Milford chronicle., 1883-11-30
A DETECTIVES EXPERIENCE
HIS SEcce sfUl Undertaking nd Es-
cane d ON an Lmnemding Eale.
IUUVT70, N. y V17neI

His SUcce ,sul Undertaking and Es-
cape itOm an Impending Fate.
,Bug1lo, n. T., Naes)
One morning several wears ago, lust as the
! dull gray light was beginning to show itself
IN the east. small band of men might have
ueeh seen deployed about house on Ferry
stieet, m Bui aio. There was nothing special
el'her IN the dIess or appearance Of the men
g Indicate their intention, but it was plain
tha1 they had business Of imrortance ON
hand. Suddenly man appeared at one OF
Vne windows, took in the situation at a e 'ance,
ana, swinging himself outward WITH wonder
m Iul que mess, scaled the roof of the house.
ms man was Tom Pa ard, the notorious
counteifeter: and, armed to the teeth and
tully realizing his situation, he defiei iastice
ana the officials below him. Some If the oiii-
GERS, knowing the desperate character Of the
man, proposed to shoot him until he was
Killed, but one of the number promptly pro
tested, and declared that if his b other OH
GERS would ass st him to ascend he would cap
ture the man alive Accordingly he bagan
the difficult and dangerous task, and sue
ceeded in bringing his prisoner to the ground
in safety
The man who accomplished this task was
Mr.. Thomas Curtin, the present superintend-
ent OF the city police of Buffalo n Y Mr.
Curtin IS a man who is known by every
prominent detective and policeman in
America, and he stands pre-eminentlv in the
front OF his profession Quiet and GENTLE
manly III appearance and manners he pos
sesSes courage, combined with marked Dhy-
sical powers, that make him the terror of
evildoers and the pride of law-abiling citi-
zens Few people can realize. however. the
trials, exposures, and even privations to
which the members Of every municipal police
and fire department are exposed. Compelled
to be on duty at uncertain hours subjected
TO the most inclement weather, and often
necessitated by the nature of their duties to
protracted undertakings, they endure ner-
yous ana physical strain that is terrible.
Such was the experience of Mr. Curtin in for
mer days; and it is not surprising that he
found himself suffering from a mysterious
physical trouble. In relating his experience
tOa representative Of this paper he said:
" At times when / was on duty would feel
an unaccountable WEAKNESS and lack of
energy. NY appetite was also uncertain and
my head seemed dull and heavy. ] did not
fully understand these troubles, but supposed,
as most people suppose, that ! was suffering
from malaria. l tried t. throw off the feel
ing, but it would not go. / thought l might
overcome it, but found was mistaken and
l finally became 81 badly off that it was
almost impossible TO attend to my duties. /
have known any number of men in the police
and fire departments of this country who
have been afflicted as l was, and I doubt not
there are to-day hundreds similarly troubled
who, ike myself, did not know the cause, OF.
really what allied them.
Your present appearance, Mr.. Curtin,
does not indicate much physicll debility
said the interviewer as he looked at the 2o0
pounds of bone and muscle standing nearly
five feet eleven inches in height before him
Oh, 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
= aHs.e.. Al. L.
OF the kidneys and travelling at very rapid
pace
How did you come to recover so com
pletely y
That is Just what want to tell YOU. for
| believe it may be Of great service to many
others IN my profession, who may possibly
hear of it. / began the use of a popular
remedy at the earnest solicitation of a mum
Der of friends in this city, and found to nv
great qualification that began feeling better.
This feeling continued and | gained in
strength and vigor until now / am perfecsIv
well-and wholly through the instrumentaIity
of Warmers Safe Cure, which believe to he
the best medicine for policemen. fremen
railroad men or any other class Of people ex.
posed to danger or a change of weather. ever
discovered. Since my recovery I have
recommended it everywhere and never new
a case where it failed either to cure or benefit
/ would not be without it under anv con
anu dil pOSlGlVe lt Is q WOuder-
fully valuable and at the same time entireIy
harmless remedy. Indeed, 1 see that DR.
Gum, dean of the United States Medical
College of New York, indorses it in the
highest terms"
$50 you experience little difficulty in the
execution Of your duties now, Mr.. Curtin.
do you"
" None. whatever. Our derartment was
never in better condition than at present !,
9 And do you never have any fear of some
of the desperadoes whom you have been the
means of bringing to justice ~
81 Not in the least. Such men do not trv
to retaliate, partially because they have moi
the courage, but oftener because they resnect
IN officer who does his duty
The policemen, fremen, letter carriers and
other public employees in this country have a
part ecu arly trying life Whel therefore.
4 simple and pure remedy thai can restore
md sustain the health of all such men is
ound, 1t should be cause for great congratu-
alton, especially when recomn ended BY such
man as Superintendent Thomas Curtin. of
Buffalo.
The enviOus are aiwavs maiieious