Fifty Years a Detective: 35 Real Detective Stories
Copyright, 1912, by Thomas Furlong.
THOMAS FURLONG
Late Chief of the Secret Service of the Missouri Pacific Rail- way, known as the Gould System; the Allegheny Valley Railway of Pennsylvania, and first Chief of Police of Oil City, Pa.
35 REAL DETECTIVE STORIES
Hitherto unpublished facts connected with some of Mr. Fur- long's greatest cases—Other interesting incidents of his long and strenuous career which really began on September 14, 1862, when he was detailed from his company, (Co. G., 1st Penn- sylvania Rifles, better known as the Pennsylvania Buck- tails)for special service.
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FIFTY YEARS A DETECTIVE
PREFACE.
SIDE-LIGHTS ON THE BUSINESS.
THE PRELLER MURDER CASE.
THE BIG COTTON SWINDLE.
A REMARKABLE CASE.
TRACING TRAIN WRECKERS.
"MOONSHINING" IN THE OIL REGIONS.
THE CAPTURE OF WESS WATTS.
SOLVING A TRUNK MYSTERY.
THE GLENCOE TRAIN ROBBERY.
RUNNING DOWN THE REVOLUTIONISTS.
A DALLAS MURDER AVENGED.
THE TOUGHEST OF TOUGH TOWNS.
THE ROHAN EXPRESS ROBBERY.
ARREST OF LAWRENCE POYNEER.
TICKET FORGERS RUN DOWN.
CONVICTION OF JOHN COLLINS.
FRED ERFERT'S FALL FROM GRACE.
BATTLE WITH WOULD-BE BANDITS.
THE GREAT PITTSBURG STRIKE.
MURDER OF CONDUCTOR FRAZIER.
FIGHT WITH A MANIAC.
DECOYING A BAD MAN.
TRAGIC DEATH OF BILL CASEY.
SUBDUING A NOTORIOUS BULLY.
A RUSE THAT WORKED.
CHARLIE DALTON, OUTLAW.
CONSPIRATORS HANDED A LEMON.
THE BIG SOUTHWEST STRIKE.
WHY I OPPOSE REWARDS.
WHY I AM OPPOSED TO HANGING.
A CROOKED DOCTOR'S CRIME.
CAPTURE OF A CLEVER SWINDLER.
LONG HUNT FOR A DEFAULTER.
GEORGE HERSOGG'S DOWNFALL.
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