Fifty Years
章节目录
共 102 题- FIFTY YEARS A DETECTIVE
- BY
- THOMAS FURLONG
- 35 Real Detective Stories
- Illustrated
- Post Office Box 575 PRICE, $1.50
- PREFACE.
- SIDE-LIGHTS ON THE BUSINESS.
- THE PRELLER MURDER CASE.
- The Famous Criminal Lawyer who prosecuted Brookes, alias Maxwell]
- I said, "All right."
- I said, "What do you want him arrested for?"
- In rather a gruff manner he answered, "Yes, he knows me."
- THE BIG COTTON SWINDLE.
- I said to him, "Where is No. 4?"
- He answered, "In the room across the hall."
- I answered, "Yes, he received no cotton."
- A REMARKABLE CASE.
- I then said, "Oh, I can fix that."
- TRACING TRAIN WRECKERS.
- THE CAPTURE OF WESS WATTS.
- Watts then said, "You saw that fellow with the red hair, did you?"
- I said, "Yes, I did."
- I said, "Why didn't you do it?" looking him straight in the eye.
- He replied, with an oath, "I thought you'd shoot."
- CONFESSION OF J. W. WATTS.
- SOLVING A TRUNK MYSTERY.
- THE GLENCOE TRAIN ROBBERY.
- RUNNING DOWN THE REVOLUTIONISTS.
- A DALLAS MURDER AVENGED.
- I said, "She is a freak of nature."
- I then asked, "What is his name?"
- I sent this message to the telegraph office by the plumber boy.
- THE TOUGHEST OF TOUGH TOWNS.
- THE ROHAN EXPRESS ROBBERY.
- He said, unhesitatingly, "Mr. Furlong, I only received ten dollars."
- ARREST OF LAWRENCE POYNEER.
- TICKET FORGERS RUN DOWN.
- CONVICTION OF JOHN COLLINS.
- FRED ERFERT'S FALL FROM GRACE.
- Erfert replied, "What does he want to see me for?"
- The operative said, "No, take these packages with you. What is in them?"
- I said, "Put them on my desk."
- I said, "Yes, that is why I sent for you."
- I replied, "Fred Erfert is the principal party."
- BATTLE WITH WOULD-BE BANDITS.
- THE GREAT PITTSBURG STRIKE.
- MURDER OF CONDUCTOR FRAZIER.
- FIGHT WITH A MANIAC.
- DECOYING A BAD MAN.
- I replied, "My name is Foster, and I want to see Mr. John B. Sweeney."
- TRAGIC DEATH OF BILL CASEY.
- SUBDUING A NOTORIOUS BULLY.
- A RUSE THAT WORKED.
- CHARLIE DALTON, OUTLAW.
- CONSPIRATORS HANDED A LEMON.
- Yours very truly
- Mr. Miles asked, "Does Mr. William Nickolson know you?"
- 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.
- ORGANIZED AT ST. LOUIS, 1880 INCORPORATED 1891
- Furlong Secret Service Company
- SUITE 1206 CHEMICAL BUILDING
- CONTENTS
- Sidelights on the Business 5
- The Preller Murder Case (_Illustrated_) 9
- The Big Cotton Swindle 39
- A Remarkable Case (_Illustrated_) 66
- Tracing Train Wreckers (_Illustrated_) 76
- The Capture of Wess Watts (_Illustrated_) 98
- Solving a Trunk Mystery (_Illustrated_) 123
- The Glencoe Train Robbery (_Illustrated_) 130
- Running Down the Revolutionists 137
- A Dallas Murder Avenged 148
- The Toughest of Tough Towns (_Illustrated_) 162
- The Rohan Express Robbery 180
- Arrest of Lawrence Poyneer (_Illustrated_) 190
- Ticket Forgers Run Down 193
- Conviction of John Collins (_Illustrated_) 198
- Fred Erfert's Fall From Grace 207
- Battle With Would-Be Bandits 219
- The Great Pittsburg Strike 229
- Murder of Conductor Frazier 238
- Fight With a Maniac 249
- Decoying a Bad Man (_Illustrated_) 252
- Tragic Death of Bill Casey 269
- Subduing a Notorious Bully 279
- A Ruse That Worked 285
- Charlie Dalton, Outlaw 293
- Conspirators Handed a Lemon 297
- The Big Southwest Strike (_Illustrated_) 306
- Why I Oppose Rewards 328
- Why I Am Opposed to Hanging 330
- A Crooked Doctor's Crime 332
- Capture of a Clever Swindler 336
- Long Hunt for a Defaulter 343
- George Hersogg's Downfall 349