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Pinkerton National Detective Agency |
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Pinkerton National Detective AgencyU.S. independent police force. The agency was founded in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton (1819–84), former deputy sheriff of Cook county, Ill. It originally specialized in railway theft cases, protecting trains and apprehending train robbers. It solved the $700,000 Adams Express Co. theft in 1856, and in 1861 it thwarted an assassination plot against president-elect Abraham Lincoln. It later participated in anti-labour union activities (see Homestead Strike). It was instrumental in breaking up the Molly Maguires. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When the town founder is discovered strangled, Stone is slow to accuse the obvious suspect, so a Pinkerton detective, Larimer Finch (Peter O'Meara), an overeducated Yale graduate with a British accent, is brought in. Siringo was a Pinkerton Detective made famous for his tenacious attempts at capturing Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch. He has about 500 items in his collection, including bank checks, letters, bills of lading, stock certificates, bonds, railroad paperwork, Western Union telegraphs, mining claims and even a bill from the Pinkerton Detective Agency. |
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