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ALLAN PINKERTON'S

GREAT DETECTIVE STORIES.


1.--THE MOLLIE MAGUIRES AND DETECTIVES.

2.--STRIKERS, COMMUNISTS, AND DETECTIVES.

3.--CRIMINAL REMINISCENCES AND DETECTIVES.

4.--THE MODEL TOWN AND DETECTIVES.

5.--THE SPIRITUALISTS AND DETECTIVES.

6.--THE EXPRESSMEN AND DETECTIVES.

7.--THE SOMNAMBULIST AND DETECTIVES.

8.--CLAUDE MELNOTTE AS A DETECTIVE.

9.--THE MISSISSIPPI OUTLAWS AND DETECTIVES.

10.--GYPSIES AND DETECTIVES.

11.--BUCHOLZ AND DETECTIVES.

12.--THE RAILROAD FORGER AND DETECTIVES.

13.--BANK ROBBERS AND DETECTIVES.

14.--THE BURGLAR'S FATE AND DETECTIVES.

15.--A DOUBLE LIFE AND DETECTIVES.

16.--PROFESSIONAL THIEVES AND DETECTIVES.

17.--THIRTY YEARS A DETECTIVE.

18.--THE SPY OF THE REBELLION.

"The mental characteristics of Allan Pinkerton were judgment as to
facts, knowledge of men, the ability to concentrate his faculties on one
subject, and the persistent power of will. A mysterious problem of
crime, against which his life was devoted, presented to his thought, was
solved almost in an instant, and seemingly by his intuitions. With
half-closed eyes he saw the scene in which the wrong was done, read
every movement of the criminals, and reached invariably the correct
conclusion as to their conduct and guilt."

_A new uniform edition, cloth bound, Illustrated.
Price per vol._ $1.00.

G. W. Dillingham Co., Publishers

NEW YORK.


[Illustration: "_At this instant I flung open one of the shutters, and
simultaneously I heard a cry of horror from my clerk._"--Page 19.]


THE SOMNAMBULIST AND THE DETECTIVE.


THE MURDERER AND THE FORTUNE TELLER.


BY
ALLAN PINKERTON.

AUTHOR OF
"EXPRESSMAN AND DETECTIVE," "SPIRITUALISTS AND DETECTIVES,"
"PROFESSIONAL THIEVES AND DETECTIVES,"
"RAILROAD FORGER AND DETECTIVES,"
"MOLLIE MAGUIRES AND DETECTIVES," ETC., ETC.


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NEW YORK:
_G. W. Dillingham Co., Publishers._


COPYRIGHT,
W. B. KEEN, COOKE & CO.,
1875.

COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY
JOAN CHALMERS.


_The Somnambulist._




PREFACE


In presenting to the public my third volume of Detective Stories, I
desire to again call attention to the fact that the stories herein
contained, as in the case of their predecessors in the series, are
literally true. The incidents in these cases have all actually occurred
as related, and there are now living many witnesses to corroborate my
statements.

Maroney, the expressman, is living in Georgia, having been released
during the war. Mrs. Maroney is also alive. Any one desiring to convince
himself of the absolute truthfulness of this narrative can do so by
examining the court records in Montgomery, Ala., where Maroney was
convicted.

The facts stated in the second volume are well known to many residents
of Chicago. Young Bright was in the best society during his stay at the
Clifton House, and many of his friends will remember him. His father is
now largely interested in business in New York, Chicago, and St. Louis.
The events connected with the abduction of "The Two Sisters," will be
readily recalled by W. L. Church, Esq., of Chicago, and others. The
story of "Alexander Gay," the Frenchman, will be found in the criminal
records of St. Louis, where he was sentenced for forgery.

So with the stories in this volume. The characters in "The Detective and
the Somnambulist," will be easily recognized by many readers in the
South. As the family of Drysdale are still living and holding a highly
respectable place in society, the locality is not correctly given, and
fictitious names are used throughout.

By reason of the peculiar nature of the circumstances, the facts
narrated in "The Murderer and the Fortune-Teller," are known only to a
small circle, but they can readily be substantiated. Captain Sumner was
never informed of