The Somnambulist and the Detective; The Murderer and the Fortune Teller

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ALLAN PINKERTON'S GREAT DETECTIVE STORIES. 1.—THE MOLLIE MAGUIRES AND DETECTIVES. 2.—STRIKERS, COMMUNISTS, AND DETECTIVES. 3.—CRIMINAL REMINISCENCES AND DETECTIVES. 4.—THE MODEL TOWN AND DETECTIVES. 5.—THE SPIRITUALISTS AND DETECTIVES. 6.—THE EXPRESSMEN AND DETECTIVES. 7.—THE SOMNAMBULIST AND DETECTIVES. 8.—CLAUDE MELNOTTE AS A DETECTIVE. 9.—THE MISSISSIPPI OUTLAWS AND DETECTIVES. 10.—GYPSIES AND DETECTIVES. 11.—BUCHOLZ AND DETECTIVES. 12.—THE RAILROAD FORGER AND DETECTIVES. 13.—BANK ROBBERS AND DETECTIVES. 14.—THE BURGLAR'S FATE AND DETECTIVES. 15.—A DOUBLE LIFE AND DETECTIVES. 16.—PROFESSIONAL THIEVES AND DETECTIVES. 17.—THIRTY YEARS A DETECTIVE. 18.—THE SPY OF THE REBELLION. The mental characteristics of Allan Pinkerton were judgment as to facts, knowledge of men, the ability to concentrate his faculties on one subject, and the persistent power of will. A mysterious problem of crime, against which his life was devoted, presented to his thought, was solved almost in an instant, and seemingly by his intuitions. With half-closed eyes he saw the scene in which the wrong was done, read every movement of the criminals, and reached invariably the correct conclusion as to their conduct and guilt. A new uniform edition, cloth bound, Illustrated. Price per vol. $1.00. G. W. Dillingham Co., Publishers NEW YORK.





In presenting to the public my third volume of Detective Stories, I desire to again call attention to the fact that the stories herein contained, as in the case of their predecessors in the series, are literally true. The incidents in these cases have all actually occurred as related, and there are now living many witnesses to corroborate my statements.
Maroney, the expressman, is living in Georgia, having been released during the war. Mrs. Maroney is also alive. Any one desiring to convince himself of the absolute truthfulness of this narrative can do so by examining the court records in Montgomery, Ala., where Maroney was convicted.