The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-11

got track % the story about vsln.bls pa
sers brought from Gaira 90 Portland
having h@~r lost ~ HRob" FAnsnx lodg-
ing house ft has been said that &. }.
Mnlxey's nephew Loaf the psrers. bit taat
j. not true. In Justice 20 the young man
be should - cleared OF the charge ne
one who did lose the papers was virgil
Moore. lie had been 20 Chins and came
back OF the Empress Of China lie had
wfth him contracts, drafts. etc. but N
realty 81 tbs papeYs vsre f0sde CUT N
such manner that be. acting ss an 81
torasy, could not have been held Tssponsa-
bic. he placed the package under the on
rear in bis room and unfortunately new
ehanbsrmaaa took charge Of bis room.
She made general overnauiing and OF
course found the papers. which sse gave
50 Mrs Ehman. When Bob Enman.
who used 10 BE- Seattle politician, got
ao.d OF them he saw that they we're OF
value and made up duplicate package,
which he thrs~ into the IRE When Moore
came around, Ehman told him the papers
we're lost. but he thought they could pe
found for $1,000 According TO the story
Moore took advice from friend
and got the papers back for 800 Ehman
met him in room. produced the papers
and wanted g., GO. Moore claIned 10 have
. man in the next room listening and
threatened 20 have Ehmsn arrested for
blsckfrail il be did not give up the papers.
lie hRd q revolver to emphasize his de-
mands. and succeeded IN compromising
Sith Ehmsn for 500.
'sJobientE Claimed TO have gotten hold OF
. copy o. the papers made by Ehman. but
it vas only . bluff and he could not pro-
dnce them 81 the smuggling trials 81 Port
land.
''Sorne time in the spring Of 1893 Coblentz
vas IL Seattle and met Jackling on Front
street They went into the Nevada saloon
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men would be landed from the Hsytlan
Republic the following nj cht ~ Portland.
lacking and Coblentz went TO Portland on
the hrst train and got evidences Of the land
ing CohIentz then teiegraphed the de-
partmens at Washington City and the
deputy collector ~ Portland was sus-
pended"
IL Is stated on good authority that Cob
lentz was informed by the department at
Washington City early in 1898 that his
services were no longer desired, bat that
he was held on condition that he would
show up the smuggling ring. Il Is also
stated that he lost his position because he
gave information to the Tacoma news
papers prior to the department. ST Wash
ington City.
After severing his connection with the
customs service Coblentz went to live at
South Prairie and threw himself into state
politics. lie had an ambition to become
a political power in the state. and labored
hard for the success of the Republican
ticket. After he was appointed warden
il Is said that he declared lie would be
political "boss" of Walla Walla county
aud city. This of course made him
enemies, because he was looked upon by
many as interfering in matters outside of
his jurisdiction. He also made many
ensmies among the convicts, some OF
whom threatened to kill him If they ever
became free men.
CobIeatE never said much about his his
tory except when drinking. Then he
talked about killing people and did il
boastingly. One of his own stories is that
be was riding on train in Arkansas, and
in the same car was deputy sheriff who
had in charge an insane negro. Suddenly
the latter broke loose. stabbed his guard to
death and seriously wounded the brake
man who came to the deputy's assistance.
Coblsntz arose from his seat and brought
the tragic scene to q climax by shooting
the negro dead.
There is considerable discussion as TO
who will bs Coblentr's successor. Acting
Warden ]. A. Cameron would like the
position. and this would satisfy Chief
Turnkey a. W. Beckett, who would prob
ably be made deputy warden. Sheriff
James H. Woolery has been considered the
most prominent candidate for the Office,
but ne SAYS he would not take the position
under any consideration. Walter Nc
Galley, Of Walla Walla, who was Cob
lentx's most formidable competitor for the
position of warden, viii probably enter
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the next warden will be man from the
eastern part OF the state and selected by
the board of directors.
Associated Press dispatches from Little
Rock. Ark, say that Coblentz was a
prominent figure in Conway county poll
ties aud that he approached Gen. John NJ.
Clayton the night before the assassination
with the admonision not to remain at
Plummervilis.
Frank Kennedy. the day clerk at police
headquarters. made a brief speech yester-
day afternoon when be saw Steve Dc
Lacey's interview in the PosT-INrxLIIsEx-
CIR concerning the assistance he gave
CobleutE In working up the evidence that
convicted some Of the Portland smuggling
ring. and said:
DE Lacey is taking swell TO himself
on Cohlentz's record. l know that De
Lacey was working all the time against
the department, hoping TO catch WATSON.
and the idea that Coblentz took him into
his confidence is ridiculous. II DE Lacey
got any Inform alton it was given him by
Coblentx. not he VINO gave CohientE point
ers. Coblentx worked his case alone, and.
as matter Of fact. IL was / who copied ali
the documents CoblentI secured in Vic
toria. When De Lacey talks about sacks
OF potatoes" being used in the cipher he
simply shows has ignorance. II il really
amusing 20 hear about DE Lacey looking
CoblentE In the eye and talking about
Hitting"
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