Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-19
A DETEOTIVE's EXPERIENCE.
His Successful Undertaking and Es
cape From an IMPENDING, Fate. @

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!, His Successful Undertaking and Es
cape From an Impending Fate.
I buffalo, N y: News NJ.
| 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 employed
abOnta house on Ferry street. in Buffalo.
| There was nothing special either IN the
dress or appearance of the men to indi-
cate their intention, but it was plain
that they bad business of importance on
hand. Suddenly man appeared at one
of the windows, took in the situation st
| glance. and, swinging himself outward
with wonder III quickness, scaled the
roof of the house, This man WAS Tom
Ballard, the notorious counterfeiter;
and, armed to the tee. b and fully real
izing his situation, he defied Justice and
the officials below him. Some of the Of
fcers. knowing the desperate character
of the man, proposed to shoot him until
! he WAS killed, but one of the number
! prom lily protested, and declared that
| It his brother officers would assist him
to ascend he would capture the man
alive. Accordingly he began the diff
| cult and dangerous task, and succeeded
| in bringing his prisoner to the ground in
safety.
The man who accomplished this task
was Mr.. Thomas Curtin, the present su-
| peEintendent of city police Of Buffalo, N.
! Y. Mr.. Curtin is man who is known by
every prominent detective and police
! man in America, and he stands pre-em
| inently in the front rank of his profess
sion. Quiet and gentlemanly in appear
ance and manners, he possesses a cOur-
age, combined with marked phys cal
| powers, that make him the terror tfevil
doors and the pride of law abiding citi-
| zens. Few people can realize, however,
! the trials, exposures, and even privations
| to which the members of every munich
| pal police and fire department are ex-
posed. Compelled to he on duty at un-
certain hours, subjected to the most in
clement weather, and often Iecessitated
| by the nature Of their duties to prot act-
ed undertakings, they endure a nervous
and physical strain that is terrible. Such
was the experience Of Mr.. Curtin in form
er days; and it is not surprising that he
found himself suffering from a mysteri-
Gus physical trouble. In relating his ex-
perien.e to represe ntatve Of this pa
per he said:
Sat times when was on duty would
fee, an unaccountable WEAKNESS and
lack Of energy. My appetite was ais,
uncertain and my head seemed dull and
heavy. did not fully understand these
troubles, but supposed as most people
suppose that was sufeging from mala' ia.
tried to throw off the feeling, but it would
not go thought ! might overcome 1t.
but found WIS mistaken, and finally
became 80 badly off that it was almost
impossible for me to attend to my duties.
have known any number ofmen in the
polct and fire departments Of this coun-
try who have been afflicted as was, and I
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-
biIity," said the lntervie wer as he looked
at the 220 pounds of bone and muscle
standing nearly five feet eleven inches
in height before him.
30, no; that is altogether thing of
the past, and am happy to say that for
more than a year ! have enjoyed almost
perfect health. although now realize
by Bright's disease of the kidneys and
travelling at very rapid pace"
"How did you come to recover so COM
pletely?"
THAT is just " hat want to tell you,
for I believe it may be Of great service
to many others in my profession, who
may possibly hear of it. / began the use
of popular remedy at the earnest soli-
citation of number of friends in this
CITY, and found to my great qualification
that began feeling better. This feeling
continued and I gained in strength and
vieor until now | am perfectly we'll
and wholly through the fundamentally
of Warmers Sale Cure which / believe
to be the best medicine for policemen,
firemen, railroad men or any other class
of people exposed to danger or change
of weather, ever discovered. Since my
recovery have recommended it every
where, and never knew case where it
failed either to cure or benefit. would
not be without it under any considera-
ton, and I am positive it is wonderful
ly valuable and At the same time entire
ly harmless remedy. Indeed. 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
tie execution Of your duties now, MIR.
Curtin, do you?"
None whatever. Our department was
never in better condition than at pres
ent."
"And so 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 to retal late, partially because they
have not the courage, but oftener be-
cause they respect an officer who does
his duty"
lhe policemen, firemen, letter car
riers and other public employees in this
country have a particular trying life.
When, therefore, simple and pure
remedy that can restore and sustain the
health of all such men is found, it should
be cause for great congratulation, es-
pecially when recommended by such
man as Superintendent Thomas Curtin
of Buffalo