ERER AND THE FORTUNE TELLER.

BY
ALLAN PINKERTON.

AUTHOR OF
"EXPRESSMAN AND DETECTIVE," "SPIRITUALISTS AND DETECTIVES,"
"PROFESSIONAL THIEVES AND DETECTIVES,"
"RAILROAD FORGER AND DETECTIVES,"
"MOLLIE MAGUIRES AND DETECTIVES," ETC., ETC.

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NEW YORK:
_G. W. Dillingham Co., Publishers._

COPYRIGHT,
W. B. KEEN, COOKE & CO.,
1875.

COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY
JOAN CHALMERS.

_The Somnambulist._

PREFACE

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.

The facts stated in the second volume are well known to many residents
of Chicago. Young Bright was in the best society during his stay at the
Clifton House, and many of his friends will remember him. His father is
now largely interested in business in New York, Chicago, and St. Louis.
The events connected with the abduction of "The Two Sisters," will be
readily recalled by W. L. Church, Esq., of Chicago, and others. The
story of "Alexander Gay," the Frenchman, will be found in the criminal
records of St. Louis, where he was sentenced for forgery.

So with the stories in this volume. The characters in "The Detective and
the Somnambulist," will be easily recognized by many readers in the
South. As the family of Drysdale are still living and holding a highly
respectable place in society, the locality is not correctly given, and
fictitious names are used throughout.

By reason of the peculiar nature of the circumstances, the facts
narrated in "The Murderer and the Fortune-Teller," are known only to a
small circle, but they can readily be substantiated. Captain Sumner was
never informed of the means employed to influence his sister, and his
first knowledge of them will be obtained in reading this book; but he
will remember his own visit to "Lucille," and will undoubtedly see that
the affair was managed exactly as I have stated.

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