THE GREAT TAXICAB ROBBERY
Reading edition
A True Detective Story
BY
JAMES H. COLLINS
WRITTEN FROM RECORDS AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
OF THE CASE FURNISHED BY THE NEW
YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEW YORK
JOHN LANE COMPANY
MCMXII
Copyright, 1912, by
JOHN LANE COMPANY
This book has something to say about practical
results of wiser police administration in New
York. It is respectfully dedicated to
HON. WILLIAM J. GAYNOR
MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY
the official who took the initiative in improving
conditions
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