The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-14
coBLENIz As AN OFFICER.
Mckenzie says He Was Honest Then
Property tie Left.

D. A. Mckenzie returned home We'd
rssiay night from Walla MalIa. where he
sent 10 assist Mrs. J. RI. Cobientz in her
lseHbies and in arranging for her trip
h Arkansas. where the body OF the late
sarden of the state penitentiary is 10 be
Inferred. lie said last night 10 a POST
Iaielligencer reporter:
Z feel this sad affair so keeniy that I
salkg very much 10 discuss ". ] have
khoNn ] II. Cobsefstz a long time. lie
vas IN the customs service one OF the
Eost efaeieut pfiieers on Tie NoFth IA
Sae coast 40 my personal knowledge he
has resisted the temptation many times
q accepting large sums OF money. l. with
many others. urged Governor Mct5raR -
sg9ont him to the position OF warden and
feel very sorry that any reflection should
b. cast upon the administration through
De late warden.
scoblengz. int he customs service. when
thFFs Mas anything 70 40, was always
first 10 offer himself for the task. was 50
COURAGEOUS that II seems impossible that
he would netray the trust Imposed IT.
him l. however, do nat believe the short
see viii be nearly so great as first rss
IaElea. and IL Will be extremely diiilcuit
y show by competent witnesses It's ac-
In looking over coblentz's accounts.
b. appears ~ have very little Of the
afnouni claimed about him The fact Is
that Cohlsntz had considerable money OF
DIS own aefare he Went 10 Walta Nalta.
and st that time. lie sold property last
summer Ia Oklahoma that bf1H4ht 9ulte
sain q money. portion OF his money
and AT the smse % az crash he witt
drew it and placed IT in the safe Deposit
vaults IN thts city. NisvH at le4l uete
tef Nalla Walia ne took this money WITH
aN, ! think some $500 or sA9s lie also
ieia lue az thag time that De !. a. a note
snd mrrtEage which was soon - become
cue, ami asked ne II | could again piace
ne snoney on Eaaa security. lie, how
ever. changed his mind and dld not Toe
. my kgeWie4ge. II AR CobientS
tteee We're proDabty offers connecfe- Titn
hm and - reason OF this Il will be hard
Y set ~ the exact amount. Most OF ine
80 1sFe ben sePt s ,ba large 0sT' nv.
ssFe 3rs say that this practice Viii hence
tertA er discontinued
TIE directors are now WORKING M
sas oasly on the books and have EN-.
tfef tire most c0mpatent experts and
ArS Cohlents friends have retained Jno
T. SaarFftetg 70 Walla Nalla 10 repre-
81 htr and the books are being
TIE shortage win rTofsahly very soon
= made known"
n reference TO the published stories
asoot CobIents having lived under an as
fsnsea name. Mr.. Mckenzie said;
There are plenty of people giving out
Stories ZEE wh5ch there Is 10 tTuth- ms
srfY about Air CohlentE IS absurd. It's
hihsr ard mother reside in Morrilton.
aFltt tsftF Afe q tfttAf+tFt tta
sho haye known hlm from childhood. As
myself 4 never heard - this Ulsn
@en3y mentioned in an article IN yestef-
eay paper. and never owned an inter
- - steamboat with Moody or any
eaer Individual"
heSardnE the man referred 70 above.
~ iust-fn feI trcucer'S ChehaitS CORES
fa5aent yesterday gave further p8Fticu-
- ste states that Dir Moss the chehR-
- eraEEist. knew = man Ia Kansas from
- e lSs, or lSs9 who left there a de-
tAeser ana bgamIst- About three years
80 he VAS Ia Chrhsils. Moss recognised
80 as the man Moody he had known IN
aAHsas he admitted his identity, ana
- Moss he hst3 position ~ the cus-
aas service 10 this state. He wossld not
vac MAR uaWe Re was going under.
&ass SAID fe behaved this man was Cob
80 hecause he dtted the description q
SeNfnie even - the squat gu the ewes
Aae nfcture se the r-Entelilge1CeF dta
81 exactly tasiy. however. This. together
ssa the Ease th4t Cohlsutz was. accVri-
- = rtTsFrts. tn Arkansas during pars
= We filre mentioned. and shat Moss
- n'1st Pc at least ten years claer tAaa
Nsesehfs az this tIuae. c5uVinces the cor
sssien3cnt taac Mess WIS mistaken IN
Aysag be Erew CoolentH.
ny. Cec.errz carried life Insurance -
~ amount 90 Slsoaa ~ this Sl8.eo was
. the NeW York Mutual. Ssfso tn the
$50 ordsr Sooo IN tire kp.EttS 81
tesas. au3 ~la wtth rhe Massachusetts,
.@'aAt art rae entire amount waS t9kea
~ u his rcs favor.