English Detectives--Early Prejudices against them Lived Down--The late Mr. Williamson--Inspector Melville--Sir C. Howard Vincent--Dr. Anderson--Mr. Macnaghten--Mr. McWilliam and the Detectives of the City Police--A Country Detective's Experiences--Allan Pinkerton's first Essay in Detection--The Private Inquiry Agent and the Lengths to which he will go.....364 Part IV. CAPTAINS OF CRIME. CHAPTER XIV. SOME FAMOUS SWINDLERS. Recurrence of Criminal Types--Heredity and Congenital Instinct--The Jukes and other Families of Criminals--John Hatfield--Anthelme Collet's Amazing Career of Fraud--The Story of Pierre Cognard: Count Pontis de St. Hélène: Recognised by an old Convict Comrade: Sent to the Galleys for Life--Major Semple: His many Vicissitudes in Foreign Armies: Thief and Begging-Letter Writer: Transported to Botany Bay.....387 CHAPTER XV. SWINDLERS OF MORE MODERN TYPE. Richard Coster--Sheridan, the American Bank Thief--Jack Canter--The Frenchman Allmayer, a typical Nineteenth Century Swindler--Paraf--The Tammany Frauds--Burton, _alias_ Count von Havard--Dr. Vivian, a bogus Millionaire Bridegroom--Mock Clergymen: Dr. Berrington: Dr. Keatinge--Harry Benson, a Prince of Swindlers: The Scotland Yard Detectives suborned: Benson's Adventures after his Release: Commits Suicide in the Tombs Prison--Max Shinburn and his Feats.....409 CHAPTER XVI. SOME FEMALE CRIMINALS. Criminal Women Worse than Criminal Men--Bell Star--Comtesse Sandor--Mother M----, the Famous Female Receiver of Stolen Goods--The "German Princess"--Jenny Diver--The Baroness de Menckwitz--Emily Lawrence--Louisa Miles--Mrs. Gordon-Baillie: Her Dashing Career: Becomes Mrs. Percival Frost: the Crofters' Friend: Triumphal Visit to the Antipodes: Extensive Frauds on Tradesmen: Sentenced to Penal Servitude--A Viennese Impostor--Big Bertha, the "Confidence Queen".....447 [Illustration: MYSTERIES OF POLICE AND CRIME] Part I. A GENERAL SURVEY OF CRIME AND ITS DETECTION.