But in 1874 he tried to take on the James brothers, and he failed. Allan Pinkerton. Library of Congress. The man dubbed America's first "private eye" was born near Glasgow, Scotland, on July 21 ...

After the American Civil War, outlaw Jesse James forms a gang comprised of himself, his brother Frank James, Cole Younger and his two brothers ... owners who hire the Pinkerton Detective Agency ...

But in 1874 he tried to take on the James brothers, and he failed. Allan Pinkerton. Library of Congress. The man dubbed America's first "private eye" was born near Glasgow, Scotland, on July 21 ...