The achievements of Luther Trant

Chapter 13: Transcriber’s Note

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A series of crime tales follows a former laboratory assistant who applies experimental psychological and physiological techniques to unravel puzzling cases. He adapts instruments such as the cardiograph, pneumograph and galvanometer and uses association tests and automatograph observations to expose involuntary reactions that reveal lies, motives or hidden memories. Each case presents a different mystery—missing persons, suspicious deaths and enigmatic evidence—resolved through careful measurement, observation and reasoning, emphasizing the application of scientific method to human behavior and the legal implications of objective tests in establishing credibility and guilt.

Transcriber’s Note

This transcription is made from the edition published in 1910 by Small, Maynard & Company. The following alterations have been made to correct what are believed to be unambiguous errors in the text:

“42$=80” was changed to “43$=80”, as per the surrounding context (Chapter IV).
“straighened” was changed to “straightened” (Chapter V).
“chachihuitl” was changed to “chalchihuitl” (Chapter VI).
“neice” was changed to “niece” (Chapter VII).
“touseled” was changed to “tousled” (Chapter VII).
“mysterous” was changed to “mysterious” (Chapter VIII).
Three occurrences of mismatched quotation marks have been repaired.