Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-23

YOU HAVE OEuTRED HANDOUTS PUT OK
PRISONER FoR THE LAST TIME
exact moment when speak mine: then
you see how many seconds elapse be
tween the two moments. Is that it,
That's Il. only ! have a watch that
marks the hfths Of a second. Are you
willing 20 make the testT'
suppose refuscT'
The magistrates face hardened. III
you refuse today ! shall know how TO
force you 20 my will another day. Did
YOU ever hear OF the third degree
GroencrF' he asked sharply.
After al'." Grocuer said carelesSIy.
what does 60 matter: Go ahead with
your little game. II rather amuScs me
The test began Hauteviue speaking
the prepared words and handling the
stop watch. while Coqucui. sitting be
side him. wrote down the answered
words and ,hc precise time intervals.
First they established Groener's av-
erage or normal time OF reply when
there was no emotion or mental e.
fort involved. The judge said milk"
and Groeuer NJ once 10y association OF
ideas said cream" the Judge said
smoke" Groener replied fire" the
judge said early" Groener said
"late;" the judge said water" Groe-
ner answered river" the judge said
tobacco" GToener answered pipe
And the intervals varied from four.
ffths OF a second 20 a second and
fifth. which was taken as the prison
er's average time for the untroubled
thought process.
He's cleverr' reflected COQuenn
Hes establishing slow average"
Then began the real test the judge
| going deliberately through the entire
list. which included thirty important
words scattered among seventy unim-
pOrtant ones. The thirt~ important
words were:
!. Notre Dame; ., eye hole: 3, watch
dog; 4. photographer; 3. guiIlotine: 6
Champs Elysees; 7, false beard; :.
Brussels; @. Sibelin 10. sacrlstan; II.
villa Montmorency; 10. Raoul: IL
dreams; II. anger; 10. jiu jitsu; rs.
| detective; II. Brazil; lS. canars1A bird.
| 10. fire; 90 red sky; 81, assassin; % 30.
boots; %. Mary; "a. coaching party.
25, japanese print; &c charity bazaar:
81. footprints: %. Margaret; %. red
| hair: 80. Fourth OF July.
They went through this list slowly.
word by word. with everything care
| fully recorded. which took nearly an
| hour; then they turned back TO the
beginning and went through the list
again. so that to the hundred original
1 words Groener gave two sets OF an
| swering words. most OF which proved
| 10 be the same. especially In the sew
| enty unimportant words. Thus both
| times he answered darkness" for
eight" tea" for coffee" and CLOCK"
/ for watch" There were a few ex-
| ceptions. as when he answered "salt''
| for sugar" the first time and sweet"
| for sugar" the second time.
1t was different. however. with the
| important words. as Hauteville point
ed out when the test was finished. In
| over half the cases the accused had
answered different words ia the two
| questionings-
| lyon made up your mind. Groener. -
!, said the Judge as he glanced over the
sheets, that you would answer the
critical words within your average
time OF reply. and you have done H.
but you have betrayed yourself in au-
other way. as | knew you would. In
your desire TO answer quickly you re-
peatedly chose words that you would
not have chosen II You had reflected
longer; then in going through the list
a second time you realized this and
improved on your first answers by
substituting more innocent words
For example. the first time you an
swered hole when ! said auger.' but
the second time you answered ham