He used balloons to spy behind Confederate lines during the Civil War and cracked the Molly McGuires in the 1870's.
In 1884 during his morning walk, he fell and bit his tongue; he died of gangrene days later. He used balloons to spy behind Confederate lines during the Civil War and cracked the Molly McGuires in the 1870's. His detective agency became notorious as strike-breakers. FTP, identify this Scotch-American detective.
In 1884 during his morning walk, he fell and bit his tongue; he died of gangrene days later.
Allen {Pinkerton}