Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-12-14
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How the Warden Manaood .
Rob the State of Monor
TWO TRUSTEES AccEssop,n

| Puyallp,
Banker and Woodlake the Emh.
N'hs northern Pacific Timekeept
Were His Confederates in tho r.,
WALLA WALLA, December lin
scheme by which Warden Cohla
robbed the State of at least $15 ON ~
ing the past year has been given 40 =,
lows:
Accessory to the crime are Dusenbo,.
the embezzling Puyallup banker ~
confidential clerk OF Coblentz, and w.
lake, the Northern Pacific timekaass
who carried dead man on his nav M
| Woodlake was accountant at tbo n
mills. 1t was required of purchaoo,11uuN
make out an application, which was sns
posed to be filed in the business ofa
and an order given to the int ro;i u0
deliver so many sacks to bearer, Tb'
was done, but 1t has been found tba,
these applications and the original hooe a
OF entry have been DESTROYED, 80 tbota
record can be found. The money
ceived would drop into Coblentz' nocka
and he no doubt would feed Dusenha,.s
and Woodlake. The Governor ouestion.3
these men, asking them to make Nav
statement of facts. Woodlake rai"aaI
to talk, and every inducement to bova
him make clean breast of the crookad
ness failed. Dusenberry, however cd
mitted that he had played a star an.
gagement with the Warden in his ros.
cality. Albertson, the man who robbsl
the Fidelity Trust of Tacoma and wba
keeps the general books of the nriso~
stated that Coblentz had Commando
him to falsify his books. He said he dH n,
not like to do it, but he was helpless IA B
do otherwise. 1t is not believed BY hs 4
directors that Albertson wiIlfully dI
anything wrong. 1t has always been ,
noticed how independent and happ1F
were the dispositions of Dusenberryapd.l
Woodlake. 1t can be summed up that
they held lucrative positions. Thew
were not required to wear the prison
garb, but dressed in citizens clothes,
Chairman Nye said to-day that the
"trusties" guilty of assisting Cobentz
in his steal will be put in stripes and be /
made to work in the jute mill. The I
books have been locked up, and experts
will have exclusive control OF them IN.
til Coblentz' administration has been ]
thoroughly investigated.
1t has come to light that Albertsm ]
kept a private account OF all transaC-
tions, and the Governor has the figures
Albertson says that while he Was com.
PEELED to make false entries he kept ude |
accounts unbeknown to any one, SO that
if the matter should be brought out he |
could vindicate himself. 1t may be said
without fear of successful contradictory
that Albertson divulged the information
to Chief Clerk Collins, who in turn mott
fed the directors. The stealing was com
menced in May, and was mostly done
during the big sales of jute bags.
Coblentz bondsmen are Milo Kelly
and Frank Bison OF Pierce county. The
bond calls for $4,000. This falls much
short of paying the shortage. The GovI
ernor appears to deeply regret the trRI
ical end of Coblentz, yet the dead N@I
den was his own enemy.
The great surprise to the people mere
is that Coblentz committed suicide
There was no great confidence in Bis
honesty, but it was thought he would@
the last person to take his own life. bel
was greatly devoted to his family ahS>f
their every wish was cheerfully supPH@S 4
The BODY is being embalmed, and VII
be shipped to Morrillton, Ark, to-oF
or Tomorrow. Mrs Coblentz is bearl!
the afliction nobly, in fact much belS
than was expected.
This has been quiet day at lhe pens
Tertiary. The guards are aWe-strcAeD
vet the usual discipline is IN mouoh'
Governor McGraw visited Lew LII
keny this evening, and left for Oly@nPI
via Portland tonight. Attorney-usrI
eral Jones also left here tonight sVII
to Boise CITY. He made no sta'eneNl
regarding the penitentiary matter; omI
7;ohlentz' life was insured for $lVWGGI
The insurance agent says it will be Pp
at once.
THE CLAYTON MURDER REcALlhpr
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Decehlpc, hl
Another person, whose name cani ~ nh
prominence in connection win .nH I;I I
nous political murder case III "I S
Hon. John NJ. Clayton was the as'p antrE S
victim. a crime that startled the eS t
country and has to this day relnsiT Y
shrouded in mystery, has come 70 .nI.notE Y
lent end in the death OF j. a, GoV W.I :
who who committed suicide at Walla ina.
Saturday. Coblentz was o ,irn II ythsI .
way county, Ark, at the time y ctonen4I :,
nous Breckenridge Clayton 0U apprs l
sional contest, and it was he VIM ~ spf
hended Clayton the day previous O;tioO
assassination, with the iI1 iGeSobler4
to remain at PlummervilIe. roy coqrE
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