"I have been called as such in many cases of the kind, sir."
"Then you have had a good deal of experience in such things, and in the various tests by which such matters are determined?"
"I have, sir."
"Have you examined the assignment and the autograph letters which have been in your hands during the recess of the Court?"
"I have, sir."
"Do you know either the plaintiff or the defendant in this case?"
"I do not, sir. I never saw either of them until to-day."
"Has any one told you about the nature of these papers, so as to prejudice your mind in regard to any of them?"
"No, sir. I have not exchanged a word with any one in regard to them."
"What is your opinion of the two letters?"