The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War (57 page)

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plan to destroy
protection for
Warne in Felton-PW&B case
Washington journey and

pig-tail whistle

pilot engines

Pinkerton, Allan (“The Eye”)

agency opened by
as Allen, E. J.
anger at Felton for news leak
assassination conspiracy discovered by
as atheist
in Baltimore
Baltimore episode viewed in later years by
Baltimore plan of
Baltimore return of
on Baltimore riot
in Baltimore with Lincoln
birth and childhood of
Brown, J., execution and
Brown, J., helped by
career turning point for
on carriage ride with Lincoln
character and habits of
in Chartist movement
in Chicago
as chief of intelligence
children of
Chittenden’s account and
congressman punched by
contradictions and legacy of
as cooper (barrel maker)
counterfeiting case taken by
courtship and wedding of
Craig case
criminals and
criticism of
on Davies in Baltimore
death of Warne and Webster impact on
as deputy sheriff
detained reporter story of
detective career start
detective role viewed by
detectives on PW&B protection case
discussion with Felton on methods used by
disguises of
on election campaign of 1860
employees of
enemy troop estimates of
ethical guidelines for employees
exhaustion and illness of
Felton’s hiring of
female detectives hired by
Ferrandini and
gunshot wound and recovery
Herndon and
Hillard targeted by
on Hillard’s sentiments
home office destroyed in fire
investigations by Kennedy and
Kane doubted by
Kennedy and
on labor unrest
Lamon and
Lamon’s disregard for alias of
Lamon’s indictment of
letter to Felton
Lincoln’s assassination news received by
Lincoln’s code name used by
Lincoln’s response impressing
Lincoln’s summons of
Lincoln’s verdict and
Luckett and
McClellan and
meeting with Felton
meeting with Lincoln
memoirs published by
messages to Judd
methods of
Molly Maguires and
money temptation moment
Northern Democratic Association started by
offer of service to Lincoln from
pamphlet written by
in Philadelphia
Philadelphia meeting with Judd and Felton
Plums and Nuts arrival message
postal robbery case solved by
PW&B railroad protection focus
reputation after Maroney case
safe arrival message to Felton
secrecy imperative
secret revised itinerary for Lincoln
Seward, W. H., disagreement with
social reform passion of
stroke suffered by
telegraph communication cipher system of
ten for one telegram
undercover methods of
Underground Railroad work of
violence viewed by
work-home gulf

Pinkerton, Joan

at Burns, R., celebration
Cook County move and
singing of
Underground Railroad and

Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency

Chicago fire destroying home office
logo of
Maroney case
success of
Warne hired by
year of opening

Pittsburgh

Plug-Uglies

police

Kane denial of support from
Kennedy’s New York City

Pope, John

postal robbery case

Pottawatomie Massacre

The President’s Inaugural
(cartoon)

presidents of road

press.
See also specific newspapers

Baltimore plan in
Baltimore plot and
editorial prior to Lincoln’s arrival in Baltimore

Prime, Irenaeus

Prince of Rails

prison, Fort Warren

private eye

prostitution, Baltimore house of

PW&B.
See
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad

rail splitter

railroad.
See also
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad

Baltimore
Lincoln’s work on
Pennsylvania
plan to attack Felton’s
time card
Washington journey concerns about

railway executives

Randall, James Ryder

Ray, D. E.

Red River expedition

reporters

Lamon’s indiscretion with
Pinkerton detained

Republican National Committee

Republican National Convention of 1860

Republican State Convention

Republicans

Baltimore procession staged by
Lincoln’s address to

resignation, supporters asking for Lincoln’s

Rives, William Cabell

robberies

Adams Express Company
postal
train

robber barons

Ross, Thomas

Ruscelli (barber), Ferrandini as

Sampson, Thomas

Sanford, Edward S.

Warne and

Sauganash Hotel

Scharf, John Thomas

Scott, William H. (Pinkerton detective)

Judd and

Scott, Winfield

Butler and
electoral count safety overseen by
Lincoln’s visit to
telegram to Lincoln’s wife

Scully, John

sculptor, Lincoln’s posing for

secession

Felton’s PW&B and
Hicks’s dilemma regarding Maryland
Mississippi
South Carolina

secessionists

assassination conspiracy and
Baltimore
on electoral vote count day
Lewis and Scully as ardent
Lincoln inauguration and
military escort opposed by
plan to prevent inauguration

security, inaugural journey.
See also
military; military escort

artillery displays
bodyguards appointed for
Ellsworth as point man for
flagmen
Kane refusing police support in Baltimore
Kennedy’s New York City police
military entourage
Philadelphia
presidents of road

Seddon, James A.

select committee

Baltimore plot inquiry by
Ferrandini summoned by
Hicks’s testimony before
official report by

Seward, Frederick

Lincoln’s questions to
warning of

Seward, William H.

assassination plot claims by
Lincoln and
Pinkerton disagreement with
Washburne and

Sherwood, Howell

Shoemaker, Samuel

slavery

Fugitive Slave Act
Lincoln’s policy on
McClellan’s views on

Snethen, Worthington G.

South Carolina secession

Southern Commercial Convention

Southern Confederacy

Southern patriots, Ferrandini’s band of

southern route, of Lincoln Special

southern states

votes for Lincoln
Washington takeover by

Spafford, Carrie

speeches

artificial crisis
Bates House
in Cleveland
demands for
in Harrisburg
House Divided
Lincoln’s trick for avoiding
lost carpetbag containing
New Jersey
New York City Hall
at Old Independence Hall
in Philadelphia
in Pittsburgh
relaxed manner during
Wood, F. W., moralizing

spies

arrest of Union
government

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