Mr. Cole.

I did.

Mr. Eisenberg.

What was your conclusion?

Mr. Cole.

It is my conclusion that the author of the standard writing is the author of the writing on Commission Exhibit 817.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Did you take a photograph of Commission 817?

Mr. Cole.

I did.

Mr. Eisenberg.

This was taken by you or under your supervision?

Mr. Cole.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Eisenberg.

And it is a true and accurate reproduction of 817?

Mr. Cole.

It is

Mr. Eisenberg.

This is an 8 by 10 photograph. Mr. Chairman, may this be admitted as 818?

Mr. Mccloy.

It may be admitted.
(Commission Exhibit No. 818 was marked and received in evidence.)

Mr. Eisenberg.

By reference to this photograph and by reference to your charts of standards, Mr. Cole, can you explain to us how you came to this conclusion?

Mr. Cole.

Yes, sir; with respect to the handprinting of the name "A J Hidell" I direct attention to the formation of the letter "d" in the same manner as that previously described in the standard writing, chart C, item 6, first line----a close "correspondence as to the construction, writing movement, in forming those letters.
The letter "e" compares favorably not only as to form but the circumstance that here again the lowercase letter is mixed in with capital letters. Of course, that applies to the three letters "ide" associated with the other capital letter of that name, and that is a habit shown in many places in the standard writing.
The "L's" have the compound curve across the base, which has previously been observed in the standard writing.
In the name "Marina," the form of the capital letter "M" compares closely with the capital letter "M" shown on chart C, item 6, second line, the name "Mercedes."
That same name shows the form of letter "A" with the retraced stroke on the left side which exists in many places in the standard writing.
The name "Oswald" again shows this mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters, namely the circumstance that the "1" and "d" are lowercase forms, whereas the previous, the other four letters are upper case.
The signature "L. H. Oswald," agrees with other signatures that I have examined, some of which are shown on the charts, chart A, item 15, chart B, item 15, and chart C, item 6, next to the last line, a close correspondence in all details, except that there is some confusion or overriding in the second letter of the last name in the area of the "s," which may be only an accidental imperfection in that particular area. Otherwise, there is a fairly clear showing of all the letters, and they agree with the standards.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Does that "s" that you refer to appear to be two "s's," one printed and one written?

Mr. Cole.

Yes; it could be that. They are somewhat intertwined there, and we have got this name just following an instance of making handprinting, so that could be an explanation of it.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Next, I show you a photograph of a card reading "Fair Play for Cuba Committee, New Orleans Chapter, L. H. Oswald," signature, "L. H. Oswald," dated June 15, 1963, signed "Chapter President--A. J. Hidell," and I ask you whether you have examined that photograph?

Mr. Cole.

I have.

Mr. Eisenberg.

May this be admitted as 819, Mr. Chairman?

Mr. Mccloy.

It may be admitted.
(Commission Exhibit No. 819 was marked and received in evidence.)

Mr. Eisenberg.

For the record, this is a photograph of a card that was found in Oswald's wallet at the time of his apprehension.
I now show you a card, a paper card, which appears to be the same as Exhibit 819, except that there is no visible marking where the words "Chapter"-where the signature "Chapter President--A. J. Hidell" is written on Exhibit 819,