The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-19
WHY Conductors Wear
FingerleSs Gloves.
Not for Warmth But to Pre-
vent DiscOlOratiOn.
Case Illustrating the Efficacy Of the
Bertilion System.

hsvs no doubt, noticed conductors who
WEAR gloves ION their hands, the fingers
of which have been cut of. The popular
notion Is that the abbreviated hand COW
er:pg IL employei for the purpose OF pro-
ducing warmth, but this Is an error sc-
c,rding TO the statement made by con-
ductor on the Governor street route 10
th, Gossiper last evening. "Most OF the
conductors wear gloves with the fingers
cut partly oI," said he. 1--WE DO not
wear them for warmth, but to protect
our hands from contact with the metal.
In handling coins for an hour with bare
hands, they will get into very bad con-
diton."
The Beriilion method OF identifying
criminals mas had many tests and has ss Q
rule proved it's value and reliability. Here
IL story about It's application In Chicago
recently: "Teddy Cross" as he signed
himself on the police station roll, was
caught while attempting to steal goio
watch by Policeman Diver. The latter
was not acqusintsd with Cross, and the
Young man, who was held over to the
Criminal Court by Justice Richardson
when his case came up was congratuist-
inc himself that nobody ha1 identified
MIN. when IL occurred to ID i've TO take
hi, prisoner upStairs and try TO lo,ate his
picture in the gallery. Nobody up there
gnew Cross and q search OF the photo
sraph index failed to disclose any picture
labeled ssCross." A newspaper man who
came In at this junoture recognized
Cross. and was about TO identify him,
when he was interrupted and asked to
note tho process of Identification by Ber-
tiIion methods.
"You say this fellow isa well-known
crcok?v ssked Driver.
lssSure,o said the reporter.
ssThen watch US get him by the feet" !"
And he ordered Gross to rake OF his
shoes. The young fellows feet were they
outlined upon piece OF paper and their
various measurements carefully noted
down. The officers and gallery men then
lsgsn brief search among some queer
looking ii les and pigeon holes. In three
minutes they had found a group of feet
which matched in general style. In five
minutes there was found only eight feet
in the collection which resembIed the
pr3soner's. -Four minutes later a pair oi
feet we're found exactly matching in
every detail. Indexes vera compared and
tho feet found to belong to Theodore
b acb. arrested frequently for petit,
crimes, and indsxed as the worst crimins
nf his ego in Chicago. AT this disclosure
the prisoner, much amazed, broke dow 4
and admitted his identi,y-shat he was
really Theodore Beacn.
a fish. unlike any other in many re
specs, and of extraordinary besuty Ii
coIcring, hes been discovered By Ciptalr
Jacobson uf the schooner Wenoma whil
nshiIg ON the hanks, 2s miles southwes
of Cape Flsttery. The 2sh was 26i
inches long, II inches deep and sbou
four inches thick. II was beautifully
colored, and in it's richness Of shade sur
passes any other fish which has yet teal
found. The top of the head Is OF bricI
red, the back of a metallic blue, shading
to aluminium color on the belly. Tn
meridian line is strongly arohsd an
marked by q series Of large scales. Pur'
rouud white spots are dotted over tn
whcle OF tho fish. In other respects tn
nah presents an uncomron appearance