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Credit: The Dansville poisoning case. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Edward Miles re-called.—I am a druggist, lived in Dansvillc all the while D. J, Wood^waa there, hod business transactions with him, know his hand writing, don'l think this is his signa- ture. Cross-Ex— H«ard of this note in Sept. or Oct., I have the cash book ol D J. /Food, I got it ol Mr. Kennedy, I got it 10 re- fresh my memory iu regard to bis signature, I judge partly by compari&on, think the general character of the signature has a resemolance to the genuine, think the signatures in the cash book are genuine, I have an opinion who wrote the body of the note, I compared t!>e note wiih (signatures m the cash book at the Cleik's office about the time i. L. /food was indicted, am some- what acquainted with bis hand writing, independent of the sig- nature. lie-Direct.—I think I. L. /food wrote the body el tbe note. Cross-I.x.—Am not very well acquainted with I. L. /Food's hand writing, have seen it or have seen wilting admitted to be his, have never seen him write. Daniel Ingersoll.—Reside in Dansvillc, lived there about 35 years, knew D. J. Wood ail the-time he lived there, have seen him write, have done business with him, think this (on the note) is not his signature, have no doubt in regard to it, am not ac- quainted with I. L. Wood's bend writing. Croat Ex.Saw the note in Esq. Bulkloy's possession some nine last summer, said then I thought it a very good resem- blance, was subpoenaed by Bnlkley in a civil suit of Emery & Hibbler to recover on the note, never saw the note afterward till to-day. (/fitness is also shown a number of letters setae of which he pronounces written bv David J. /food.) Re-Direct.— After I was subrcensed here I looked over some documents that I knew wire signed by D J. Wood, and chang- ed my mind in relation to it. Mrs. Elizabeth Littles—Reside in DltnSyilTe, knew David J. /food and his wife, remember hi* denth, know Jsaac L. Wood, wa* sent for the morning alter P. J. Wood dird, and- went to t'he house, got there about 11 o'clock, remained until after nine o'clock that night, saw I. h.Wood theie, saw him when I just went up, he was in the dining-room, part of the time walking the floor and part of the time at the desk, had never been there before, while at the desk be was overhauling papers, would take out a package, look it over and lay it back, saw him take papers out ot packages and lay them on the desk, they lay on the desk and 1 saw his motions, saw him put some in his pocket, when individuals came in he would put up the papers, and appear to be reading, saw this done several times, noticed it first when Mr. Elequembourg came in, when became ]. L. Wood spoke to him, ami 1 noticed a tremor pervaded hi9 whole system, he pushed the papers one side and took up a tract, noticed him after that more particularly, it \=. as afterwards that I saw him put the paper in his pocket, be was at the desk until between two and three o'clock in the afternoon, he was very much PXcitrd, after he got through at the desk he was eoinpar-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21158678_0030.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
