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DEFENCE IN YEO

TRIAL.

PROFESSOR SHELLSHEAR

QUESTIONED.

METHODS OF FORGERS.

Professor J. L Shellshear, of Hongkong University, was in the witness box during the whole of yesterday's hearing of the Trea Bury fraud, cane, being cross- examined in the afternoon by Mr. Eldon Potter, Counsel for the Crown.

When the court resumed after the tin adjournment, Professor Shellshear explained the charac- teristics of a genuine figure eight and then went on to deal with figures generally. He gave de tails of both. figures, and writing on various dates, aaying that all the variations to be found were contained in the allegedly forged cheques. He explained that thore was one mark that attracted his attention but he did not believe that it had been added as he found a similar continuity of line in getiuina cheques,

Mr. Jenkin: We have some hundreds of letters in the body of these three cheques. On account of junctions, thickness and thin- ness, are you of the opinion that it would be possible for a mag to sit down and write out the body of those cheques in perfectly free hand, as you have said they are, so that they would pass the test to which you have subjected them and could be taken unquestionably as genuine handwriting?-1 con- tend it would be impossible to so imitate.

You entertain no doubt but that the handwriting In the body of the cheques in just as free and of its class and type as are the signn- Lures of Mr. Black and Mr. Messer?-I am.

Have you traced any Indication at all in the handwriting in the body of any hesitation in

any alinpe or form?-I have found në hesitation in any shape or form,

Remarkable Feature,

Is there not this remarkable feature that in the body of thene cheques, as in the signatures, there Is just that variation which you the would expect to and were handwriting that of the poraon ordinarily accustomed to putting that handwriting to paper7-Thai is 80.

Had you found as the result of your examination work any in- dleation at all of forgery you would not be standing in the wit- ness box-I would at once have naid so.

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marking that he obtained the book from Mr. Dovey.

26, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Explaining why he had come to the conclusion that the signatures were genuine, witness explained that the movements of handwrit-

I suppose you will agree with assumption in that case, ing were the highest expressions

me that the forgery must reach Witnoas went on to give the of intelligence. They were dom-

Witness then replied to the the highest degree of perfection ordinary methods used by a forger, inated by the upper parts of the effect that the answer was a because gentlemen employed in The first was by careful tracing, brain. They were developed after general statement and he had put banks are good at detecting for-the second by copying over glass long education and could not be his own opinion quite clearly. Mr. xed signatures?I don't know with a light underneath it; thirdly easily gained by another person. Potter remarked that he had asked whether that is quite an opinion by skilful engraving and fourthly

by copying direct freeland. Cross-examined by Mr. Potter,

a very general question and given for an expert to give, witness said that given sufficient him all the latitude he could, say-

Don't you really think that tho, In this particular case you; data, he would any that any for- ing "If I may say so you have dis- employees in a bank are well at have said that the signatures are gery was capable of being detect covered a goldmise."

ted for the detection of forged those of Mr. Messer and Mr. Black, ed by acientific means and he was Mr, Potter put it to witness that signatures-I don't think it is and T-understand you to say that of the opinion that he could do so. from his own knowledge, especial-Impossible with a lot of cheques the handwriting in the body of He did not think he could refer to ly with regard to cases where going through. I think a signa- the cheques is that of Teang On- the system he used as his own conflicting views were expressed ture could quite easily pass a man wing? The handwriting is the system. He claimed

to be a by experts, he ought to be satis- at the bank. handwriting expert.

fled that the detection of forgery Mr. Potter repeated his question Looking at the general speel- Witness continuing, admitted was not so easy.

Witness agreed, about perfection of forgeries and mens of Tsang On-wing's writing that not very long ago he dis He said that in his opinion de-received a similar reply. Witness would you say that the writing in claimed that he was an expert and tection was certain in the present agreed that, presumably, the for- the body of the choques was the present was the first time he case where there was ao much ger's aim would be to produce the obviously Teang's?—Yes. had claimed those quallications. data put forward. He first start- best effort he could. Witness He had since felt the duty of tak-ed his examination In September contended it was impossible for

lity,.

Other Experts.

samé.

Not a Cheque Signature,

Witness added that there was ing that attitude and responsibi- last. He did see genuine cheques the signature to be imitated 80 no attempt at concealment of the and worked on them before May as to include the various move writing. Mr. Potter produced a and characteristics by photograph specimen of Mr. and before he had dealt with the monts cheques in dispute. He worked means of copying over a glass or Messer's signature and asked why that was chosen to work on. Pro- on a bundle containing 37 and no remembering the signature. others at that time. Since then be,

fessor Shellsbear replied it was chosen because the signature had examined choques which were

He

Can you give me the name of any other well known expert, who puls forward the claim you have Just put forward that you can de-

Methoda of Färgers, What you are putting to the

tect any forgery, given sufficient in Court to the number of 3,695. fury is this. That once you have showed the line and quality,

dala - cannot say for certain without looking through books, Witnesa gaw the names of Mit-

chell and Osbourne.

In many cases he did not examine

writing.

ench one under the microscope to exercise a conscious effort then had taken other signatures but the agreed that that signature was and did not attempt to put down you cannot reproduce an imitation negatives were not as good. He The latter, all the features that were in the of the signature that will pRSS not a signaturė on a cheque.

muster with you? Yes,

Is there any reason why you Assume that a man can produce could not have taken a cheque a signature other than his own

to take a photograph.-It was a Mr. Potter Do you know that without conscious effort, Would banks are victimised at times by you still detect, that to be a for- clean cut signature and I did it

(Continued on Page 12.)· means of forged cheques?-Yes. gery? I cannot agree with the

he said, was the beat of them,

Are you aware that he docs lay it down that it is Impossible for any person to claim what you do? Witness asked for the reference, which Mr. Potter read out, re-l.

MÁN ŞAM

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Perfection of Forgeries.

YEAH, MR. GUZZLEM,

SAM WAS ON DUTY WHEN MRS.SHECKLES HAD HER

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WELL, YA CAN'T CONVINCE ME SAM HAD ANY-

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