ELEVATED THE STANDARD OF BANKING IN THE UNITED STATES
AND AN INSTITUTION THAT FOLLOWS ALL WRONGDOERS
AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE FRATERNITY
RELENTLESSLY AND SUCCESSFULLY
THIS WORK IS MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED




CONTENTS


CHAPTER I

HOW TO STUDY FORGED AND DISPUTED SIGNATURES

All Titles Depend Upon the Genuineness of Signatures--Comparing
Genuine with Disputed Signatures--A Word about Fac-simile
Signatures--Process of Evolving a Signature--Evidence of
Experience in Handling or Mishandling a Pen--Signature Most
Difficult to Read--Simulation of Signature by Expert Penman--Hard
to Imitate an Untrained Hand--A Well-Known Banker Presents Some
Valuable Points--Perfectly Imitated Writings and Signatures--Bunglingly
Executed Forgeries--The Application of Chemical Tests--Rules of
Courts on Disputed Signatures--Forgers Giving Appearance of Age
to Paper and Ink--Proving the Falsity of Testimony--Determining
the Genuineness or Falsity by Anatomy or Skeleton--Making a
Magnified Copy of a Signature--Effectiveness of the Photograph
Process--Deception the Eye Will Not Detect--When Pen Strokes
Cross Each Other--Experimenting With Crossed Lines--Signatures