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Secret Service Was My Job— .

Lie Detector Works Without Subject Opening His Mouth

Polygraph Test Leads Authorities

To Counterfeit Headquarters Miles Away By FRANK A. SECKLER, as Told to Wendy and Everett Martin |

THE UNITED STATES Secret Service Is a highly scientific! Government agency. Not all its duties come under the heading of “blood and thunder.” It pioneered in the use of the Keeler Polygraph, often called | the “Lie Detector,” as a means of.gathering evidence. In 1939, along with three other agents, I was assigned to study | Polygraph detection technique | with the late Dr, Leonarde Keeler,(—long pause—‘“second floor, —| its inventor. On completion of our|long pause—‘“‘third floor . . .” studies, we returned to our posts At “third floor,” the Polygraph of duty, where Polygraph labora- reacted again. tories were installed. Then we tried room numbers. Thousands of suspects,

by the Polygraph. Results were so uttered a word. satisfactory, Secret Service labo-| A raiding party went to the ratories were opened to other Spring St. address. | services. They include Counter In-|the apartment on the floor and| telligence Corps of Army, Navy|the room indicated on the Poly-| and Coast Guard. graph tape. We discovered coins, | . ® 0» I BELIEVE the Polygraph has i104 out to be Glovanni Pernict, | made other interrogation methods a dangerous criminal. He was obsolete. It is much more effec- deported to Italy as an undesir-

-tashioned police able alien. tive than the old P It was not a “big case” but it

“third degree,” which was never| . magnificent test of the used in the Secret Service. Under polygraph efficiency. Polygraph examination, a suspect hn

does not have to answer ques-| pug POLYGRAPH is not only tions. He “tells” the truth even used to establish the truth. In when his lips are tightly closed. [doing so, it has served many A specimen case will illustrate times to clear the innocent. Durwhat I mean. {ing World War II, a dramatic At New York Secret Service incident revealed how truth can fieadquarters one day, I received quickly. dissolve suspicion, a phone call from a candy and; At that time, the United States, soft-drink stand near Union provided safe

storage against Square. The proprietor told me bombing for many art treasures. every time he made a bank de- Among them was a painting masposit, numerous 25 cent pieces in terpiece. It was guarded day and his deposit were rejected as coun- night in a famous museum, I

wit-|At a certain number, we obtained canvas. nesses, informants and arrested another Polygraph reaction. Dur- fact, persons have since been examined [ing this test the suspect had not/the end of the barrel of a 38-cali-{ber Police Positive revolver, the!

We: entered guards. Wo

moulds, base metal and counter- happened. As I did, they broke! felting equipment. Our “suspect” down and confessed,

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EVENTS TODAY At 5. Vineent's—Richard, Pollyanna Marquis, Indiana High School Athletie Associutiohiad Methodist—Donald, Mary Bromsturp: Sectional sketball Tournament—| Dalton, Betty Vibbert: Lee, Eileen Through tomorroW, Butler Fieldhouse. Moody; Glen, Social and Educational Conference of In-| Irene Grider; Robert, Loulse dias Farm-Bureau—Last day, Murat Ws ———— Temple. | . . When the Secret Service was Indianapolis Ait Association—Erik Lassen. Official Weather

speaker, Herron Art Museum, - . called upon for assistance, I ran'swning Manufacturers — Through tomor-| UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU Sunrise ..... 6:28 | Sunset . 5:50

a seriés of Polygraph tests on} iow, Mneols Highel 5 » he Bh every person suspected. | ARnual A TT ina es —— w—— - I avoided the question, “Did Universal Club Auxiliary—Benefit dinner Precipitation 24 hrs. end. 7:30 am, none you damage the painting?” | party and record dance. Hillcrest Coun yogi) precipitation since Jan. 1 ...... 5.92 I asked instead, “Do you know| *¥ ©» _. = { Deficiency, - since Jan, 1 . how the damage was done?” EVENTS TOMORROW owing t To this line of questioning, tWO ruaians High School Athitie Association Station © persons showed positive reactions) Sectional Basketball Tournament— Atlanta on the Polygraph. One was an| [Chi elderly guard. The other was, chief of the guard foroe!

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It was the exact size of At St. Francis—Robert, Lois Reniek: Sklahoma City

Melvin, Margaret Winzenread: Vincent, Haha Janice Maude; Richard, Helen Dove. Eittsgureh & . General—Robert, Luella, Duerson;! p 2 ane type carried by all the museum’ ‘Tandy, Dora Kendrick: Paul, Emma 8t Louis. c0 t=: Baker, | Washington, D, C, Th At ColemancJunius, Lucy Wier, | — rn e case was easy to “break” | ethodist IRmes, ity asi William, Alice Dras; Jesse, Betty Handafter that, I was able to “sketch”| lon: Fred, | Barbara Anderson: Jose

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Mildred Fehsenfield; Jack! VALUES is listed in THE TIMES

for our two suspects what had| Quinn; Joseph. Eisie Mi lier: William, Classified section every day. averne ogue; arvin, - . lor: Richard, Dorothy Winscott; Joe, Whether you're in the market

Keva Thompson.

The Shier of the guards was a¢ st. Franels—Rovce, Edith McCord; Em- baby buggy or WHAT, look in nnocent. But he, too, had guessed| Jett. Ruth Sliverthorn; Rex, Belty pgp TIMES WANT ADS! what had happened. He was pro-|— rs ris ——————————— aie

tecting an old friend, the elderly

guard.

” ” » THE OLD MAN had been afraid he was losing his “shooting eye,” which would disqualify him for further guard service. As he walked through the museum at night, he would “dry shoot,” | in other words, draw a pistol, aim | quickly at objects and pretend to fire, : ! In the dim light of the closed museum, he had been “dry shoot- | ing” the valuable masterpiece. | He hhd been standing too close. His pistol barrel had punctured, the canvas. | The old guard was not dis-

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terfeit by a bank teller. The man cannot identify the painting ori charged... He was transferred to had an idea the teller was trying the museum more closely. To other duties. to defraud him. this day, its owner does not know The Painting? Experts from the Obviously, this suspicion was it met with an “accident.” [Metropolitan Museum, in New ridiculous. I went to see the pro-, s 8 B York restored it so skillfully that rietor. After cuestioning, he re-| : EN _'its foreign owner still does not balled he had a customer who ak HORN ING, Suge 2 know one of its eyes was “Made stopped at the stand regularly some one. had punched a hole IN AMETICA" oes os and always made the same ol |through an eye of the subject chase, a package of chew ng BV qepicted in’ the portrait. It had He always paid for it with a q been done during the night. All ter, and received change. who had access to the museum 2 Bn {were suspected. Police and other R I “STAKED OUT” in the store. @gencies were called in. After

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