. Personal identification; methods for the identification of individuals, living or dead. s undoubtedly that of Thomas Jennings, a negro, who was hanged Febru-ary 16, 1912, at Chicago, Ilhnois, for the murder of Clarence B. Hiller. Thevictim was killed in his own home, 1837 W. 104th St. in that city. Themurder was committed by shooting about A. M., September 19, 1910,and about twenty minutes later a colored man in a high state of excitementwas arrested some three-quarters of a mile from the place of the arresting officers had not then heard of the homicide; the suspiciousappear
. Personal identification; methods for the identification of individuals, living or dead. s undoubtedly that of Thomas Jennings, a negro, who was hanged Febru-ary 16, 1912, at Chicago, Ilhnois, for the murder of Clarence B. Hiller. Thevictim was killed in his own home, 1837 W. 104th St. in that city. Themurder was committed by shooting about A. M., September 19, 1910,and about twenty minutes later a colored man in a high state of excitementwas arrested some three-quarters of a mile from the place of the arresting officers had not then heard of the homicide; the suspiciousappearance of the man was what caused his arrest. On his person was afully loaded 38 caliber revolver, showing signs of having been recently dis-charged. The prisoner was an ex-convict, out on parole from the peniten- Accidental Impressions and their Development 285 tiary, having previously been convicted of many cases of burglary. Beforehe was sent to prison his finger prints had been taken, and again after thislast arrest (Figure 106). Mr. Hiller was shot with bullets of 38 caliber, after. Figure 107. Impressions of the left index, middle,ring, and little fingers, found on the newly painted rail ofthe porch at the Hiller home after the murder of Mr. size. rolling down the front stairs grappling with the unknown burglar. Entrancewas gained through a rear window and the murderer escaped through a frontwindow. The Hiller home had been recently painted, a porch in the rear
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