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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Hitherto unpublished facts connected with some of Mr.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'sgreatest 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-
sylvaniaRifles, better known
as the Pennsylvania Buck-
tails)for special
service.
ILLUSTRATED
For sale by all reputable newsdealers, or can
be obtained by addressing
C. E. BARNETT, Chemical Building,
St. Louis, Mo.
Post Office Box 575 Price, $1.50
THOMAS FURLONG.
PREFACE.
This book was not published for the purpose of displaying any literaryability I may possess, as I have never aspired to win fame by thewielding of a pen. Within its pages, however, I have attempted, in myown way and in my own manner, to make clear to the reader the inside orhitherto unpublished facts about some of the big cases I have handledduring the fifty years I have made the prevention of crime and thetracking and punishment of criminals my profession. How well I havesucceeded, I will leave it to the reader to judge.
I am today, I believe, the oldest detective, in point of continuousservice, in this or any other country. During my long career I havehandled many important cases, of which the reading public knows nothingabout, for the reason that the men, or corporations, by whom I wasemployed, did not hire me for the purpose of furnishing newspapers withthe material with which to amuse or entertain the