FINGER-PRINT EVIDENCE
PRAYS IMPORTANT PART nay 'fttUei-apu—frow .kwoeiauoal INVERCARGILL, This 'Day. Finger-pi mts formed an important part ot the evidence against Henry Miller, before the Court oil charges of false pretences. Detective Hewitt stated: “It could he established that Aliller was identical with Ellis, a man wanted. He would be sent to Auckland, where abouta hundred charges of false pretences would he preferred.” A Borstal officer gave evidence that he took Aliller’s finger-prints and forwarded them to Wellington. Claude Francis, finger-print expert from headquarters, said that lie identified finger-prints signed “Aliller" a 9 identical with those of Percy Henry Ellis, whose finger-prints had been prei viouslv t:.ken on three occasions when lie was in gaol. There were also blue dots on the left wrist. At the request of Detectve Hewitt, Avho said there were complaints againstthe man all oyer the country, a remand was granted till Wednesday.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 22 July 1929, Page 4
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