The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-16

taking even TO FAULT, taken wIth All
new scientific discoveries. with recep
tive mind, eager to study and to learn
NJ Ginory would not refuse him any
help which would aid justice. Had MOI
the Academy of Moral and Political
Sciences crowned the year before NJ
Ginory's book ON 1.-The Duties of Mag
istrate to the Discoveries of Science?"
The word experiment" was not said
in order to brighten M. Ginory.
What do you mean by that, Der.
nardet?" the magistrate asked. Der.
nardet shook his head as if to intimate
that the explanation was too long to
give him there. They were not alone.
Some one might hear them. And il a
journal should publish the strange prop
osition which he wished to-
"Ah, an" exclaimed the examining
magistrate, "then it is something
strange, your experiment."
"Any magistrate but you would think
IL wild, unreasonable or ridiculous,
which is worse. But you-oh, do not
say 1T TO fiatter you, monsieur" quick
ly added the police officer, seeing that
this praise troubled this man, who al
ways shrank from it, Il speak thus be-
cause it is the very truth, and any one
else would. treat me as crack Drained.
But you-no."
M. Ginory looked curiously at the
little man, whose attitude was humble
and even duplicating and seemed to
seek favorable response and whose
eyes sparkled and indicated that his
idea was no common one.
What is that room there?" asked M.
Ginory, pointing to the half open Ii
brary door.
ut is the study of M. Rovere-the
victim"-
"Let us go in there, said M. Ginory.
In this room no one could hear them.
They could speak freely. On entering
the examining magistrate mechanically
cast his eye over the books, stopping at
such and such a title of rare work,
and, seating himself in low, easy
chair covered with caramanie, he made
a sign to the police officer to speak.
Bernardet stood, hat in hand, in front
of him.
IN. le Juge," Bernardet began, "I
beg your pardon for asking you to grant
me an interview, but allowing for the
difference in our positions, which is
very great, am, like you, a scholar
very curious. shall never belong to the !
institute, and you will
$50 on, Bernardet."
"And you will belong to it, M. Gil |
nory, but / strive also. in my lower !
sphere, to keep myself au courant with |
all that is said and with all that is writ |
ten. was in the service of the acad- |
envy when your beautiful work was
crowned, and when the perpetual secre-
tary spoke of those magistrates who |
knew how to unite the love of letters
with study of justice l thought that |
lower down, much lower down, on the /
ladder. M. le Juge, he might have also
searched for and found some men who
studied to learn and to do their best in
doing their duty"
"Ah, know you, Bernardet! Your
chief has often spoken of you"
Il know that IA. Leriche is very good
to me, but it is not for me to boast of
that. l wish only to inspire confidence
you is SO strange-so very strange
Bernardet suddenly stopped 81
know, he began, THAT if l were to say
to physician what 1 am about to say
to you he would think l ought to be-
shut up in ST. Anne, and yet am not
crazy, beg of you to believe. No; but
l have searched and searched. 1t seems
to me that there is mass of inventions,
of discoveries, which we police officers
ought TO make use of, and. although I
am a subinspector'
$50 on, go ON" said the magistrate |
quickly, with movement of the head
toward the open door of the salon,
where the attorney for the republic was
the investigation, and his
nod seemed to say: "They are ar work
In there. Let us make haste.'
II will be as brief as possible, ,.mi,I
Bernardet, who understood what he
meant.
Monsieur" (and his tone became
rapid, precise, running up and down
ike ball), $50 years. or, rather, to be
exact, 80 years ago some American jour-
nails, not political, but scientific, pub
ished the fact that the daguerreotype-
we have made long strides since then in
photography-had permitted them to
ind in the retina of a murdered mans
,ye the image of the one who struck
him."
eyes, know" said M. Ginory.
In 1860 was too young, and had
10 desire to prove the truth of this dis
'overy. adore photography as adore
ny profession. pass my leisure hours
n taking instantaneous pictures, in de-
'eloping them, printing and finishing
hem. The idea of what am about to
propose to you came to me by chance.
Fought upon one of the quays volume
# the Societe de Medicine Legale of
1863, in which DIR. Vernois gives an ac-
ount Of a communication sent to the .
ociety by physician, who also sent
proofs thus Endorsed, {
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