Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18
A DETECTIVES EXPERIENCE.
His Successful Undertaking and rs
cape from an Impending
Fate.


EJgalo, " y, Ncivs.
One morning several years ago, Just rs
the dull gray light was beginning to
show itself in the east, a small band of
men might have been seen deployed
! about a house on Ferry street, in Buffalo.
There was nothing special either in the
Z dress or appearance of the men 10 indi-
cate their intention, but it was plain
that they had business of importance on
hand Suddenly man appeared at one
/ of the windows, took in the situation ut
a glance, and swinging himself outward
with wonderful Quickness, scaled the
roof of the house. The man was Tom
/ Ballard. the notorious couuterfeiter: and
armed to the teeth and fully realizing
! his situation. he detied justice and the
| officials below him. Some of the officers
\ knowing the desperate character of the
man, proposed to shoot him until he was
| killed, but one of the number promptly
protested, and declared thatif his BROTH
or officers would assist him 90 ascend he
would capture the man alive Accord
I ingly he began the difficult and danger
ems task, and succeeded in bringing his
| prisoner to the ground in safety,
I The man who accomplished this task
was Mr., Thomas Curtin, the present
superintendent of city police of Buffalo,
/ n. " Mr.. Curtin is a man who is
/ known by every prom nent detective
and policeman in America, and he stands
prominently in the front rank OF his
/ profession. Quiet and geutlemanly in
appearance and manners, he possesses
! courage combined with marked physi-
/ cal powers, that made him the terror of
evil-doers and the pride of law-abiding
citizens. Few people can realize, how
/ ever, the trials, exposures, and even pri-
vations, to which the members of every
municipal police and fire department are
1 exposed. Compelled to be ON duty at
uncertain hours, subjected to the most
! inClement weather. and often necessitat-
ed by the nature of their duties TO pro-
| tracted undertakings, they endure ner-
| vous and physical strain that is terrible.
/ Such was the experience of Mr.. Curtin
/ in former days and it is not surprising
/ that he found himself suffering from
mysterious physical trouble. In relating
/ his experience to Representative of this
paper he said;
/ AT times when was on duty would
/ feel an unaCcountahe WEAKNESS and
lack of energy. My appetite was also
uncertain and my head seemed dull and
\ heavy. ! did not fully understand these
/ troubles, but supposed, rs most people
suppose, that / was suffering from
malaria. / tried to throw off the feeling.
/ but il would not go | thought | might
overcome il. but found was mistaken,
and | finally became so 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 ] was and / doubt not there are
to-day hundreds similarly troubled who,
like myself, did not know the cause, or
really what allied them
"Nour present appearance, Mr., Curtin,
does not indicate much physical debil-
ity,' said the interviewer, as he looked
at the 220 pounds of bone ard muscle
standing nearly five feet eleven inches in
height before him.
60 no; that is altogether thing of
the past, and 1 am happy to say that for
more than year | have enjoyed almost
perfect health, although | now realize
that was on the road to certain death
by Brights disease Of the kidneys and
travelling at a very rapid pace.
"How did you come torecover so.com-
pletely"
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 sol
icitation Of a number cf friends in this
city, and found tony great qualification
that ! began feeling better. This feeling
continued and | gained in strength and
vigor until now | am perfectly we'll
and wholly through the fundamentally
Of Warmers Safe Cure, which / believe
TO be the best medicine for policemen,
firemen, railroad men or any other class
Of people exposed to danger or a change
of weather, ever discovered. Since my
recovery / have recommended it every
where, and never knew case where it
failed either to cure OF benefit / would
not be without it under any considers
ton, and | am positive il is a wonder
I fully valuable, and at the same time en-
I tirely harmless remedy. Indeed, / see
that DR. Gum, dean ef the United States
Medical College of New York, indorses
it in tho highest terms
$50 you experience little difficulty in
the execution Of your duties now, Mr..
Curtin, do your. %.
none Whatever our department
was never in better condition than at
present.
''And do you never have any fear of
some Of the desperadoes whom you have
been the means of bringing TO justiceF
Not in the least. Such men do not
try to retaliate, partially because they
have not the courage, but oftener be-
cause they respect an officer who does
his duty"
The policemen, fremen, letter-ear-
riers and other public employees in this
country, hayea 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 cungratulatiOn, espec-
tally when recommended by such "A man
as Superintendent Thomas Curtin of
Buffalo.
An OHIO negro has had a tin tobac-
co-box work out from underhls sBoul-
der, and he family remembers Of