CHAPTER VIII

HOW TO DETECT FORGED HANDWRITING

Frequency of Litigation Arising over Disputed Handwriting--Forged and Fictitious Claims Against the Estates of Deceased People--Forgery Certain to Be Detected When Subjected to Skilled Expert Examination--A Forger's Tracks Cannot Be Successfully Covered--With Modern Devices Fraudulent, Forged and Simulated Writing Can Be Determined Beyond the Possibility of a Mistake--Bank Officials and Disputed Handwriting--How to Test and Determine Genuine and Forged Signatures--Useful Information About Signature Writing--Guard Against an Illegible Signature--Avoid Gyrations, Whirls and Flourishes--Write Plain, Distinct and Legible--The Signature to Adopt--The People Forgers Pass By--How Many Imitate Successfully--How an Expert Detects Forged Handwriting--Examples of Signatures Forgers Desire to Imitate--Examining and Determining a Forgery--Comparisons of Disputed Handwriting--Microscopic Examinations a Great Help in Detecting Forged Handwriting--Comparison of Forged Handwriting