Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-06

murderers, the forgers, who had thu
advantage, inasmuch as they coult
steal long march upon Nemisis, anf
get their accomplices to use the tele-
graph and the telephone for their ben.
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"The question, therefore. was to dis
cover a system by which society, and
not its foes, would reap the advantage
Ladies' and gentlemen, this system has
been found, and the man to whom We
owe 1t, and whose name will go dowI
to posterity, Is M. Bertillon."
I undid the parcel which my "neph-
hew," at my request, had brought up.
stairs. 'l B" rH
"This box" I continued, contains
the instruments used in the anthropo.
metrical department for the identified.
tion Of those who, having previously
fallen into the hands OF the police, ex..
pect to escape detection by changing
their names, or altering, as they think
their appearance" "'Hf' at'7
Having explained to the company
the practical working Of the system
and how the little instruments are ap-
piled to the head and fingers, said:
with your kind permission, I will
now conclude with practical demon
stration, which will leave to some oi
you a little souvenir of my lecture AS
I had already the honor to explain, the
measurements of the incriminated
person are put down on a card to
which his photograph is affixed, and
thus we possess the infallible means
of discovering, at a moments notice
the identity Of the person arrested. II
is net through whose meshes moth
ing can slip. have brought some OF
these cards with me, and shall be hap
py to take the measurement of any
lady or gentlemen. and present them
with the card" 49,. sa.. H}"n
never saw such excitement. Dozens
of charming women made a rush for
me, and sweet voices cried, .-E
Measure me, please, M. Goron." pa
''one moment, ladies'" I called out,
''the mistress Of the house first"
? Madame s. came promptly for
ward, and, after I had attended to her
and number of ladies, my nephew
filling up the cards. I raised my hand
"And now the gentlemenI" ~:
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self. Then came Daudet, and other
personages. 4i j.
All along I had kept my eye on
Charles Vernet, who had remained in
the background, and now slowly NOV
ed toward the door. ~
m. Vernet," said, don't 60 away.
Have your measurements taken.",
He hesitated a moment, and then
said, with what appeared to me q
forced smile: #fHa nf.
mo, thank you, I have seen the
thing done before" r'.ia.S ,I at
"Well, i have set my mind upon
you. Ladies'" I cried, to a
couple of American girls, who had
been among the first to be operated
upon, please take him into custody
and bring him to me. Isl .7aDti
Amid shouts Of laughter they seiz-
ed him and pulled him toward the ta-
BILE. .. .,....
This time he scowled. lr ...
rs this meant for a joker" he re-
marked. ... .s ..... ..'r ..'
"Of course. 1t is part of the fun"
Either my suspicious were unfound-
ed, or the man had marvellous self-po-
session. He never moved muscle
while being measured. .' "fy
Others were now pressing forward,
but, on the pretext that had no more
cards, withdrew to the smoking
room, whittier Vernet had gone, fol-
lowed by my detective. The latter had
given Vernet a prepared card, and had
quickly slipped into my hand the one
he had just filled up; whereupon I
went into corner to compare 1t with
the official document relative to ST.
mon, which had borrowed from M.
office.
. A glance was sufficient. The figures
were identical. 1t was not Vernet, but
Simon, the escaped convict, the mur-
derer, who stood there, lighting his ci-
gar, making an appointment with a
friend to meet him the next day. The
next day! And in five minutes the
would have fallen on his
head.
Have you said goodnight to the
lady of the house?' asked.
He turned sharply around.
Monsieur Goron-" he began.
Hush! Don't make a scene. Say
good-by to the hostess, and tell her
you will have to leave Paris tomorrow
on a long journey. You will be telling
the truth. Co."
He did not move.
For the second and last time," !
II advise you not to make
a scene. 1t Is not to Charles Vernet
am speaking, it Is to Simon, the as
sassin of Aymard. My nephew over
yonder is a detective, and have three
more 'nephews' downstairs In case of
He thought a moment. And then
81 will go with you; but you are
making a mistake you will regret"
It was the never-varying reply of
the criminal at bay. Yet I could not
help admiring the mans nerve. He
shook hands with Madame s. and
a few more people in a seemingly un-
concerned manner, and walked down.
stairs.
In the hall, where q servant handed
him his overcoat, my attendant, at a
signal from me, cleverly searched
Vernet's pockets, and withdrew some
thing which he handed me. 1t was a
small revolver.
"You were right, sir" he said; Il
should not have thought Of that"
At the prefecture they were as
founded. Ny prisoner made plucky
stand, and fought desperately against
the overwhelming odds; but, finally
like all the other criminals have seen
he broke down before the pitiless Ber-
tilon system.