Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22

been living apart, but the husband
has appeared at his wife's side here
daily since the second trial opened
Monday
The State charges Mrs. Lyddane
hired hoodlums in plot on her hus-
bands life because of love for an
other man and desire to collect his
$4,000 double indemnity life insur-
ance.
The defense insists Mrs. Lyddane
was the victim of blackmailers, who
knew of her affair with Arthur Beall,
Jamestown garage man.
AS the trial opened this morning
Attorney j. Newton Baker of Wash
1ngton, handwriting and identifica-
ton expert, resumed the stand.
For three hours yesterday after
noon Baker gave testimony in con-
tradiction to that previously offered
by Ira N. Gullickson, Identification
expert and photographer for the
Washington Police Department.
Baker was requestioned this morn
ing as to what effect stenographer's
pressure" would have on a typed
document.
Il think it would be unwise for me
10 express an opinion" Baker replied.
What authorities have you stu6ied
TO qualify as an expert in the Identi-
fication of typewriter documents?"
Baker was asked by Attorney John E.
Oxley, who is assisting the prosecu-
ton.
Baker declared he had studied "Os-
borne's Text Book"
Then how many classes Of identi-
Tying characteristics do you search for
IN comparing typewriter documents?"
Five" he replied The witness de-
scribed these as, first, design, form
and proportion Of letters; second,
vertical and horizontal lines; third,
relation of characters to the line of
writing; fourth, the pressure of the
character on the paper, and fifth, the
condition Of the type as to damage
or injury.
Did you observe any similarity
between the tipping on the 'Googy
note and that on copy typed on
MRS. Lyddanes machine?" Baker was
asked.
mo" he replied.
Gullickson Takes Stand.
After Lyddane was ruled cut as a
defense witness the State offered
Gullickson in rebuttaf.
Through Gullickson the State seeks
10 link the "Googy note" with Mrs.
Lyddane's typewriter.
The States witness told the iury
again today he was convinced the
types were identical.
Mrs. Lyddane is charged with plot-
ting the murder of her husband with
the assistance of John H. (Googy)
CARMEL. ex-convict and former Rock
Vile bartender, and John Martin Be-
lano, washington gambler now serv-
ing four years on conviction In the
conspiracy.
Gulllckson said he was convinced
that tipping on the "Googy' note was
the product of the machine seized in
Mrs. Lyddane's Office following her
arrest April l, 1885.
Baker said he had measured the
thickness of paper in the "Gooey"
note and found it varied two and a
haf ten thousands of an inch from
that taken from Mrs. Lyddane's desk.
He had taken photographs of Mrs.
Lyddane's signature on three checks
IN an effort to prove that a written
alteration Of the "Googy" note was
not in the defendants handwriting.
The only three handwritten words
appearing on the typed note were
'oing" In the sentence. II am not 60
ing to let you get with It," The first
word beginning with a g" had been
altered.
Baker declared he was convinced
from the nature of the handwriting
that Mrs. Lyddane had not made the
alterations.
Questioned by Judge.
Judge David A. Robb called the
Washington experts attention to the
fact that for comparison between
Mrs. Lyddane's signatures and the
three letters on the note there was
only an IN" in common.
Judge Robb Intercepted the expert
In detail. He asked how Baker ar
rived at the conclusion the hand
writing was dissimilar.
Baker replied he based his opinion
on general appearance. slant and
lire quality"
Judge Robb asked Bakers compare
tive values of these qualities. The
witness said he thought general ap-