The Washington times., 1903-08-17
CRIMINAL EXHIBIT At
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION
Headquarters of Identified
ton Bureau at Fair.
ARRANGED BY SYLVESTER
Mayor Expected Here Today From
Meeting of Police
Chiefs.
ARRANGED BY SYLVESTER

Major Richard Sylvester is expected
home tonight from st. Louis, where he
has been arranging for the exhibit of
the police of the United States and
foreign countries. Major Sylvester was
present in the dual capacity of presi-
dent Of the International Association of
the Chiefs of Police and of the com
mittee appointed to arrange for the ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair next year.
The headquarters of the national bu-
reau of identification will be in St
Louis from next May to the following
October.
The Office at Washington. with it's Of
feers and attaches and all its appurte-
nances for the detection. and capture of
criminals. Will be part of the exhibit
of the International Association OF
Police Chiefs at the Worlds Fair.
To Exhibit at st. Louis.
meeting of the association in New Or
leans to arrange the exhibit met in the
administration building at the grounds
Thursday and decided to place the ex-
hibit in the educational and social
economy building.
In addition to the workings of the
Identification bureau there will be on
display a collection of the tools of crime
taken in all parts OF the country for the
last twenty years. 1t will include the
weapons of many of the country's most
notorious outlaws and examples of the
burglars and safe blowers work.
A detail of rstrolmen from every city
in the country which belongs to the as
ISOLATION will be sent to st. Louis in
turns. and will aid the local force under
Chief Kelly in protecting visitors.
THESE squads will come every week
or every two weeks, depending upon
the number in each squad, which Will
be determined by the number the police
chiefs in the different cities will be
able to send.
st. Louis Chief in Charge.
force of detectives from each of the
cities in proportion TO the number Of
patrclmen viii also be sent to st. Louis
in turns. and they will work in con-
nection with the Identification bureau.
Chief of Detectives Desmond, of St.
Louis, will be in charge of these men,
VIM VII. NO1h with the l. LOUIS force.
The work of the bureau of identifica-
ton will be an elaborate exhibit of
modern methods of Identifying criminals.
including a thorough demonstration of
the Bertillon system, which originated
in Paris, but which has been adopted in
all the principal cities of this coun-
try. The fnger-pr!nt system, which
was first used in London, will also be
shown
The instruments of torture in all ages
Will be shown. The headman's block of
the middle ages, the guillotine OF the
French reign of terror. the gallows, and
the electric chair will all be shown in
exact reproduction OF size and arrange
ment.
Gallery of Criminals.
The gallery of criminals will be the
greatest collection of photographs of
transgressors ever made in the world.
In the section of social economy the po-
lice exhibit Will include material and
methods in the care of the destitute, the
conduct of reform schools, hospitals, and
disDensaries.
The committee, consisting of Major
Richard Sylvester, OF Washington. presi-
dent OF the International Association:
Francis O'Neill, of Chicago; Frank Cas-
sada, of Elmira, N Y; John ]. Mason,
of Memphis; J. ]. Haager, of Louisville;
Matthew Kiely. of st. Louis: W. c. Bald
win, of Roanoke, Va; accompanied by
Chief of Detectives Desmond, visited
the grounds, and after calling on Presi-
dent Francis and Secretary Stevens, held
conference with Howard ]. Rogers,
chief OF the Worlds Fair Department OF