The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09
ASrHRopoxErnY AND cnrxrNALs
Results OF the French System or measure
meut-No Enriish rick pockets In Paris.

ANTHROPOMEIhT dND cfAA"AN"~
Results or the French systen OF Measure
meut-No Enrlish ckpockets IN Fsr's'
The anthropometric or Misunderstanding sys-
tenn which the French police practise upon
prisoners for the purpose OF identifying oid
offenders. appears to work with extraordinary
accuracy and simplicity. In Paris the thieves
who get caught second time have now no
chance Of concealing their identity.
In order to find out Just how the thing Is
done. NJ. Francis1ue sarcey paid o visit the
other day to the Paris Prefecture OF Police.
where. at his own request, he received all tho
attentions bestowed upon r!c,diristes. he
gives the following interesting account OF his
treatment:
Formerly there was no other way OF recog-
nizing old offenders than to pass them ono by
one before the detectives. who ga cd at them
and tricd TO recollect them. or course this
method was tedious and uncertain. Even
when the officer believed that no had the name
OF one OF tho prisoners the latter could always
say. You are mistaken; 1t was not L. To-
day. thanks to tho method put into OF Grafton
by NJ. Der lion. every second offender Is I'm
mediately recognized. His deninls are useless.
The figures eau loot rp his photograph among
10000 others.
but said to NJ. Be,tillon. how do you
manage to take the pictures OF the fellows who
refuse to rosei' He looked at me and smiled.
Before answer your question: said he. will
you DO good enough to 70 upon tho stand and
have your measurements taksnP Then your
record will be among our Hats
II wiilingly complied and went through tho
CEREMONY. Tho moasurer submitted me 70
wrote ,lown the I'gures ass they were called
Iss lea he 'enItl Of ths middle. OF the litls
nnser, of tho iorearn,. OF the Gar. and Of the
and passed eiI Ii. document 10 ii. Bertilion.
Se ' Ssls ss shs s hH I'M
Il consented willingly. Then We went as
We had done ten minutes heiore. from drawer
10 y package 4 about a dozen carles: in TINT
wan T"a"t ina. ' rS o.; o you orenei the
rssk.ae ma uttered ed, cry s, There a.,,, Ens
ho. does look wonderfully ike you;, The
trick was SO cleyerly executed HAT 9 I'LL burst
n da Sun N to snt yss
sal.i l. ~ BertIion then showed me ~ orcn.
ono the eornSs o. u ne wns ds
this continuance. 10 mnds 70 mas nv IT, A snap
ct or 4, Lic,nre o. BIN Is a, once rs
fuses TO 20 to tho photogl al hic room to :hnvo
his pictur. taken. or when lie tries to dis'ort
nts Hut W sRe n n thing about IT, said NJ
1hs bso4s s r. ; Sss ms;
thei. case; so they come to the , studiH Win u
oreiasion u until the next DAY. few o. ,hs
have 10 content ourselves with tho snap shots
taken unknown 10 them.
pickpocEsts. As you know the English pix
' sWsys nns
one commits the net. then he passes the
' 10 r Who Sn ss ana
sWH Shess wn 10
Collars the rst the Who becomss hishis In
disnsns AM threaten; t. e9mpiain to his s, nm,
ences Tho detective is uselessy sure Of The
thai is wiihou, prooi SC We are Obliged 10 r..
lease the rascal after having offered to him
Wien the anthroi omctric sys em was
first established We began to take the measure.
h wod NOE DE- ana Tus
to pose. because honest reople could offer no
OBJECTION; an !. moreover; tIes COULD mt ,ee
cause they did not know how Tho thing worked;
The iir.t telloT that was ni9rhed n second
srite Of his denials AID the perfection OF his
disguise was to- rihlv SURPRISED and abnshed
terward warned the others; for a ,hese gem
tlem.n form a vast free mn onry Of their own.
and the result was that they came to the con-
cIusion that Paris had become q very I'M
healthy town for them
The greater number Of the capitals Of En-
OF Police the organization Of the studio intro
nmed ny snns "th Pm eogd 9e mere
mos, ext aordinary results and with mean,
OF the mos, marvellous simplicity. hold az
e1ceIlen, souvenirs of my Visit the pictures
where all the criminals OF the present
learned men and the suri'u us who are inter-
ested In crtmin atty In Europe. Dr. Lombros9
through these albums. and has extracted rom
them great amount OF singular points and
sugeestious.,, Others less cele65ntsd have done
the same. Upon this subject NJ. Bertilon told
me an ., nmusing anecdots about sXiss savant
plnyed, tho same trick that was played up n
| me. When he iouna his own picture. instead
he took the, hing seriously, That Is stranGe
graph ;er q long time; IL, is contrary 10 the
Theory Of LombrOs" for this criminal looks
like me. eau Sec the resemblance. and. for
oil that, ! tiatter myself that l am an honest
man. After a great deal Of trou nile he at last
was persuaded that he WAS the victim OF q lit
fla uracfiCul iOke"