Show r l. l is y J C Y N. N t s J e j A r dl k j PP k d' d M Y T. T L i i f M V t s fj r p ii ff l J TAL A LK K I IE I E S' S S Goto G j. j u o to tn Th e e R. R Roques I es' es Ga a lle- lle I h 1 at atas i. i N eve Experiments er aan by Philadelphia as as Police o ace Likely V p- p Become m-e m E Permanent an en Addition a a ec l ll ty o r 1 r rl r t to o System of Grinte ime Identification Id en a a c a for t r pf 9 j r f 11 F I- I I r rk L y an and Conviction LT t. t ton Third mt J. J I tr d. d 1 r Degree Strong Arm Strong Arm Methods M Meth et o od s rI t I Cy- Cy r Do to a. a Fadeout I 5 1 a r Yr si t ti K f 4 r P rC yr f fr D j Sd s. s n 1 Sf w l 1 s c j. j v p ar ual r q D rr r Vl r w r af R i i r r. r t w- w t v i t. t ri r fl ro M k r 1 t. t t- t F 1 i 1 N I tl J f ii t. t a it ity 1 I The third degree I y s. s Upper left may maybo bo Q I 1 4 do eliminated to a a great 1 J i r i l y extent if talking 4 1 Via r F j A Ate t pictures are arc universally t In many cases the p police will be record able to tor r cord I te used to r record cord a a r re enactment re-enactment t of th the e crime through the he use of f 3 f a l 5 suspects suspect's confession v I v- v i talking pictures a as w well as ae the criminals criminal's formal forma I p confession J f ryes i of oC guilt 4 M t a r J 1 VA t strip of talking film used l by the a R t 1 rw Philadelphia po police ce showing r sound soundtrack track along the left fi side lido e LL f f o By y Harry Goldberg o er eri rg i I IHEN W WHEN HEN Sherlock Holmes s began begat the Ithe scientific tracking of criminals j. c-j. K through ough the pages pages of fiction d detectives bad ito had to de depend d u on er brainwork for adding up od odd bits of CV evidence de ce and a find tug Ing th-e th he solution of a a- crime Study o Ol i footprints fingerprints chemistry and d dentistry were brought In to ald aid the clevereSt cleverest clev clev- erest m rs to ld Identify arid and and contact con con convict tact vict thieves and murderers Every Every- good police pollee force developed d eloped Eye Camera Cam r rEye Eye Dick Diet a a man With remarkable remark remark- bl able memory for faces fauS and features and t d ee e unceasing Use of science suc- suc 1 e f work ork depend S upon U rogues gallery which th the crime carried 1 inv i gator carried around In his own 4 lie scarf Head d. d I N Not long tJong ago ago there gathered gather d in the there e re re- of delphIa a. a distinguished i audience e of psychologists criminologists 1 will welfare ro w workers and de fr m other cities The he room room was waa JaDU Jammed ed with people who h had d' d come e to see the TUri rOO of t a a. talking moti motion n pic plc I t tore ture Director tOr of Public S Safety feiy Lemuel 8 s gave ga the c word ord U operator Ir r and e screen not only showed the scene y and of oi a a morning st stand up nd up fc s. s o of 4 criminals aIsI and arid at police headY headQuarters head- head Y r Quarters r but also the audience saw and heard id a suspected thief j and n i a a suspected mu murderer 11 confess confer c nt sS to their crimes and and dc nd dc dc- S l how w they were were carried curled out 1 I 4 8 6 r use of a t l 0 fmc a revo cv step f orward d In J the e. e 1 Iden- Iden n and tho conviction of ot criminals declared tot s 's ld It n is the tho m most lost st important it develop deVel development Pin nt ent In p police U e ete te since e a fop finger finger- r I r system m. m i It It will modify p police l ce r a increase the efficiency ency of the v average d detective arid make fbi It more dim dim- difficult c cult lt f for r 8 suspected ted men to to to-esca to escape 1 recognition Y 1 n by ih the p police c t r A A 1 t n rOgUes rogues gallery must must bey be- be y coma D l lof nt t. t t the equipment e. e q i Sr of every I class blass t-C t police Uce dep department tho tha use I of the talking pl prot picture ture in incourt i C court J t tb both by b both h by Iby pI prosecution se uon and d defense renSe w I venture to pr predict c ct create tc a a. s subtle t e c t r change proc processes proc eases of ju JuStice s t ce as wc I r t aD as iri on lIono criminals t the inspiration Py for ol the of of talking ta Br g B f r i r t 1 ii 1 J c L tk 1 f 01 r. r 1 J i. i S j pictures r in police PoUce work came to Director to Schofield Sch field while preparing prep evidence in a aur murder ur er c case A A. r l had J eld lup lupa a a. storekeeper storekeeper and and kIlled killed him He accompanied d detectives te to the scene of tho crime and ld a sel series s of photographs were ere t taken In which the line manse enacted man re- re rena na t d in t the e crime d demonstrated tra I how he ha l approached ap- ap t the store store and how he h used had his his' hisgun gun When Director Sch Schofield eld spread the the prints out desk showing the these these- seq se- se q quence c of of- of the Uie murder the idea ide ot of of using wing a a. picture motion camei-a. camei camera o occurred d' d to o him hini And ii If a motion n picture e wh why not a a talkIng talk talk- r tog Ing picture 1 The police pollee had a arrested a. a a milk of robbing driver accused houses and anda a 3 aboy boy after the tl tho 8 shooting of his sweet I Inspector of D tc t V s William Y J Connelly who b to the school of d t t to the t e third d de degree de- de degree gree bc believing l e that that- snore more flies arc are arc caught aug t Uh th mola molasses C s tha than with withy vinegar r had d persuaded both h of t the young lI mento men mento lIn n nto to make confessions and they consented ed d to have bave la a a camera record r c r l the visual ual a and d' d voc vocal l aspects of the scene icene Inspector c Connelly y sat sat ab t r ab a d de k t. with Uh a It sten stenographer g ipher whIle William A A. A Peters sat oat opposite The scene WaS was clear r ea at airl atY t vivid As the fim flickered ker d' d on n the boy told the story stary of of the tragedy while ithe crowd leaned forward eager eagerly rn t to miss a word Leona His sweetheart art was w s' s in In the store reJa said a. a dP Peters teis J JQ J Q Tiie Qi-Tiie The girl you shot A. A A. A W Went Went rot back i bak Her H r f fa father cr was there ands I I bell believe ve her Ier mother was in Yn the store x I t told ld the father l I I. w wanted to do do s i Ule right thing The said w wo would have havo to lo cut It completely no letters l 1 r r J talked tal l ed to Lcona Leona ad we WC walked In the hallway r I I I. I sald Leona 3 t 1 J t t t vii It I Lff t taJ qs 4 Philadelphia's first talkie police co confession essi u. u during which the he prisoner pris prix oner over oner sc seated seated- at right admitted haying haying hay hay- ing jug committed twenty ne df t r twenty one house robberies D Director of Public Safety Schofield i is st standing seco second d from left want to quit m me And sh she said No uNo Bo Bo but you have to act that way w y on acco account t to of o pop bel being here Went i inside l e again and she was was going going upstairs called I-called her lier back and Isaid Lee Lec And s she e said I r have to go upstairs p ta rs I said sald Listen Lee e. e we will m make ke a clean slate of tho the tl thing ing Then The we Trot gent ent upstairs t to the he parlor and started to talk The Thc father said something to nie me the and she said All Ail Allright Allright right wey we will settle this J in ln court She said som something th ng else and JI I lost my head Q Tell Ten us us what t she sa sal 1 A. A I cant can't remember Q Q V Well ti its it's ail 11 Tight if it you cant can't re n member embe What happened then then A. A how 1 I g t o out t. t the cg gun guri and X I shot sho her I 3 wanted d to snoot shoot myself but but somebody some ody grabbed me me and and andu u the next thing 1 I knew I Iw Iwas Iwas w was o on i thc t tho D floor o r. r A couple grabbed me nc nie and after fter that there thero was three e on me mc Tile Tiie iber sa You in ine iu and sl she said d shot my Daughter ugh r I 5 said I mom no Do no Then Then I said Get somebody get a a n doctor I I ain m n t gottig to beat beat- beat it After Alter that th t the police came came and took ino mo away mo away Q Q T They brought r t you to the police station ta- ta talon tion lon arid l d. d then Here to City Hall w where cro weli a pIe pleasant s little chat when wl I I i told d you lt the e police l p had nothing ing to do with getting y you ou into this this s trouble an and of f courso could do o no W g t toward ward getting yoU it A. A Yes sir Ir Q You bought the sun gun purposely wJ with h tire int Intention t. t of going to see this girl this murder A. A Not to tod j d 1 i f i z f j i l cAL r W ice r J I 5 l cl 1 shoot her wanted to do away with myself first fint Q But did away with Iler her first first- and after you shot her changed your mind about shooting yourself A A. No didn't change my mind my mind 1 Somebody grabbed me Q Now everything you have told mais meIs mo me moIs Is the truth A. A Yes Q An And you wont say later you were forced A. A No sir Q And you wont won't make up some other story that will n not t correspond with this A. A No sir Every one hearing he ring and seeing the confession confession con con- held his br breath tl sharply at the point Inspector Connelly had hadd tried to tomake tomake make Peters admit premeditation But Bub the boy avoided it It- with no suggestion of ot g guile ue or adroitness It was ascertain as certain that if it this film film tUm was vas introduced In court as evidence evidence n e of ot cOr confession the slumped wistful wistful wistful ful figure telling of or the dire end of or his romance would evoke mitigating sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy It reflected a a- picture of off the cir circumstances of the killing and the manner of the confession which could never be communicated by a cold typewritten record of f tl the c same sam scene enc o t the st standpoint of oC the police s said id D Director r Schofield Ja the use of ta talking ng film lm t to r record rd confessions makes it difficult for the defendant to w reca recant t ta a and d declare leclar that his signature and his story were obtained through brutality and press pressure re u The e Peters film shows that he carefullY care care- carefully carefully fully looked over oyer very every every page before he ne signed his name at the bottom and that he r was was' treated a d with consideration and courtesy by the Inspector The presence The of the tho stenographer Is self evident and andIs Is ismore more col convincing than sworn sworn- testimony to the same fact Confessions C f have ve of ten made made made-b by 1 10 i 1 t. t I v t ji J Ji d J. 7 V I criminals b Because cause of clever police work in appealing to their human side and then wider under the guidance of an attorney the man on trial has repudiated his confession con con- and declared that his signature was obtained only through the use of the the third degree As a matter of fact there Is no third degree In Philadelphia Of course c. there Is nothing to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent the third degree being used In advance advance ad ad- vance ance of a confession but since the hatred of the police pollee and cringing and fear would show In the mans man's face and actions and be reflected in hI his voice oice itIs itis it itIs Is my pred prediction cUon that the use of or this method of recording confessions will tend to eliminate the use of the third degree even in those police departments where it is still employed Inspector Connelly has bas a a. remarkable record of obtaining confessions without resorting to any inhuman or unlawful method of or Interrogation He Ho makes a aman aman aman man feel he Is talking to a human being who sympathizes with his misfortune and the result of such human treatment Is that the man Is Invariably willing to tell his lu's story The suggestion has been made to tome me that a film which revealed the police In an unpleasant light could be destroyed arid and that it was essential in order to protect protect protect pro pro- the accused to create a system which would compel the police to account for every foot of film Of course that would require legis legis- lation I would not be opposed to it norto nor norto to 10 any other regulation for the safeguard safeguarding ing lug of the men who are qu questioned There may be some difficulty in some States In having talking film adIni admitted ed edas as evidence and made part of the record b but i I believe that any legal object objections onS can in hi t time be overcome overcame ve me and that l at the talking picture will take its ts pl place ce with other scientific d devices devices' as part of the tho legally admissible record oo Courts recognize r fingerprints They recognize copies of documents They have permitted the Introduction of signatures on es n checks tr transmitted by the tho o telephoto process across the Atlantic and they must admit the admit the Inescapable veracity of the talking picture Defendants can bo be prot protected ted ag against the he man manipulation p aU n nor of or the l c film fi so that the tho police cannot eliminate eUmina what hat they consider undesirable portions As a. a amat c of fact fact it itis is a perverted a. a perspective of police work which would lead any department eliminations In order to make Inako a mans man's st story ry worse The business business- of the police Is to uncover Uncover- the facts Whether t they ey are arc good or bad all aU the evidence should be presented The attorneys for thc c State and tile the defense will give the facts r all all' the Interpretation they require You saw the thc 5 sequence ti showing a a. stand up of atI at police rem That s 's scene ene Is enacted every day in all aU the bigger police poUce d departments throughout America The det- det detective force Is given gIven an opportunity to see see arid amid hear hear- every man under arrest for the for thc the more more serious serious serious seri seri- seri seri- ous crimes rimes arid inid the detectives are arc ex ex expected t to m se and faces features upon upon their t their memory U ct vista a-vista and c 7 a iT Iii I. I r ii i c vocal record of every aspect of such as are deemed important films of individuals may be filed and d and when there ther is Is a a- manh u under d r way way the hod detectives can be used before the screen and films of peels run over for their lien benefit fit Tire liThe screen will the criminal action talking gesturing moving sWing of leis Ills body body- the pec peculiarity of gait and any body dec decorations rations or mar marmay marli may also be shown Refreshing the theory m mory ory of detectives In t this s. s y way y should gi them a better clue to the whoa w they are searching and lead to aul ide identification ca tion of the criminal I foresee another very very important of this development t In the the filming trials when either the prosecution defense feels th that t an appeal pP l to too a hig court may to necessary 1 1 A Judge Jude may say to a Jury Gen men you ba rd th the evidence cejo sides Do believe Q tho the yo you story oi cof defendant or r do you believe the s sj told by the witnesses for the tho State On the f face ce of the record the the- type shows no prejudice whatever whatever r. r a a. record of the Ju Judges Judge's would record the tho emphasis and tone iOn j l his s v voice and bring out any any attempt influence the Jury against or In Savor favor one side or the other J a A t A r rogues es gallery m rua maj used by the co operating police throughout th the Nation tp toj change prints prints' of the 0 of nc notorious or escaped d. d c criminals lii the to the in use in-use snapshots now so the visual and vocal photographs photographs- of men will be available to hunters all over the United u St States te The talking movie will Ivill not 4 present |