Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
SCIENCE TRACED Big CRIME
Effective Detective Work by Col
lege Professor.
They Detected Blood Where There
Were No Apparent Traces Of II and
Found TelItaIe Finger Marks
That Pointed to Criminal.

Nine. Guian was the wealthy widow OF
Jean Howard CUBAN. former president OF
the Bank of France. Nine. CUBAN was
20 years old. One night she took a train
at Fontainebleau for Paris. She had to
herself a first-class compartment. When
the train arrived in Paris the porters
found her compartment unoccupied The
door had been half torn from Its hinges
there was n great pool OF blood on the
floor. and the police picked up from the
floor a handful OF woman's hair. torn
piece OF skirt and a frst-class railroad
ticket from Fontainbleau TO Paris.
search along the railroad tracks re-
suited in the finding of Nine. Guan's
body beside the rails just outside Fon-
tainebieau. It was greatly mangled. A
little farther on was found the satchel
she had carried. There were no rings
on her fingers and no money In her
pockets
Nine Gulans relatives took the ground
that she had been seized with hemor-
rhage 10 which she was subject. had
tried TO open the door OF her compart-
ment 10 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 police were not sat
isfied with this explanation. particularly
! after Professor Reiss. the famous Lau-
same University crminoo0ist. had point
| ed out that the cut on the wOman's sdtch-
| ell had been made by knife and not by
a sharp stone. as had been thought. This,
| however. was very little evidence. and
Professor Reiss turned his attention to
the compa rtment which Nine. CUBAN had
occupied. After he had finished his In
vestgation he went to NJ Lepine, pre-
feet of Paris, and said to him:
| II am sure that Nine. CUBAN was muir
dered. and I am equally sure that her
murderer was n soldier. In the train
| compartment there was a towel and a
| stationary washstand. There were no
| stains upon the towel visible to the naked
| eye. Nevertheless we subjected every
square inch to ono Of the most delicate
tcsts for blood We at last discovered
an area which gave us the positive reac-
ton for human blood.
Upon this towel the murderer OF Nine
CUBAN wiped his bloody hands. He knew
that this would be evidence that the old
woman did not meet her death by accl.
dent az he wished It believed, and so he
washed the towel thoroughly, as he
THE detection then Of this microscopic
quantity Of blood. which can be removed
from a fabric only by acids. revealed &c
us that Nine. CUBAN met death by the
hands OF a murderer.
But found another piece Of evi
dence. There was. II you remember. 6
! railroad ticket picked up on the floor. On
Its back was the imprint OF thumb.
| | ROD a. vrJt nP C,,o
was not hers threw It's image III
enormously on a lantern screen. I wal
then struck by the peculiar indentatior
OF the little ridges on the inner side o
the mark. Careful analysis of thes,
marked ridges showed me that this wa
the thumb Of man who was actual,
serving as a soldier. The frequent drills
} with guns result IN the pressure upol
the ridges Of the inner side Of tho thumb
This causes a peculiar iattening, which
Is visible under a microscope when en-
larged and Is true Of no other occupation
except that Of a soldier.
LAS 7 reconstruct this crime this sol
dier managed 10 get into Mime CUBAN
compartment after the train had lief
Fontainbleau. He knew that she usual
" carried a number Of Jewels and a larg
sum OF money. he trleu 10 ROD tHe Oh
woman. and meeting with unexpecte
resistance. fought with her in the com
u nartment. killing her by beating he
= head against the register and then STRIP
u ped the body Of It's jewels. He thought
lessly wiped his hand upon the towe
He knew that this would he evidence c
the presence of some one else in the con-
partment, so ne washes the towel wit
soap and water. but does not know tina
' we can discover blood even when 1t
, only to the amount of one one-thot
= sandth milimeters.
/, He then wrenches the compartmer
- door open and throws out the body. n
Is pressed for time. rips open the satch'
with his knife Then. taking advantas
Of the slowing down Of the train betwee
Fontainbleau and Paris, he jumps frol
it and makes his escape"
" As a result OF Professor Reiss's anal,
sis II was found that two soldiers, Orr
Wy and Michael. had followed Nine. Guia
to the train on the night Of her murde
They had hidden In her compartment
and when the train had started they mu
" dered her. as Professor Ress had Ind
: Gated. The rest Of the reconstruction WE
proved at the trial Of these two mo
- They both confessed. were convicted ar
sentenced 10 NE imprisonment.
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