| 1. | PORTRAIT OF GEO. S. McWATTERS, | Frontispiece. |
| 2. | McWATTERS' SPECTACLE CASE, | To face page 33 |
| 3. | "TEN DOLLARS A MONTH," | 79 |
| 4. | McWATTERS AND THE VETERAN, | 87 |
| 5. | THE BOND OPERATOR, | 103 |
| 6. | THE WAX FINGER DISCOVERED, | 127 |
| 7. | SEIZURE OF YOUNG WORDEN IN BALTIMORE, | 149 |
| 8. | ATLANTIC BEER GARDEN.—PAYNE AND COLLINS' RENDEZVOUS, | 165 |
| 9. | DESCENT UPON BLANCHARD AND THE GAMBLERS, | 173 |
| 10. | PROTECTING THE INNOCENT, | 201 |
| 11. | RESCUE OF HATTIE NEWBERRY, | 215 |
| 12. | RESTELL AT SING SING, | 221 |
| 13. | THE BOGUS LOTTERY OFFICE, | 237 |
| 14. | SURPRISING THE BOGUS LOTTERY DEALERS, | 249 |
| 15. | RECOVERING THE DIAMOND RING, | 267 |
| 16. | THE OLD KNICKERBOCKER IN THE DETECTIVE'S OFFICE, | 279 |
| 17. | DISCOVERING THE "SPIRITS" AT NO. 89 —— STREET, NEW YORK, | 291 |
| 18. | "KETCH HIM AND HOULD HIM!"—WILLIAMS' ARREST, | 355 |
| 19. | THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING, | 383 |
| 20. | BREAK-DOWN ON LITCHFIELD HILL, | 399 |
| 21. | THE CEREMONY DEFEATED, | 409 |
| 22. | DR. HUDSON'S STRATAGEM WITH THE HIGHWAYMEN, | 433 |
| 23. | THE MISSOURI LAWYER OUTWITTED, | 489 |
| 24. | A RASH COURTSHIP, | 521 |
| 25. | FEARFUL DREAM OF OLD MR. BROOKS, | 549 |
| 26. | RESCUE OF NELLIE WILSON, | 577 |
| 27. | RESCUE OF THE WILL, | 585 |
| 28. | THE TWO SISTERS COURTING COL. NOVENA IN HIS LIBRARY, | 595 |
| 29. | THE "HONEST" COUNTERFEIT MONEY SPECULATOR, | 639 |
| 30. | CATCHING A FLAT, | 659 |
Knots Untied; Or, Ways and By-ways in the Hidden Life of American Detectives
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About This Book
A former metropolitan police officer compiles memoirlike tales and case studies drawn from his own career and from trusted colleagues, detailing undercover operations and encounters with swindlers, counterfeiters, burglars, gamblers, and criminals who operate within respectable circles. Interspersed biographical sketches and practical descriptions of investigative techniques illustrate the development of police detection into a more systematic practice. Throughout, the narrator offers reflections on social causes of crime and cautious appeals for reform and broader public understanding.