New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
INSPECTOR FAUROT.

ar he has committed a crime, can take up the
matter with the District Attorney and the judge
and perhaps get him a suspended sentence re
piled Inspector Faurot
II was A little difficult TO keep sympathy and
business from getting tangled in our succeeding
conversation It seems that sympathy Is often
more useful than other methods in getting
criminal to open up. There was a murderer VINO
had been badgered for hours by detectives with no
result. and he CHANGED to be alone with Faurot
for minute or two and Faurot sympathencaily
said TO him, "Now. why did you ever do THAR
and, to the Inspectors amazement' the murderer
sobbed out the whole story
:, "You can't get something for nothing, generally
speaking,n resumed Inspector Fsurot "That is,
man will stand pat unless you show him you have
something on him, or at least convince him that
you have"
HIS REPUTATION FOR yERACITY is YALUA-
BILE ASSET.
Sometimes a crook insists on making dicker
with justice, and justice has to stand for It, The
underworld knows that on dcker Inspector Fau-
rot will give it square deal
81 have the reputation of keeping my promise
said the Inspector. "If crook offers a bargain
| tell him will find out if it is acceptable to the
authorities l will not deceive him"
In this respect Tom Byrnes also had reputs-
ton.
The Inspector sketched the modern procedure IN
following up a crime of dimensions like the triple
murder in restaurant The officer post, who
was first notified, Immediately called up his sta
ton house and also Police Headquarters squad
of policemen were sent from the station house to
the scene At the same time squad Of detec-
rbo baJ haa potiied hv the tae0Taph
at Headquarters arrived from the local detective
bureau Inspectors Faurot and Cray were notified
at their homes and both were on the within
the hour.
The uniformed man who frst called saw 20
il that no one entered left the premises or
touched any article which might have finger
print it. The squad of police acted chiefly as
guard The detectives did little preliminary
work awaiting the arrival Of the big chief The
official camera man arrived TO take pictures, in
GLIDING that of the murderers footstep in the
slush. Supposed finger prints Of the murderer
were removed along with the objects bearing them.
If necessary, a window, door, piece Of furnit-
ure or a bit Of floor wall were carved out and
taken away with the prints.
The inspectors arrived, conferred with their men
and extended the investigation Any detective
was welcome to make suggestions. There
plenty of detail work. For example, finger prints
were taken of the thirty employees Of the restau-
rant; they were willing, for it meant their exon
Grafton from suspicion. Also il saved lot OF
time compared with the old methods.
81 do the first things first" said Inspector Eau
rot 1.-THE print of auto tire in TIE dew, foot
step in the snow faint impression OF hand
these arc important pieces of evidence which must
be taken in time. They may be gone in hour.
Inspector Faurot little pessimstc about
his new freedom TO turn his back routine and
devote his time TO big cases owing TO that trait OF
human nature known passing up responsible
ity"
"IIl bet there are fifty things that have come
up for me since | sat down to talk with you" he
remarked.
asked him about his smuscmcnts and recrca-
tons He said he would like very much to have
few but he doesn't seem 10 be able to manage it.
When he gets a chance he goes into the country
and loafs.
The biggest Of all changes since Tom Byrnes's
day was impressed upon when went through
the record
1t looked something like the index room of the
Public Library | samples of 100000 finger
prints. $4,000 pictures Of rogues I'D their boiled
down histories, and | forget how many honey
measurements according TO the Bertllon system.
Downstairs saw an immense and up-to-date pho
tographic studio and all the scientific parapherna
liza for finger printing and measuring
All this was science and usress refined to he
last degree The old style detective, who was sat-
isfed with "a stool club and a gur," would be
quite lost here.
And almost forgot that this Ugh class abora-
tory had anything to do with human beings.