(Testimony of James C. Cadigan)
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg.
What was your conclusion?
Mr. Cadigan.
That Lee Harvey Oswald had prepared the hand printing, signature, and date on Commission Exhibit No. 791 This excludes the box number and the wording "Dallas, Tex.," in the lower right portion.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Can you give some of the reasons why you came to that conclusion?
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes; the reasons are basically the same, the presence of the same combination of both handwritten and hand printed characteristics in the known and questioned exhibits. On Cadigan Exhibit No. 18 we have the hand printed wording----
Mr. Eisenberg.
Cadigan Exhibit No. 18?
Mr. Cadigan.
Cadigan Exhibit No. 10, excuse me, the passport application, we have the wording "LEE. OSWALD." This hand printed signature is quite distinctive in the formation of the individual letters, in the spacing of the letters, and their slant. For example, the letter "L" on both Cadigan Exhibit No. 13 and on Cadigan Exhibit No. 10, there is a small hook in the upper left portion where the downstroke begins, and there is a little tent or hill at the base of the letter. The double letter "E's" also have a curve, a dent at the base of the letter, although not so pronounced. Both letters, both letter "E's," are approximately the same height as the "L."
In the last name "OSWALD" on Cadigan Exhibit No. 13 and on Cadigan Exhibit No. 10 the "O" has a pointed or tented appearance in the upper right portion, and the ending stroke curves down into the body of the letter. The "S" and "W" in both the questioned .and known are smaller than the following capital letter "A." This capital letter "A" in both instances is made in the same manner as previously described on other exhibits. The writer uses a lower-case or small "1," and a lower-case or small "d" for the last two letters of his name, the "d" portion or the letter "d" in both instances being made with a straight-slanted stroke, then an abrupt circular stroke to the left.
In addition on this same exhibit I noted the formation of the letter "i." The exhibit I refer to is Cadigan Exhibit No. 13--the "i" being made very small in relation to the other letters adjacent to it.
This document also bears the signature "Lee H. Oswald" which, again, is a very characteristic signature. It appears in Cadigan Exhibit No. 13, the questioned document, and Cadigan Exhibits Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. The signature I noted was written rather rapidly. It is somewhat distorted in appearance. The initial "L" has a rather long curved beginning stroke and relatively narrow upper and lower portions of the letter. The letter "H" is made with two parallel strokes and it can be seen that there is a very little retrace from the base of the first stroke in the letter to the top of the second stroke in the letter.
The "O" combination is rather unusual in that the writer swings into the letter "s" from the top of the "0." Also, as the signature progresses to the right it increases in size, and very noticeably in the "ld" portion where the "d" stands well above the line of writing. And in this particular signature there is a long-swinging stroke from the top of the "d," having a shape similar to a "u" lying on its side. The base of the letter has a very sharp angular formation.
Again, based on a combination of the same individual handwriting and hand printing characteristics, I reached the opinion that Commission Exhibit No. 791 was prepared by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Mr. Cadigan, I now hand you Commission Exhibit No. 793, consisting of a change-of-address card relating to box 2915. Have you examined that exhibit?
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes; I have.
Mr. Eisenberg.
And have you prepared a photograph thereof?
Mr. Cadigan.
I have.
Mr. Eisenberg.
That will be Cadigan Exhibit No. 14.
(The document referred to was marked Cadigan Exhibit No. 14.)
Mr. Eisenberg.
This photograph is an accurate reproduction of Commission Exhibit No. 793?
Mr. Cadigan.
Yes; it is.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Mr. Cadigan, getting back for a moment to Cadigan Exhibit
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