g suspicion, he heard from some of my acquaintances a
saying of mine that whenever I had a bank account, I should live in the
tropics. So he reported to his superiors that in his opinion F. A. Warren
and I were one, and he believed that, if in America at all, I might be
found at some fashionable resort in Florida.

He concluded to go to Florida, and visit the various resorts. Upon his
arrival at St. Augustine, he sent letters to several of the West India
islands, including Martinique, Jamaica and Cuba, inquiring for the names
and descriptions of all wealthy young Americans lately arrived. One
letter he sent to Dr. C. L. Houscomb, then the leading American doctor in
Havana, who, replying to his inquiry, gave my name among others. After
my arrest Dr. Houscomb told me how grieved he was to have betrayed me,
but that he thought that Pinkerton was a newspaper man, and wanted the
information as a matter of news.

With this letter in his hand, Pinkerton found a plain path before him.
To go ahead of my story a little, I will say here that eventually the
bank authorities made him a considerable present in cash, along with
their congratulations over his clever detective work. Capt. John Curtin
is to-day well and hearty, a prosperous man and very generally respected
by the citizens of San Francisco, where he lives.

About ten days after my arrival he brought me a New York Herald
containing these dispatches:

(Special to New York Herald.)

Madrid, April 12, 1873.

The American Ambassador, Gen. Sickles, has formally notified Senor
Castelar that the American Government will consent to the surrender
to the British Government of Bidwell, now under arrest in Havana
upon charge of being concerned in the Bank of England forgery.

(Special to New York Herald.)

London, April 12, 1873.

To the great gratification of the authorities here, official
confirmation is given to the rumor that the Spanish Government has
concluded to grant the extradition of Bidwell, now under arrest in
Havana. There seems to be no doubt that Bidwell is the mysterious
Frederick Albert Warren, and there is a very general curiosity to
see him. Many conflicting stories have been published of his
extraordinary escape and equally extraordinary capture. The Times'
report had it that he was mortally wounded