Mr. Eisenberg.

that the Xerox copies had been made before the document had been treated for fingerprints?

Mr. Cadigan.

Very definitely.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Could you note a few of the points which led you to your conclusion concerning the handwriting appearing on the documents you photographed as Cadigan Exhibits Nos. 23 and 24?

Mr. Cadigan.

Yes; the handwritten signature "Lee H. Oswald" is written in a very distinctive manner. The "L" with its rather long beginning stroke, and its narrow upper, and the lower loop, is almost in the shape of a triangle. The large loop formation at the top of the "O" leading into the letter "s" and the loop at the base of the "s" is almost a carbon copy of the same characteristic appearing on Cadigan Exhibit No. 10, page 2. And again, the narrow "l" and relatively large "d" with a very pronounced ending Stroke on the "d" is typical of the manner in which this man writes his signature.
So also in the hand printing, on Cadigan Exhibit No. 10, we see the "LEE" and the "OSWALD," the little hook at the start of the "L" and the reverse curves at the base of both the "L" and the following "EE's." Again, we see the use of the lowercase 'T' and the lowercase "d" in the formation of "Oswald," whereas the rest of the letters are capital letters.
Here, again, the presence of the same combination of characteristics led me to the opinion that this writing had been prepared by Lee Harvey Oswald.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Does that include the signature "A. J. Hidell"?

Mr. Cadigan.

No; it does not. This signature is distorted, and the standards, the known standards of Lee Harvey Oswald I had available for comparison would not justify any opinion concerning this particular signature.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Did you attempt to compare it with the questioned items which you had, theretofore, identified?

Mr. Cadigan.

Yes; without reaching any opinion one way or the other.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Would you conclude that it was not written by Lee Harvey Oswald?

Mr. Cadigan.

No; I would not.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Does it bear any similarities to Oswald's handwriting at any point?

Mr. Cadigan.

I didn't observe any that I thought were sufficiently significant in characteristics to warrant pointing out. It is a question of judgment as to how you evaluate a given characteristic. I don't see, and do not see now, any characteristic worthy of mention to either say Oswald did or didn't do it.

Mr. Eisenberg.

I hand you Commission Exhibit No. 115, consisting of a rubber stamping kit, and ask you whether you have examined that stamping kit.

Mr. Cadigan.

Yes.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Did you attempt to determine whether the stamping on the document which you have photographed as Cadigan Exhibit No. 23, was produced by the rubber stamp kit, Exhibit No. 115?

Mr. Cadigan.

Yes.

Mr. Eisenberg.

What conclusion did you reach?

Mr. Cadigan.

I couldn't reach any conclusion because the exhibit that I had, and from which Cadigan Exhibit No. 23 was made, is a Xerox copy, and is not adequate for the rubber stamp examination of this kind.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Did you see anything which led you to believe that the stamp impression on the document you examined could not have been made by Exhibit No. 115?
Rather than answer that question, could you undertake to perform an examination based upon the original?

Mr. Cadigan.

Yes.

Mr. Eisenberg.

At a subsequent time?

Mr. Cadigan.

Yes.

Mr. Eisenberg.

And you will supply us with the results of that by letter?

Mr. Cadigan.

Yes.

Mr. Eisenberg.

I now hand you Commission Exhibit No. 819, consisting of a photograph of a card, "Fair Play for Cuba Committee, New Orleans Chapter,