Mr. Eisenberg. Does that signature appear to have been written naturally?
Mr. Cadigan. Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg. At normal speed?
Mr. Cadigan. Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg. Any evidence of retouching?
Mr. Cadigan. No.
Mr. Eisenberg. Generally, were the signatures and other handwritings in the questioned documents you have reviewed in this deposition today written naturally?
Mr. Cadigan. With the exception of the "Hidell" signature on his certificate of vaccination. There is, in my opinion, distortion present there. But, by and large, in fact in almost all of the various handwritings, hand printings, and signatures, there is no evidence of disguise or distortion, in my opinion.
Mr. Eisenberg. What type of evidence indicates disguise or distortion?
Mr. Cadigan. Distortion and disguise can take many forms. It can be in the form of a change in slant, a deliberate malformation of the individual letters. It can be shown in broken or interrupted strokes. It can be shown in waves or wiggles in the line itself which should not normally be there. It may be occasioned by a person using other than normal hand, a left-handed person writing with his right hand or a right-handed person writing with his left hand. All these introduce elements of distoration or disguise. The extent of it can only be determined by comparing a given writing with known writings, and observing the characteristics present, and on that basis you can then formulate an opinion as to whether or not there is any appreciable amount of distortion or disguise.