New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-02
OBITUARY.
ALLAN PINKERTON.

ALLAN
Chicago. July ALLAN Pinkerton, the
founder Pinkertons National Detective Agency deC
at 3O5 p. IN. to-day. lie had been gradually sinkn'
from the effects OF a masrial fever contracted SOM
weeks ago I'm the South and his physicians virtually
abandoned all hopes OF hts recovery last night lie wa
| unconscious when he died.
Mr. Pinkerton was born in Glasgow, Scotland on
! August 25 1919 He was the Of william Pinkerton.
Ia by trade time sergeant OF po-
loo william Pinksrton died whom bis sou was about
nine years Old from the effects Of injuries received while
making an arrest Allan At that time obtained employ
m.nt with prnt.maker He a'terward served an ap-
premiership with cooper Learning hs trade thorouShy
When about wenty-ono years sd tho Chartis moVemsnt
for liberal form OF government, with which no
Identified. eliminated in the birmingham riots SOW
eral the leaders arressd and convicted some
OF them put 70 death and others received various
terms OF imprisonment. Young Pmksrtons activity In
connection with this outbreak made him marked man.
and be resolved TO leave the country lie hurredy mar
red Miss Joan Carfrse young lady 70 whom no had
bseu FOR time engaged and on the following day
the young couple sailed FOR Quebec. The vessel IN whch
they embarked shipwrecked near sable Island on
MAY o. 1912 but the passengers were picked up by
passing vessel and taken to Quebec Tho disaster at sea
left the young couple destitute condition, nut they
were aided securing passage through the lakes to chi
cago where young Pnkerton went to work at his trade
After years thus spent he enabled TO establish
q cooperage OF his own at Dundee H. His business
prospered and he at the head OF large trade
About tina time his frat piece Of detec-
tive work was successfully engaged in. During
one of his visits TO the Islands Fox River procure ma
for his stock discovered the existence OF gang
OF counterfeters. His love OF adventure led him 10 IN
vesgatc the operations OF the gang and he was 20 sue
cessl break mp the and securs the CONVICTION
the leader and his most dangerous associates THIS
exploit led his appointment deputy sheriff Of Kane
m m u-ni he VIZ n
breaking up many gangs OF horse-tieves and counter
fetors His fame spread 70 Chicago and the shorn
OF Cook County offered him the appointment OF deputy
sheriff. This position he filed for some time
when Mayor Church made him detective OF the
city force an entirely position. In 1852 Mr. Pinker
tor impressed with the Importance OF establishing
a detective agency which would be independent OF
political influence. Securing the assistance OF f. l.
Ruche an attorney he established his agency and soon
had the patronage of several railway companies Among
the four hrst employed by Mr.. Pnkcrt0n was
George IT, Banks, afterwarl general superintendent OF
the agency remained with the agency until his death
last year.
Mr.. Pinkerton was always a lover OF freedom
and free institutions. and be early associated
himself with John Brown, James H. Collins
the Loveoy brothers and other prominent abooEsts,
and rendered heroic and important service In connection
with what was then known as the underground ran
road" In those days it was not uncommon thing TO
see Mr. PuAerons besieged by numbers Of negroes
seeking his aiI behalf Of trembling fugitive, aud
they never appealed to him IN vain.
Nj Pinkerton, detective agency grew TO gigantic
proportions and his reputation extended 10 all the lead
Ing cities Of the L st one OF the first
important cases that came TO him from
the East that OF the robbery of Adams
Express Company At Montgomery Ala, OF 100000 He
traced the thieves from Alabama NsvJersey an suc
ceeled recovering nearly all the money in the original
packages This established his reputation with the
press companies, and be aft.rwari undertook many
other important with equal success IN 1901 Mr.
Pukoron while employed 10 look our FOR ncendares On
tie Philadelphia. wilmington and Baltimore Road, dis
cov.red plot ~ assassaate President Lincoln. He
took or AT airs ana Carried Mr. Lincoln snfey
tor,lgb Ualfiul1re. When the war broke ont Presi-
., incn authorized NIr piukcrt0n establish the
tir name ana ,itle u Major T. Alien In this capacity
bee servei thc country during O q wal.
During his long career Mr. InkortDn recovered for the
eYr-=. cumuarrs several millions vi dollars, taken from
them in various sums large and small He would not
consent souomlse with thieves aad In all these eK
engaged In every line NJ detective business ex-
cert divorce cases. with which he refused 10 have
anything 60 do. HE agency has thiry I'VE detectives
connected with the office IN this city, forty e The Dcago
hslluarters. and twenty working with philadelphia as
centre II also haa private hshl "'lrh " ZOY men IN
chicago guarding the banks express oinss aud whole
sale houses Mg Imkeu1n established mis- force oyer
thirty 1--WE Tear ago when thefo was no regular police
force IN Chicago.
Mlny famous exploits ara connected win The name N
rmkron uue nf the earliest nf these was the capuie
nnd conviction uf Augustus stuart Byron whose father
Loud uinl hip Nor nv NiNNli NnO ~ q
Young man named Napial nruhpr of Admiral Nnpsr
M iha irelah navy Those men vlp'hrl ain un tho
at,biln 4ui hprn and Northern Indiana Railroad and On
pItfaH ~ Intae amount uf muuaf H1 inFHnH ihn hilla
ST. tmhuriui engaged lh iha ruant ni enc laheH
bona fu Niaui luiuH Ntu utu Tea ana roar VINE ihnH
uuuuiIni. tiu dH,sitl ihal hn Wun'd have rapfuhi
them md hp hsn harhui hf tho iutuihuf 80 tutrtnuf
tntiaHHsE suhssluaulN hhthud uthni Detectives ulhri
utnt .iluus ul hs which url Win aurtnna were 10 hinah
nA p pf ths biulIAun ui Auf hAHufus la tao lDan
fuuia aud klslluutiIou u nr hha nl H. hpniAiuua
lsd 10, the four hnnu huthas, Nhuas headquarters nuin
al .rtuuuT iui Thirteen ~ thH daring gang
oil outlaws, including No. four hr"thers, we're
ruubat Win the ahern, aud ynohed u VIA tAroul h
his agency su that effected tho capture ut MlVe
hruthrre the Bank of England fuse1 the conviction ~
fOrgss kOuur'a ad raauh, ana lhe capture OF
the Northampton Bank lOhurlH
Mr. Flnkcrt1n besides bis extensive detective bust. |
ness waa farmer large scale lu Illinois lie owned |
aud cultivated farms VI 700 acres 10 Onarga on the
Illinois Central Railroad. south Of Chicago, Nhere re-
lartA trees imported Tor him Mr. Puksron |
was the author or nfteen volumes, giving his OK |
perrnces as detective. Among tucse re the iOuowing
The -pv 0l The krurlpn' giving history vi the spy !
svstcu ~ tho United Army during The for the
JuioHi Professional thieves and the Detective aud
m r'v Years Detective Mt PmAcriuu was fond Of
his fam and leaves them ~ cOsipraDlr olrcunsances
III. wife sons. william \. ana Robert y, ana ono
daughter Joan wife OF W J. Chauers ~ tho finn OF
Frazier < Chalmers. manufacturers OF mining mhchiu-
cry IN CLcagO and O,Ee- cities. survive Alm. william A.
nkcron Of the 'nlcaRo ONCE of Tue Detect
i've Agency and his brother. Robert A. B the General
~uusrIutendrut or the branch agencies Mr. Pink'rOn
has Tor some lime been m l-heatn Three years agS be
a pdrdly Ai Two suy7,
Of The disease.
EDWARD NILLI5
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