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September 5, 2013 TO: James Graham Baker SUBJECT: Julian Onderdonk Pseudonyms REQUESTED ANALYSIS: To examine the signatures and handwriting of the Chase Turner, Chas. Turner and Elbert H. Turner, on various Pseudonyms (listed below) and compare them to the signatures and handwriting known to be those of Julian Onderdonk in order to determine whether or not they are written by the same hand. Various Pseudonym’s: Appendix C Signature Analysis by Linda James, Forensic Examiner Name of Painting Year Pseudonym Name A Stormy Day, New Jersey 1904 Elbert H. Turner Scene in Staten Island 1904 Chas. Turner Late Afternoon 1905 Chas. Turner Landscape with 2 Boys Fishing 1905 Chas. Turner Landscape with Sheep, Shepherd and Wagon 1905 Chas. Turner Venetian Harbor View 1905 Chas. Turner Woodland 1906 Chas. Turner Seascape II ~ New England Coastline 1905 Chas. Turner Seascape III 1905 Chas. Turner Seascape IV Undated Chas. Turner Seascape V Undated Chas. Turner Seascape VI Undated Chas. Turner Seascape VII Undated Chas. Turner Seascape VIII Undated Chas. Turner Asbury Park 1906 Chas. Turner Harbor Scene 1906 Chas. Turner Untitled (Man Fishing from a Boat) Undated Chas. Turner Untitled (Pastoral Scene with Footbridge) Illegible Chase Turner Untitled (Pastoral Scene with Lady in Pink) Undated Chas. Turner Untitled (Pastoral Scene with Lady in Red) Undated Chas. Turner Landscape with Apple Blossoms Undated Chas. Turner House in the Country Undated Chas. Turner Untitled (Pastoral Scene with Cattle) Illegible Chase Turner Untitled (Pastoral Scene with Sheep) Undated Chas. Turner Spring on Staten Island Undated Chas. Turner| 169 | Baker pages final_FCID.pdf 187 12/26/13 1:22 PM Julian Onderdonk in New York| 170 | METHODOLOGY: When conducting an examination of the documents submitted to me for comparison in this matter, I relied on the accepted methodology in the field of forensic document examination, which includes comparing “unknowns” to “knowns” (whether the “known” and “unknown” subject matter be signatures, words, letters, dates, etc), to see whether there is an agreement between them or not. The methodology for examining the authorship of handwritten documents has been accepted since at least 1922 and has been described in learned treatises, detailed course books and professional publications. The methodology has been tested for many years and testimony based on this methodology has been regularly admitted in court. It is accepted as appropriate in the field of forensic document analysis and is generally used by forensic analysts around the country, including police and government analysts. EXAMINATION CONDUCTED: An examination was conducted in accordance with the accepted methodology in the field of forensic document examination, which includes comparing the “unknowns” referenced in this report as the signatures and handwriting of the Chase Turner, Chas. Turner and Elbert H. Turner, on 32 Pseudonyms listed above to the “knowns,” referenced in this report as the signatures and handwriting known to be those of Julian Onderdonk. Comparisons of the handwriting characteristics were then made between them in order to determine whether or not there was a common writer. Several original paintings bearing the known Julian Onderdonk handwriting and signatures and the Chase Turner, Chas. Turner and Elbert H. Turner handwriting and signatures were examined. Over 100 known samples of the signatures and/or handwriting of Julian Onderdonk were examined. APPLIED HANDWRITING PRINCIPLES: An expert must adhere to the standard principles of his/her trade. 1) The principles of handwriting identification are based on the comparison of certain distinctive characteristics imprinted in the individual writing. These characteristics are made involuntarily and cannot be completely suppressed or concealed by the writer. They are highly personal and individual.1 2) A series of fundamental agreements identifying individualities is requisite to the conclusion that two or more writings are authored by the same person. It is the combination of these individualities with their accumulative significance in a handwriting which serves to identify the writer.2 OBSERVATIONS: The handwriting principles listed under “Applied Handwriting Principles” were applied because there were a series of fundamental agreements identifying individualities in the as the signatures and handwriting of the Chase Turner, Chas. Turner and Elbert H. Turner, on 32 Pseudonyms listed above, which were also found in the signatures and handwriting known to be those of Julian Onderdonk. The construction and uniqueness (individualities) of the small letter “r” found in the known and unknown handwriting and signatures is particularly compelling evidence of one writer. In addition, the similarities of the small letters “e”, “s”, and the capital letters “A” and “C” found between the known and unknown signatures and handwriting were also compelling...

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