Fifty Years a Detective: 35 Real Detective Stories

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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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Title: Fifty Years a Detective

35 Real Detective Stories

Author: Thomas Furlong

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Copyright, 1912, by Thomas Furlong.


FIFTY YEARS A DETECTIVE

BY

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Hitherto unpublished facts connected with some of Mr.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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