caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date image article_title name
photograph professional criminals of america '' of byrnes published in his 1886 book '' 7 may 1910 manhattan , new york dublin , ireland june 15 , 1842 thomas f. byrnes.jpg thomas f. byrnes
 thomas f. byrnes
thomas f. byrnes

thomas f. byrnes -lrb- june 15 , 1842 -- may 7 , 1910 -rrb- was an irish-born american police officer , who served as head of the new york city police department detective department from 1880 until 1895 , and gained national attention for his exploits .
