Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-10-20
A DETECTIVES EXPERIENCE.
His Successful Undertaking and Escape
from an Impending Fate.
BuTalo. n. Y, News.)

from an Impending
buffalo, N. Y, NewsJ
One morning several years ago, just as
itself in the East, small band of men
might have been seen deployed about
house on Ferry street, in Buffalo. There
was nothing special either in the dress or
appearance of the men to indicate their In
tention, but it was plain that they had
business of Importance on hand. Sudden
ly a man appeared at one of the windows,
took in the situation at glance, and,
swinging himself outward with wonderful
quickness, scaled the roof of the house.
This man Tom Ballard, the notorious
counterfeiter; and, armed to the teeth and
fully realizing his situation, he defied JUS
tice and the officials below him. Some OF
the officers, knowing the desperate charac-
til he was killed, but one of the number
promptly protested, and declared that il
his brother officers would assist him to as
cend he would capture the man alive. Ac-
cordingly he began the difficult and dam
gerous task, and succeeded in bringing his
prisoner to the ground in safety
The man who accomplished this task
was Mr.. Thomas Curtin, the present super
intendent of City Police of Buffalo, N. Y.
MIR. Curtin Is a man who is known by
every prominent detective and policeman
in America, and he stands -emlnently
in the front rank of his profession. Quiet
and .gentlemanly in appearance and man
ncrs, he possesses courage, complned
with marked physical powers, that make
him the terror of evildoers and the pride
of law abiding citizens. Few people can
realize, however, the trials, exposures, and
even privations, to which the members OF
every municipal police and fire depart
ment are exposed. Compelled to bs on
duty at uncertain hours, subjected to the
siGss lnbn bV the nature Of their duties to pro-
oraos1 ons and phi1sgtakings, they endure a nerv-
SuS Snch h'uu uap The strain that is terrible.
| former DAYS; and it rsne or Mr. Curtin IN
he found himself suffering iftpaXstnri. iftptisa tori.
| In rA1Afln1 ~ .
| perience to a representative of this paper,
| lie said:
! feel an unaccountable weariness and lacA
of energy NV appetite was also UNCERTAIN.
| and nv head seemed dull and heavy. did
! not fully understand these troubles, but sup
Suffering fpost people suppose, that ! was
off the feeling, DIT .i,eu, not e2 70
thought might overcome it, Bit rd,s.o... 81. I
| was mistaken, and l finally became SC
badly off that it was almost impossihIe~t ts
attend to my duties. L haveiknown any
number of men in the police and flre de-
partments of this country who have been
afflicted as l was, and 1 doubt not there
are to-day hundreds similarly troubled
| who, like myself, did not know the cause.
OF really what allied them"
your present app earance, Mr.. Cura1E
does not indicate much physical debility
said the interviewtt he looked at tbef2s
| pounds of bone and muscle standing n8Harl
five feet eleven inches in height befor8 hi M
80, no; that is altogether q thin 9Eof th
past, and l am happy to say that tbr NOR
than a year 1 have enjoyed ALMOST perfec
health, although 1 now realize that I wa
on the road to certain death by Bright
disease of the kidneys ane- travelling at ;
| very rapid pace"
| pIetely:"
ssThat is just what want to tell you, 70.
1 believe it may b. of great service to many
| others in my profession, who may possibly
hear of it. 1 began the use of a popular
remedy at the earnest so! !icitation of Q
number of friends in this city, and found
to my great qualification that began feel
ing better. This feeling continued, and
gained in strength an vigor until now
am perfectly well-and wholly through the
instrumentality of Warmers Safe Cure
| which believe to be the best medicine
for policemen, firemen, railroad men OF
| any other class of people exposed to dan
ger or change of weather, ever dlscov
| cred. Since my recovery L have recon-
menIed it everywhere, and never knew a
case where it failed either to cure or ben
eft. would not be without it under any
| consideration, and [ am positive it is
| wonderfully valuable and at the same time
| entirely harmless remedy. Indeed, see
that Dr. Gunn, dean Of the United States
! Medical College of New Y ork, indorSes II
| in the highest terms.'
$50 you experience little difficulty in the
execution of your duties now, Mr.. Curtin,
| 'Nona whatever. Our department was
never in better condition than at pres
ont"
"And do you never have any fear of
| some of the desperadOes whom you have
! been the means of bringing to Justice"
''Not in the least. Such men do not try
to retaliate, partially because they have
| not the courage, but ofteuer because they
respect an officer who does his duty"
| Tho policemen, firemen, letter-carrlers
| and other public employees in this country
have n particularly trying life. When,
therefore, a simple and pure remedy that
| can restore and sustain the health of all
such men is found, 1T should be cause for
| recommended by such men Superntend-
ent Thomas Curtin, of Buffalo.