. Discovery. Science. J-lc. :—(GRAPHOMETRY.) acteristic, and one of the methods employed in measuring the angles is shown by Fig. 2. The direction of the slope of ihe grammas—otherwise known as parallelisme grammatiqiie—is well shown graphically by the word meiirlre (Fig. 3), the up and down strokes being prolonged until they intersect. Graphometry in such expert hands as those of Dr. Locard and his assistants is of the greatest value in the detection of the forger or malefactor. Its appli- cation has already on numerous occasions met with success, and notably in the case of a post-scriptum to
. Discovery. Science. J-lc. :—(GRAPHOMETRY.) acteristic, and one of the methods employed in measuring the angles is shown by Fig. 2. The direction of the slope of ihe grammas—otherwise known as parallelisme grammatiqiie—is well shown graphically by the word meiirlre (Fig. 3), the up and down strokes being prolonged until they intersect. Graphometry in such expert hands as those of Dr. Locard and his assistants is of the greatest value in the detection of the forger or malefactor. Its appli- cation has already on numerous occasions met with success, and notably in the case of a post-scriptum to a letter written by a dying soldier at the front—a post- scriptum which, properly legalised, left the whole of his possessions to the receiver of the letter. It was shown by means of the methods outlined above that the same person could not possibly have written both letter and post-scriptum, and Dr. Locard's demon-. after a number of words have been analysed in this way that a definite conclusion is arrived at. Variations in the curves of grammas are very char- Fic. 3.—CCRAPHOJCETRY.) stration w'as so convincing that the forger at last confessed. BIBLIOGR.\PHY L'Idcntification des Criminels par I'examen des orifices sudori- pares, par Dr. Edmond Locard. Docteur en medecine, licencie en droit, Directeur du Laboratoire de Police de Lyons. (Paris: A. Poinat, 121 Boulevard St-Michel, 1912.) La Poroscopie, proUdi nouveau d'idenlificalion des criminels par les traces des orifices sudoripores, par Dr. Locard. (Lyons: A. Rev, 1913.) L'Enqtille criminelle et les Mclhodes scientifiques, par Dr. Locard. (Paris : Ernest Flammarion, 26 me Racine, 1920.) La Preuve judiciaire par les empreinles digHales, par Dr. Locard. (Lyons: A. Rey, 1914.) Instructions pour les recherches techniques dans les constats criminels, par Gabriel Petisni et Dr. Locard. (Lyons, 1919.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabi
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