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Dunstan Times, Issue 3132, 28 August 1922, Page 8

Three hundred New York police and detectives took part in a sensational liandil hunt with searchlights throughout one night lately, the scene being the cntiie square of office, buildings between .Madison square and Herald square east of Broadway. The police espionage system secured information of an intended robbery, and 2(10 police surrounded the block, allowing no one through tho cordon. A hundred detectives then swarmed into the buildings. They found the burglars' kit and a tin of uitro-glycerine. but no burglars. Searchlights were placed at the four corners of the block and played continuously on all the exists to prevent the burglars leaving under cover of darkness. Thousands of spectators watched the man hunt, which proceeded for live hours without result. Then, when daylight broke, four burglars were discovered ai the hotloin of a lift shaft. One attempted to escape, and was shol in the leg. whereupon all surrendered. This is Ihe lirsl lime Ibe searchlights have been used by the Xew York police. The branding iron will be ;i thing of tin l p-rsl if Hie new practice of taking the "now-prints" of cattle lor identification purposo becomes general, 'flic plan was instituted in Minneotta only a lew weeks ago .and already more than •J.(Hill prints of cattle noses have been filed. .Mr A. 1,. Dunlap. chairman of Ibe International Association of Identification, stale, that the plan i.s receiving much favorable support. "A cow'.. nose never changes." said .Mr Dunla.p. in an interview. "It is much Ihe same •is with finger-prints. So many purchasers have been swindled by substitution of low-grade stock lor pureblooded that the wise purchaser now will look for a nose-print identification."