Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-30
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read il with satisfied rods OF his mead
During this time Bernardet had ap-
preached NJ. Ginory, saluted him and
asked for a private interview with q
glance of his eye. The examining mag
istrate understood what he meant.
"Ah, is it you, Bernardet? You wish
to speak to me?'
Yes, NJ. Ginory. / beg OF you TO get
the body 10 the dissecting room for the
autopsy as soon as possible" He had
quietly n almost imperceptibly
drawn the magistrate away toward a
window, away from the reporters, who
wished to hear every word that was
uttered, where he had him quite BY
himself In a corner of the room near
the library door.
There is an experiment which must
be tried, monsieur. and II ought TO
: tempt q man like YOU" ne said.
Bernardet Knew very well that pains
taking even to a fault. taken with any
new scientific discoveries. with a re-
ceptive mind, eager to study and TO
learn, Nj. Ginory woul not refuse him
any help which would aid justice. Had
not the Acadamy OF Moral and Political
Sciences crowned the year before NJ.
Magistrate 10 the Discoveries OF Sci
ence?"
The word experiment" was not said
IN order to frighteu NJ. Ginory.
What do o mean by that, Ber-
nardet?' the magistrate asked. Ber-
nardet shook his head as ii TO intimate
that the explanation was too long to
Some n might hear them. And if a
journal should publish the strange
proposition which he wished to
"Ah, all" exclaimed the examining
magistrate, "then IL is something
strange, your experiment."
ANY magistrate but you would think
it wild, unreasonable or ridiculous,
which is worse. But y~ou-Oh, I do not
say it to flatter you. monsieur quick
ly added the police officer. seeing that
this praise troubled this man. who al
ways shrank from il. II speak thus be
cause il is the very truth, and nyone
else would treat me as crack Drained.
But ~you-no"
NJ. Ginory looked c%uriousiy at the
little man, whose attitude was humble
and even supplicating and seemed to
seek a favorable response, and whose
eyes sparkled and indicated hat his
idea was no comno one.
What is that room there" asked
M. Ginory, pointing to the half open
library door.
1T is the study OF M Rovere-the
victim"
Let us GO in there" said M. Ginory.
In this room no one could ear them.
They could speak freely. On entering
the examining magistrate mechani-
cally cast his eye over the books. stop
ping at such and such a title of a rare
work. and, seating himself in a 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.
M. lie Jude" Bernardet began, II
beg your pardon for asking got to
grant me an interview, but allowing
for the difference in our positions,
which is very great, l am, like you a
scholar-very curious. l shall
belong to the institute, and you
will"
60 on, Bernardet."
And you will belong to il, M. Gil
nory, but | strive also, in my lower
sphere. to keep myself .au courapt with
all that is said and with all that is
written. l was in the service of the
academy when your beautiful work
was crowned. and when the perpetual
secretary spoke of those magistrates
who knew how TO unite the love of
letters with a study of justice l
thought that lower down, much lower
down, on the ladder. NJ. lie 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 M. Leriche is very
good to me, but it is not for me TO
confidence in you because what 1 wish
to say to o is so strange-so very
Bernardet suddenly stopped. Il
know he began. that if / were TO say
to a physician what / am about 20 say
to you he would think / ought to be
shut up in St. Anne. and yet l am not
crazy, | beg of you to believe. No; but
/ have searched and searched. Ii seems
to me that there is a mass of inven-
tons, of discoveries. which we police
officers ought TO make use of, and,
although | am a sub-inspector.
Go on. go on" said the magistrate
quickly. with a movement OF the head
toward the open door of the salon.
where the attorney for the republic was
conducting the investigation. and his
nod seemed to say: They are at work
in there. Let us make haste
L will be as brief as possible" said
Bernardet. who understood what he
meant.
Monsieur (and his tone became
rapid, precise, running up and down
like a BALD. 80 years. or. rather, to be
exact, So years ago some American
JUL tdlSt " PoAAtA~1is IA SNRNlllhAlIf
Published the fact tina the daguerreo-
type-we have made long strides
since then in photography-had per-
mitted them to find in the retina Of a
murdered mans eye the image OF the
one who struck him.
yes, I know said M. Ginory.
I'm 1860 | was toe young, and I had
no desire TO prove the truth OF this
discovery. I adore photography as l
adore my profession. I pass my leisure
hours in taking instantaneous pictures,
in developing them, printing and fin
ishing them. The idea of what / am
about to propose TO you came TO me by
chance. / bought upon one of the
quays a volume of the Societe de Medi-
cine Legale of 1869. In which DIR. YER
nois gives an account of a communi-
cation sent to the society by a physi-
clan, who also sent Photographic proofs
thus Endorsed, Photographs taken of
the retina of a woman assassinated the
14th OF June, iS4S.."
Yes" again said M. Ginory. 1T was
a communication from DR.. Bourion, OF
Darnez."
precisely"
And the proof sent by the doctor
| showed the instant when. after strik-
ing the mother. the assassin killed the
child. while the dog sprang toward the
little carriage in which the little one
lay"