Chapter XVI: Proof of Positive Identifications--The

Finger Print 95

Jennings Case 95

The Charles Crispi Case 97

Flatbush Case 98

Coppersmith Case 99

San Francisco Case 100

STORY SECTION.

Author’s Announcement 101

Professional Bootlegging (1915–1921) 103

Prohibition Amendment 113

Webb-Kenyon Law 113

Postal Regulations--Parcels Post 114

Gunnoe Murder Case 116

Strange Creek Case 120

The Smith Gang, or the Lucky Thirteen 124

A Railroad Theft 129

Holly Griffith--West Virginia’s Most Noted Criminal 133

The Confession 140

A Moonlight Tragedy 148

An Investigation I Feared 155

Dan W. Cunningham and Some Stories from His Scrap-Book 159

Dan Cunningham and His Slow Vengeance 159

Another Case from Cunningham’s Scrap-Book 168

A Typical West Virginia Mountain Abode 174

A Horrible Crime 176

Confession of An Amateur Yegg 179

Soldiers Turn Bandits 184

The Confession 186

A Peculiar Murder 190

Mat Jarrell--Holly Griffith No. 2 195

Capture of Wayne County Desperadoes--Dan Cunningham’s
Well Devised Plans Are Successful 199

Vinson Shot Down 199

Plans Well Laid for Arrest 201

The Record of Joe Vinson 202

The Capture of Robert Darrow, Alias “Big East” 205

Missing Shoe Heel Convicts Murderer 207

Restrictions Governing a Private Detective 210

Advertisements 218–219

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Rufus H. Clendenen 3

Stills--Products of West Virginia Mountains 109

Holly Griffith, alias F. S. Rose 135

Check--One of Holly Griffith’s Forgeries 145

Dan W. Cunningham 161

Pine-Beech Hill, Home of Dan W. Cunningham 165

Log Cabin--Pioneer Home of Maben, West Virginia 175

A Horrible Crime 177

W. M. Thomas 191

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