The copper country evening news., 1898-02-17

Studying turn by turn the photograph
and the article aohich described it,
orbits had not been made until the fol-
lowing day at 6 o'clock in the evening.
The experiment ON the eyes, those
terribly accusing eyes of this dead man,
could be made "a hours earlier than
that other experiment. The image-if
there was any image-ought to be in
consequence more clearly defined thNn
in DR.. Bourion's experiment.
"About o'clock in the evening""
thought Bernardet, "and the photo
graphic light was sufficient.
DR.. Bourbon had taken pictures OF
both of the child's eyes as well as both
Of the mothers eyes. The child's eyes
showed nothing but hazy clouds, but
the mothers eyes were different. Upon
the left eye, next to a circular section
back of the iris, delicately marked
image of a dogs head appeared; on the
same section of the right eye another
picture-one could see the assassin rails
ing his arm to strike and the dog leap
ing to protect his little charge.
"With much good will, it must be
confessed, F" thought Bernardet, looking
again and again at the photograph,
land with much imagination too. But
it was between so and 52 hours after
the murder that the proof was taken,
while this time it will be while the
body is still warm that the experiment
will be tried"
Seventeen times already had DIR. Ver-
nois experimental on animals-some-
times just after he had strangled them,
again when they had died from prussic
acid. He had heldiA front of their eyes
a simple object which could be easily
and hurried with them to the photog-
rapher. He had, in order to better ex-
pose the retina to Photographic action,
made sort of Maltese cross by making
four incisions OH the edge of the sclerot-
ic. He removed the vitreous humor,
fixed it on a piece of card with four pins
and submitted the retina as quickly as
possible to the camera.
In rereading the learned mans report
Bernardet studied, pored over, carefully
scrutinized the text, investigated the
dozen proofs submitted to the Society
of Medical Jurisprudence by DR. Vernois
Retina of cats eye killed by prussic
acid Vernois had held the animal in
front of the bars of the cage in which
it was confined. No result
Retina of strangled dogs eye. A
watch was held in front Of it's eyes. No
result.
Retina of dog killed by strangula-
tion. A bunch of shining keys was held
in front of his eyes. No result.
Retina of strangled dog. An eye
glass held in front of its eyes. Photo
graph made two hours after death.
Nothing. In all DR.. Vernois' expert
ments-nothing, nothing!
Bernardet repeated the word angrily.
Still he kept on. He read page after
page But all this was 90 years ago.
photography has made great strides
since then. What wonderful results
have been obtainedl The skeleton of the
human body seen through the flesh, the
instantaneous photograph, the kineto-
scopic views, mans voice registered for
eternity in the phonograph, the mysteri-
Gus dragged forth into the light of day,
many hitherto unknown secrets become
common property, the invisible--even
the invisible-the occult, placed before
our eyes as a spectaclel
Zone does not know all that may be
done with a kodak, murmured Bernar-
Diet.
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