Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-09
CHAPTER Xv.-(Continued,.

And T." said the doctor. Then ne
ook at his watch. It's time we
We're getting back" he added.
lie took us over in his car, and We
found the jury, under the guidance n:
Simmonds. just coming out of tho
mouse. each smoking Il fat
lack cigar at the expense. of the state.
They had been viewing the body and
the scene of the crime, but as they
MED back into their seats. l noted that
they seemed anything but depressed.
The lunch had evidently been Il good
one.
SElNestec was recalled to finish his
testimony. He explained the system
OK curves and angles by which finger
prints are grouped and classified. and
TIE various points OF resemblance by
winch two prints could be proved to
have been made by the same finge..
Ihetc was, first of all, the general ON
vo!ution, whether a flexure, a stria. .
sinus. a spiral, II circle. or a whorl:
there was, secondly, the number OF
ridges ia the convolution; and there
was. thirdly. the angles which these
ridges made. IL two prints agreed in
all these details. their identity was
certain. i1e then proceeded to show
that the prints made that morning by
swain did so agree with the photo
graphs of the prints on the garments.
Finally the witness vas turned over to
me Tor cross examination.
w;,; Mr, sylvester" began. are .
prints could have been made by no
man /" the world except MIR. Swain ?'
Sylvester hesitated, just as ! hoped
he would! DO.
NO, ne answered, at last. * can't
assert that. Mr. Lester. There may be
.h:ee or four other men in the world
With finger prints like these. But the
PROBABILITIES against any OF these men
having made these prints are very
great. Resides. it is n thing easily
provsd---the number ct persons who
nslsiit nave committed the crime is
limited, n it is AN easy thing 60 Sc
cure prints Of tEei: fingers"
That is what 1 was abou. to pro-
pose" l agreed. ~ should like the
finger prints taken OF every one who
was In the house Thursday night
DO i understand tina. your case
stands or fails upc.n this point ??' asked
the coroner.
Your Honor answered., my
client cannot explain how the prints OF
his fingers. il they arc his. came to be
upon thai robe. The IL thing he is
there by him. Not once. during the
eNtlFe evening. was my client near
enough tn MY. Vaughan to touch MIN:
not once did he so far lose conscious
ness as to he unable to remember what
occurred. VIC have racked our brains
anu IlC I'LL - =
siDle one seems to be that the prints
OF the real murderer resemble those OF
my client: And when J say the real
murderer" ! added. Il dc not neces-
sarl!y mean n OF the persons whom
We know to have bcen in he house.
Outside of these finger prints. there
mas been absolutely no evidence i'm
!icrc to prove that the crime
might not nave neeE committed by
some person unknown to u.s."
,iou can scarcely expect the jury
to believe, however, GolGberger point-
ed out. that this s,,pposititious person
nag anger tips like your clients"
No" ! agreed. II make no such as
sertion; my hope is that we shall SOON
nave the prints of the real murderer:
asld when l say the real murderer
added. looking Mt tho jury. II believe
every one present understands who 7
mean"
Inc coroner raped sharply; out I
mad said l wished to say. and
sat down. The witnesses Of the morn
ing We're ordered to be brought out.
Sylvester arranged his ink pad and
sheets of paper.
1T seems to me-" remarked the
coroner. with a smile, that you and
MI. Godfrey would better register. TOO.
You We're within striking distance"
'"Ihat Is right" I agreed, and was
the hrst to register. hut Sylvester. after
head. @ So'S MS
Your thumb is a left sinus" he said.
You're cleared, Mr.. Lester"
Godfrey came forward and registered.
too, and after him the three
IN each case y shake OF S~ylvester's
head told the result.
Then SimmOnds came from the
house. and Silva and Mabbub after
MIN, and the coroner explained to
SILVA wnat was wanted. fancied that
tne yogfs brow contracted 4 little.
The registration OF the fingers" he
said. 'Of the foo or of the palm. Ia
with US u religious ceremony not to
De lightly performed. BY some. it la
also held that tho touch Of Ink, unless
compounded by q priest of the temple
recording to a. certain formula, IL de-
!or q believer to permit such relics Of
himself to resnain In the hands Of an
tnfidel."
THE relics. as you call them." Cold
berger explained. won't need to. re-
main In our hands. My expert here
a tell in a minute whether your
prtnts resemble those Of his photo
raphs II they do not. they will be
returned to yOu.n
And II they dog"
Goldteyger laughed.
Wen, you can have them back. any
way. In that case I uess we can per-
auade YOU. later on. to make another
The yogi flushed angrily. but con-
erolled himself.
al rely upon your promise, SIR" he
the pad and tnen upon the paper.
B. He stood with closed eyes and mov-
ing lips. his linked fingers held care.
SOly away from him. during