(Testimony of James C. Cadigan)
Mr. Cadigan.
Exhibit No. 11 was made the same as the "p's" in the known standards as as on Cadigan Exhibit No. 3 in the word "Dept," in that the staff is long, in form of a long closed loop, and the upper portion of the letter extends above the staff and the body of the letter is not closed to the staff.
I further noted that on Cadigan Exhibit No. 11 the wording "P.O. Box 2915" contained the same characteristics as the same wording in Cadigan Exhibits Nos. 5, 6, and 7. And here again, based on a combination of personal handwriting characteristics in the entire writing, I reached the opinion that Cadigan Exhibit No. 11 had been written by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Mr. Cadigan, I now hand you Commission Exhibit No. 135, which, for the record, is an order used for the purchase of the revolver that was apparently used to murder Officer Tippit, and I ask you whether you examined that exhibit.
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes; I have.
Mr. Eisenberg.
And have you taken a photograph of that exhibit?
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Which you now have before you?
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes; I have an enlarged photograph.
Mr. Eisenberg.
And that would be Cadigan Exhibit No. 12.
(The document referred to was marked Cadigan Exhibit No. 12.)
Mr. Eisenberg.
This was taken by you or under your supervision?
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg.
It is an accurate photograph of Exhibit No. 135?
Mr. Cadigan.
It is.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Mr. Cadigan, did you compare Commission Exhibit No. 135 with the standard or known writings of Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes; I did.
Mr. Eisenberg.
What was your conclusion as to the origin of 135?
Mr. Cadigan.
That it was written by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Mr. Eisenberg.
And can you give some of the reasons that led you to form that conclusion?
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes; here again, it is the presence of the same combination of individual handwriting characteristics, both handwriting and handprinting.
For example, again the wording "Dallas, Texas," is handprinted on Cadigan Exhibit No. 12, and the same characteristics appear in the same wording on Cadigan Exhibits Nos. 9, 7, 6, and 8. The formation of the individual letters on Cadigan Exhibit No. 12, the spacing of the letters, the proportions of the letters, were found to be the same as on the known standards.
Additionally, the capital letter "D" in the name "Drittal" on Cadigan Exhibit No. 12 has a rather unusual appearance in the upper portion of the letter in that it is very pointed and wedge-shaped, and I found this same shape present on the reverse side of the passport application on Cadigan Exhibit No. 10, page 2 in the word "Dec."
Again, I noted the rather long tail or ending stroke on the number "5" in the address portion of this exhibit. Again, based on finding the same combination of individual handwriting habits in the questioned and known writings, I concluded that Commission Exhibit No. 135 was written by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Mr. Cadigan, I hand you Commission Exhibit No. 791, which, for the record, is an application by Oswald for post office box 2915, dated October 9, 1962, and ask you whether you have examined that exhibit?
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg.
And have you prepared a photograph of that exhibit, Mr. Cadigan?
Mr. Cadigan.
I have.
Mr. Eisenberg.
That will be Cadigan Exhibit No. 13.
(The document referred to was marked Cadigan Exhibit No. 13.)
Mr. Eisenberg.
Was this prepared by you or under your supervision?
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg.
And is it a true and accurate photograph of 791?
Mr. Cadigan.
It is.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Did you attempt to determine whether Commission Exhibit No. 791 had been prepared by the author of the standards, Lee Harvey Oswald?
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