. Personal identification; methods for the identification of individuals, living or dead. *^^tt^ »^ yi«riid^^^^^». tSW a b Figure 7. The two left index patterns of the two West negroes of Figures 5 and6. That of Will West (a) (3426) is an Inside Whorl by 11 ridges; that of William West(b) (2626) an Invaded Loop, with a count of 18 ridges. Thus while the faces andfigures are sufficiently similar to cause confusion, there is absolutely no similarity inthe finger prints. already a prisoner in the same institution, having been committed to a lifesentence on September 9, 1901, for the crime of murd
. Personal identification; methods for the identification of individuals, living or dead. *^^tt^ »^ yi«riid^^^^^». tSW a b Figure 7. The two left index patterns of the two West negroes of Figures 5 and6. That of Will West (a) (3426) is an Inside Whorl by 11 ridges; that of William West(b) (2626) an Invaded Loop, with a count of 18 ridges. Thus while the faces andfigures are sufficiently similar to cause confusion, there is absolutely no similarity inthe finger prints. already a prisoner in the same institution, having been committed to a lifesentence on September 9, 1901, for the crime of murder. That is, the cardfound was that of a different man, still within the walls of that very prison,yet of the same name, the same facial expression, and practically the sameBertillon measurements as the newcomer! It then dawned on all presentthat there were two Will Wests, and that here was a case of the most re-remarkable resemblance of two unrelated persons on record; since neitherphotographs nor the Bertillon measurements were of any avail in estab- Sight Recognition 33 lishing the identity of these two me
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