They were very much surprised to find the Chinaman had been carrying $600 on his person.

blood group determination, would be
of great value as evidence.

When a patient is being undressed
preparatory to surgical or other treat-
ment, and it is impossible to remove
the clothing by normal means, it is
suggested that the seams of the
clothing be ripped, instead of cutting
the clothes off indiscriminately with a
pair of scissors. The latter course may
destroy invaluable evidence which can
never be restored.

Some notation should be made of
the time, date, and place when gar-
ments come into the nurse’s posses-
sion. They should be handled by as
few people as possible so that the
“chain of evidence” will not involve
many witnesses to prove continuity of
possession.

Notation should be made of the con-
dition of the garments when they
come into possession, such as whether
wet, or soaked with blood, covered
with dust, caked with mud and so on.
Searching clothes should be left to a
competent investigator who will be
better equipped to locate possible
evidence and preserve it for future
use. When the garment is dry, it
should be placed in a paper bag pro-
vided for this purpose. In this way,
any small amount of hair or fibres, or
perhaps minute particles of vegeta-
tion, soil or gravel adhering to the
clothing will be preserved for ex-
amination.

Recovery of Fatal Bullets

Another very important point is the
recovery of fatal bullets. Occasionally
a person is shot with a low velocity
projectile, or one that has traveled a
considerable distance. The bullet may
have sufficient energy to penetrate
TWENTY-SECOND EDITION

the clothes and skin of the victim,
then travel right through his body to
emerge from the other side. However,
the last bit of energy may have been
expanded in passing through the final
layer of skin. And so, instead of going
right through the victim’s garments,
it will drop between skin and under-
clothes. When the patient is disrobed,
the bullet will probably roll un-
noticed to the floor and be swept
away. So another valuable piece of
evidence is lost. Where there is an
exit wound on the patient, and no
corresponding hole in the garments,
great care should be taken to avoid
losing the valuable projectile. In one
case that I recall, a bullet was lost in
this manner. They hunted high and
low, but were unable to locate it.
Finally, giving up, the clothes were
put away. One of the officers noticed
something rattling in a shoe, reached
in, and there found the missing
bullet. It had wormed its way down
through the victim’s underwear and

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