New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-26
THE PINKERTONS NOT IN 1T
NOT WORKING AGAINST PARNELL.
DENYING REPORTS THAT THEY ARE SEEKING
Fop EVIDENCE IN HIS TRIAL.

DENYING REPORTS THAT THEY ARE SEEKING
FOE EVIDENCE IN HIS TRIAL.
The statement is published periodically In certain
Nsv.york newspapers that detectives from Scotland
Yard. with the assistance of the Pinkertons. are
searching this country for evidence in the Parheh
trial The story that was printed last week suggested
that English detectives plotting with desperate
Inshraen to destroy with dynamite one or TWO Srlush
passsnger steamships. Inspector Jarvis and Chie1
Inspector Shore were represented be this country
for the purpose Of connecting the Parneltes with all
soyts Of crime 1t asserted that three PinKefcon
men had been for years at work in the Irish secret
societies In this country.
The published statements were so positive tnat
Tribune reporter asked George D. Bangs, the New
York superntendent of the Plnkerton agency II hefs
was any foundation for them. He replied conciseT
So far as this agency is concerned, the story printed
IN vrhe Herald, is made out Of whole cloth. hno"
that Chief Inspector Shore is not here, ana thae nc
has not been here. Inspector jarvis is mere Su'
know that he is engaged in criminal case III ho way
connected with the Irish natter Mr. Bangs saia
.b9t robert A. Pinkertop, who is at present IN OhE
800 att.mpted TO answer similar report printed N
the worlds in December Ho sent to :" Inc worid'
,h ,a,lou,ne letter which has never been puoished
Mr. Bangs says
New-Yora. Deo o. 1888
TO ire ESttor Of The World;
SRI I the issue Of your paper for syes e'e sO
her /
lowed him detectives hunt in Canada foT Sssic
for the Parnen Commission" ana sp9cs hsr 90
~ me esect that for three months detectives from
Scotland Yard London have sssp Visiting aTa satss for
NE oS Sasns Hi and that fnspecto Frederick Jarvis
Of Criminal fnvestiG Department al Of SSots s
Yard were working In this county On 9
The article goes on to say that for several years
Pnisrton deve have been working u sn0ng na sosh
The statements above referred TO- SO far Ss tSey
ssS to sh sgsnSfs oSss asna
has obtained particle Of sydoR o hunt p soa
evidence by either The london Tines OF the Dri'n
know Of my own knowledge that supsrnsendsSSss
John is at the present I'M ,T IN hnsa as one Of
been doing but S IScated cos E anS has been
a. our branch ONCE eor nnarT Year do not know
the whereabouts of Inspector TreoeI pSNKRToN
Camera, sunerintendent Eastern Division.
Two days sAer the publication the following et'er
was sent to The Herald' hut like the previous one
IL has not been printed:
1oThe Bdtfor TheHerald
Sir: My attention has been called to an article on
r s sehems sS n Which L Is mat insPcet0T
Jarvis and Chief Inspector Shore VI
s sne yard London. We're IN America in the in
torest of The London Times" to ferret out lntofma
ZION about tho movements Of irish American con
sprators; that Messrs. Shore and jarvis met rep.
resentatves OF the Pinkcrtons in Kansas City, that
three OF the Fullerton had been at work for
years In the Irish National secret societies.; one OF
whom Communicated directly with scotland yard, and
that Manager Bangs, of this city admitted 1t to an
Irish Nationalist who caught him In a trap
wish positively TO contradict the statements above
referred TO- ard II Irish Nationalist or any one else
has stated that Mr. Bangs made such an admission he
has stated what is not true. The Pnkertons National
Detectve Agency has obtained particle OF
evidence against Mr.. ParneD, and has never been
requested to hunt up such evidence by The London
Times or The British Government ! know OF my
own knowledge that superintendent Shore has not
been in this country for number OF years Inspector
Frederick Jarvis is here IN connection with criminal
matter which has relation whatever to Irish AFFAIRS
and neither ne nor Mr. Shore has met any repre-
sentatlvcs OF this agency In Kansas City The recent
visit Of my brother Willie and myself TO Kansas Sliy
and yearly business trip to our unces
IN those cities. Inspector andrews is unknown 10
US. RObfkt 4 ,flNhbissiiU,N,,
General Superintendent Eastern Division
The recent arrest Philadelphia of Thomas Barton.
an English forger explained the purpose of Inspector
Jarvis's visit 1t made fitting sequel to the stories
about the collection OF evidence against Parneu in
lie