The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-25


principal prisons have been working
for years under the French plan 81
identifying prisoners. Alphonse Bnr-
tillon 6rs' presented his method 90 the
public In 1881. when France was agil-
ting the question Of the deportation of /
habltual criminals. II was promptly /
10 reached this country |
through the prison congress held az /
Detroit In 1857. ard found a fricnd and /
advocate On Maj. z. w. McCnughcry /
then warden Of the Illinois rcnitcn- /
tIary 90 Joliet Since 'h,u % has come /
slowly into general use. , majority /
OF readers are familiar with the al- /
yaniagcs of The sv..Dm, bui thn .
practical application 90 not so wei /
known. H. results are shown bori o.
Joliet. where. OF over 1000 photo
graphs now classified and 7.c', ans
one picture can Do found Doc o. min
utc's time. from The subjects meas
urcmcnt. thus showing that no two
persons are precisely alike in every
particular.
Tho Identification o. p-ifoncr rests
upon the knowledge OF the following
Indications:
/. Ieagth and width % the head.
2. Length OF the LEFT. m.ltlc ana
little ingcr5
3. Leagih OF the left foot
I. Length Of the LEFT forearm.
9. Length u he right ear.
G. Height OF the figure.
Z. Measurement OF The ou,stTcicAci
arms
s. Measurement Of the trunk. from
| the bench 10 the top o. the head o. the
| person seated.
These dinercat operations nsressi-
| tate the use OF special instruments
called calIpcr c,mpassc3 and sliding
1 eompsszcs. aal Of tl,,o graduate,
. measures. permanently fastened % o.
suitable wall. two bcIEg rl-csl yosii-
cally ard one horizontally There Doe
F. s.rumcnts have no' yet been ordered
| by he s. Louis police department uu.
ls soon AS Dor,.llou aErat can lc l1.
2 Gated the order win bo made. and
4 with the Instruments WIN como O.
teacher Co dF.ll the main Office .u iat
. system. Two co. three lessons oris
larily suffice 90 make on operator toll
/ euhly proficient As two ur three OF
the measurements can De- modified oi
Influenced ly trlckcry on the part of
the subject. the operator himself mus
/ practice the motions TIA, are ap, 9.
alter the result and allow bis ass.s,
ants % DO The same. t1 that De mas
De able 20 easily discover these tricl
cries whenever they appear in actua
practice. Not taking into account "a.
, time needed % ascertain either thD
civic status OF q prisoner Of the varlou
. particular marks 81 the subject. thD
simple profess ~ measuring. af,o
I the period % grouping has been pass
ed. does not require moro than Ton
or Eve minutes. In order 90 tocom
. efficient the operator must know ur
. mlstakahly the nearest approximate,
. 90 which each melrlr. mont tr cae
Indication can De- ascof;l.url. Thu
10 the officer taking or comparing 90
srripuorl knows 90 q certainty tsa
p The lsng,h 90 the head never c2c ped
an approximation % two w.l,moiers.
2 this measure icing the largest poi.
2 elhle. d.yo,selcy a difference % flu
2 millimctera or more bctwcra two hoa
j. lcnrth measurements would Dc c1rdt
' Give proof 90 him that the mClsur.
ronts we're obtained from two i.na.
y emit persons. as the examined subject
Q cannot exercise the slightest innuon,
j an their Uranium dIamotors. Il
D ouitc common 20 nud two subjects
!, the same height, but a hairs bread,
Il I'M head-cngth fixes the difference.
D is said the non-un,yersaliiy ~ the mi
p irlc system is no obstacle whatoyo
u In cities whore the ucrlIlon system
L not IN use, the figures on Che Dtr,llg
K instruments are taken. nor as actu
y measurements 20 length etc., but
I, crhcrs OF signs dosIgua'irr raro
r information sought for as 'H moss dai
~ hy means ~ scars ana mlrks ITO
measurements and dc cr.r'.aur a
taken NJ the lol.o, r.u.',a.rry in %
following order tho prisoner uc.r
%. brought lato tho operating roo
u l.roi10tJl ana in ah'r,-.'e.rCu
l. Height Ne.ur.meat 30 Che HegH
II. standing crer. Our.rc'ohol arw.
l From ginger tIp Jo hgE.r H". ODE. a-g
,r being extended m O. r'-At-1reu'
4, cross with ttc body Trunk Hfl
\. bench 90 top oi hoal ot person ss
20 cu. Head From cavity at Tho o
|o. the nose t1 thr remote p1.u, oi -
back 20 tae head, the diameter goo
..lr 90 side. between iFe 1870 po0
-, most remote from oah other situate
=, over the ears and on % horizontal Ilai
no right ANGLES io the wo5sgrlncnt
,.N,arth. Right glr-Nc7 urnyut Gro
,1| tho ton of thc rim Go tN' loves, p0,
~ of the lobe. LEI, foot From cX.rer
!, point of back 90 thc heel Co th' cI
! of the farlhost projecting toe. "a
middle nngcr-From point n Euuch
20 tlp of angcr the finger being p'ae
n. rleht angles to the back ~ The har
Left forearm From point Of the
pt bow 10 the TIP OF the iar,hosi PROBES
20 Ing finger. the elbow belng placcd
Y sharp angles with the upper arm l.
Z. cye-Analysis OF the colors, possil
confusion Of pigmon, and c''culiarltl
= Nose Profile. form Of he rid