Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-07

IN the presence OF the same deteo. W
ives by MT. Frost. photographer. =
u show you a small print .
marked B1. photograph marked -
~. and an enlargement marked Bs:
can Won explain what they are. or wha,
they represent?
a. 81 Is an Impression of the left thumb
OF the defendant made by means of
printers ink, upon white piece OF paper
IN my presence and In the presence OF
detectives Brown. Jones and Smith. The
exhibit BIZ Is photograph of this thumb
print, made by me In the presence az tb.sa
same detectives. and 1873 Is an enlargement
ny MI. Frost photoEranher. mad IN nv
presence. and In tho presence of the sam.
detectives.
BY Prosecutor:
II the Court pleases. desire to offer
these exhibits In evidence
., VIII you explain your reason ror
photographing these Impressions, why they
were enlarged and what they represent?
"A. made the photographs OF the i'm.
pressions because they exactly reproduced
the ridges upon the inner surface OF tha
nrst Joint Of human thumb, one mads IN
blood on piece of linen. and the other
MADE In Ink upon a piece Of white pener
mao the engagements made SO that tho
lines could be readily and plainly seen
~ithou' the use OF magnifying glass.
@. What do these prints show thu, ,hsx
were maze by one or more persons?
a. lhey show that the prints are Id ntt
cal. and were made by the same thumb OF
the same person.
y. Just explain what you mean by finger
prints. how you reached the concIps,on
that both prints were identical, and that
they were made by the same person A.
different times.
A. The finger print expert has only facts
20 consider; he reports simply what hs
finds. The lines of Identification ara 9Th. AZ
mere or they are absent. II two prints are
luentlcal In every particular, they were
made by the same person. If thew a m
different, they were not made by the ssms
person. 7A'''o
NO matter how many finger print exn.rta
may DO engaged in the labor OF Comparing
Two prints their verdict must be the sams
Our system OF Identification is dcpendent
upon the ridges OF haIr-like lines that
appear upon the under surface of the 6rst
Jolnl OF fingers and thumbs. and the forms
'iob tHS CO1nD1DeU ridges MS.
sumo. we have names for these patterns
Iucm as ninar, radial. inner and outer
loops inner, outer and meeting whorIs
arches. tented arches, central pocket looms
lateral lateral pocket loops. twinned loops and
"e nave also method Of classification
py "hicn numerical values are given To
Gomoi ,h OF tho patterns appearing
upon tho fingers and thumbs of both hands
ny looking at the under surface of yonr
iitie ,,n UPS you can, no doubt. see these
30 as to make q pattern or design. These
r m,t.e ridges. as their name indicates. are
%vhen covered with natural oily secretion
blood blood. ink or other liquid or serni.liauid
nuosea ,h these ridges will be reproduced
upon the object or surface with which thov
arc brought into contact These patterns
IN CON o,nation with the characteristics to
DC found In every print. rs in two nrints
mace 0y different persons. never duplicate
VIII now take up the two prints bafora
us end WIN point out for your benent the
characteristics that are identical
fhis pattern is Of the Ulnar loon type