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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-17
100000 Germans To March On
Servia
(By Associated Press.

London, Feb. 17.-An Athens
dispatch says that formidable
army composed of 100000 men,
mostly Germans has been assembled
for new campaign against Servia.
The Servian army in the field is es-
timated at half that size.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-17
WATERS Surrounding BRITAIN
! WubbcOnE A WAR 10NF
FF1'11s AT MIDNIGHT tonight

~ twenty minutes. All but two OF
the crew were saved. The crew saw
the submarine speeding away after
they had taken to the boats.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-17
MARKET BUREAU DIRECTORS
w mn 4

Ocala, Feb. 1.-THE directors of
the Florida Marketing Bureau,
which maintains an ONCE in Jack
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-03-25
Characters in Comedy.

Plans for the comedy Mrs. Briggs
of the Poultry Patch" to be given
by the pupils of the New Hope
High School, in Rockers hall on
Friday evening, April 9, are being
pushed under the direction of Prin-
cipal Charles Cramer.
The characters are:
Mrs. Briggs" Mary Voorhees,
Ralph Briggs" Raymond Solo
mon
Jimmy Briggs" John Short
"Alvira Briggs" Reba Bair
Melissa Briggs" Grace Horn
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-03-25
NEWHOPE

Mrs. John Purcell was a Phila-
delphia shopper on Tuesday.
Mrs. George Ashton was a Phila-
delphia visitor last Thursday.
Albert Virgins, of Hatboro, spent
Saturday and Sunday in New Hope.
George Frizzell of Philadelphia
was a recent visitor with his mother
Mrs. John Simon, on North Main
street.
Norman Kearns, of Hatboro, was
a Sunday guest of Chief Burgess
and Mrs. D. B. Oblinger on Bridge
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred C. Hambleton
spent Saturday and Sunday in Hat
boro, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Hooker.
A home talent entertainment en-
titled Before the War" was held
in the hall at Pineville Tuesday even
ing, and was followed by minstrels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Morris, of
New York City, have returned to
their home on Bridge street for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cryer and
son William, Jr, are visiting Mrs.
Cryer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Schermerhorn, on South
Main street. q
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sickler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Harvey, of
Salem, N. j.. motored to New Hope
recently and were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Foster, on Ferry street.
Anna Rumsey. the little daugh-
ter of Charles Rumsey, of Bucking-
ham, fractured her arm on Wednes-
day, while at school, for the third
time within three months. She had
just recovered from the effects of
the last fracture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Foster
entertained number of friends at
a baked shad dinner on Sunday at
their home on Ferry street. The
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
A. Paul, Misses Elinor and Florence
Paul, George Paul, of Camden, N.
j.; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kelley, Miss
Mabel E. Kelley and Harold Kelley,
of New Hope; and Harry Young, of
Olney.
Miss Julia McGowan was buried
from the home of her sister Mrs.
Walter Everett on Wednesday morn
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-03-25

"Silas Green, a near relations
Harold Kelley;
Mr.. Lee, wealthy neighbor,"
Walter Yates
Virginia Lee, his daughter,
Ethel Hook;
Daisy Thornton, her friend,
Idle Mcdonnell
Mrs. O'Conner, with no liking
for goats" Marguerite Janney;
Mandy Bates, whose tongue Will
stumble" Edna Bair.
There will be three acts, and
some strong features will be given
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-03-25
Kaustine Sewage Disposal System.

The most convenient, sanitary and
up-to-date method of house toilet; can
be installed without regard to bath
rooms, water, sewers or cesspools. The
ideal arrangement for farm houses.
We have one installed, and you are
invited to call and see it. Mrs. E. Rit-
tenhouse, IS York Street, Lambertville,
N. J.-adv.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-03-25

Henry Mcdonnell was Trenton
visitor on Tuesday.
Miss Marion M. Oblinger spent
last Friday in New York City.
Edwin M. Cox was a business
visitor in Trenton last Thursday.
Master Martin Klair son of Mr..
ard Mrs. H. M. Klair, was on the sick
list few days this week.
Miss Bessie Brahan spent a few
days last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Kelley at Trenton.
Mrs. Albert Battye and children
of Trenton, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. James Battye, near the toll
gate.
Misses Adele and Bernice Borden
spent Saturday and Sunday in Tren-
ton, visiting Misses Isabelle Clark
and Ella Fries.
Mrs. Hulda P. Mattison has pur-
chased of Mrs. Herbert Ravens a
fourteen acre tract of land front
fling the river road, and adjoining
the Mattison farm.
The Mems Brotherhood meeting
on Sunday afternoon at $50 in
Rockers hall will be addressed by
Titus Asher Hess, who will speak
upon Local Option"
The New Hope Camp Fire Girls
will hold a sale of candy and fancy
articles on Friday evening March 26,
1915, at Z o'clock in the hall over
Childs' store. Music by Victrola.
George Short and Harry Toenniges
who left New Hope enroute to
California have reached Chicago,
Ill. They report pleasant journey
and are very we'll satisfied with the
trip.
The funeral services of Mrs. Sarah
A. Barcalow, 81 years old, who died
at the home Of her niece, Mrs. j.
Parker Borden, from infirmities of
old age, was held in the Jacobstown
Baptist Church on Wednesday, with
interment at Jacobstown, N. j.
Friends in New Hope received on
Saturday the announcement of the
birth of a daughter to District
Attorney and Mrs. Calvin S. Boyer,
of Doylestown. Mrs. Boyer previous
to her marriage was Miss Reber,
for a number years very success
full and prominent teacher in our
borough schools.
SURPRISE FOR DOROTHY Hook.
Miss Dorothy Hook was given a
surprise party in honor of her birth
day on Tuesday evening in the Camp
Fire Girls Hall, over Childs Store.
A very enjoyable evening was
spent in playing games, music and
dancing. Refreshments were served.
The guests were: Misses Myrtle
Hellyer, Bessie Schermerhorn, Jennie
Major, Hannah Lear, Pearl Shick,
Elizabeth Minor, Esther Higgins,
Naomi Cox, Ruth Middleton, Flor
ence Davis, Mary Voorhees,, Mar
garet Fields, Margaret Pickett,
Kathrine Slote, Dorothy Hook and
Master Martin Klair. The chaperons
were Mrs. William Hook and Misses
Ethel Hook, Eva Lippincott and
Blanche Dilts.
Miss Hook received number of
very pretty presents.
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ing at 10 o'clock, with requiem high
mass at st. Martins R. C. Church.
Interment was in the adjoining
cemetery. Miss MCGOWAN is sur
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Walter
Everett and Mrs. Mary Knaly, and
two brothers Hugh MCGOWAN and
Charles MCGOWAN.
The Solebury Farmers Club will
meet Saturday afternoon in the old
school house, near the Solebury
Friends Meeting House. The men,
bers are requested to bring their
own plates, forks, spoons and cups,
as the luncheon will be served in
the building. 1t was considered
inadvisable to hold the meeting at
any of the members homes on ac-
count of the possibility of spreading
the foot and mouth disease by the
teams or vehicles.
Miss Ethel Bray spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents at
Reigelsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asher Madison
were business visitors in Doylestown
on Wednesday.
Carswell Ashton, of Lambertville,
spent few days last week with his
grandmother Mrs. Ella Naylor.
Mrs. John Cryer, Jr., entertained
the S. S. club at her home on North
Main street on Monday evening.
Charles Alderman, a student of
the Princeton Theological Seminary,
will occupy the pulpit of the Pres
byterian Church on Sunday morning.
Jacob Munich, of Wyncote, was a
business visitor in town last We'd
nesday. For a number of years he
conducted the Delaware House here.
Miss Anna Matthews, of Philadel-
phia, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Mathews, on Bridge street.
William j. Cooley, Esq, occupied
the pulpit at the M. E. Church on
Sunday, the Rev. Herbert A. Sawyer
being absent, attendingl the Con-
ference in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Jacob Pickett has moved
from her residence on North Main
street to bungalow at Taylorsville,
where she will make her home. The
property on North Main street is
for sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Randolph
Parry and daughter Miss Margaret
Parry, of Philadelphia, were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Randolph Parry.
Mrs. Nora Kerwin and Master
Frank Kerwin spent Sunday in
Philadelphia as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank McMullen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asher Madison,
Mrs. Edward Blackfan and Reuben
P. Ely, spent a few hours Sunday
afternoon at George School near
Newtown.
Mrs. George Shock, of Dark
Hollow road, was taken to the Ger
man Hospital in Philadelphia on
Tuesday by DR.. L. T. Salmon, of
Lambertville, and she will be operat-
ed on for appendicitis. Her many
friends wish her a speedy recovery.
The funeral of Henry Wismer
Slower, who died at his home at
Carversville on Sunday, will be held
at the Christian Church in that place
81
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-03-25
ElyFarnnStock

Horses, Horse Goods and Equipment
in stock and to order; Boarders taken.
Colts broken.
Berkshire Hogs, Airedale Terriers,
Hay and Grain.
Our Sale List
includes horses from / to wears
trotting bred, all sound and with pres
ent foreign demand increasing daily in
value. BUY NOW. 70 pure bred
Berkshlres. Gifts to mos. Young
Bears, mos. Penna. only on account
OF quarantine. Clean, high-grade
Guernsey Milk and Cream on sale at
Minors Restaurant, New Hope. Fresh
brown eggs to order.
GEORGE H. ELY.
SoLEBURY, PA.
Shipping Stations, New Hope, Pa.
and Lambertville, N. J.
Bell phone 221-13.
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went over It very carefully and sure
enough the tell-tale finger marks were
still fresh on its surface. These were
carefully photographed and we set to
work to search our files TO see II we
had the duplicate on record. In less
than a minute we learned that the
prints were Identical with those of
Charles Crispi. a young loft burglar.
whose reputation for cunning and des-
peration was second to none in his
class 1t was only question of ind
ing Crispi. argued. to cinch the case
for I knew in my heart that the au-
thor of that crime was none other
than the man had fastened 1t on.
At Police Headquarters we have inn
pressions OF thousands upon thousands
of criminals, all indexed and carefully
fled. One would imagine to look at
that rack of prints In which today
there are upwards of 100000 impress
sions that it would be an endless task
to locate any particular one. But that
is a mere detail. Bring us any print
from any point on the globe and II
we have the duplicate we can find II
in less than a minute at the outside.
To learn how to group and classify
the prints is a science In itself. yet
when one learns how. 1t is as simple
as learning ones A C's. All finger
lines are divided into four classes of
loops. arches. whorls and composites
and it is easy to SO group and classify
them.
Crispi Is Arrested.
After satisfying myself that Crispi
was the man we wanted for the loft
burglary sent my men out to arrest
him. We had no difficulty In locating
him IN his fiat in Hoboken and when
he was appraised of his arrest he burst
out laughing and told the detectives
he would make them look foolish as
he could account for every second Of
his time on the night of the burglary
and that his alibi could be proven by
at least half dozen reputable wit
nesses That made no difference to
Crispfs captors. however. for nearly
every prisoner. no matter how guilty
he. is, can always make blum at
proving an alibi. Alibis IN fact, are
second nature to all crooks.
Crispi was brought before me at
Police Headquarters and without
mincing words I told him that he
was wanted for the Bernstein loft
burglary and furthermore that knew
he was the man who had cut ont the
pane of glass from the Office door
and then set It over against the wall
In the hallway. OF course. he pro-
tested his innocence. He wasn't in the
least worried, nor did he buster.
Calmly and in a conversational tone he
said:
From what you tell me can prove.
and easily too, that was at the
theatre with some friends when this
trick was pulled. can account for
every second of my time that night
and the morning following. and the
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Even at the first stage of my night
I encountered opposition for when l
had crispi arraigned in a police court
1t was only after a bitter battle that
succeeded in having him held for
the Grand Jury. / knew the same old
fight would be continued in the Grand
Jury room and the hardest sht of
all when we reached court. II indeed
could get the case that far.
The case came to trial and Crispi
was surrounded by an array of wit
nesses capable of swearing him at any
one place at a given hour no matter
where it might have been. He had
an alibi that seemingly was nawless.
His wife told straight and well con-
nected story. This was In MEASURE
corroborated by her women friends
who had seen Crispi at the breakfast
table, while his companions who at
tended the theatre with him on the
night OF the robbery told In detail OF
his every move. adding the time to the
minute Crispi had bade them good
night to go to his home. The theatre
attendants backed this up In q de-
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r~rea. and In consequences Crispt and
his lawyer wore wide grins every time
they glanced In my direction The
Testimony OF the wife was the most
direct given. She swore her husband
had entered their nat just as the clock
mas toIline midnight He said he was
tired and retired immediately. Ae
was aIeeping soundIy when she turneo
In half an hour later and no was stiA
asleep when she arose TO get ms OF e1A-
fast
when went on the stand was
arnoed with hundreds of exhibits 70
prove the infallibiIity OF the finger
print. I had diagrams of all sorts on
hand to show that the finger prints
| of no two persons .on earth are alike
This think I proved. for the jury
ana court attendants were deeply I'M
pressed. to judge from the profouno
attention they bestowed upon my testa-
mony. To cap the climax turned 10
the Judge and asked permission 10 pc
nut to a test which believed wouto
clinch my case. onered 10 ieaNe
the room and in my absence have
some one take the prints of any mem
her ~ the court attendants the Judge
directed. would return and niger
nrint all the attendants and a11er
developing my print compare II win
the one taken In my absence ana PICK
ont the person originally finger print
i ed. The court readily agreed to the
proposition and the test went on.
when returned I finger printed
about twelve persons. Then wnen
these were developed ana printed
was given the print taken in my ABB
sance At a glance identified 1t and
n,atched it with one had taken
tharebx Identifying the person printed
lin my absence.
| Test Amazes Jurors.
r,a success of the test created a
l.roFo,nd sensation. The Jurors sat
IN and asked dozens of questions
which proved that they had intelli-
emily followed every move I had
mnde, They soon recognized the DIFF
ference between a whorl ana a rioge
ana were asking technical questions
IInnunerable which did more 10 con-
,ince me that was going to win my
aa.a than anything that had tram
snired since court convened. had
hean on the stand continuously FOR
thraa DAYS and when court adjourned
that wednesday evening Crispt and
sis 1awyers had lost their air of
bravado. and instead of the sneering
dances bestowed upon me their looks
Clearly proved. how deeply concerned
they were.
norninr was again called to the
stand. There were one or two little
points that wanted to make clear.
although was very well satisfied with
things as they were.
But before the District Attorney had
an onportunity to start the proceed
Iinra. M. Moore. chief OF counsel for
lCrispi, arose and said:
s.May 1t please Your Honor. with
the consent of the District Attorney.
the defendant would like to withdraw
his plea of not guilty and enter
plea of guilty to the third count OF
the Mathematician charging uniaw-
full entry"
..Tha court accepts the plea" the
Judge replied, even before those In
the court room could grasp the sig
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~INGER prints never he The I'M
preston of fingers upon any OBJ
tecti Is far moro infaliible as a
means of Identification than q
photograph of that persons features
Give me the finger print of an infant
In arms and when that baby grows
to ripe odd age I'll prove that his
finger prints then are Identical with
those taken while In infancy. As a
means of detecting the author of any
crime they, are absolutely unerring. as
many a man snow doing a long stretch
of time in STAKE prisons will attest.
When the ringer print system was
being introduced into the police bu-
reaus of the capitals of Europe I was
sent abroad to study II. OF course,
Il was in primitive stage then. but
there was enough there to convince me
that the science was one well worthy
OF development, so set to work 10
absorb all could learn there. and
then upon my return to Improve upon
the methods there employed and make
it even more FIR reaching in scope.
Close study for a year convinced me
that had taken the science to that
stage where could prove its useful
ness. as we'll as its fnfal1ibility In any
court OF justice should the opportunity
present itself.
/ shall never forget the frst case
called for trial in New York City in
which the finger print was the sole
evidence we. the police. had to base
our case on. Fortunately we had been
able to get an Indictment on what
then was called the fitmsfest OF evil
dence. To convince twelve men. tried
and true, of the infallihi1ity of this
evidence; however, was a far different
matter and can tell you as I look
back upon It all, whereas was Just
as certain of my prisoners guilt as
was of my life. I had sore misgivings
as to my ability to prove this in court.
Print On Glass My Sole Case.
The case in question hand to do with
an especially daring loft burglary in
which the salesrooms of Bernhein
Brothers in Wooster street had been
entered and robbed Of many thousands
of dollars worth of expensive goods.
To effect an entrance the burglars had
removed pane of glass from tho door
of an Office on the floor below that
of the place they expected to rob and
then cut their way through the
ceiling to the loft In question. New
york at that tine was infested with
an especially daring band of loft burg
lars and the police were put to their
wits ends In keeping up with them
AS soon as learned that pane
NJ rlass had been removed I instruct
ed my detectives to bring the glass
in question to Police Headquarters and
at the same time to exercise due care
that no one handled it with bare
hands Let the man who picks UP
that piece of glass" said. be sure
TO wear gloves
with the glass at Headquarters we
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word of my witnesses is Just as good
as those Of any you can confront me
HIS candor and cool enrontery was
refreshing to say the least. He was
cocksure he had surrounded himself
with an unassailable alibi and the
worst mart of 1t was that I knew It
too. It would require a mighty level
headed jury to digest this finger print
evidence, especially where there was
nothing else to back 1t up with. but
nevertheless I realized we had to make
a beginning sometime 50 no time was
better than the present. MY reputa-
ton was at stake and the reputation
of the new identification system. a.
well. SO was confronted with
mighty weighty problem.
NY nrst duty was to ascertain just
how strong an alibi Crispi had built
up ana then to see IL the character OF
his witnesses was such that It would
carry weight with jury; . Crisp, said 40
the night OF the robbery. He mem
toned the names of those who were
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with him and each and every one
bore out this contention. Further
more. I learned that several of the
party were known to the theatre at
tendants and they. too. were equally
positive that crispi had been one OF
the party. Crispis wife swore that
her husband had retired who, she did
on the night of the robbery. She
added that he was sound asleep when
she arose In the morning and that she
allowed him to sleep undisturbed until
she had prepared his breakfast. As
he sat down to partake of this meal
one or two OF her women netghoors
had stopped by to ask her to go on q
shopping tour with them and these
women, both respectable. swore en-
phaticalfy that Crispi was at the
breakfast table when they entered the
nat.
HIS Abb Was Perfect
These were posers knew. but there
the nnger print system. 30 decided
to 70 to trial on that evidence alone.
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nifcance OF the mova.
crsspi ADMITS An.

%
A ripple OF surprise swept over the
court room and even the Jurors turned
IN their seats to case into each otherss
faces. The admission of guilt from
the prisoner who had been 20 braxen-
|ly DEFIANT. but few hours before
nearly stupened the c--.ire court.
MY victory had been hard earned
and bitterly fought I'll admit, but It
was ali the sweeter for that very rea-
SON. Handwriting experts who were,
present. doubtless recognised that .
new factor had entered into the.
science OF criminology and they were
mono too we'll pleased at the turn
events had taken. But as dear as that
moment OF victory was to me none
realized OF what tremendous import Il
was to me In the work that stretched
before me. Hero was the one test
had wanted above all others and had
won. Henceforth It would be matter
OF record, q precedent established. and
the finger print system to which had
devoted hard years OF study would be
accepted as q fact which any jury
would have to consider.
Before court adjourned Judge Ro-
salsky commanded the prisoner TO
stand before the bar.
"Crispi since you have admitted
your guilt there are certain things
YOU can clear up in this case that the
court deems of interest to both JUS.
tice and Science. might add that
the court Will be disposed to deal lem
ltently with you II your answers are
satisfactory. In the first place did you
/ cut the pane OF glass from Bernstein's
Window"
IT did," answered the prisoner. Ar
err cutting 1t out lifted It from the
sash and carried 1t across the room
ana set IL against the wall just as
1nsnector Faurot said did. In doing
so NV hand slipped and that 10 how
the finger print was left on the pane.
| ..I want you to explain those alibis. :"
Judge Rosalsky continued. Il fear
there has been some tall lying here
somewhere"
mo sir. You are wrong" said
crispi. ..I was at the theatre. When
I left the party asked several OF
them the time thereby impresstng
mon their minds the exact hour I
+, left them. When got home my wife
was up as she said. went to bed
and feigned sleep. When found she
was sleeping soundly arose and
slipped out. I met the gang that
robbed the loft and after getting
away with the loot slipped back
tato my nat and to bed without
awakening my wife. When she GOT
up the next morning was asleep at
her side just as she said. ! had
carefully mapped out all the details
several days before the job was done
ana built up my alibis 50 strongly
that I thought they would defy att
tack. But hadn't reckoned with the
anrer print. That's what hxed mo
and II ever get mixed up in another
! fob You bet your life I'll wear gloves"
That ended the first hnger print
lconvtction in the United States.
lcdspi went away for three years and
ne is out now and I believe leading
an honest life. He domestic see mo
occasionally ana none more firmly be-
Iieyes In the Instability of the nngsF
print than crispi. its nrst victim.
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Tracing Crime By the Imprint Of Finger Upon Any
Object Near the Scene Now Science and Re
garded AS InfaIlible In All Courts Of Law
How 1t Was First Put To Use Here.

Copyright. 1915. by The Interna tionaI syndicate
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prints never lie. The i'm
~ preston of fingers upon any OBJ
jecti Is far moro infaliible as a
a,ns ~ Identification than q