The Valley of Fear

Birdy Edwards was a Pinkerton man and described as one of the best in the service. He is described as brave but not crazy, and he goes by the name, Steve Wilson.

Let me say, Mr. Chairman,” said one of the older brethren, “that I have heard of Birdy Edwards, and that he has the name of being the best man in the Pinkerton service.”

“I said just now that I knew Birdy Edwards,” McMurdo explained. “I need not tell you that he is not here under that name. He’s a brave man, but not a crazy one. He passes under the name of Steve Wilson, and he is lodging at Hobson’s Patch.”