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acencies ont branches of the Federal Govermecnt. Tae single fingerprist files ef our Identification Division £ @ontain appreximstely 241,430 single fingerprints representing the a ef ae hee 24 Pe eed eine) whe awe manetdapread ant etasdAines rauretare | extertionists, kidespers, benk redbers or frendiuleat eheck writers. Is — addition, a general appearance file eontaining the photegraphs ef kifaapers, bank rebbers, extortionists, dangerous ariminals, eutetanding gangsters amt known confidence men is maintained. , Basically, these fingerprint earis are arranged in the files in accordance with a system inangurated by Sir Bivard RB. Keary of Scotland Tari. Many modifications ani changes in the Beary aysten have been male by the FBI and the system nov in vague is almost limitless in the number of finger- priat sarde which ean be ancommodated. Nethois ef elassifying and filing fingerprint sards used by most police agencies in -the United States are dazed on the original Keary aysten. ng walundle service performed Wy the International Exchange ef Pingerprints was well flinustrated in 1944 whea the Idextification Division ef the FSI received a fingerprint eard on ene individusl from the Comelssioner's Office, Maditual Criminals’ Registry, Dublin, Ireland. The report accompanying the eard indicated that om Kareh 19, 1944 . @ Woman presumably the wife of the individual fa question aad the mether ef tye small ehiliren, became 11) and wes renoved te a hospital in Dublin. She @iei, however, before arrival. Subsequently, on examination established that the voman had died of potassium cyanide pelsoning and after investigation, her husband was charged with the murder. The Dublia authorities, apparently not satisfied with the ‘man's story ani in am effort te obtain more facts relative to his backgrouni, “pay ca on 2 = . BS og Se 2 3 *. Ys. a ® oan # € i . 1g %