Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-13 | Page 13 | 'Dick Dead-Eye,' Electric Detective Photographs Burglars, Calls Police

Dick Eye Dead-Eye Electric Detective Photographs Burglars Calls Police cn Br B- Associated Press PITTSBURGH April 13 Grid 13 Grid glow tubes lubes and photo electric cells arc are being brought into play to help catch burglars Dick eye Dead is the name given an instrument of or tubes and cells celts which has been created by Dr Phil Phil- lips ins Thomas research engineer of or Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Manufacturing turing company The apparatus is a n network of or red infra and violet ultra rays thrown over a room to protect property The invisible rays are arc so arranged that hat interruption by an Intruder causes the cells to turn on lights in the room and to sound a loud alarm They can also be made to give an alarm at the police station unknown to the intruder who thus may be Ito caught at work Simultaneously with the alarm and lights photographs may be taken by bya a camera hidden in the wall The burglar need not know of this as the red Infra rays may be also utilized for the purpose and the intruder remain remain remain re re- re- re main in apparent darkness Dr Thomas explained that he had trapped himself several times successfully successfully suc suc- with the instrument and that the device had proven workable under various conditions The Thc photographs photographs photo photo- graphs were ready for distribution within twenty minutes Possibilities of Dick Dead eye Dead eye Dr Thomas says are arc limitless as the burglar may be tear gassed made senseless by y an odorless gas or even shot down by an automatically operated oper pistol 1