The evening world., 1911-03-11

And-its got to. whether or no, amt it?'
Il was coming In with Inspector
Walker to see Captain Crowley the
girl explained to Trant, when over
heard you telling him that YOU think
tnis-kanlan-couldn't have killed Mr..
l hope this Is So"
Trant looked to Walter. Miss Ari-
sons father was Judge Allison, the .ru-
est man VINO ever sat on the bench In
TINS city," Walker responded. His
daughter knows she must not try to
prevent us from Furnishing a man who
murders; but neither OF us wants to
believe Kanlan Is the man-sor good
reasons. Now. what was that you were
telling Crowley"
Il was trying to tell Captain Crowley
OF a simple test which must prove
hanlan's guilt or innocence at once,
and, II necessary, then find the guilty
man. / have been conducting expert.
ments 10 register and measure the ef-
rects and reactions OF emotions. A
person under the Influence of fear or
, the stress OF guilt must always betray
Signs \ hardened mar can control all
the signs for which the police ord,-
narily look; Ire can control his features,
prevent his face flushing noticeably.
But no man, however hardened or
trained to control him self, can prevent
monty Il4llht t4lhlEfs WHICH nY Scl6n-
ti1c means are measurable and betray
him hopelessly. No man, however on
MS guard-to take the simplest test
can control the sweat glands in the
palms or his hands. which always
mo!sten under emotion"
"A scaSd man sweats: that's So"
! Walker asseutel.
80 psychologists have devised a SIM
ole way OF registering the emotions
shown through the glands in the palms
OF the hand" Trant continued, "by
means OF the -galvanometer. l have
one in the box | left with the desk
sergeant. 1t is merely a device for
measuring the varying strength of an
ordinary electric current. The man
tested holds IN each hand a contact
metal wired to the battery. When he
Grasps them a weak and imperceptible
current passes through his body or-lf
his hands are very dry-perhaps no
current at all. He Is then examined
and confronted with circumstance or
objects connected with the crime. II
he is innocent the objects have no sig-
nifcance in his mind, and cause no
emotion. His face betrays none:
neither can his hands. But II he Is
guilty. though he still manages to con-
trol his face, he cannot prevent the
moisture from flowing from the glands
In his palms, Understand me; / do not
mean an amount OF moisture noticea-
BILE to the eye, but II Is enough to
make an electric contact through the
metals which he h~olds-enough TO reg
lister very plainly upon the galvanom-
meter, whose moving needle. travelling
In the scale, betrays him pitilessly!"
The inspector shook his head skept,-
cally.
Miss Allison. more white than before.
had risen, and laid her hand upon
Trart's sleeve.
"Oh, try 1t, Mr.. Trantl" she cried.
I'm take YOU to Kanlan." the in
spector granted at last. AS things are
going with him, you can't hurt, and
maybe YOU can help. Every one knows
Kanlan would have put out Bronson;
but not-I am certain-that way. ] was
born In the basement opposite Kan
lan's. n Mr.. Bronson had been at
tackled In broad day. with a detective
on each side OF him and all Of them
had been eaten up or killed, ia have
been the first to step over 70 Kanlan
and say, Jake. you're wanted But
Bronson was not caught that way.
The man hat killed him waited til
the house was quiet, until Crowley's
guards were asleep, and then somehow
or other-how Is a bigger mystery
tlnn the murder ltself-gOt him OUT
alone in the street at two O'Clock in
the morning, and struck him lead from
a dark doorway.
Captain Crowley's case" said Miss
Allison, finishing, rs based on the
charge that after R~andolph-Mr. Bron-
son-had returned TO his rooms from
seeing me that evening, he went out
again two hours later to answer a
summons from this-this Mrs. Hawtln.
So long as Captain Crowley can con-
Wet some one for this crime. they seem
10 care nothing how they SANDER and
blaclscn the name OF the man who is
killed-as little as they care for those
left who-love him"
but before l can examine Kanlan,
or help you in any other way, Miss
Allison" he explained gently. II must
be sure OF my facts, II Is not too much
to ask you to go over them with me?
No, Inspector Walker" he anticipated
the big police officers objection as
Walker started to speak, az am to
help Miss Allison. ! cannot spare her
now"
please do not, Mr.. Trant!" the girl
Begged bravely.
THANK you. Mr., Bronson. be-
lleye. was sAu boarding on Superior