McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-10-18
A DETECTIVES EXPERIENCE.
His Successful Undertaking and Escape
From an Impending Fate.
Buffalo IN. ~ News.

Buffalo IN. ~ News.
One morning several years ago, just
as 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 Buff
falo. There was nothing special either
in the dress or appearance OF the men
to indicate their intention, but it was
plain to that they had business of i'm
portance on hand. Suddenly q man
appeared at one of the windows, took in
the situation at glance, and, swinging
himself outward with wonderful quick
ness, scaled the roof of the house.
This man was Tom Ballard, the noGori-
Gus counterfeiter; and, armed to the
teeth and fully realizing his situation,
he defied 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 that if his
brother officers would assist him to
ascend he would capture the man alive.
Accordingly he began the difficult and
dangerous task, and succeeded in bring
ing his prisoner to the ground in safety.
The man who accomplished this task
was Mr.. Thomas Curtin, the present
superintendent of 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-eminently in the front rank
of his profession. Quiet and gentle
manly in appearance and manners, he
possesses a courage, combined with
marked physical powers, that make
him the terror of evil-do 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 departments 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 I'M
dertakings, they endure a nervous 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 re-
lating his experience to representa-
tive of this paper he said:
cat times when l was on duty [
I would feel an unaccountable weari-
ness and lack of energy. My appetite
was also uncertain and my head seemed
dull and heavy. did not fully under
stand these troubles, but supposed, as
most people suppose, that l was suffer-
ing from maria. l tried to throw
off the feeling, but it would not go.
1 thought [ might overcome it,
but found was mistaken, and l finally
became so badly off that it was almost
impossible to attend to my duties. I
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
"Your present appearance, Mr.. Cur
tin, does not indicate much physical de-
bility,'' said the interviewer as he
looked at the 22O pounds of bone and
muscle standing nearly five feet eleven
inches in height before him.
GO, 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 l was on the road to certain
death by Bright's disease of the kid
neys and travelling at very rapid
pace"
elbow did you come to recover SO
completely?"
"That is just what 1 want to tell you,
for believe it may be of great service
to others in my profession, who may
possibly hear of it. [ began the use of
a popular remedy at the earnest solicit
tation of a number of friends in this
city, and found to my great qualification
that began feeling better. This feel
ing continued, and l gained in strength
and vigor until [ am now perfectly
well-and wholly through the instru-
mentality of Warmers Safe Cure, which
1 believe to be the best medicine for
any other class of people exposed to
danger or change of weather, ever
discovered. Since my recovery [ have
recommended it everywhere, and never
knew case where it failed either to
cure or benefit. 1 would not be with
out it under any consideration, and I
am positive it is a wonderfully valuable
and at the same time entirely harmless
remedy. Indeed, 1 see that DR.. Gum,
dean of the United States Medical Col
lege 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?'
sNene 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
boon tho Of h,:i, iaStiaa o., |