Mr, Holeomb informed the Court that he would present further evid-fence to show that Chiung Kai-shek had left Shanghai before Yang] made his visit which he -(Yang) stated in evidence was some days] Tater than when the American officers designated it. He called on Mr. C, 8. Hirsh, of the "North-C
Daily' News," to identify a, copy of hina Herald," dated which fixed the time of ug's departure, The case for the defence having! neon concluded, Dr. Sellett called Mr.
Hugh Charles Reek, Exthonian, to rive evidence as a handwriting' expert. Witness had been sub-manager the Russo-Asiatic Bank in Viadivostok, with 20 years experience. It] was his special duty to pars on signatures.
Witness volunteered much inform-lst counsel established his qualifiertions, when Judge Purdy said:—"Just listen to Dr. Sellett's questions, and when you have answered them, stop.
Turning to the two alleged forged contracts and the admitted signa. ture, Exhibits 2 and 15, and 9, respectively, witness expressed—himself firmly that they were not swritten by the same hand. The admitted] signature was written easily, while the others were not written s0 smoothly, and when superimposed they covered one another exactly, even the full stops.
Witness denied that two sigs tures written on one day, and a on the next could be identical. thought it impossible for one to match another, but two matched] a third, in his opinion they were forgeries. Crawley's signatures, he thought of Yang's, were forged ales Witness pointed out that the character of the alleged contract differed from the original, and showed, in answer. to. questions, that the strokes on various letters) fon the former had not the normal Pressure of a written signature.
Counsel's Pleasantries:
Mr, Moss conducted 'a very ous cross-examination which lasted throughout most of the remainder of the session, Witness never had studied books on handwriting, and had never used tracing instruments in connection with signatures. As a matter of fact witness agreed with counsel that these
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