One secessionist, who had too much to drink, stated that Lincoln would be assassinated as he passed through Baltimore on Saturday, February 23. He soon learned that more was at stake than a few railroad cars. Hutchinson and adopting a Southern accent, he established himself as a nightly figure at one of the secessionist's favorite hangouts. In 1861, Pinkerton was asked by officials of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore railroad to track down rumors that secessionists were planning to blow up the steamers that ferried the trains across the Susquehanna River. Later he organized a private detective agency, the Pinkerton Detective Agency, America's first such organization, and helped in solving several express robberies. In 1850 he was chosen by the Chicago Police Force to be Chicago's first detective.
Pinkerton was an ardent abolitionist, and served as "foreman" of the Underground Railway, using his cooper's shop as a "station" of the railway. In 1846, he was made Deputy Sheriff of Kane County after he discovered and helped round up a gang of counterfeiters. Pinkerton worked for a year in Chicago as a cooper and then moved to the Scotch community of Dundee on the Fox River. Young Pinkerton, as an apprentice cooper, became involved in the dangerous Chartist Labor movement and fled from Scotland at the age of 23, only one day after his marriage, and settled in the city of Chicago. In order to understand the significance of this famous old home, let us probe into the exciting life of Allan Pinkerton.Īllan Pinkerton was born in Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland, in 1819, the son of a Glasgow police sergeant. These legends were caused by the career of the man who once owned the house, for Allan Pinkerton is the most well known private detective in the history of the United States. During that time it has given rise to many conjectures and legends. The Allan Pinkerton house has been standing in its grove of larch trees just outside of Onarga for more than 90 years. Barnes, American History Class, Larkin High School, Elgin, Ill. There are many books written about Allan Pinkerton, but I have yet to find one mainly concerning The Larch Farm.įor Mr. It gives the reader an idea of who Allan Pinkerton was. (This material is available to be uploaded, copied, printed, and shared so long as the compiler's name and address stays with this material)Ĭhapter 1 - The report I wrote when I was seventeen is the first chapter because it is a simple, general view of Pinkerton and his life. Iroquois County Genealogical Society - Allan Pinkerton and The Larch Farm Iroquois County Genealogical SocietyĪ COLLECTION OF WRITINGS CONCERNING ALLAN PINKERTON AND THE LARCH FARMĬompiled by Patricia Dissmeyer Goff, P.
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