and, during the absence of the prisoner
from the court room, the arms of the
chair were removed and split in half,
and in each was placed a hard carbon
plate, which served as a variable re
sistance. Wires were run from metal
placed on either side of the carbon
through the legs of the chair and under
the floor to a telephone receiver and
battery placed in an adjoining closet.
The arms were again upholstered and
the chair replaced.
Every increase in pressure on the
arms of the chair now affected the car
bon. which, acting as a transmitter,
caused sounds to issue from the mouth
of the receiver. On tho resumption ot
the trial the court official was placed
In the closet, and, by a series of sig
nals arranged beforehand, signified the
feelings of the prisoner as they were
betrayed through the muscles of his
hands.
The main points against the prisoner
were thus determined. They were
presently formulated and read to him
in privacy, and he was so overcome
that he made a confession of his
crime.—n;t
MARKED BY DEADLY FLUID.
A Victim of LlKhtninff Found to
Itnve Extraordinary TmcinKM on
Hia Body.
