The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-07-03

or the human dHdlOlily ieiiidhi
unchanged during adult life.
Weaknesses in the Bertillon syi-
tenn led to the general acceptance
Of fingerprints as universal
means of Identification. Finger
prints remain unchanged during |
life and no two people have ever
been found,Xithi Identical finger.
prints. Siamese twins, quintup-
lets, and other close relatives
have finger patterns which bear
no resemblance to each other.
In its service to law enforce
ment, the FBI keeps files VI
palm prints, footprints. NICK
names, and general appearance
data. Fingerprint scientists OF
the FBI gladly assist local Of
ficers in any criminal case. IN
one instance, FBI experts iden-
titled a dog by his nose prints.
SOLVED CASE
In May, 1914, police officers
in California located trunk and
found therein the body of wo.
man. 1t was ascertained that re
shipment had originated in CHI
cage It<Was not possible to iden-
iify her locally So fingerprints
were I; ken and forwarded to the
FBI in Washington. Records on
file furnished complete data con-
corning the victims identity.
A man who at one time served
in the Civilian Conservation
Corps was found dead on the
streets of a large Illinois city. 1t
was an easy matter to positively
identify the deceased by refer
ring to the FBPs fingerprint
! files.
CAR THEFT
Police Officers in a large Wis
consin city fingerprinted a per-
son charged with larceny of an
automobile. These impressions
were sent to the Identification
Division of the FBI in Washing
ton where they we're found to be
identical with those of safe
cracker and bank robber who
had been wanted in the State OF
Colorado for a period of seven
years.
An individual who burglarized
a private residence in Texas and
inadvertently left latent fin
gerprint on the broken window
pane was trapped when Wis
consin police officer fin 6 r
printed vagrant and sent the
prints to the FBI. In Washington,
the vagrant was found to be
identical with the burglar sought
by Texas authorities.
AMNESlA VICTIM
Wisconsin police officers were
approached by an individual
who appeared to be suffering
from amnesia. He could remem-
Der nothing of his identity but
believed that perhaps his nick
name was Red. His finger
prints were furnished to the FB1
and a search of the files revealed
his complete identity and the
whereabouts of his relatives. On
file were previous fingerprints
taken at the time he had served
in the United States Army.
An anxious Michigan mother
whose son had been missing for
seven years requested the FBls
assistance. A stop notice was
placed in the Bureaus files and
nearly two years later, set of
fingerprints was received from
an individual who made appllca-
ton for employment in an Okla
noma war plant. These finger
prints were found to be Identical
with those of the missing son and
the mother expressed her thanks
fol the assistance given in bring
ing about the reunion.
An applicant fingerprinted for
a position as coach operator
in a large Michigan city was
found to be a parole violator
from the State of Pennsylvania.
Another person who applied
for disqualification in Michigan
city was fingerprinted and IN
searching the files of the FBl,
lie was revealed as a fugitive
wanted by Missouri police for
grand larceny.
MANY USES
The Identification OF amnesia
victims and unknown dead, IN
Guiding war casualties and disas-
ter victims, has emphasized the
civil benefits of fingerprinting
as distinguished from criminal
identification One section OF the
FBTs vast Identification Divis-
ion is concerned with identifying
war casualties. In one instance,
soldier associated viewed the re-
mains of battle victim and
identified him prior to burial.
Later the CT returned to his
commanding officer and proved
that he was very much alive.
The buried body was cxhumed
and correctly identified on the
basis of fingcrprints.
The science of fingerprinting
guarantees prompt, infallible
identification and has contribu-
ted greatly in keeping at min