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Wilkie, John Elbert 1860-

Detective; born in Elgin, Ill., April 27, 1860; was engaged in newspaper work in Chicago in 1877-93 and in 1896-98, and in the latter year was appointed chief of the United States secret service. When it became certain that there would be war with Spain he organized a special emergency force, which arrested the principal Spanish spies in the United States.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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