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NovEYBER 9, 1883. ] THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. 717 prisoner’s fault, once in twenty times, and I always attri buted my success to kindness towards them—treating them as ordinary studio sitters, and with courtesy ; and I can say, positively, that during my office not one was punished for refusing to be photographed, and they even held a slate in their hands with their name and offence chalked on it—so great was the power of kindness with them. I remember one prisoner, a garotter, who was sentenced to fifteen years’ penal servitude (undergoing it at this present moment) and a flogging; it took eight officers to bring him back from the court into the prison, so great was his violence, and for several days he broke and smashed everything within his reach ; but this man sat as quiet as a lamb to be photographed. Now with regard to the negatives, which were all wet collodion. I printed ten off every one, seven of which were sent, unmounted, to the police, one mounted in the prison album, and two kept in reserve. The negatives were “half-length” figures, and printed without any re touching whatever; the prints were required to be very good, both technically and as liknesses, and they were each one examined by the governor before going out. The prison albums in my charge contained somewhere about five thousand photographs taken at Newgate. In addition to these, there was a photograph, with full description, of every discharged convict throughout England—since the introduction of photography in prisons—sent to Newgate; these numbering many thousands, were also under my especial charge, bound in volumes. Now if a prisoner came into the prison whose photogrhph was among any of these mentioned, it was a part of my duty to recognize them, even in spite of his altered appearance, for they would alter themselves greatly by shaving clean, letting their beard grow, &c., &c. This was sometimes a difficult job when I had never seen the individual before, but I generally succeeded. How about the truthfulness of prisoners’ photographs now ? I remember on one occasion we had a prisoner whom I strongly suspected of having been previously convicted ; the governor was also of the same opinion. His photo graph was “ in my eye,” as it were ; I had a vivid recol lection of having seen his portrait among my collection, but I could not find it. I had never photographed him myself, I was sure. There were, if I remember rightly, twenty-two “ sessions officers ”—whose duty is solely to recognize old offenders—sent for, and while they were all taking stock of the prisoner, I was more determined they should not beat me. They all came back into the gover nor’s office, and not one could recognize him, but I had found his portrait, which I handed to the governor triumphantly. This photo led to a number of former convictions against him. Now, sir, I am not stating this in praise of my own powers of keen perception and recollection, but 1 am only endeavouring to show you the immense value that photo graphy is in the hands of the law, and that prisoners’ photographs are not the valueless things that many per sons suppose them to be. Apart from this, I must say that my powers of recollection became wonderfully deve loped by the duties I had to perform. Certainly I was looking at some of them every day, but then there were many thousands to recollect, and, wonderful to say, I did remember most of them, and have met many in the street whose photo I could go and find among the vast numbers contained in the photographic albums of Newgate ; and their portraits must have been good, or I should probably not have recognized them. I have written this chiefly to point out the errors that are published by some news papers as truths concerning prison photography, and if you can spare room for this in your valuable journal, I shall feel obliged, as many false notions are entertained concerning the photographing of criminals.—I am, sir, yours obediently, R. F. Bertolle. [We are glad to publish Mr. Bertoll's letter, which con- ains much that is interesting. Most photographs of prisoners are now taken at the large criminal establishments at Pentonville and Millbank, and with the photographic arrangements at these places we are intimately acquainted from actual examination and inspection. We also speak, therefore, with some authority.—ED. P.N.] THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION AND LANTERN DISPLAY. Dear Sir,—It would be a great boon to many members and their friends if the Exhibition could be kept open on Thurday evening next for a final lantern display. These occasions have been so very popular, that I think the guiding spirits of our Society would be acting wisely in doing this.—Faithfully yours, A Member. CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICERS AND DRY PLATES. Dear Sir,—How do gentlemen who go abroad, and bring back to England undeveloped dry plates, manage with the Customs ? I had an unpleasant experience the other day at St. Katherine’s Wharf. Having been with the Willem Barents up North, I sent all my apparatus and unused dry plates back to England direct from Amsterdam by steamer to St. Katherine’s Wharf, and came myself via Queen- boro’ and Flushing. To avoid difficulties, 1 went with my agent to clear the goods. There were four cases and a bag containing only boots. Nearly everything had been taken out from England in the spring, and my effects included cameras, &c., &c., packed in a lot of Arctic clothing, and the hundred and one things one takes on a cruise that may last eighteen months. There were books, knives, har poons, a few specimens of rocks, dried flowers, one’s bed ding, and goodness know what; but among these sundries which were marked “personal effects” were a few dozen dry plates in soldered tin cases. I explained to the gentle men of the Customs the nature of the expedition on which I had been, and declared on my honour that I had nothing contraband of any sort: I also explained about the dry plates. They decided to open only two things, the boot bag and one case, and this case, unfortunately, happened to be the one which contained the dry plates, packed among clothes, and charts, and books. The tin cases each bad maker’s name and address on them, with the usual description of plates, &c.; but though I begged that they might not be opened, and thus destroyed, and tried to ex plain that I was honest, yet I had to open them, and they made me show them the very plates themselves, and were not even satisfied by feeling that they were glass plates, after I had taken off all but the last of the paper wrappers. It was most annoying, as the packet chosen for examina tion was one I particularly wanted ; it contained plates of a certain age, and I had taken them out before on a former cruise, being anxious to test them for keeping qualities. The pecuniary loss was trifling, some 12s. or 13s; but supposing that I had brought back undeveloped negatives, what could I have done ? Next year I hope to go on a real yachting trip North, and being quite one’s own master, should have more time, and could get more interesting things than one does when one photographs for an expedition; and I had meant to develop at home, at leisure; but now this seems hopeless. At Archangel, where we were this year, the Custom House officers were very strict, and there was no end of formalities, seals, and signatures; but the Russians believed me when I told them that such and such a box contained photographic dry plates, and that they would be destroyed if brought into light, and therefore did not open those boxes. But my own countrymen would not believe me, but made me open the box. Of course they are in the right to do so, but do you not think that they sometimes push that right a little too fai ? At Queeuboro’, in coming from abroad, I have always found the Custom House officers most civil, and as I never attempt to smuggle in anything, I never have any
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