The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-16

After touring the Stale street build
ing, the Jurors. already hopping mad
came at last to the Bertillon Depart
ment. AS they were opening the door
one of the jurors said he heard some
one inside distinctly say. Put down
your dress"
Found Woman Prisoner.
= Following their guide, Capt. Kuhne,
she jurors filed into the room, to fnd a
young woman being measured and
photographed. When they questioned
her this woman told the Jurors she had
never been arrested before and never
convicted of any crime. She had been
brought in. she said. on a warrant and
ordered to submit to the "mugging"
process. Subsequently the juror who
claimed to have caught the original re-
mark made this statement to an Even
1ng World reporter:
ct understand It is the practice to
photograph. measure and examine the
bodies of male prisoners for the purpose
of Identification. and that this is done
before conviction. Whether II Is done
tn the case OF a woman. We do not know
but It will be one OF c'ir tasks to And
bf affairs II an innocent woman was
brought in here and subjected 10 such
IN examination"
No Matrons Provided.
Further stigation by Evening
World reporters showed that matrons
are never provided either in New York
Or Brooklyn when women are taken to
the Bertillon room.
However. neither male nor female
prisoners are compelled to strip. The
measurements have to do only with tho
general dimensions. the head. the arms
hands. face and the left foot The face
head. hands and forearms are exam
ined for distinguishing marks, scars or
characteristics.
Lieut.. Belts. who is In charge of the
Bertillon system at Brooklyn, positively
denied that any one had told the wo-
man prisoner this morning to put down
her dress.
What the Grand Jury undoubtedly
heard said Lieut.. Belts. was some
one OF the four or Ave officers on duty
in this room telling the girl to put on
her shoe. as we had just finished meas
uring her left foot in accordance with
the regulation"
AS a result of the visit OF the Grand
Jurors, Commissioner Bingham. Deputy
Commissioner Bugher and Inspector
Max Schmittberger have been invited
10 come TO the Grand Jury room to an
Bwer questions.
For several days the Grand Jurors
have been showing signs OF excitement
over the fact that under the Commits
sioner's new ruling, Brooklyn's head
quarters is practically being dismantled
and so many of the records. departments
and equipments removed to Manhattan
that pretty soon the borough establish
ment on State street will be little more
than a precinct station house.
~ AS soon as they met to-day the Jurors
marched to the building and went
through II carefully.
Sehmittber-er Dodsed.
They sent word to Borough Inspector
Max Schmittberger that they wanted
particularly TO see him. Fifteen minutes
Inter as they came out of the inspection
room where they had witnessed the
'line-up" of new prisoners. the jurors
saw Schmittberger's broad back Just dis
appearing out OF the front door.
That's the man We want" cried the
foreman. Capt, Kuhne, OF the Detec-
tive Bureau. ran after the Inspector
and tried 10 halt him, but there was
nothing doing, Schmttberger muir
INJURED something about having an Inn
portant engagement In Manhattan. and
vanished. leaving the Grand Jurors
looking very peevish.
The jurors showed more Indignation
.