that might have been from one business man 10 hn0therf" he nsk- ed. Wtlchtz moved the question he restated t0 read "A letter from n kidDnper, to the chiId's father
 P0pe's objection that tho at- torney generals remark Do disre- g1rded by the jury was sustained by the bench.
 A postcard from iJ. Fish" was marked for Identification. it con. fainhd q hyphen between tho words "Br0Dz" and New York and an. other 0ns between New York" and City"
 That's q post card from Isa- dor Fiscb," Pope said.
 Pope, near the end Of his cross examination sought to show ths witness had once failed properly to Identify handwriting in case In Milwaukee.
 Tyrcii admitted that his testi- mony in the ease had been refuted by C later c0fsssiOn.
 Ths defense returned Farrell for redirect examination.
 Joseph taniRan asked oDs guss- ton on redirect examination. c. Do aiI these questions of Mir Pope change your Oipni0n on the