Evening star., 1935-10-16
G-MEN READ NEW
CRIME MAGAZINE
First Edition of "F. B. !.
Bulletin" Gives Data on
Clue Detection.
BY REX COLLIER.

BY kEA COLLlEh.
Crime clues that hide in dust and
stains, detection of gun powder resi-
dues on hands of suspected suicides,
latest developments in the science OF
fingerprinting and other important
news behind the scenes in the war on
crime are featured in new crime
detection" magazine just published by
the Justice Departments 'G-men."
This monthly publication, to be
known as the 'F. B. l. Law Enforce
ment Bulletin" is not for sale on the
magazine counters. 1t is highly
technical journal distributed free to
the Nations official law enforcement
agencies-State, county and munich
pal
Rogues' gallery photographs of a
notorious kidnaper illuminate the
front cover, while photographs, finger
prints of fugitives, crime trend charts
and statistical tables help to fill the
81 pages within.
Supplants Former Bulletin.
In a foreWord, J. Edgar Hoover,
director of the F. B. I. explains that
former "Fugitives Wanted by Police"
bulletin issued by the bureau.
Believing that the F. B. I. can be
of further aid to the law enforcement
officer" Hoover stated, 1.-The scope of
the fugitiveS bulletin is being broad
ened to provide not only a means of
making nationally known the fugi-
tives wanted by law enforcement
agencies, but a national periodical of
interest and value in the field of law
enforcement. 1t is intended that this
publication should provide clearing
house for the dissemination of impor-
tant police information and a COM
prehensive literature pertaining to the
scientific methods in crime detection
and criminal apprehension"
The man on the cover is Joseph
Hanley, wanted by the G-men in con-
nection with the kidnapping of Ernest
X. Newman at Sioux City, Iowa, on
February T. 1885, and of Herman G.
Bredensteiner and Dean S. James at
Nishnabotna, Mo-, on June 3, 1885
kidnapping warrants have been issued
In both cases.
Clue Gathering Discussed.
An article on collection of Speci-
mems" explains how to look for latent
clues at the scene of crime and how
to collect and transmit the evidence
to the scientific laboratory for eXami-
nation and preservation.
When searching for stains on
clothing" it is pointed out. the lin
tngs of the pockets should be ex-
amined. Similarly, flngernails. the
creviceS Of boots and the joints of
weapons often yield stains even though
the main portion of the object has
been thoroughly cleaned Cleaning
many times results in washing the
stains into crevices.
Even though stains have been
thoroughly washed from the clothes
or other similar objects, or though
the materials have been burned, they
should be preserved and further ex-
amined, because it is possible to get
positive results from tests notwith-
standing these conditions
Identifications Revealed.
DR. Israel CaStellanos, director of
the Cuban Bureau of Identification,
writing on "Dactyloscopic Identified
ton of Cadavers," tells how finger
prints may be taken by intricate
processes from bodies of persons long
dead. Even bodies burned beyond
recognition may be identified by one
process.
A chart shows that robbery has a
seasonal trend that reaches a peak
during October and police are urged
to take special precautions this month
against this type of crime.
The final article is an appeal for
cooperation Of police Of the country
in the apprehension of the murderer
OF two Bridgeport, Conn, policemen
who surprised burglar in the act of
robbing store on September 80 last
A single latent flngerprint found on
q radio dropped by the murderer is
reproduced, together with letter de-
scribing the crime, signed by Charles
A. Wheeler, chief of police of Bridge
port.