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Show M1TIN BACK IN COlfiiP AND CWAINJROCEEDIi Theodore i Ky tka Handwriting Expert, Explains the Reeulari- ' ties and Irregulan in the Blackhand Letters and Makes I -HKMS SnWn Handwriting- J ; Habits and "Exceptions" Which Are Chart J' acterized as the Individuality and Singular- M' ity Respectively of a Writer Keerj Analysis of Chirography. , I After a rest at the Dee hospital i yesterday and last night, J. Henry Martin appeared in court this morning morn-ing at 10 o'clock in a greatly improved improv-ed physical condition. He stated that he was feeling pretty well and believed believ-ed ho would be able to hear the case through without further interruption His doctor attended him closely yesterday and last night and he was given the very best of care by the nurses. He slept well last night A little nourishment was given him In the shape of eggnog and he also ate some light food. His throat was bandaged this morning but he said that much of the soreness of the past throe days had left him. His face was of a much more healthful color than recently and he appeared to be much refreshed. The jurors were in good spirits and they said, they had spent a very interesting in-teresting day yesterday In the country coun-try districts and in visiting points of Interest in the city. Some of the jurors stated, however, that while they are .faring nicely in the care ot the bailiff, they were eager to have the trial proceed as rapidly as possible. They expressed the hope that there would be no further interruptions inter-ruptions and they were pleased to know that the defendant was ready to proceed with the trial this morning. Due to the fact that not many knew much earlier than the hour of reconvening recon-vening court that the trial would be taken up again this morning, there were not many in attendance at the opening of court, but it was only a short time after when the court room was again crowded and standing room was at a premium. Judge Ro-lapp Ro-lapp again occupied a seat in front of the jury box and Judge Harris of the Second division of the district court was given the bailiffs chair to the north of the jurors. He remained remain-ed in the court room during the forenoon. fore-noon. A. number of members of the Ogdeh bar were again within the rail-; rail-; ing. listening to the expert testimony. Much amusement has been created during the reading of the blackhand letters, in connection with the evidence evi-dence of the handwriting expert, owing ow-ing to the frequent use which the writer of those letters made of the names of prominent people, attaching attach-ing the names of William Glasmanu of the Standard, James Pender, former for-mer city detective and others as the authors of the demands for money. Of course every one knows that tho names were fictitiously attached ;ind, when read, they cause a broad smile to sweep over the audience in the court room. The trial was resumed by Attorney Attor-ney LeatheYwood for the state, calling call-ing Theodore Kytka to the witness stand to testify respecting the handwritings hand-writings found in the Martin writings writ-ings and that in the blackhand letters, let-ters, known in the court room as the "standards" and the "questioned" writings. The' witness first 'stated that ho had original plates of' nineteen nine-teen of the "standard" writings and twenty-one of the "questioned" writings, writ-ings, making In all forty negatives from which he had maae enlargements enlarge-ments for the purpose of comparison. Me said ho had two supplementary plates, 50 and 51. which illustrntcd tho capital letters and figures in ths "standard" letters. He slated in the beginning that writings could be classified as "habit" "hab-it" and "excoptions," the first class being characterized as the Individuality Individual-ity of the writer and the other his singularity. The "exceptions," the witness said, were singularities, or similarities in writings that occur only at intervals in the handwriting. To Illustrate the latter kind, and, also applied In a limited degree to the former, the expert illustrated with the final letter "s" in connection connec-tion largely with the letter "r." The singularity in the final letter "s," Mr. Kytka said, was found in n small dash at the top. The enlarged photograph photo-graph it was plainly seen in a number num-ber of the writings of both the black-hand black-hand and Martin writings. The dash, however, was not present in many of the words having tho "s" ending. To show the peculiar! tjr, the witness called attention to tho words "dollars, "dol-lars, napkins, rings, forks, handles, .wrappers, pillows, collars, caps, sockB. as, hers, bucks, officers, otc." Tho letter "I" Instead of being crossed had a small curve above the top, but Ihere were t's that had neithor a cross or a curve. In answer to an Inquiry by Attorney Attor-ney Chrlstcnson, as to where the witness wit-ness got the handwritings, lie said that they were given to him by Attorney At-torney Davis and Postoffice Inspector Inspec-tor Ralph Smith, and-that he had had them In his possession about a month. When asked whether he knew that the particular dashes over the letter "s" had not been made by some one other than the writer, Mr. Kytka said that he thought it quite impossible without detection on his part. The expert was still on the stand at the time of adjournment for the noon hour. Afternoon Session. Continuing the direct examination, the export stilted that In the writings he found three variations in the capital capi-tal letter "S," aud the same, number in the capital letter 'T." In considering, consid-ering, the cnpltal letter "L" he round in a number of places In the-writings i that there were also three variations, I I too of which he considered as "hab- it, and the other as "exception " ! 1 Mr. Kytka stated that In all 'the I writings ink was used only once and ' that was in writing the address of 1 j Mrs Ralph Bristol. He furnished a microscope by which could be de- ! termlned the physical appearance of the Ink, stating that while it appeared to be another color It was In fact ' I blue. Each juror was permitted to r go to the window light and view the I i ink writing through the instrument. I Continuing on what he termed "hab'- i ts, peculiarities and dissimilarities," ! In writing, the witness said that in j the letter "L" a compound curvature was found in the ones that were writ- ' ten in similar hand and that the habit ' of making that letter in that way ! was vory pronounced in all the writ- i ings. Attorney Leatherwood for the state J said this afternoon that he will likolv ' i get through with the direct examina- ! tion of Kytka early tomorrow. ! The court room was again crowded ! this afternoon. j The technical examination of the I writings is tedious and a great deal of ! the time is taken up by the jury ex- ! aminlng the different letters -as they j arc explained by the expert witness. I |