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DETECTING FORGERY WITH THE MICROSCOPE
In all examinations of questioned signatures to determine the individual habit of the writer the use of the compound microscope is a necessity to obtain the best field for study and analysis for the reason that the most important details are ofte... DETECTING FRAUD AND FORGERY IN PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS
The art of detecting forgery or fraud, in checks, drafts, documents, seals, writing materials, or in the characters themselves is a study that has attracted handwriting experts since its study was taken up. There are almost infallible rules for t... ERASURES, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS
Erasure or erazuer, as it is more commonly called in England, from the Latin word "scrape or shave" is the scraping or shaving of a deed, note, signature, amount or of any formal writing. In England, except in the case of a will, the presumption,... FORGERY AS A PROFESSION
largest detective agencies in the United States. They make a specialty of bank work and from the number of forgers apprehended and convicted know just how the work is done. A careful reading of this chapter will put bankers and the public on thei... FORGERY BY TRACING
Forgery by tracing is one of the most common and most dangerous methods of forgery. There are two general methods of perpetrating forgeries, one by the aid of tracing, the other by free-hand writing. These methods differ widely in details,... FOUR ORDINARY SIGNATURES WITH DESCRIPTIONS
<img src="/images/004.jpg" alt="A mechanical or artificial hand in copy-book style, lightly and delicately traced." width="309" height="88"> A mechanical or artificial hand in copy-book style, lightly and delicately traced. <img src="/images/00... GREATEST DANGER TO BANKS
Raising checks has become the greatest danger to the banks. There is no comparison between raising checks with a genuine signature and forging the signature itself, so far as ease of execution is concerned. After many years of arduous work and af... GREELEY'S LAST LETTER
<img src="/images/022.jpg" alt="This was the last letter ever written by Horace Greeley, America's famous editor and horrible penman." width="382" height="509"> This was the last letter ever written by Horace Greeley, America's famous editor and hor... GUIDED HANDWRITING AND METHOD USED
Guided handwriting is one of the most frequent means of forgery and oftentimes the most difficult to detect. It has been established that with care the elements of each handwriting can be detected and proven in a guided signature. The leading han... HANDWRITING EXPERTS AS WITNESSES
While the qualification necessary for the permission of a witness to testify in court as an expert is largely discretionary with the judge, such discretion is usually exercised with so great liberality that it is not often that a witness offered ... HOW FORGERS REPRODUCE SIGNATURES
In detailing matters which experience suggests as importantly connected with the examination of disputed signatures, there are none more essential to a proper consideration of the subject than an understanding of those characteristics often appea... HOW SOME CELEBRATED WOMEN WRITE
<img src="/images/033.jpg" alt="HOW SOME CELEBRATED WOMEN WRITE." width="563" height="555"> ... HOW TO DETECT FORGED HANDWRITING
Few persons outside of the banking and legal fraternity are aware of the frequency with which litigations arise from one or another of the many phases of disputed handwriting; doubtless most frequently from that of signatures to the various forms... HOW TO DETERMINE AGE OF ANY WRITING
The inks in common use over the United States at the present time, and for some years past, are not as numerous as one might be led to conclude. They are probably fifteen or at most twenty in all, including the most popular blue, red, magenta, an... HOW TO STUDY FORGED AND DISPUTED SIGNATURES
The title to money and property of all kinds depends so lately upon the genuineness of signatures that no study or inquiry can be more interesting than one relating to the degree of certainty with which genuine writings can be distinguished from ... HOW TO WRITE A CHECK TO PREVENT FORGING
Among the casual patrons of the average bank there is a superstition that in presenting a check at a teller's window the amount of the check shall be determined by the amount spelled out in the body of the check, without regard to the figures wri... INTERESTING AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURES
<img src="/images/018.jpg" alt="This the writing of an extremely erratic and nervous man." width="505" height="214"> Kaiser's signature published in book sanctioned by him is the writing of an extremely erratic and nervous man. <img src="/images/... METHODS OF FORGERS, CHECK AND DRAFT RAISERS
A professional forgery band consists of first, a capitalist or backer; second, the actual forger, known among his associates as the "scratcher"; third, the man who acts as confidential agent for the forger, known as the "middle man"; fourth, the ... SIGNATURE EXPERTS THE SAFETY OF THE MODERN BANK
One of the most trying positions in our business, is that of signature expert--the man who has to examine daily every draft that comes in through the clearing house and vouch for its genuineness. Our bank, one of the largest in London, employs si... Some Characteristics of 18th century British-American Handwriting
# there were no typewriters, so personal writing was handwritten. Commercial writing was handwritten or printed with type on a press. # Upper case letters were used to begin nouns as well as to begin sentences. # The lower case s was written in elongate... Steps in Deciphering Handwritten Documents
The more 18th century writing you read, the easier it will become. If you are having difficulty reading a handwritten document, you could try some of these suggestions: * Look at the document as a primary source. Try to find answers to the ... TALES TOLD BY HANDWRITING
It is possible for a trained expert in handwriting to tell with a fair degree of accuracy the nationality, sex, and age of any one who executes writing of any kind. A study of the handwriting of the different nations makes it comparatively easy t...