The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-10-25
A DETECTIVES EXPERIENCE.
Ills Successful Undertaking and Escape
from an Impending Fates
Bunalo. \. y News.l


buffalo, n Y News.1
One morning several years ago, just as
the dull gray light was beginning to show
itself in the East, small band of men
might have been seen deployed about a
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 man appeared at one of the windows,
took in the situation st a glance and,
swinging himself outward with wonderful
quickness, scaled the roof of the house.
This man was Tom Ballard, the notorious
counterfeiter; and, armed to the teeth and
fully realizing his situation, he defed JUS
tice and the officials below him. Some Of
the officers, knowing the desperate charac-
ter of the man, proposed to shoot him un-
til he was killed, but one of the number
promptly protested, and declared that II
his brother officers would assist him to as
cend he would capture the man alive. Ac-
cordingly he began the difficult and dan
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. 7.
Mr.. Curtin is a man who is known by
every prominent detective and policeman
in America, and he stands pre-eminently
in the front rank of his profession. Quiet
and gentlemanly in appearance and man.
ners, he possesses courage, complned
with marked physical powers, that make
him the terror of evil-doeTs and the pride
of 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 be on
duty at uncertain hours, subjected to the
most inclement weather, and often neces-
STATED by the nature of their duties to pro-
tracted undertakings, they endure nerv-
Gus and physical strain that is terrible.
Such was the experience of Mr.. Curtin in
former days; and it is not surprising that
ha nd hiTnSaif SHffHFiQU from a nVSt0Tl-
Gus ply steal trouble. In relating his ex-
perience to a representative of this paper,
he said:
feel an unaccountable WEAKNESS and lack
of energy. Ny appetite was also uncertain,
and my head seemed dull and heavy. L did
not fully understand these troubles, but sup
1 posed, as most people suppose, that was
| suffering from malaria. l tried to throw
off the feeling, but it would not go. |
/ thought might overcome it, but found /
/ was mistaken, and I finally became so
badly off that it was almost impossible to
i attend to my duties. have known any
number of men in the police and fire de-
i partments of this country who have been
i afflicted as / was, and / doubt not thera
i are to-day hundreds similarly troubled
4 who, like myself, did not know the cause,
/ OF really what allied them"
IS our present appearance, Mr.. Curtins
does not indicate much physical debility"
/ said the interviews as no looked at the 220
pounds of bone and muscle standing nearly
/ i've feet eleven inches in height before him.
so, no; that is altogether thing of the
past, and am happy to say that for more
/ than year l have enjoyed almost perfect
health, although | now realize that was
on the road to certain death by Bright's
| disease of the kidneys and travelling at a
very rapid pace"
How did you come to recover SO COM
pletely"
ssThat is just what want to tell you, for
1 believe it may b. of great service to many
| others in my pro fession, who may possibly
/ hear of it. l began the use of a popular
remedy at the earnest solicitation of a
number of friends in this city, and found
to my great qualification that began feel
ing better. This feeling continued, and l
| gained in strength AMI vigor until now
| am perfectly well-and wholly through the
fundamentally of Warmers Safe Cure,
| which l believe to be the best medicine
for policemen, fremen, railroad men or
| any other class of people exposed 20 dan
| ger or a change of weather. ever discov-
| cred. Since my recovery l have recon-
mended it everywhere, and never knew a
| case where it failed either to cure or BEN
eft. l would not be without it under any
consideration, and [ am positive it is a
| wonderfully valuable and at the Same time
entirely harmless remedy. Indeed, see
that DR.. Gum, dean of the United States
Medical College of New York, 1ndorses 1t
$50 YOU experience little difficulty in the
execution of your duties now, Mr.. Curtin,
1None whatever Our department was
never in better condition than at pres
ent."
''And do you never have any fear of
some of the desperadoes whom you have
been the means of bringing to justice"
mot in the least. Such men do not try
4 to retaliate, partially because they have
not the courage, but oftener because they
/ respect an officer who does his duty"
The policemen, firemen, letter carriers
and other public employees in this country
have a particularly trying life. When,
therefore, a simple and pure remedy that
can restore and sustain the health of all
such men is found, it should be cause for
great congratulation, especially when
recommended by such men Superintsnd-
emit Thomas Curtin, of Buffalo.