Mr. Eisenberg. Well, is a mixture like that infrequent—apart from the particular letters which you use as small or large letters?
Mr. Cole. Well, I would say it is a part of this man's handwriting habit to make such mixtures. Another person who might mix capital and lower case forms might perhaps select different letters for that purpose. In other words, I think in this writing we find that very frequently as to the letter "i" and the letter "e."
Mr. Eisenberg. Is the fact of mixture itself significant?
Mr. Cole. Yes; it is a part of his writing habit.
Mr. Eisenberg. How highly individualistic is the fact of mixture to this person's writing?
Mr. Cole. I regard it as having a fair weight. I wouldn't classify it with the very considerable weight we give to that distorted form of the "x" but I think it is just one more point for consideration with all of the other similarities.
A similar mixture is found in the word "Texas." Again referring to the order form of 785, we have all capital letters except the letter "e," and then moving over to the standard writing, see the word "Texas" on chart C, item 1, the use of capital letters except as to the "e" form.
Representative Ford. The same would be true, I gather, on C-7 in the use of "e" in the word "Texas"?
Mr. Cole. Yes, sir. This combination of agreement in the details of forms of letters, proportions, and other features between the writing on Commission Exhibit 785 and various parts of the standard writing constitute the basis for my opinion that the writings are in the hand of the same person.
Mr. Eisenberg. Mr. Cole, in many cases you have either pointed to, or it can be noted, that there are differences or variations within the writing of the standards or in the writing of the questioned documents. Is this unusual?