Representative Ford.

All of the illustrations on 784 A, B, and C are taken from Commission exhibits----

Mr. Eisenberg.

774--783.

Representative Ford.

Collectively?

Mr. Cole.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Carrying that question forward, on what basis did you select excerpts from 774 to 783 to reproduce 784 A, B, and C?

Mr. Cole.

The chief effort was to collect together in a fairly small space items that were appropriate for comparison through repetition of the same material, and in doing that there was kept in mind the general purpose 0£ giving a good representative cross section of all of the writing habit illustrated in the standard writings.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Well, that anticipates my next question, which is, whether this is a representative cross section or was selected in order to reproduce those particular characteristics you find in the questioned documents.

Mr. Cole.

I think it is a representative cross section, and I say a part of the effort was to bring here some letters and combinations for convenience of comparison. It was in no way an effort to substitute these charts for the originals.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Your actual examination was made on the basis of the originals or the charts, Mr. Cole?

Mr. Cole.

Yes; all of the the chief examination was made upon the basis of the originals and all parts of the originals, not limited to the parts shown in the charts.

Mr. Eisenberg.

These charts are only for demonstrative purposes, making your testimony easier to follow, is that correct?

Mr. Cole.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Eisenberg.

You discussed briefly, Mr. Cole, or perhaps more than briefly, the use of a photograph as a standard. Now, in the case of 773, a photograph is used as a questioned document, or rather a questioned document consists of a photograph. Are the comments you made on the use of a photograph as a standard applicable to the use of a photograph as a questioned document, that is, can you make a determination on the handwriting in a photograph?

Mr. Cole.

With these photographs I think a satisfactory determination can be made. I would not necessarily include all photographs.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Yes?

Mr. Cole.

Because there is a widely varying quality in photographs.

Mr. Eisenberg.

When you say these photographs, do you include the other photographs included among the questioned documents you have examined at my request?

Mr. Cole.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Mr. Cole, I now hand you an item consisting of a U.S. postal money order in the amount of $21.45, payable to Klein's Sporting Goods, from "A. Hidell, P.O. Box 2915, Dallas, Texas." For the record I will state that this money order was included with the purchase order in Exhibit 773 which has just been identified, and was intended and used as payment for the weapon shipped in response to the purchase order, 773. I ask you, Mr. Cole, whether you have examined this money order for the purpose of determining whether it was prepared by the author of the standards?

Mr. Cole.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Eisenberg.

What was your conclusion, Mr. Cole?

Mr. Cole.

It is my conclusion that the handwriting on this money order is in the hand of the person who executed the standard writing.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Mr. Chairman, may I have this money order admitted as 788?

Representative Ford.

It may be admitted.
(The document was marked as Commission Exhibit No. 788, and was received in evidence.)

Mr. Eisenberg.

Have you prepared a photograph of that Exhibit 788, the money order?

Mr. Cole.

Yes; I have.

Mr. Eisenberg.

And you have produced that photograph for me just now, Mr. Cole?