New Ulm review., 1912-11-13


pockets.
Nine. Guian's relatives took the
ground that she had been seized with
a hemorrhage, to which she was sub
Ject, had tried to open the door Of her
compartment to summon aid or to get
air; that she had in her paroxysm
wrenched the door open and had fallen
off the train, killing herself. The po-
a1ce were not satisfied with this ex-
planatton, particularly after Professor
Reiss, the famous Lausanne university
scriminol logist, had pointed out that the
cut on the Woman's satchel had been
made by knife and not BY q sharp
sstteeFRe, Us mad been thought. This. how
ever, was very little evidence. aud Pro.
fessor Reiss turned his attention to the
compartment which Nine. Guian had
occupied. After he had finished his In
vestigation he went to NJ. Lepine. pre-
1ect OF Paris. and said to him:
am sure that Mme Guian was
murdered, and am equally sure that
her murderer was soldier. In the train
compartment there were a towel and
q stationary washstand. There were
no stains upon the towel visible to the
naked eye. Nevertheless we subjected
every square inch to one Of the most
idelicate tests for blood. We at last
sfliscovered an area which gave us the
tpositive reaction for human blood.
Upon this towel the murderer of
Nine. Guian wiped his bloody hands.
He knew that this would be evidence
that the old woman did not meet her
death by accident as he wished it be-
aieved. and so he washed the towel
thoroughly, as he thought, and hung
1t up to dry.
-The detection then Of this micro.
scopic quantity of blood. which can be
removed from fabric only by acids,
revealed to US that Nine Guian met
death by the hands of a murderer.
But found another piece of evi-5
dence. There was. If you remember.
railroad ticket picked up on the
floor. On It's back was the imprint of
thumb. compared 1t with that Of
Nine. Guian; 1t was not hers. l threw
Its image up enormously on lantern
screen. was then struck By the Pc
culiar indentation Of the little ridges
on the inner side Of the mark. Care
ful analysis OF these marked ridges
showed me that this was the thumb
of man who was actually serving as
"a soldier. The frequent drills with
gums result in the pressure upon the
ridges of the inner side Of the thumb.
This causes peculiar fiattening, which
Is visible under microscope when en-
aarged and is true Of no other occupa-
ton except that Of a soldier.
''As I reconstruct this crime this SOL
dier managed to get into Nine. Guian's
compartment after the train had left
Fontainebleau. He knew that she usu-
ally carried a number OF Jewels and
, large sum of money. He tried to
rob the old woman. and. meeting with
ane1pected resistance, fought with her
n the compartment, killing her by
beating her head against the register
and then stripped the body Of its jew:
Els. He thoughtlessfy wiped his hand
apon the towel He knew that this
would be evidence of the presence OF
some one elsein thescomp SC
he washes thes towel with soap and
water. but does not know that we car
discover blood even when it is only te
the amount Of one -tbousandth mil
/ inheteIs. (
"He then wrenches the compartment
loOr open and throws out the body
He Is pressed for time. rips open thu
satchel with his knife. Then. taking
advantage of the slowing down Of tht
train between Fontainebleau and Paris
ne jumps from 1t and makes his es
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