New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-11
AN IRISH DETECTIVE.

PERSONAL DESCRIPTION OF HEAD CONSTABLE
TALBOT, MURDERED AT DUBLIN.
Tho Dublin Express publishes sketch OF
the life and character OF Head Constable Talbot VINO
recently murdered at Dublin, frclan1. containing
particulars of his remarkable which may be
Of interest The bOgrapher observes that he had extra
ordinary cerebral development, and would probably
have won distinction lad his intellectual powers been
Properly trained and afforded full scope for their display
higher field. He gives thc following account Of Tai
bot:
"In appearance and manners Talbot progresses
Ing, standing nearly six feet hi-, stonty Da "il
decidedly halds 1.lr, manly cOrnirnancc, when was
rendered pa,tcuary IMPRESSIVE ,y his lofty towering.
bald hoad. HIS eye culr and, perhaps MS wOrst
point, milg rather sinkoD under a m! brow, a,d'
felt II, gIanre was not dircc-hc looked asFaHrc h,
spoke to you. or Sazed on vacancy when lI'enlnf: IL
T sn cci ~ an a co mI mike hsclf nj
home erywhero. Ills father Protestant farmer
In the county W,stmcaih. and all family known
for Intelligence and rospectabh!y ia their station oI life
AZ the ago ~ 10 he entered the c0nstahnIr His ttc'
mcnt that body, where attracted the alton
lion OF h:i s'pSrios Finding i' r'ii:nontai country
10 work to improve 1t. Ob,rryips Inc advantages the
lawyers ha! over Inn when dcf.r'iins prisorcrs he
gronndcl himself In the statements OF juli-, uJcncr 20
that n CDnid read an net prepare ~ =! "a
rv.t of them Laiteriy he had coIum nae tho S;uy Of
medical jurisprudence Eor were other stI.r> arn,atn
his attention. detective must bc ;lytn. the urci-
sion requires. atnEcr Nc ira. eled win ls budget,
and made good living mt IT. too III" c"u! mig ana
m.Td s!oc'. undGtkc M hIJ'ng ctirrff% ala.lns:
IaSrrinI &c; all c1mc az ny II" tlAc, to lin; AMI
nrco,nplis.. "c,t, neglected n lny"t cards with
saarpcra and knew their tricks, some OF winch heck.
Ibi.rd II, upt co.t when Jrut,Ag tng v hch had
jrf.,tnf = ragay linz. Il coui lance Jig or reel.
sing good -ons conr, IT," rE ,. zen 'p,S 'r f Try
surface rio the stern determination 10 onp'sn
for The Il ..r,,n If c,nc ana rrjt,crn II 'orrty he
fcl, doubt thar the end justified any means Place
e,fiIn ,,ity au, fcals, d,r.ug conl' do a." combined
for atainin; purpose. ~ tne c"innrr",iii Of tbs
and received silver medal for his i.thul sorsccS and
ability IN position ~ tru,t which he occhiiDd;
In 1867 ~" Government lea ~ 81 n oilrN' me "Tr"nt
and power Of the Fcnar oi1anIi ms was nor ono
vi thOso poiitiesI lever; "i.ici poiGiN'ilJ .pr.aI
through re nd and winch only required FIX n"ih*
parliamentary snccchiiying and lew arrests 10 nici.
The Fcnians found TO exist Ill over t1c 'lind IL
circle system, each os which had 4" 2il;,d IN ="
CENTER rh' cant"r+ formed cTrl's or th"n~'y'-.
with Tier own head crn"rs. and Tnc l.an
perfect that one governing VIII coid express 'SDi-
rcbeons society spread that they had tnclr agent,
ia every hHiing town ~ tAc .ii 'Uln' i,'u
received nar,!.ns from . 'her no e. .n.
trr,snG AID r. !!ctrdY thor0u.i Laow.r;r Of the
leaders and thJr movements Wa necessary lis pur-
pose SPY anon the head centcr, WIS ,'eEt.i but
where such enc 10 be fonnii III" rsk >, gtrat
for The DAYS .nd Vel oil he rfo"!h l. 90 r." re-
ceved lie highest lrai a. tie ro@G "i me 'thtr 'rils
poits woud iii volume; bnt to sim ipEr may say
That by a l'ns any ' cIi$ n"!iT ior w. PurtoS
tivc me o: the F body II tie district oi Lmcr,ri.
and ad nn.no coi.ntIs Adoptin: ire nal' OF trY. IL"
appeared the banks OF the liver SEdnDI ~ water
,,il!T became ncln'in:cd win n" r"i=hi'"rS.
was COON recognized one cf the night SOFT
ana said to have ben GUy sw'rn Into tie
nzing lis super ,ld, made him IN H. Is. {, pro.r'
ivrly then 'cc,tCr' ana uitima,clya head cent r..
IIo TAUGHT that iak and b'ar was noC business aild
Nv hi. i\ ice many police rai was CNaIci. aud many
n place Of ncti,g slfty arranged, for Ec scrmed &
have some marvellous Instinct about police movements.
or conr, LC was '.s good Cd,Ecic Rs any % them
regular n mass Sunday, ut cnrr 10 i' COMES
du;irs; did lie stop there The scrca clements
were uariaktn of pubiiclydn act OF profanity utterly
inc.ncyaDlc among the Irish people. ANA winch. when
admitted in court drew down he 1xcc.;iia ora horror
strhrn country. Wien cEil Gcd with this at Of i'm.
pety he .oolly replied. II necessary tor my duty
Little the F,nlH, WAC came To the chapel 10 con
Tess Know az they rculsed by the priest that the
big woman devOtiOnally kneeng along side. with beads
and book noting one Of them. 10 report them
to Dublin Castle that night Suffice 1t TO say, he stopmd
at nOthns TO accomplish his purpose Al! the cli!n'
which hospitality fraternity eood feeling or solemn
oath demanded renowned ~ this cOisuDIiac dis
SuInDiur"
The L!ogaphcr does not feel called upon to discuss the
question whether the occupation of spy IL proper
but 1t certain he says that through TalbOs infOrma
ton the Fenan conspiracy was frustrated and the lives
Of thGaS OF people. well a. vast amount vi public
money, were saved