Excerpt from The Model Town and the Detectives: Bryon as a Detective There are many persons yet living who will remember the circumstances herein related, and they will recall how complete the reformation was worked by the arrest and conviction of the criminals. From the moment it was re vealed that Pinkerton's detectives were at work in the town, the orderly character Of the place was assured for an indefi nite length Of time, and the good. Effect lasted many years after my men had been withdrawn. As the story of Byron as a Detective may call forth some discussion, I merely desire to say that, concerning his being the son of Lord Byron, I have no means of determin ing the truth or falsity of the claim; and only give the facts, which were then common among his associates, to the public for what they are worth. There were doubtless hundreds Of other men of legitimate, as well as illegitimate, birth, each one of whom chance might have thrown into habits Of reckless adventure resulting in crime, the tempera ment and mental conditions of each of whom might have given rise to the theory of being Byron's son, especially when the claim was so persistently put foi'ward and so com mouly accepter' as in this case. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.