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(Testimony of Alwyn Cole)
Mr. Cole.
Eight by ten.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Mr. Chairman, may these two photographs be admitted as 814 and 815?
Mr. Mccloy.
They may be.
(The photographs referred to were marked as Commission Exhibits Nos. 814 and 815, and received in evidence.)
Mr. Eisenberg.
814 will be exterior part of 813, and 815 will be the interior. Now, the exterior portion of 813 also shows some handprinting "Lee H. Oswald" which came out in this photograph--in 814 a little clearer. Did you identify that handwriting, Mr. Cole----
Mr. Cole.
I did.
Mr. Eisenberg.
As being--what was your conclusion?
Mr. Cole.
It is my conclusion that that handprinting is in the hand of the person who made the standard specimens.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Now by reference ,to those photographs, 814 and 815, and by reference to your charts of the standards, could you explain the reasons for your conclusion on the handwriting and handprinting?
Mr. Cole.
With respect to the signature, "Lee H. Oswald," as shown-by the photograph 815, this compares favorably with other sample signatures that I have examined, some of which are shown on the charts, namely chart A, item 15; chart B, item 15; and chart C, item 6, second line from the bottom. There is, I think, a closer comparison with certain other standard signatures of "Lee H. Oswald" which I have examined, as appearing on the reverse of certain checks.
Mr. Eisenberg.
And those are in evidence, are they, as one of the standards, Mr. Cole?
Mr. Cole.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Eisenberg.
That was described in the record when you introduced it?
Mr. Cole.
Yes; the signatures as endorsements on these several checks show what might be described as an exaggerated freedom and carelessness in the execution of this signature.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Excuse me, was that 776, that exhibit consisting of the checks?
Mr. Cole.
Yes, sir; the signatures and endorsements of the checks in Exhibit 776 show some variation with respect to the care and formation of letters. There are a few endorsements in that group which show a greatly exaggerated freedom or a carelessness in execution. These signatures appear on, especially on, check numbers 2408 and 2506 of this exhibit, and they compare quite favorably in detail with the signature shown by the photograph, Commission Exhibit 815.
Now with regard to the writing of the name "A. J. Hideel" we observed in the combination of letters "Hi" that that letter is joined by means of a projection of a crossbar into the letter "i"; that in the letter "e," which is separated from the preceding "d," there is a very high placement of the loop, that is, instead of beginning at the writing line, the loop of the letter begins about halfway up on the staff, and this is a form that is very familiar in the standard writing, particularly in the handprinted forms. For example, on chart C, item 3, the final "e" in the word "discharge" shows a similar effect. Also on chart C, item 6, the second line, in the name "Mercedes" we have got two "e's" that show a similar effect.
The final "1" shows this perceptible increase of pressure on the downstroke, and a very abrupt terminal stroke also, which had been previously mentioned as being a characteristic of chart B, item 6, in the word "enroll."
Now with regard to the handprinting as shown by Commission photograph Exhibit 814, and considering particularly the name "Oswald," we have a detailed agreement in every feature of letter forms there, and I will direct attention especially to the use of the lowercase "1" and "d" as associated with the capital or uppercase forms of the other four letters of the name, and I will also mention the method of forming the "d," considering first one of the standards where it can be seen more clearly. On chart C, item 6, the first line, final "d" of "Oswald" shows first a fairly long downstroke, then a stroke rising from the end of that downstroke moving upwards and to the left to form the body of the letter, and this method of formation is also used in the "d" of "Oswald" as shown by the photograph Exhibit 814.
On the next line below there is faintly visible the name "Orleans" and I will direct attention to the base of the "1," which shows a rather deep compound
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