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Show Science of Finger Prints. Tbo value of finger-prints as means cf Identification Is now generally admitted, ad-mitted, though it was recently called in question In a Loadon court. In this case, however, an erroneous print had been forwarded In the case of a particular prisoner, and the cbargo of Inaccuracy therefore fell to tho ground. Francis Oalton and Dr. Dor-ItUon Dor-ItUon bave elaborated this system to a high degree of-accuracy, and taken in conjunction with certain physical measurements It may bo regarded as unique in Its powor of settling Identities. Iden-tities. The Chinese ageB ago adopted a similar system. Thoy wero apparently appar-ently aware of tho fact that no two persons have tho skin linos at tho enda of tho fingors developed In precisely pre-cisely tho same way. Tho finger system sys-tem has had a long and oxtonslvo trial In Franco. |