Charlie Siringo (February 7th, 1855-October 18th, 1928) was an author, lawman, and famous detective and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency during the late 19th century and early 20th century. 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Pinkerton guards escort strikebreakers in Buchtel, Ohio, 1884 The Pinkerton National Detective Agency was a security guard and detective agency, established in the United States, in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

Early life

Siringo was born in Matagorda County, Texas to an Irish immigrant mother and an Italian immigrant father. He attended public school until reaching the age of 15, when he started working on local ranches as a cowboy. After taking part in several cattle drives, he left that life to become a businessman, and married in 1884, opening a merchant business in Caldwell, Kansas. Matagorda County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... A Ranch is an area of land, including buildings and structures, given primarily to the grazing of livestock on rangeland. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, kine or kyne in pre-modern English, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit. ... Caldwell is a city located in Sumner County, Kansas. ...

He began writing a book, entitled "A Texas Cowboy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony". A year later, it was published, to wide acclaim, and became one of the first true looks into life as a cowboy written by someone who had actually lived that life.

Detective career

In 1886, bored with the businessman lifestyle, Siringo moved to Chicago and joined the Pinkerton Detective Agency. He used gunman Pat Garrett's name as a reference to get the job, having met Garrett several years before. He was immediately assigned several cases, which took him as far north as Alaska, and as far south as Mexico City. He began operating undercover, a relatively new technique at the time, and infiltrated gangs of robbers and rustlers, making over one hundred arrests. [1] 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Categories: Stock characters | Stub ... Patrick Pat Floyd Jarvis Garrett (born 1850 died 1908) was born in Alabama, and became a well known Old West gunman and lawman. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México, México D.F. or simply México, pronounced /mexiko/ in IPA) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Mexico. ... Look up Undercover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... When fluid accumulates in the lungs, it may predominate in the alveolar (airspace) compartment or the interstitial compartment. ... Robbing a merchants house in Japan, around 1860 Robbery is the crime of seizing property through violence or intimidation. ... Cattle rustling or cattle raiding is the act of stealing livestock. ...

In the early 1890s he found himself assigned to office work, which he greatly despised, working out of the Denver office. During that time, he worked with noted Pinkerton agent, gunman, and later assassin Tom Horn. He greatly admired Horn's talents and skills in tracking down suspects, but reflected later that Horn had a dark side that could easily be accessed when need be. The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... Nickname: The Mile-High City Location of Denver in Colorado Coordinates: City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area    - City 401. ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ... Rare image of Tom Horn from the Wyoming State Museum. ...

In 1892, Siringo was assigned to a case in Idaho, where he worked undercover to get information against corrupt labour union officials. Despite his despising the labour union officials, he stood against a lynch mob to protect attorney Clarence Darrow from being hanged during that assignment. 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) None Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area  Ranked 14th  - Total 83,642 sq. ... Lynching is murder (mostly by hanging) conceived by its perpetrators as extra-legal execution. ... An attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business: For attorney-at-law, see lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary. ...

In the late 1890's, posing as "Charles L. Carter", an alleged gunman on the run from the law for a murder, he infiltrated outlaw Butch Cassidy's Train Robbers Syndicate. For over a year, using information he would gather, he severely hampered the operations of Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang, but without a large number of arrests. After they committed the now famous Wilcox Train Robbery, in which they robbed a Union Pacific train, he again found himself assigned to capture the Wild Bunch. [2] On that case, Siringo often coordinated with Tom Horn, who was by that time working for large cattle companies as a killer for hire, but who also was retained by the Pinkerton Agency on contract to assist in the robbery investigation. Horn was able to obtain vital information from explosives expert Bill Speck that revealed to investigators who the suspects were who had killed Sheriff Josiah Hazen, who had been shot and killed during the pursuit of the robbers. [3] Butch Cassidy, a famous Western American outlaw An outlaw, a person living the lifestyle of outlawry, meaning literally outside of the law. ... Butch Cassidy poses in the Wild Bunch group photo, Fort Worth, Texas, 1901 Robert LeRoy Parker (13 April 1866 - c. ... Front row left to right: Harry A. Longabaugh, alias the Sundance Kid, Ben Kilpatrick, alias the Tall Texan, Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy; Standing- Will Carver, alias News Carver & Harvey Logan, alias Kid Curry; Fort Worth, Texas, 1901. ... The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ...

Several members of the gang were captured as a result of information Siringo gathered, to include the capture of Kid Curry, who escaped but was again cornered and killed during a shootout with law enforcement in Colorado. It was on Siringo's information that he was tracked down both times. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid both fled to Bolivia, feeling their luck was running out in America. They were later allegedly killed in a shootout there during a robbery attempt by Bolivian soldiers. During the work on the Wilcox Train Robbery, he first came into contact with lawman Joe Lefors, who later would arrest Tom Horn for a murder that Horn has since been largely vindicated for. Siringo crossed paths with Lefors several years later while working cases. Siringo found Lefors incompetant, at best, and greatly despised him. Harvey Logan, alias Kid Curry. ... For the band, see The Police. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Harry Longabaugh (1867-?), also known as the Sundance Kid, was an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidys Wild Bunch, in the Wild West. ... This article is about the country in North America. ...

Siringo retired in 1907, and began writing another book, entitled "Pinkerton's Cowboy Detective". The Pinkerton Detective Agency held up publication for two years, feeling it violated their confidentiality agreement signed by Siringo when he was hired, and objecting to the use of their name. Siringo gave in, and deleted their name from the book title, instead writing two seperate books, entitled "A Cowboy Detective" and "Further Adventures of a Cowboy Detective". [4] 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

In 1915, Siringo wrote another book, entitled "Two Evil Isms: Pinkertonism and Anrchism". Again, the Pinkerton Agency blocked publication, and also this time attempted to have Siringo prosecuted for libel, asking that he be extradited from his ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico to Chicago. However, the New Mexico governor denied the extradition request. 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The City Different Location Location in the State of New Mexico Coordinates , Government Country State County United States New Mexico Santa Fe Founded 1607 Mayor David Coss Geographical characteristics Area     City 96. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ...

In 1916, Siringo began working as a New Mexico Ranger to assist in the capture of numerous rustlers causing problems in the area, holding that position until 1918. His health had began to fail, and his ranch was failing due to his having been away for some time. he moved to Los Angeles, where he became somewhat of a celebrity due to his well publicised exploits. In 1927 he released another book, "Riata and Spurs", a composite of his first two autobiographies. The Pinkerton Agency again halted publication, resulting in a whittled down and revised copy being released the following year, with many fictional accounts rather than the true accounts that Siringo had invisioned. 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Death

Siringo died in Altadena, California on October 18th, 1928. He remains one of the first examples in the use of undercover work in the capture of fugitives. Altadena is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California approx. ...

Books by Charles Siringo

• Siringo, Charles A. A Texas Cowboy: or, Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony. Ed. by Richard Etulain. New York: Penguin Books, 2000. ISBN 0140437517

• Siringo, Charles A. A Cowboy Detective. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2006. ISBN 0803291892

• Siringo, Charles A. and Gifford Pinchot. Riata And Spurs The Story Of A Lifetime Spent In The Saddle As Cowboy And Ranger. Kessinger Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1417910674

Gifford Pinchot (August 11, 1865 – October 4, 1946) was the first Chief of the United States Forest Service (1905-1910) and the Republican Governor of Pennsylvania (1923-1927, 1931-1935). ...

Further reading

• Peavy, Charels D. Charles A. Siringo: A Texas picaro. Steck-Vaughn Co, 1967.

• Pingenot, Ben E. Siringo: The True Story of Charles A. Siringo, Texas Cowboy, Longhorn Trail Driver, Private Detective, Rancher, New Mexico Ranger and Author. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1989. ISBN 0890963819

External links

• http://www.thrillingdetective.com/eyes/siringo.html